Recent content by Rostle32

My experience with Bosch has been 1st class, in july2021 my Trek Rail 7 developed an error 500 fault, turned out needed a new motor, dropped bike at the shop on 7/7/21 and got a call to collect on the 9/7/21 and the motor wasn’t even on the shelf ! 👍👍

Ive been running 10speed Linkglide setup on my Rail 7 for probably 18 months, I switched the wheels to Mavic Deemax, HG freehub body, Linkglide shifter,11-43 cassette is ample for the terrain i ride( NW Lancs/Yorkshire Dales), i use standard shimano rear mech, no issues and longer life, keep an...

hi, long shot i know but are these brakes still for sale ? cheers

Here,s one of my local efforts, its tarmac but i didnt see any surface stipulations on type of ride ...

Having just spent 6 weeks in our motorhome touring around France, (2700 miles) , and visiting some fab places, me and my better half both have ebikes, ( mine better than hers!) The reason for this post is the shear amount of electric bikes that are used abroad, in vast variety of forms. Is...

I cannot fault Bosch on their support service. My 2020 Rail 7 developed a fault,( powering on, then shutting down in Jan23) I tried wife’s battery to see if that was the issue, still the same! Rang supplying bike shop, Edge Cycleworks( Lancaster UK) took the bike in and left it with them, bike...

In my experience, Ive had no updates to my software on my 2020 Rail 7(gone from 12 speed, down to 10 speed,11-46 cassette) due to Covid parts availability, bike has had a new motor in Jan 2023 no mention of a software update on my receipt. Just purchased full 10 speed shimano linkglide setup...

Just an update on my Rail issue, spotted a potential crack in my frame a while back, had a look at this forum to see if theres a issue with these frames. Bike is a June 2020 Rail 7, developed a electrical issue with the bike 22/1/23, so i took it into the supplying bike shop (Edge Cycleworks)...

IF THE TYRES ARE BEING SUPPLIED BY THE SHOP?? Y/N TUBELESS ?? Y/N NON STANDARD BRAKES?? Y/N NON STANDARD DROPPER?? Y/N IM GUESSING NEARER THE £400 MARK !!

As regards prices, personally i think E bikes, may be abit to strong, current climate not helping, and the Covid craze may well have peaked! Whats other peoples thoughts? Eg- 2022 Trek Rail 9.8 750wh 16% discount all sizes ( Blazing bikes)UK£8345 now£6995 2022 Spesh Levo comp 700wh 22%...

Bike / Product Year: 2020 Manufacturer: Santa Cruz Model: Heckler CC Size XXL Asking Price: £5500 Location Lancashire Description Santa Cruz Heckler E-bike XXL ccR 2020 Wheel size 27.5 Hope E4 brakes and discs Fox 36 folks DT Swiss hubs Shimano motor Sram GX mech Hope head set Rock shox...

I had an annoying intermittent fault with losing power, shutting down, (2020 Rail 625 ) went back to shop for battery alignment procedure, ok for a while then it started happening again on rough trails! Tried the securing strap method, to some success, then when bike was out of warranty, i...

i have 2 buffalo mountain shirts (one green &one black) they are absolutely the best bit of kit for outdoor activity, even done mtbing in them! material is stronger than you expect, easy to look after, wash n dry in no time at all, ( you could probably wear it straight out of the washer)...

The jacket is a TRUE work piece of clothing! Designed for working outside, in shite conditions! Not a overpriced “ mountain bike “ jacket!! I’ve treated mine with the stuff in the link below, And in the words of DelBoy “ it’s pukka !!!

I’ve got one of these , not Mtb specific, but the cut is fab , large hood to fit over helmet, strong enough not to snag on branches and shit, under arm zips to vent, long at rear to keep ass dry , classed as workwear, so you claim VAT back!! If it’s strong enough for tree surgeons, must be ok...