Recent content by MadManPedal

Just saying insurance companies prefers Japanese products more than Germany products, there is a reason for it. Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. does produce a 50K piano but they also know how to seal a motor in the first place unlike Bosch.

At least Yamaha is still true to the roots. Bosch always uses some fancy ideas as innovation while cutting corners all the time...the classic difference between Japanese products and Germany products.

Shops don't even have tools to open the motor so you can lube gears or replace bearings. Aren't they constantly showing off Park Tool or PBSwiss used on helicopters? The motor should be repaired by somebody else now.

No doubt you will. Anything cracks dropped from 3rd floor. Orbea tried to stand out over Specialized. To do that in a short amount of time, like within a year, no capacity for tests. The buyers do.

Has anybody seen a cracked Turbo Levo SL? I'd like to see the cracks out of the latest S-Works pro series.

The frame and motor as a whole went through tests before production. There is a reason Specialized didn't shove a stronger motor. Maybe because its frame also failed during the test.

The market is too light weight. They should be made out of stainless steel like Connex, or at least steel.

You get what you paid for. You should've bought Turbo Levo SL for lightweight. At least Specialized frame has a somewhat reputable history.

These low entry Giant series were meant for flat road, not for mountain. The geometry is bad enough. The bike can hardly turn because the pedal almost hits the front wheel. Next time you go to the mountain make sure the front wheel is at least 2-3 feet ahead than this one.

Superglue doesn't hold pressure. It is a cut, not a hole. If you could fine drill it to a hole, it would probably be a 8-10mm hole and It requires TECH UNI-SEAL ULS10/ULS8. And most bicycle tires will deform after being patched this big. But you can try your luck by using TECH MP0 or MP1 to...

You don't expect fixing a rubberless bicycle tire like one from a car. But you can try TECH if you get the luck. Once I purchased Schwalbe MTB plus tires, level 7 protection marketed as puncture-proof, and the rear tire got a puncture on the second ride within 100 miles. Then I got another two...

I bought RAM products two weeks ago and found out the ball knob is made of cheap plastic, not metal, which isn't durable at all under rocky/downhill terrain. The knob broke on the GoPro mount and it has broken twice on my previous X-grip mount. On the contrary, the other part of the ball knob...

Once, like two weeks ago, I got 2 Schwalbe Marathon Plus MTB tire with Schwalbe's highest level-7 protection. Then within 1000 miles both of the tire got punctured. The total puncture counts are 4. One of the punctures tore the tire to a 20mm split resulting unrepairable damage. And they are...

After about 1500 miles, my 3rd KMC e10 EPT chain is just on the threshold of 0.5mm wear. I've waxed them every ride and still the chain doesn't last long enough. It must have been some design flaw caused this because the cheaper Shimano HG95, which is under the same wax procedure, can last...