Recent content by Acee

Maybe the scheme keeps bike prices artificially high, a bit like the government funded home insulation schemes? When a six grand bike costs me 'only' £3600 that's reasonable-ish. I ride motorbikes as well as emtnb's and I see a lot more value (cost) in motorbikes. Could scrapping the scheme...

I got my Turbo Levo on the C2W scheme... As I take a suitcase with me every time I go to work, and drive 30 miles on the motorway, it's clearly a piss-take, and I suspect 90% of C2W purchases are the same. Maybe there are more worthy causes for the Gov to spend our taxes on, rather than giving...

Anyone else put cowhorn bars on their 18" racer as a kid?

I think it means there'll be just shy of 240mm of dropper sleeve inside the bikes seat tube, 90mm above, then 150mm of sliding seatpost on top. I think... It'd be nice to get the battery box down on top of the seat tube, but according to the table above I don't think I've got any space inside...

Thanks SD, I came across this pic which suggests 240mm is the max on my size of frame - putting it into the Rockshox calculator, they recommend the 150mm dropper. It'll mean the battery box is a couple of inches up the tube, so not perfect, but still...

Hi all. Trying to figure out which of the new Rockshox B1 AXS dropper posts will work best in my Gen 3 S3 Turbo Levo Carbon. 34.9mm dia obvs, but what length? I need 240mm from the top of the seat tube to the seat rail, and ideally don't want to have the battery box half way up and only get...

Thanks Montana, I'll give the full GX AXS a go and see... There are so many "industry standards" in mountain biking nowadays it's difficult to get to grips with

Thanks for the reply. I have all SRAM Eagle GX at the moment, (and about to put on a Eagle GX AXS derailleur) and wondering, when the SRAM chain and cassette conk out, should I replace with Shimano cassette & chain (big Shimano fan)? I believe my SRAM hub is XD - does a Shimano...

I've a 2023 Levo Pro Carbon with all Eagle GX, and an AXS derailleur ready to be fitted. Is it simply 'swap the SRAM chain and cassette" for Shimano? Does a Shimano cassette simply pop on to the same hub as the SRAM cassette fits? Thanks.

My 2007 Specialized SPD shoes are sadly not long for this world. I want to order new (Specialized). My old shoes are UK 10 (and they're snug) but I normally wear UK 8. Before I order online have Spesh moved to more realistic sizing in the intervening years? Thanks.

Bike without battery is okay, carrying the battery in any form (cabin hand luggage, on ones person, or in the hold) is not allowed (airline worker). Don't try and get it through security - it's not allowed for a reason.

I turned up at e-bikes early in the year, mid week, early in the day as I'm local (hadn't noticed the 'by appointment only'). It was odd; the bloke blocked the door like a nightclub bouncer, as if he thought I'd still attempt entry after he told me the rule. I drove to Beyond Bikes, Smithbrook...

Thanks. Is there a sweet spot in the Magic shine line up - e.g. "don't order anything more than '2000' lumens because a 3 or 4 or 6000 lumen lamp will reduce to this anyway"

Soooo, end of 2023 - did anyone get to the bottom of whether Magicshine lights give their advertised lumens when plugged into a '22/'23 Specialized brose motor, and work out of the box, reliably? Thanks

Quick update - the TCU would only last about 5 or 6 days after a ride (without jump-starting it with a charging brick), so had a new TCU fitted. Shame the '23 model has an integrated watch battery, and not the old replaceable battery...