steve_sordy
Wedding Crasher
Your wheels and tyres both look brand new! If they are not, how do you keep them looking so good?
Your wheels and tyres both look brand new! If they are not, how do you keep them looking so good?
Not to point out the obvious.... But the letter M also indicates the correct position unless you got the cheap Wagura knockoffsOn my Magura MT5 brakes, swapped the original plastic handlebar clamps with beefier aluminum clamps. They come in many different colors and are MT5 and MT7 compatible. Went for the black version to match my levers. Good tunning product from Magura in my opinion.
Assembly tip: look for the small arrow on the clamp which should always point upwards.
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You won’t regret it, there excellent. Only trouble is your gonna want the matching dropperJust got an AXS GX mech for the Rail. I told a mate how much I liked the XT mech on there and so it immediately started playing up with no amount of fettling seems to sort it, so an upgrade had to happen. Man maths and all that. Shifts beautifully in the stand, will see how it goes later.
Update: @rideronthestorm Ergon SM Pro arrived today. You were right about this model having a little less padding and it's a tad narrower. I just took it for a 30 min ride. With either Ergon model even with the SME Mountain Core Prime . . . it's all about the sit bones. I'm 4 inches wide on the sit bones. so anything 4 and below is a small. From my ride today with this narrower seat it seems the extra padding on the one I just took off did nothing . . . all a good saddle needs to do is properly support the two sit bones. The sign of a good saddle I read somewhere is when you don't even think about your saddle anymore. Even with more padding like the seat I just took off, during my last 35 mile ride last week, I didn't get any numbness like I did with the OEM saddle. Just a lttle soreness which was relieved by standing on the pedals for 30 seconds while riding. For me, this seems to let the blood flow which I did a few times during the second half of the ride. Maybe for touring more padding might be beneficial. So far this SM Pro is a winner.Great saddle choice I also use the Ergon SM Pro, "Risky Red" trim. Took the risk and found it rather comfortable even on longer rides.
Best upgrade I have had on any bike ever, cannot believe how long I thought they were a waste of time (Regular Bike)now on an Ebike just magical. EnjoyJust got an AXS GX mech for the Rail. I told a mate how much I liked the XT mech on there and so it immediately started playing up with no amount of fettling seems to sort it, so an upgrade had to happen. Man maths and all that. Shifts beautifully in the stand, will see how it goes later.
Hmmm, that color does match my red Shimano pedals pretty closely, now you've got me thinkingCarrying on with the red theme I decided to buy my bike a new chain ring, I think I’ve got an obsession with Hope components, can’t wait to try them out for the first time
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That’s what I thought when I bought my Hope crank arms, I could have sworn that they were the same colour as my Vault V12’s but nope, not a massive difference but it was bugging me with them being side by side, you might be lucky, they might be very similar in colour, for you mateHmmm, that color does match my red Shimano pedals pretty closely, now you've got me thinking
A subtle touch of red on an overall black bike, nice!That red trim really balances my ride out now
I'm intrigued as to why you needed these.... if I yank on my MT5's with more force than I would ever use when braking normally I still get zero flex out of them, anywhere. So is it more for the event of a crash? Even then, I would rather break a plastic clamp than a (more expensive) alloy lever. I could well be missing something though!?On my Magura MT5 brakes, swapped the original plastic handlebar clamps with beefier aluminum clamps.
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Very! I had some expectations on what the ride would be like. Had no idea how good it was going to be.I've got a coil converted Lyric ultimate on my Enduro. Lovely isn't it?
I've heard of plastic magura clamps snap when being tightened on the handlebars. I personally have not broken one yet. Just to be on the safe side, I went for the metal option. I think only time will tell....I'm intrigued as to why you needed these.... if I yank on my MT5's with more force than I would ever use when braking normally I still get zero flex out of them, anywhere. So is it more for the event of a crash? Even then, I would rather break a plastic clamp than a (more expensive) alloy lever. I could well be missing something though!?
How dare you post a picture of an analogue bike on here, you should be dealt with a lifetime banAlternative to ebike. For bikeparks and wanders with young sons. He doesnt really want to pedal, but he goes downhill like crazy "goat"
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