What did you buy your ebike this week?

[steve_sordy]

In anticipation of removing my air can...

Baby Boa Strap Wrench from Amazon, capacity up to 4" diameter.

I paid less than £5 through my daughter's Prime account, otherwise £5.44 + delivery.

Do not buy if you are allergic to the smell of rubber!! That strap absolutely reeks.

 

[Doomanic]

I like that. Ordered, £2.45 on eBay.

 

[speedkills]

I was about to order one of those straps last night, decided the shock on the Levo comes off so easy I should just try it first for kicks, so I pulled it off, grabbed it one top with one hand, bottom with the other, and it came right unscrewed easy as a jar of peanut butter. Not sure if that is normal or I got lucky but pleased either way.

 

[Wootism]

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Okay, lesson learned... don’t Google that.

 

[steve_sordy]

I was about to order one of those straps last night, decided the shock on the Levo comes off so easy I should just try it first for kicks, so I pulled it off, grabbed it one top with one hand, bottom with the other, and it came right unscrewed easy as a jar of peanut butter. Not sure if that is normal or I got lucky but pleased either way.

I unscrewed the air can by hand on a Fox Float CTD and a Rockshox Monarch. I wasn't anticipating any problems with a Rockshox Deluxe. But my mate has one and he had a hell of a job removing his air can,. I've always wanted a strap wrench so that provided the final spur.

 

[GrandPaBrogan]

In anticipation of removing my air can...
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Baby Boa Strap Wrench from Amazon, capacity up to 4" diameter.

I paid less than £5 through my daughter's Prime account, otherwise £5.44 + delivery.

Do not buy if you are allergic to the smell of rubber!! That strap absolutely reeks.

A mate of mine gave me one of those years ago. He had an extra one. One of the most useful tools I’ve ever had! Even my wife borrows it on occasion for the kitchen. The one I’ve got is yellow and doesn’t smell. And yes, I did use it to undo my Fox Float shock can because it was on TIGHT!

 

[Nicho]

For some reason my bike didn't appreciate me treating it to some fence posts

Did it take a fence?

 

[grantini]

Lupine SL. I find clean wire routing incredibly satisfying.

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Love mine!

 

[04fuxake]

Topeak Mountain X pump for the bike and a Giro Montaro helmet for me.

 

[Wootism]

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Oh Nice!
Where did you buy this guard? Looks awesome!

 

[Beekeeper]

Another day, another tool arrives...

 

[Ripping g]

Oh Nice!
Where did you buy this guard? Looks awesome!

Berkshire cycles £47 posted if i remeber its worth every penny its took sum stick ??

 

[speedkills]

Put a railleur on my Levo today so I can ride until my derailleur comes in. Fairly small and light, might just add it to my spares kit and take it with me on long rides in case I tear one off again.

 

[HORSPWR]

Put a railleur on my Levo today so I can ride until my derailleur comes in. Fairly small and light, might just add it to my spares kit and take it with me on long rides in case I tear one off again.

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So is that an RD that is fixed and doesn't index up and down the cassette?
Is it just so you could fit it and ride home if you trashed your stock RD?

 

[speedkills]

It's a chain tensioner for a bike with an internally geared rear hub (Shimano Alfine specifically) but there are lots of chain tensioners out there, I picked up this one because it was $25 and available. You may hear people talk about shortening their chain if they break a rear derailleur and just running it as a single speed, which works great on some bikes, but I have a Specialized Levo and their rear suspension has a ton of chain growth as it moves through the travel so I don't think that is a super practical way to go, but as soon as I say that watch someone else do it no probem. So I picked up this chain tensioner so I could ride in a single gear for the next couple of weeks until the new rear wheel and derailleur I ordered arrive, but as I looked at it I thought, might not be a bad spare to just keep with me as I am a bit hard on bike parts. If you wanted to buy something specifically to keep as a spare though you could find smaller lighter units, maybe a single pulley unit like a Surly Singulator or one of it's competitors. They are sold for bikes with a single cog in the rear, so you can find them either for single speed conversions, or rear hub conversions like the Alfine and the Rohloff units.

You align them by shimming them from the ones I have seen. This one came with two 2mm washers and a 1m washer so you can mix and match from 1-5mm of offset.

 

[Husky430]

Shit it’s still on a truck coming to me. It’s from lizard skin tho and is just a neoprene sleeve with Velcro.

Thanks for that, yeah looking for something a bit more substantial like on the new Meridas.

 

[HORSPWR]

It's a chain tensioner for a bike with an internally geared rear hub (Shimano Alfine specifically) but there are lots of chain tensioners out there, I picked up this one because it was $25 and available. You may hear people talk about shortening their chain if they break a rear derailleur and just running it as a single speed, which works great on some bikes, but I have a Specialized Levo and their rear suspension has a ton of chain growth as it moves through the travel so I don't think that is a super practical way to go, but as soon as I say that watch someone else do it no probem. So I picked up this chain tensioner so I could ride in a single gear for the next couple of weeks until the new rear wheel and derailleur I ordered arrive, but as I looked at it I thought, might not be a bad spare to just keep with me as I am a bit hard on bike parts. If you wanted to buy something specifically to keep as a spare though you could find smaller lighter units, maybe a single pulley unit like a Surly Singulator or one of it's competitors. They are sold for bikes with a single cog in the rear, so you can find them either for single speed conversions, or rear hub conversions like the Alfine and the Rohloff units.

You align them by shimming them from the ones I have seen. This one came with two 2mm washers and a 1m washer so you can mix and match from 1-5mm of offset.

Good idea, I'm sure most full suspension bikes would just bust the chain as it compressed the suspension if you tried to run it single speed without one of these, great in an emergency to get you back home!

 

[Pascal Funk]

A small things for my Yari...

 

[SidLawrence]

Put a railleur on my Levo today so I can ride until my derailleur comes in. Fairly small and light, might just add it to my spares kit and take it with me on long rides in case I tear one off again.

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Personally I think this is genius! I’ve just ordered one. Thanks ??

 

[EMTBSEAN]

Sram XX1 12 speed chain in gold, super smooth and super quiet gear changes until my little accident

Sean.

 

[Supratad]

Quite a bit.
2nd hand Guide RS brakes, a bleeding kit, matchmaker clamp inserts, sealant, valves, valve tool, shock pump aaaaand
a cousin. A Cube Access Hybrid EX500 for my wife, and a dropper for that.
Crikey.

 

[speedkills]

Sram XX1 12 speed chain in gold, super smooth and super quiet gear changes until my little accident

Sean.

Nice, I hate noisy gear changes.

 

[speedkills]

Quite a bit.
2nd hand Guide RS brakes, a bleeding kit, matchmaker clamp inserts, sealant, valves, valve tool, shock pump aaaaand
a cousin. A Cube Access Hybrid EX500 for my wife, and a dropper for that.
Crikey.

So you bought a bike for your bike this week? Strong move, I think you win the thread!

 

[Doomanic]

Personally I think this is genius! I’ve just ordered one. Thanks ??

Where from?

 

[EMTBSEAN]

Nice, I hate noisy gear changes.

Me neither, not cheap but worth it I’m my honest opinion ?

 

[SidLawrence]

Where from?

Bikediscount.de

 

[mazukea]

FOX 38.

 

[Bigxmtb]

FOX 38. View attachment 33270

They look so good.

 

[Ripping g]

Now thats a bottle and a holder ???
Worth every penny ??

 

[Husky430]

Magic Mary DH for the front, Park tool chain pliers, new chain On bike now ready to shed it today as a day off today ?