Ah, I see what you mean
It's only ali, so I drilled the outside end & screwed it out.What did you do to your EBike this week?
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It's only ali, so I drilled the outside end & screwed it out.
steve_sordy
Wedding Crasher
You will probably find that bolt in the correct head size, shaft diameter but maybe not the correct length from many places. The bolts are easy to shorten. don't fuss about the Allen actual size or even whether it is Torx; they will all work.
I hope that you found that sheared bolt before it did too much damage to your frame. I also was lucky when it happened to me. When you fit the new one, let Loctite be your friend.
Last week remembered had these gloves, so dug them out of my skiing gear. Plenty dexterous enough to operate all levers and controls. Nice warm hands mmm ...
Hestra Army Leather Heli Ski 5-finger
(Mine are well used, not that they've ever been used for heli skiing!).
Hestra Army Leather Heli Ski 5-finger
(Mine are well used, not that they've ever been used for heli skiing!).
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Also did a rear in last year. Were cracks radiating from spokes but along rather than across the rim.
JStrube
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I've broken spokes on my road bike, not on my EMTB. No fun.
steve_sordy
Wedding Crasher
I was riding my local trail and discovered that they had added a new drop. No signposts, nothing. I came round the corner and there it was! It wasn't a big drop by any means, less than a foot high. But I hit it at speed and without any warning. I make zero claims to be any sort of a jumper and I normally need a second or two's warning. I don't know how I did it, but I bottomed out the suspension on the fork, even felt the clunk. That was unexpected, so I checked the air pressure when I got home.
Hmm, 60psi when I was expecting 70psi. Not really enough to cause a bottom out. I was going a bit fast at that point though, so maybe... Although I hadn't bottomed the shock, while I had the shock pump out, I checked the pressure; oh dear! I was expecting 230psi, it was at 180psi. That was reset to 230psi. .
I now know why my suspension has been a bit comfy of late. Last checked 10 months ago!!! Must do better!
Hmm, 60psi when I was expecting 70psi. Not really enough to cause a bottom out. I was going a bit fast at that point though, so maybe... Although I hadn't bottomed the shock, while I had the shock pump out, I checked the pressure; oh dear! I was expecting 230psi, it was at 180psi. That was reset to 230psi. .
I now know why my suspension has been a bit comfy of late. Last checked 10 months ago!!! Must do better!
I now know why my suspension has been a bit comfy of late. Last checked 10 months ago!!! Must do better!
Ohlins TTX22m.2 coil shocks with the correct springs on both our bikes eliminates rear bottom outs. But good point, do need to check Mrs Pike Ultimate and my Lyrik Ultimate pressures
Zed.
Active member
rode the rail, cursed it & added another 20 miles to the counter
might have ordered a Norco Range Vlt (gen3)
Rich.
might have ordered a Norco Range Vlt (gen3)
Rich.
Excuse my ignorance, but what's special about a "Norco Range Vlt (gen3)"?
Zed.
Active member
bigger than my (medium frame) Trek Rail & hopefully ridable*
*unlike my Canyon Torque:ON
also the gen3 has the Shimano Ep8 motor not the Bosch type as in the 'new' gen4 Range
Rich.
*see the bttery problem with Canyon / trendpower and a few owners told not to charge or ride their bikes, I had just bought mine ~2 months before this happened and ~4 months later its not resolved and I'm not happy to own an expensive ornament
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Amber Valley Guy
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I went through a puddle on a farm track ( the normal British shitty twin track in winter) expected the usual 1/2" to 2" of water....and dropped into a 14" deep nightmare....upto the bloody front axle spoke flange and another 6ft to wade through with no way out. Lovely.
Hazey
New Member
Replaced the Suntour XCM32 forks (pogo sticks) with Rockshox 35 Gold (cheap). That will do until I ride enough to know why I need something better.
Hi, sorry, hadn't seen your comment yet.
It was an H1700 now replaced with a HX531. Spokes had even tension, but the rear tyre had a little less than the 32 psi I use to ride with.
Zed.
Active member
NBD
BUT its from tReDz so I need to rebuild it and tighten stuff
- found a few 'missed' things (like the front disk)
Rolleyes
Rich.
BUT its from tReDz so I need to rebuild it and tighten stuff
- found a few 'missed' things (like the front disk
)Rolleyes
Rich.
Back on the normy to replace the split rear brake hose. Helpfully, Lapierre designed the frame with an opening behind the bash guard which makes cable routing much less of a faff than it could be. Irritatingly, the olive doesn't fit the shroud, so it's not quite done.
I found that the olives are brand specific. The shape and diameter changes slightly between brands. I found this out the hard way.
The banjo fitting is aftermaket anodised red to match the caliper. It' just that I can't remember where I bought it.
Zed.
Active member
converted a new pair of wheels / tyres to tubeless, tightened the loose disc centrelock 'nut' on the front wheel (thank you tredz ), changed rear spring to Sprindex & removed volume-spacer from forks / set damper to suggestedcompression & reboundcursed whoever was (Ir)responsanble for the hose /cable birdsnest around the headset & bars
waiting for my mrs to finish the ridewrap then I'll refit the coil damper.....
hopefully ride tomorrow (well, today - friday)
Rich.
), changed rear spring to Sprindex & removed volume-spacer from forks / set damper to suggestedcompression & reboundcursed whoever was (Ir)responsanble for the hose /cable birdsnest around the headset & barswaiting for my mrs to finish the ridewrap then I'll refit the coil damper.....
hopefully ride tomorrow (well, today - friday
)Rich.
Gave the rig a clean and then went tubeless for the first time ever today.
Thanks to Peaty’s and EMBN providing that £200 prizepack which included both the cleaning products and the tubeless kit, I was able to get this done in a pretty short timeframe and with almost no swearing. Almost.
I’m now running 23psi in the front and 25psi in the rear.
Was sitting at or about 30psi with tubes.
Thanks to Peaty’s and EMBN providing that £200 prizepack which included both the cleaning products and the tubeless kit, I was able to get this done in a pretty short timeframe and with almost no swearing. Almost.
I’m now running 23psi in the front and 25psi in the rear.
Was sitting at or about 30psi with tubes.
First time with almost no swearing, must be something wrong with you!
Also run 23psi front and 25psi rear (Maxxis High Roller 3 Maxxgrip DH rear, DD front).
First Timer? I kinda agree with @irie on this one. How? Did you read a manual or something?
I’ve watched so many videos and seen so much vitriol spouted on the horrors of doing a tubeless conversion that I was full prepared for an absolute disaster that I would have to abandon halfway through. And it just all went really smoothly.
I’m yet to actually ride in anger since doing it, so my wheels may well fall off and the disaster could just be waiting to happen.
lar1337
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Serviced freehub and replaced bearings 
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