Recent content by Doug Stampfer

2020 Rail 7 covid bike. 6000Kms battery left on charge most of the time. Been dropped, crashed, thrown off drops, frame & forks rubbed raw from bike rack, broken spoke on FW sposed to be replaced a year ago, ooze coming from headset, strap around charge port lid, battery taped on to stop from...

I've been through 3 SLX RDs - they're made of cheese. I put on a Deore & TBH it's shifting better than ever.

Dealing with an ongoing thumb joint injury & I want to shift the weight back off the bars to my butt so riding isn't so painful. I've seen some stem risers & wondered if they work. I don't ride anything techy at the moment as it hurts too much to enjoy so just pootle around with the wife on...

For me it's more about the way the rear wheel just falls in around a tight corner. Rather than having to ride the whole 29er bike around tight terrain all I need to get is the front wheel around & the rear follows. The lack of arse buzz is the bonus.

Just mullet it, best thing I did to mine.

I bet on your bike you're number one super guy & you're faster than the human eye

They are dodgy AF!!

I hknow people I swear are mechanically dyslexic. After years of riding they'll still not change gears for hills or if they do it's the wrong way. The mainstreaming of the pinion motor /gearbox will be a godsend!

I'd like one on my shifter. For the downhill tracks where a quick pinch climb looms around a corner. Saves me that split second more looking down at the cluster to check or spinning my feet out changing down. I've been riding mtbs for 34yrs so i don't think I'm a beginner - maybe not great but...

If the bike was not red I would have done the same thing as you & bought it at that discounted price - it was quite a deal for a few scratches & if you know there'll be a few more once you start riding then it's all good, so your initial decision wasn't a bad one. Once I'd discovered the...

Yeah I think you might be giving them the benefit of the doubt - more than they deserve - they were trying it on with you not pointing the damage out. . I'm not into this LBS loyalty anymore. From my experience they are really happy to make the sale & if there's an issue you fall into the...

If it's any consolation I rode my analogue bike around the block & up a slight incline & then realised how stupid is was to design a bike without a motor attached.

There are always bonty wheels on the second hand market around here - esp rears!!. Nearly as many as the bonty se tyres they came with. I'm pretty sure you pick up an as new 2nd hand set if you looked for not much money if you just want a set for gravel riding. They are a bugger to change tyres...

Rode my wifes E160 today as mine had a flat tyre. I'd forgotten how good a bike it is. It absolutely kicks my Rails arse in every way apart from the motor losing a bit of torque when it gets a bit steep. Well done with your bike choice my friends!

Is there a variable speed motor that senses what output is required & supplies it that could eliminate the need for a gearbox? Seems to me all the required sensors & software is there just not the motor.