190mm. 585mm a2c so pretty much the same as a 170mm single crown fork.
What did you buy your ebike this week?
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Amber Valley Guy
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I was in Lidl and stumbled across some genuine e-bike cleaner spray. I say genuine as what's the difference between ebike cleaner and just bike cleaner? At £2.99..and after an internal struggle of spending so much on possible snake oil, I lost the internal debate and made a purchase. Too expensive to test willy nilly, I'll wait until it's covered in mud. 
Tyjay
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Hope fortus pro 5 rear wheel
After the problems with my other rear wheel and riding at the golfie yesterday
thought a new wheel was in order
only thing I now have to get the front as ocd will kill me
After the problems with my other rear wheel and riding at the golfie yesterday
thought a new wheel was in order
only thing I now have to get the front as ocd will kill me
Boring, compared to recent posts, but I took delivery of two sets of Shimano XT finned resin pads.
Just have to fit them now, but the man jobs have backed up after a week away. (Hedges need cutting, pond needs topping up, garage needs clearing, garden furniture needs getting out of the garage..... there's more, but you get the drift).
Just have to fit them now, but the man jobs have backed up after a week away. (Hedges need cutting, pond needs topping up, garage needs clearing, garden furniture needs getting out of the garage..... there's more, but you get the drift).
Tyjay
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magura pads were making horrible noise rubbing ect and couldnt get them noise free whatever I tried
Pad were cheap ones from Amazon
so bought some original Magura 8.s green pads from merlin
since buying them the currents ones now work perfect back to brutal stopping and nearly noise free
Typical so they’ll sit in spares untill I swap them
Im convinced the brake rub and squeal is the cheap pads as I didn’t have any with the originals
Pad were cheap ones from Amazon
so bought some original Magura 8.s green pads from merlin
since buying them the currents ones now work perfect back to brutal stopping and nearly noise free
Typical so they’ll sit in spares untill I swap them
Im convinced the brake rub and squeal is the cheap pads as I didn’t have any with the originals
Tyjay
Well-known member
New shiny shiny
Fox float x2 shock
Just need to get it tested at the weekend
Fox float x2 shock
Just need to get it tested at the weekend
No to my bike but for my bike.
After a gestation period measured in years, I decided to start the process of turning my garage from Steptoe's Yard (TV series in the 70's about a family of junk dealers) into Vorsprung Durch Technik!
After 40 years of my double garage slowly silting up with useful stuff (ie crap), I started with five loads of junk to the local reclamation yard (ie the tip). Then I gave away my 50 years old sailboard and all its stuff (sails, boom, mast, dagger boards) and a life jacket to the first guy that showed interest. A cricket bat with stumps, landing net, a set of car ramps, a "Super-soaker" water rifle, and an absolute load of other stuff. It is amazing how much people in my small village will compete for my old crap, as long as its "FREE!".
Then I packed up everything left into boxes so that they could be moved to one side of the garage, so that I could clean the other side (spiders webs, dead insects, dust, bits of bike) and prep for painting. I got to that stage today!
OMG! Breeze block doesn't half soak up the paint! I was prepared for it and I was applying a diluted version of the smooth brilliant white paint I had chosen. But bloody hell, I thought the roller would stick to the wall! The walls and ceiling are all going to get at least one coat of undiluted paint on top of the prep coat. But I have enough paint for two coats. (Please God, NO!) Here is three hours work!
(That white slab on the left had been done as well). Lets hope that the first undiuted coat goes on quickly and smoothly.
When it's done, that wall will be smooth and gleaming in Brilliant White. That's the plan anyway.
The lighting has already been upgraded; I'll need sunglasses in there soon.
Next will be some racking and matching benches (maybe only one). Then a black rubber (looky-likey) floor. The sort that is supplied in square tiles with jigsaw edges so that they can be locked together. Special edging bits will give a straight line.
Then all the crap will be put on the racking or under the bench. Somewhere along the way, a Tesla Powerwall 3 will be installed under the fuse boards, to shift my daytime electricity consumption onto my much cheaper night-time tariff.
Not much biking being done!
After a gestation period measured in years, I decided to start the process of turning my garage from Steptoe's Yard (TV series in the 70's about a family of junk dealers) into Vorsprung Durch Technik!
After 40 years of my double garage slowly silting up with useful stuff (ie crap), I started with five loads of junk to the local reclamation yard (ie the tip). Then I gave away my 50 years old sailboard and all its stuff (sails, boom, mast, dagger boards) and a life jacket to the first guy that showed interest. A cricket bat with stumps, landing net, a set of car ramps, a "Super-soaker" water rifle, and an absolute load of other stuff. It is amazing how much people in my small village will compete for my old crap, as long as its "FREE!".
Then I packed up everything left into boxes so that they could be moved to one side of the garage, so that I could clean the other side (spiders webs, dead insects, dust, bits of bike) and prep for painting. I got to that stage today!
OMG! Breeze block doesn't half soak up the paint! I was prepared for it and I was applying a diluted version of the smooth brilliant white paint I had chosen. But bloody hell, I thought the roller would stick to the wall! The walls and ceiling are all going to get at least one coat of undiluted paint on top of the prep coat. But I have enough paint for two coats. (Please God, NO!) Here is three hours work!
(That white slab on the left had been done as well). Lets hope that the first undiuted coat goes on quickly and smoothly.When it's done, that wall will be smooth and gleaming in Brilliant White. That's the plan anyway.
The lighting has already been upgraded; I'll need sunglasses in there soon.
Next will be some racking and matching benches (maybe only one). Then a black rubber (looky-likey) floor. The sort that is supplied in square tiles with jigsaw edges so that they can be locked together. Special edging bits will give a straight line.
Then all the crap will be put on the racking or under the bench. Somewhere along the way, a Tesla Powerwall 3 will be installed under the fuse boards, to shift my daytime electricity consumption onto my much cheaper night-time tariff.
Not much biking being done!
nrgbod
Member
This week I finished building my 400Wh range extender and started testing it on my Amflow. So far it's working great but I think I may have overdone it on the capacity. With the extender it's now got 1200Wh.
I came back with 63% today after a full power 28 ml blast.
I need to get the 200 Wh extender assembled now as I think that will be enough for me and half the weight and size will be a big plus.
I came back with 63% today after a full power 28 ml blast.
I need to get the 200 Wh extender assembled now as I think that will be enough for me and half the weight and size will be a big plus.
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What cells are in that? Looks good!
nrgbod
Member
LG M58T
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Semmelrocc
E*POWAH Master
On Monday I tried to replace my shifter cable and (broken) hose. Ended up fitting Eagle GX AXS shifter and derailleur on Wednesday.
Saw these on Amazon UK, looks like price is a mistake (half price). Is what we have on our Trek Rails so bought 4 to stash in the garage ready for when our rotors need replacing. Picture says 140mm but description is 220mm which is what the order confirmation says.
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Wolftooth 36.4mm seatpost clamp (black) - first bit of pure 'bling' that have bought for the Rail since it was new in January 2022.
Edit: do have many functional upgrades over this time.
Edit: do have many functional upgrades over this time.
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Ref post No #7094 dated 13th May'25
Painting all done, (what a job, took ages!).
Racking delivered yesterday, but I only went and ordered the wrong depth of shelf 300mm instead of 450mm! What a muppet!
After some thought, it has to go back and be reordered. Just heard from the supplier, no chance of synchronising delivery and collection, I have to organise return myself 2 x 23kg + 1 x 20kg (££££) and await credit. Reordering is a separate process. ££££ will be the cost of my inattention.
Al that crap in the middle comprises the much valued personal objects after all the other crap has been given away or taken to the tip. (Apart from the hedge clippings in that round yellow bag.) The racking is contained in that stack of three white boxes in front of the garage door in the second picture.
Painting all done, (what a job, took ages!).
Racking delivered yesterday, but I only went and ordered the wrong depth of shelf 300mm instead of 450mm! What a muppet!
After some thought, it has to go back and be reordered. Just heard from the supplier, no chance of synchronising delivery and collection, I have to organise return myself 2 x 23kg + 1 x 20kg (££££) and await credit. Reordering is a separate process. ££££ will be the cost of my inattention.
Al that crap in the middle comprises the much valued personal objects after all the other crap has been given away or taken to the tip. (Apart from the hedge clippings in that round yellow bag.) The racking is contained in that stack of three white boxes in front of the garage door in the second picture.
Today fitted a Wolftooth seatpost clamp to wife's Rail.
The first 'bling' ... on her bike. Her wardrobes etc. are full of other 'bling' of course
nrgbod
Member
This week I finished making a 200Wh range extender and carbon rear mudguard for my Amflow.
The extender works great and seems a good balance between weight and capacity, 840g and 1000Wh total.
The extender works great and seems a good balance between weight and capacity, 840g and 1000Wh total.
New Pivot Shuttle AM. I have not done much- put on a Pivot carbon handlebar. I will replace the stem with a 7-degree rise one. I also got a Powermore extender battery. I usually swap wheels but will leave these on. Alloy wheels are comfy. For the first time in about 30 MTBs, I'll leave this one mostly along, or so I say now. It does fit really well and the suspension works well, so I have no complaints.
DToX
Active member
Is there a build post somewhere on your external battery? I love the dedication!
nrgbod
Member
Sorry I didn't document the build.
There's plenty of good general info in the diy range extender section though.
Great reminder, ordered one too. Gotta support one of the best mtb media
Curious how often you do this. Is that an occasional clean
or do you do it every ride. I'm not the fussiest and never have been. I bought a Peaty degreaser / bike cleaner doubt it will last twenty washes . I used petrol for years. The front chain ring is a pain to degrease.xtraman122
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Got myself a mud guard this week, although everything I read says the smaller style like this won’t actually do anything to save myself from getting sand in the face and just protects the bike. The longer style just looked too weird to me, couldn’t do it…
Downtube still gets dirty with bigger one but longer at front it should keep mud out of eyes . I've never seen a full mudguard on a mtb . On my road bikes i wouldn't be without them .
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