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Cuddly my wife describes it….

Well…..

While replacing my callipers I had to replace the existing brake hose by attaching the new to the existing hose with a barb and while pulling it through it detached itself. So Im now trying to feed the hose from the rear and into the rear chainstay. But I cant get through the chainstay. Ive...

What started as a wee quick job has turned into a bit of a disaster. I replaced my brakes and messed up feeding through the new rear brake hose. Im patiently awaiting a replacement and will probably spend the rest of my life trying to feed it through. And then I managed to pull apart the...

Picture Bike / Product Year: 2020 Manufacturer Speedbox Model 1.1 Shimano EP8 Asking Price £125 posted UK Location Bangor, N Ireland Description Speedbox 1.1 Shimano EP8 Works perfectly with EP8 and latest firmware Completely removes restriction In good condition and perfect...

Tollymore Forest, Co Down N Ireland recently. Had a very enjoyable 20 mile pootle through Tollymore. My knee is not 100% yet so took things easy but had a terrific grand day out! Managed a couple of personal bests too - max speed 37mph and highest total climbing on a ride at 870m. Also hit the...

The replacement chainstay arrived and has been fitted and in all fairness it looks well. Does not really clash at all. Start Fitness handled the warranty and handled it exceptionally well. So with all new bearings, bike serviced, a new chainstay, fork and shock serviced, motor serviced, and a...

Bangor, N Ireland yesterday A nasty whiplash injury, cracked frame and torn knee ligament has meant many weeks without riding. I managed a 20 mile pootle around my local trails yesterday and managed pretty well . Fitness wasnt too bad and Im not particularly sore today but most importantly...

When servicing my 2022 Rise H30 my LBS discovered a crack in the chainstay where the gear cable enters. Orbea agreed to warranty replace but said they could only send me a black chainstay and not the grey/blue that matches my bike. They said it was sent to LBS on 8th April but admitted on 30th...

Pleased to report Orbea are sending me a replacement chainstay. And they accepted pics of the damage so I didnt have the hassle of returning the old one. Hopefully it will be here shortly.

I left my my 2022 Orbea Rise H30 into my local bike shop for a bearing replacement todayand they just contacted me to say there appears to be a small crack in the chainstay. Ive asked them to rub away the paint to establish if its just the paint or if it is into the metal. If it is into the...

Bangor, N Ireland earlier. Becoming more Autumnal and noticeably chillier. Another grand day out amongst my local trails and it was just bliss.

Oh deer me….

Bangor, N Ireland yesterday early evening. A cracker 18 mile pootle around my local trails which are uncharacteristically dry. Ive replaced my riser bars with a narrower and flatter bar and I really noticed the difference in steering. Seems much more agile. The hire bike I recently rode had...

Very extreme and not to mention dangerous way of saving a few grams! The fourth one fell out after about 15 miles but luckily I had just moved off or I could have crashed. The spider etc came fully off! I was able to find the bolt and refit it and then made my way home - carefully checking the...

Bangor, Co Down, N Ireland a couple of hours ago. Not as warm as Menorca but this was necessary. And I broke the 2000 mile mark on the Rise.

Menorca, last Saturday. Anyone notice anything wrong in this picture?

Cala Galdana, Menorca a couple of days ago. A rather marvellous 29 miles across a rather beautiful island. My first time cycling outside UK and hopefully not my last. un gran día!

……had a wee fiddle and the bike turned on but off again after a bit of pedalling on the stand. When I pedalled backwards and rotated the rear wheel the blue on/off light flickered dimly. Then after a few minutes I turned it on and it has stayed on. Not sure if the gremlin has fecked off or is...

So washed the bike as usual (light spray hose and soapy brush) a few hours earlier today and left it outside. Son just told me it seemed to be turned on and sure enough blue “on” light was on and the display too. Turned it off and now it wont turn back on. Totally dead. I didnt read the display...