What did you buy your ebike this week?

[Doomanic]

I've bought a thing!

 

[Husky430]

425lb spring for my Fox Vans shock

 

[JStrube]

I took the AirTags off my bikes, they’ve made them pretty much useless now with all the “anti-stalking” updates.

They are less useful for finding stolen property for sure, I think the only value left is finding misplaced stuff, and bags the airlines lose. Too bad, they were a great cheap way to track your stolen stuff.

 

[p3eps]

I got this little contraption today. I don't have Cush Core, but I saw a video of someone using this to install some tight tyres.
I often feel like I could do with a third hand, so hopefully this works out!

 

[irie]

Bought a TruTune MTB Air Fork Insert, Short for Rockshox/EMTB.

We. Shall. See.

Insert arrived early yesterday so put it in my Zeb A2 (2023) 160mm forks (no tokens). Previously had about 66 psi which gave about 30% sag (am 80kg ready to ride,), HSC and LSC in middle, 4 clicks of rebound from fully open. Trek Rail alloy with Ohlins coil shock.

Setting air pressure to about 76psi (+10 psi) gave about 30% sag. Then early afternoon the sky cleared, the sun came out, and a window appeared in Ciaran storm weather. Surprisingly for this time of year was ~14C.

Because am particularly interested in small bump performance did a one hour 10 miler on a route we frequently use to see what small bumps performance felt like. This route has a lot of chalky terrain embedded with flint, loose patches, typical UK South Downs terrain.

Is what the Trutune blurb says, but small bumps now felt like they had been softened and the sharpness removed, was really quite surprised. No loss of grip.

Going to mess around with air pressure some more when the weather improves - being on open terrain in 30+ knot winds with rain isn't my bag ...

Couldn't test bottom out on the route because could see storm Ciaran coming in over the Isle of Wight and Solent. Took this crap pic looking SW from the top of Chalkpit Lane, then got home just before the storm hit.

Edit: Wight

 

[Shjay]

I got one of these with my Alloy Reserve rim along with tape. They are soo good bought one for front wheel, rim I bought off Wiggle in sale WTB CZR i30 £249 that I am building up with Sapim race spokes & Pro 4 hub I had in blue

 

[Doomanic]

I've bought a thing!

The thing has arrived...

It's not a bike...

 

[Doomanic]

You know what? I thought there'd be a little more interest in the "thing"...

Anywho, here is Foxy;

 

[deksawyer]

Ohhhh, upside down forks. Lovely!

 

[VWsurfbum]

You know what? I thought there'd be a little more interest in the "thing"...

Anywho, here is Foxy;

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Oh I'm glad the thing wasnt an actual Orange.
Filing cabinets.

 

[Tubby G]

Oh I'm glad the thing wasnt an actual Orange.
Filing cabinets.

Or Hope orange hubs, stem, brake levers, seat post clamp, spokes & titanium bolts

 

[RustyMTB]

Or Hope orange hubs, stem, brake levers, seat post clamp, spokes & titanium bolts

Stop looking at my bike you.

 

[JStrube]

I got one of these with my Alloy Reserve rim along with tape. They are soo good bought one for front wheel, rim I bought off Wiggle in sale WTB CZR i30 £249 that I am building up with Sapim race spokes & Pro 4 hub I had in blue

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Funny thing is, my new Santa Cruz (bought last December), with Reserve wheels did not have the Fillmore valves!

 

[Mcharza]

You know what? I thought there'd be a little more interest in the "thing"...

Anywho, here is Foxy;

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Is that the Thing these days?

 

[Doomanic]

It's a Top Gear/Grand Tour trope.

Clarkson does something outrageous, usually involving a hammer and proclaims "I did a thing!"

 

[HORSPWR]

4 clicks of rebound from fully open

That doesn't seem like enough rebound to me.

 

[Stihldog]

Its mud fender time here.
Not pretty but useful new mudrocker rear. Old modified mudhugger frontView attachment 128284View attachment 128283

Just curious, What type of frame/paint protection did you use under the zip-ties? Is that black electrical tape?

 

[Pazman]

Just brought and installed this purion 200 , removed the kiox 300 and mount so I just have the purion 200.
All the info the kiox 300 showed is visbile on the purion apart from navigation.
if i ever need the navigation ill pop the kiox 300 back on as its only one bolt on the bracket .
my cotpit is very clean and minimalistic now , i already have GX Asx shifter and reverbe ASX dropper .
£159 for the purion 200 controller , very happy with this upgrade.

 

[irie]

Just curious, What type of frame/paint protection did you use under the zip-ties? Is that black electrical tape?

We use a double layer of black fabric Gorilla tape, pretty tough.

 

[Bear-uk]

We use a double layer of black fabric Gorilla tape, pretty tough.

I use self amalgamation tape or an old inner tube would work.
The guy who uses electric tape can say bye bye to his paintwork and even the rear triangle as them mudguards have a habit of rubbing though the aluminium, or worse still carbon fibre.

 

[B1rdie]

Santa Claus just dropped a container at my yard…
First item: a brand new bosch performanceline to substitute the original CX, of the cube, a little less torque in trade for much more support, up to 45 km/h, from the ebay sellers.
This is the best upgrade ever
Still in the box: zeb ultimate to replace a domain, dtswiss wheelset, superdeluxe shock. Lots of fun wrenching to do!
Pictures abailable soon.

 

[TheSnowShark]

I use self amalgamation tape or an old inner tube would work.
The guy who uses electric tape can say bye bye to his paintwork and even the rear triangle as them mudguards have a habit of rubbing though the aluminium, or worse still carbon fibre.

For the same mudguard, I reinforced with invisible film protections of 300 microns

 

[Bear-uk]

For the same mudguard, I reinforced with invisible film protections of 300 microns

Well I have that T shirt also. Thankfully I wasn't all that bothered about the bike it happened to but was quite surprised by how the protection didn't work!

 

[p3eps]

I put 2 layers of Helitape on that area of my Stumpjumper. I had the giant Mudhugger on for 1 winter… and the helitape genuinely looks like someone has spent 5 mins on it with an orbital sander! Those things are vicious!!!

 

[Doomanic]

That Purion 200 is nice but I can't believe they are still putting an expensive display on top of the bars. The best (only good?) thing about the Shitmano ecosystem is the display.

 

[RiderOnTheStorm]

First item: a brand new bosch performanceline to substitute the original CX, of the cube, a little less torque in trade for much more support, up to 45 km/h, from the ebay sellers.

Sounds like fun! Keep in mind when you buy a bosch motor from a third party seller, it may first need to be configured (programmed) for your specific bike by a bosch dealer/LBS. There are lots of parameters to set up for the motor to function correctly. LBS would start by uploading your bike's original container file (CCF) which comes from the bike manufacturer.

 

[irie]

I put 2 layers of Helitape on that area of my Stumpjumper. I had the giant Mudhugger on for 1 winter… and the helitape genuinely looks like someone has spent 5 mins on it with an orbital sander! Those things are vicious!!!

Used helitape with large Mudhugger rears last winter, helitape is crap. Which is why switched to double layers of Gorilla tape. All good now, just leave the Gorila tape on all year. Function before fashion.

 

[B1rdie]

Sounds like fun! Keep in mind when you buy a bosch motor from a third party seller, it may first need to be configured (programmed) for your specific bike by a bosch dealer/LBS. There are lots of parameters to set up for the motor to function correctly. LBS would start by uploading your bike's original container file (CCF) which comes from the bike manufacturer.

The ebay seller does this for $80, I just swapped the motors and the kiox recognized it as second bike, ebike connect app does the same. rode the bike this weekend and fell…
In love it consumes more battery, since it gives support for more time.
Not much difference on steep climbs, but on mellow uphill, like 4-6%, I can reach 36-38 km/h, on sport mode, on flatlands with strong headwind on the way back home riding at 45 km/h is oh so sweet.

 

[Rubinstein]

Love these guys, my second set for the new bike. Best of both worlds, clipped in when cruising and flats for when I’m getting ready to crash

 

[TheSnowShark]

As my FOX 38 fork whispered in my ear that it was bored with the "RS de luxe", I offered it a new boyfriend of the same pedigree... I hope they will make me some nice babies!