What did you buy your ebike this week?

mtbchris said:
This week I've upgraded the brakes on my 2020 Levo to Hope Tech3 E4's with Hope rotors, swapped droppers to OneUp Components 120mm vice the 150mm X-Fushion, bumped up the fork travel from Lyrik 150mm to 160mm with a Push ACS3 coil conversion.
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I've been on a similiar kick this week. Hope floating rotors. Front from "stock" and a new rear to (sort of) match.
Last week I fitted a bolt on progaurd front mudgaurd. So this week I took some scissors and a craft knife to the old, tie wrap secured one. In order to fashion an extension for the present filthy conditions. Pics below. It looks ok and matches the front better than the mud hugger one below. It can be removed quite easily for when the better weather rolls round. Most importantly I get a cleaner and dryer back/arse.
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A johnnie for my Purion...

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Dan63 said:
Does this not have a dropper fitted?

Fork looks nice. What is the travel on that bad boy?
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I took the dropper off. Not a fan. 178mm bit the way the fork moves more like 160-170 in a traditional fork.
 
Simoto123 said:
I've been on a similiar kick this week. Hope floating rotors. Front from "stock" and a new rear to (sort of) match.
Last week I fitted a bolt on progaurd front mudgaurd. So this week I took some scissors and a craft knife to the old, tie wrap secured one. In order to fashion an extension for the present filthy conditions. Pics below. It looks ok and matches the front better than the mud hugger one below. It can be removed quite easily for when the better weather rolls round. Most importantly I get a cleaner and dryer back/arse.View attachment 23375View attachment 23376View attachment 23377View attachment 23378
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So you also cut the seal guard portion off the guard?
and REMOVED mud protection AND stiffness!

How flappy is it when soaked with mud?
Does it buzz your tyre on drops etc.?
 
Gary said:
So you also cut the seal guard portion off the guard?
and REMOVED mud protection AND stiffness!

How flappy is it when soaked with mud?
Does it buzz your tyre on drops etc.?
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Yeah .. but it LOOKS the nicest of all the "long guards" I've seen ... :-)

I stared for ages at it and couldn't work out which bits it was made from and how it was supported .. Be interesting to know how rigid/supported it is ? and if it's even partially "muppet" rated - survivability from regular abnormal lateral impacts and forces.

Even my rear cube race guard would buzz and annoy the hell out of me if you had it within about 8cm of the tyre as it flapped about ..

What's a seal guard ? and where do people ride where seal attack is predominantly a problem ? :-)
 
For commuting I use an extension (ooh... err) on the front RRP long that's attached to my seatstays.
But it's just a lightweight rear polypropelene one like this
Halfords Quick Fit Rear Mudguard
3M Dual lock to attach and two small holes made in the RRP to ziptie it securely in place - removable in seconds.
Keeps road spray at bay nicely.
Off road I don't use the extension at all. Proper long rear mudguards just get in the way/wrecked if you ride proper steep tech, jump, manual or drop a lot.
 
Gary said:
So you also cut the seal guard portion off the guard?
and REMOVED mud protection AND stiffness!

How flappy is it when soaked with mud?
Does it buzz your tyre on drops etc.?
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hi Gary, it isn’t buzzy or floppy at the mo but I admit I never though of clay mud. The progaurd is sat over the mudhugger front that is already fitted like a sheath. As luck would have it it’s a very tight fit. The rear part manages to slip under the chain stay brace and is a solid/tight fit between the two. Maybe on a close up view a line can be seen.
Its pretty rigid and got wet and somewhat muddy yesterday without issue. have to wait for thick mud and report back. Really happy with the look and it can be removed in seconds with no permanent modification to the mudhugger underneath.
 
Ah... so do you have the rigidity of the supports of BOTH guards (both ziptied to the seatstays?) working together to INCREASE stiffness?
 
Not really this week but on Friday I bought new rear hub for my e160 800. Current axle hub had broke in half for some reason and I noticed only when I was fitting new studded 3" tyre. I tried that it is not noticeable while riding but wheel is not aligned properly and the new massive tyre did not fit properly.

A bit of a bummer that there was no spare axle hub available so I had to order whole rear hub.
 
Muckynutz front mugguard long: Installed on rear. Idea taken from grandpa B. So far, this is super at keeping the linkage and driveline clean. It fits the trance perfectly. Your results may vary.

Shorty 2.5, zee mech, xt 11-36 cassette. the gearing is a bit to tall for the climbing I do. I've ordered a 32T and 30T chainring (currently at 34 chainring).
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jabi said:
Not really this week but on Friday I bought new rear hub for my e160 800. Current axle hub had broke in half for some reason and I noticed only when I was fitting new studded 3" tyre. I tried that it is not noticeable while riding but wheel is not aligned properly and the new massive tyre did not fit properly.

A bit of a bummer that there was no spare axle hub available so I had to order whole rear hub.
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Did you try a warranty claim? Trek replace my whole wheel when it happened to me.
 
Simoto123 said:
hi Gary, it isn’t buzzy or floppy at the mo but I admit I never though of clay mud. The progaurd is sat over the mudhugger front that is already fitted like a sheath. As luck would have it it’s a very tight fit. The rear part manages to slip under the chain stay brace and is a solid/tight fit between the two. Maybe on a close up view a line can be seen.
Its pretty rigid and got wet and somewhat muddy yesterday without issue. have to wait for thick mud and report back. Really happy with the look and it can be removed in seconds with no permanent modification to the mudhugger underneath.
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Great idea, I will give this a go (y)
No thick mud where I am in sunny Wales :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO: so hopefully this will work a treat on one of my 2019 Levos as I am currently running a 27.5 x 2.5 Maxxis Shorty on the rear so loads of tyre clearance.
 
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rear e-wild fitted,amazed at the thickness,quality of these tyres,tight fitment also and it seated with ease,makes a DD assegai feel like a exo tyre in comparison??
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£35 at the moment for a quality tyre like this!
 
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R120 said:
For my head rather than my bike, but Santa dropped this combo of Oakley MX Goggles and Fox Proframe into my stocking - super stoked!

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Having seen that picture, part of me wants to rush out and buy one because I think it looks so cool..

The other part of me wants to give you the new nickname "Pumpkin Head"...
 
Well it fits in with my general look

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I thought that was a pic of Zimmer!
 
BigLee said:
Just checked me chain with the new chain checker and I've worn it out in 200 miles ?
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I’ve never used a chain checker probably because my bike is fairly new but I do intend to get one.
Is this an exact science or are these devices notorious for giving false results? Which is the best one to get?
 
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