I drilled from the other end too with no help? just no photo of it! It was so tight my drill wouldn’t have had the initial power needed to unwind it. I had a 40cm lever on that extractor and I was jumping on it with my full 200lbs.
Epoxy failed, drilling failed. Or well, it helped when I drilled deep enough for the 10mm bolt extractor to have enough grip. Tried with a smaller extractor first but almost went through the bolt and it didn’t come off.
All in all reason was lots of loctite under the bolt lip and bolt shaft.
I think this is a hollow bolt, not sure if there’s any material to drill to inside the threaded part ?
I stuck an allen key with epoxy into the bolt head and will try if it works in a few hours...
So, bought a new shock and tried to uninstall my DPX2. Haven’t taken it off since I bought the bike and it’s apparently pretty stuck.
I tried first with the correct size hex but eventually with enough force it just spinned around and rounded the bolt head. Then I hammered a Torx in there and...
Michelins seem to be hard to get at this point.
But a slightly wider rear works? I would take a 2.6 front too but find them lacking in bite and grip on damp/wet conditions compared to a narrower front tyre.
I ran Eddy Currents last season and for the sake of sanity when installing I will try something else. Thinking of trying MM 29x2.4 at front and Hans Dampf 29x2.6 at the rear, any feedback?
A direct sales brand should have superb customer service with no exceptions. Things like this battery case really put these brands off, I have considered a YT but will not anymore. It’s not enough that the customer service works well in, say 96% of the cases.
Yeah I really liked the beam pattern of the SL F. The newer SL X has a wonky pattern which puts me off. I also have a Lupine Wilma mounted in my helmet so there’s plenty of light if I need it. I think I’ll get the F one.