What did you buy your ebike this week?

BangorPootsy

New Member
Nov 13, 2023
21
37
Northern Ireland
Bought a new Chain for my 'new to me' bike. Took the cassette and derailleur apart and did a deep clean on them. I've Shimano Zee brakes to fit at some point so should be fun to get to grips with internal routing.
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RustyMTB

E*POWAH Elite World Champion
Jul 22, 2020
2,858
6,906
UK
I don't have a compressor, so it's can I be bothered to gather my skirts & get on with it? £30 though, totes barg.

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BangorPootsy

New Member
Nov 13, 2023
21
37
Northern Ireland
I don't have a compressor, so it's can I be bothered to gather my skirts & get on with it? £30 though, totes barg.

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I've found Maxxis tyres easy to inflate tubeless using a floorpump. Pop the tyre onto a clean rim, use a paintbrush to apply a generous amount of soapy water then inflate. You should hear that nice popping sound. Then deflate and put the tubeless sealant in through the valve.

Great Buy btw!
 

Rubinstein

Well-known member
Apr 7, 2022
422
540
kent
I'll see your Barrs bottle & raise you the B&Q repurposed weed sprayer, ghetto tyre inflater 2.0. Still a pain in the arse though. Usually I'll put it on with a tube, take the tube out & go again with one side seated. Always gets there in the end.
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I'll see your Barrs bottle & raise you the B&Q repurposed weed sprayer, ghetto tyre inflater 2.0. Still a pain in the arse though. Usually I'll put it on with a tube, take the tube out & go again with one side seated. Always gets there in the end.
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I’ll take them odds rusty, although your blaster does look next gen 😂.
The Barr has never let me down. It gets a bit sketchy around 40 psi though cracking the beads over my marvic rims. But at £1.19 a bottle what can you expect 😝
 

Planemo

E*POWAH Elite
Mar 12, 2021
605
706
Essex UK
I you’ve got 2 spare valves, make it yourself dude 👍

Brilliant! Just a Q...I'm going to hazard a guess that you charge it through the schrader in the lid...? but how do you 'switch' the output? I can't see an on/off valve?? I guess I better be looking up diy ghetto compressors
 

RustyMTB

E*POWAH Elite World Champion
Jul 22, 2020
2,858
6,906
UK
I’ll take them odds rusty, although your blaster does look next gen 😂.
The Barr has never let me down. It gets a bit sketchy around 40 psi though cracking the beads over my marvic rims. But at £1.19 a bottle what can you expect 😝
I've seen people duct tape those pop bottles for that extra 10 psi. We're mountain bikers, living dangerously is where it's at.
 

Rubinstein

Well-known member
Apr 7, 2022
422
540
kent
Brilliant! Just a Q...I'm going to hazard a guess that you charge it through the schrader in the lid...? but how do you 'switch' the output? I can't see an on/off valve?? I guess I better be looking up diy ghetto compressors
Correct, input through the lid with the hose clamped, valve out of your rim, pressure up and unclamp, 💥 hooray, your a genius 🤓
 

Beaker2135

Well-known member
Subscriber
May 13, 2021
195
269
Cumbria
Another small thing that makes a big difference
Heartbeatz reads my Apple Watch and displays it on my Garmin 😀
I can’t use a chest strap because I don’t have any electrical signals from my heart😬 it's ok I have a pacemaker 😮‍💨
I’ve been after one for six months but they have been out of stock. I had to get this from the States, the postage was almost as much as the gadget 🤦‍♂️😂

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Ushtang

Active member
Sep 14, 2020
113
140
USA
Excuse the dirty bike. Sram GX Transmission. Definitely the smoothest SRAM drivetrain yet for eMTB.
I had refrained using the single press/multishift feature on the old AXS. But it works very smoothly with SRAM transmission.
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irie

E*POWAH Elite World Champion
Subscriber
May 2, 2022
2,639
2,704
Chichester, W.Sussex, UK
Upgrade time for my gen3 base levo carbon:

OneUp Carbon bar
Marzocchi Bomber CR coil shock
Marzocchi Bomber Z1 coil fork and soft spring
Raceface turbine r 30 front wheel (cuz I couldn’t find the specialized endcaps to replace the Rockshox torque caps)

In transit: Sprindex progressive spring & gen 3 Levociraptor! 😃

Benji wants the boxes opened asap!

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The Hodge

Mystic Meg
Subscriber
Sep 9, 2020
3,976
8,464
North West Northumberland
Pack of 5 Presta core valves after snapping the front and realising I had no replacement ..
Geckowear water proof socks B.F.deal..50%off £15.00.
Endura Grey Camo buff..
Endura MT500 Jacket ( freezing point )
Race Face knee pads ..to replace the Dainese Trail Skin Pro's ..which Ive fkn hated since I replaced the original version of what was an excellent pad ..
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