Recent content by longpete

I'm tall. I ride forks wit 4cm of spacers and more since the nineties. Never had a problem. (and I did brake almost anything that can be broken on a bike). But I'm not a downhiller. Rulezman Suspension He did what it is here about years ago. The longer the chainstays the higher your bar can be...

Sending motor Europe to Uk is complicated and expensive.

how the power is transferred to cranks?

Which engines are waterproof? Water ingress by crankshaft is possible on all motors.

But no mention it's not a bicycle but a motorbike. This will cause a lot of shit in the future. Sadly it's waht people want : fast motorbikes.

Anyone made this adaptor and willing to sell me one?

Can you show us how to do that?

I have a 120mm Suntour Aion 35 boost. I bought it in covid times because it was the only fork available in that time with tandem allowance. It costed back then 110 Euros. On the tandem the maximum allowed pressure proved to be too low for our system weight. (too much sag, we need 145 to...

Pad drag is worse than Magura MT 5. Rotors are too light.

System weigth? Diameter rotors? Did you bleed the brakes? Possibly brake pads glazed. How did you use the rear brake?

https://www.ebikemotorcentre.com/where-to-buy/ A lot of links for different countries. Maybe people living in the respectivbe countries can contact the companies to ask what they do. I send some emails and will be back when they answer.

UK repair : E-Motor Repairs – Electric Bike Motor Repairs Canada : Repair and maintenance of Bosch, Shimano, Yamaha and Brose eBike motors sale of bearings NL : Lagerset Shimano EP8 – E-Ves I Motorrevisie & lager service

Would it not be practical to make a list per country and per continent of websites of mechanics who reapir shimano motors? Would be be nice to make this topic sticky.

https://www.bike-discount.de/.../shimano-cues-di2-rd... Suppose XT DI2 shifter will not work(different distance teeth likglidecassette). But finally 11-50, 11speed and DI2. Two cassettes cheaper and heavier CS LG400 and lighter CS LG 700. Not clear to me if this wil also work with EP800.(works...

Modulation for me : the further the lever is pulled the more power comes. No modulation: you just have to pull the lever harder with more force but the lever is not really moving, just pulled harder. Dosing is very difficult. I have big hands and like two finger levers. DB8 has modulation, al...