Mine doesn't change gear perfectly but things like that don't bother me any more . I find as I get older my ability to do anything fiddly is aggravating. Between the natural age loss of eyesight and my cachhandedness I need a perfect nice bright day to do any simple maintenance . Chopping wood is therapeutic as long as you don't hit the fingers.
What did you buy your ebike this week?
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I had an issue with this headset on my Kenevo. Kept on coming loose as the insert at the top of the headset that fits between the bearing and stem was a bit short so the face plate wasn’t putting enough pressure on the system when pre-loaded. Figured out what the problem was and reverted to the insert that came with the Kenevo and it hasn’t budged since.
Strange as this headset is the part number Spesh recommends.
Try it out for yourself.
Bought a Shimano MT501 I Spec-II brake lever (left hand) from Wiggle/CRC for £12.99. Also comes with a MT200 caliper and 1350mm hose which will live in a dark corner of the garage.
Why did I buy this?
My left brake lever is Shimano BL-M6100 I Spec-EV and the clamp is exactly where I want to position my Bosch Kiox controller. The MT501 has the clamp further outboard and I can now get the Kiox Controller exactly where I want it.
Mechanically, the MT501 lever is the same as Deore, SLX, and XT.
Why did I buy this?
My left brake lever is Shimano BL-M6100 I Spec-EV and the clamp is exactly where I want to position my Bosch Kiox controller. The MT501 has the clamp further outboard and I can now get the Kiox Controller exactly where I want it.
Mechanically, the MT501 lever is the same as Deore, SLX, and XT.
I'll second that one, my pockets are almost feather light now, but my bike will look awesome when it's finishedThe only thing that works with eMTBs is spraying them with money, but even then diminishing returns sets in pretty quickly. Unless bling is your bag, of course, in which case Hope Tech will lighten your pockets.
It's the rubber seal etc that's worn and not much more to get a complete thing with bearings for £30. Had my issues with looseness as well I ended up putting star Hope Doctor in or something like that. I keep an eye on it as I used it loose without noticing so wore carbon and needed a new frame but warranty covered it. My pet hate is the top bearing it gets filthy I probably go through 3 a year. I reckon crap gets in through the cable holes in frame.
The bottom center port for the cables, is that dead center when at 0 degrees?
Trying to decide if I can run those bars with the Renthal Apex stem.
Don't ride that on tarmac as it will last no time at all.
The only time I ride tarmac is if I do an XC ride rather than in the forest and there is 1 mile of tarmac (which is usually pretty muddy anyway!!) only before going offroad...the rest is singletrack or bridleway. I have also opted for Max Terra to get a bit more wear from it.
I agree to a certain extent, I think it depends on tyre pressure, I run my front tyre (Maxxis Minion) @ 18PSI and my rear (Maxxis Shorty) @ 19PSI and it’s done nearly a thousand miles, quite a lot of those on tarmac and I’m not exactly what you’d call light
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Armor11
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Merry Christmas to me, well ok..... my bike. Thought I would try out a Cascade Link. Landed on the door step today.
KODAKHODAK
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Recent Accident all my gear got cut off due to 6 broken ribs and fracture pelvis it was time to replace my Leatt body armour. Had the Stealth Light setup before and going to try the Leatt Impact Shorts and 3DF Airfit Light Body Armour.
Rubinstein
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Hi, yes, the port is dead centre. The rotation of the bars is normally set to match your head angle, so around 64 degrees, not quite sure what you mean at 0 degrees. Anyhoo, had a look at your stem and it’s quite similar to mine, so I think you’d be ok. If you did need a bit more room you could always open out the port slightly if required.
Rubinstein
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Thanx. With dead center I do not mean center of the lenght of the bar but rather of the thickness of the bar when set at 0 degrees (neutral roll).
Is the hole facing straight down when it's set to neutral roll, or is it facing slightly forwards or backwards?
Like the center image:
I hope you understand what I mean, english is not my native language.
Good to know especially as I use very nearly the same pressures as that.I agree to a certain extent, I think it depends on tyre pressure, I run my front tyre (Maxxis Minion) @ 18PSI and my rear (Maxxis Shorty) @ 19PSI and it’s done nearly a thousand miles, quite a lot of those on tarmac and I’m not exactly what you’d call light
My main reason for the change is that my DHR11 is fairly worn now after 850 miles and whereas it used to clear mud ( certainly better than the Assegai on the front) it now clogs up a lot. This has also been a particularly wet winter so far. I will replace the Shorty with a new DHR11 in the spring.......assuming the trails are drier by then!
I always set my bars with the highest rise perpendicular to the ground. If you set the bars in line with the head angle you are reducing reach, reducing the effective rise of the bars. Some may prefer that but it also changes the intended sweep of the bars.Thanx. With dead center I do not mean center of the lenght of the bar but rather of the thickness of the bar when set at 0 degrees (neutral roll).
Is the hole facing straight down when it's set to neutral roll, or is it facing slightly forwards or backwards?
Like the center image:
I hope you understand what I mean, english is not my native language.
KODAKHODAK
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All good man, back on the bike last two days, 6 weeks and healing well... wont be jumping just yet just XC style till I get full recovery back. Honestly was a small jump that went wrong, washed out front end on landing and the rest was history. #bikewasok
#bikewasok
Have the same, installed the tool tray but took it off because it always got in the way.
Great stand, just make sure the lower clamp is tightened enough(mine is a pcs10)
I had mine fell over twice with the bike in it. It got send a new clamp from parktool
Nickolp1974
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Late Xmas pressie to me 
still can't believe the price on the 5/10's, £48 from house if Fraser
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