Recent content by Supratad

I’d imagine thats a decades old marketing strategy. VW Golf never had a GTi till much later.

If you’d started the letter with Dear Barry, it would be because people were too lazy to get up and change the channel or because there nothing else on.

I stopped posting on here quite a while back but that was mainly because of that Gary character, who I found to be quite toxic. Even to the point that if I was out riding and had a slight pedal strike, I would think of him. What I did though was very subtle. I just stopped posting . It required...

10 mins from my door.

Hi I have version 3.10.2 ios. Going back through my rides, its only this year, this has happened. V3.9.3 didn’t record height and my first ride was 27 April A ride in July 2025 did record height, also under v3.9.3. A ride in Aug 27 2025 didn’t record height.

Hi It’s been a while but I’ve finally got to back to the bike. For some reason, my BLevo app is no longer showing height data. It is the latest version for iPhone. If I use the Specialised app, that does show the heights and changes, so the phone itself is working. I’ve checked in the phones...

I was able to take advantage of Chain Reactions clearance sale and replace the stock RS select 35 forks on my 2019 Levo with a pair of Lyrik Base Rush RC Debonair+ forks, for a mere ... £265. Oof.

Pair of the plastic end caps from ERGON grips. I heard people were sometimes after them. Presume you DON'T want the card hanger and the black bits, so postage should be do-able at £2, so a fiver all in, to UK. That's just the two actual plugs and nothing else in picture. £5

I've not found my Levo to be draggy when descending on road at all. Except one time when the axle had come loose in the rear wheel and then tightened itself compressing the bearings. I'd check the wheels first to make sure they sin freely. Is OP running very soft tyre pressures, as that will...

Don't forget cost of new decals too.

So "fuck the law" but also respect the law.

Save thousands by buying an old car with no seatbelts or airbags and simply drive safely.

The Car Track-Day technique might come in handy, if one can remember to use it in the heat (literally) of the moment. After a heavy brake, don't stand there with the brakes on waiting for walkers etc to pass. keeping brakes on while the disc cools causes that part of stay hot so it warps.

Oh yeah. Make a mistake? Try your damn hardest to make up the shortfall. or you know, just strop off in a team event ruining all their chances too, then complain about how stressful it is. Stressful? It’s the bloody Olympics. What were you expecting?

Indeed, I am mostly XC so crashing is not expected.