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  1. Kernow

    Rail (625Wh) Trek rail Bosch error code 504

    stopped for a break and bike switched back on with a 504 error code and was in limp mode , i looked here for reasons and a fix but found nothing and it seems all reasons i could find pointed to using derestricting devices which i dont have , anyway lots posts on you tube telling me to ride for...
  2. Kernow

    Service reminder

    My rail 9 is displaying a service due reminder . Is this a trek thing to get you to take your bike to the shop , or us it a Bosch thing because the motor needs some kind of update or service ? if it’s the the first option is there a way to re set the service reminder , Ive looked at the menus...
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    Bike shops taking money online and in store when they know they can’t get the item

    Had this a few times this year , most recently tweeks , ordered cassette and disc shown in stock on website 3 weeks ago , chased up today , they aren’t sure when it will be in stock maybe sometime in May - Refund please . Last year a bike shop was trying to push a size small bike on my wife...
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    Rear disc mounted magnet

    Can anyone tell me where I can buy the magnet that bolts on the disc bolts on my rail 9 . Got a second set of wheels . I’ve searched the net , but not sure if it’s a trek part or a bosch part
  5. Kernow

    Sold 2018 Shimano E8000 Battery

    Bike / Product Year: 2018 Manufacturer: Shimano Model: E8000 Asking Price: 300 Location Uk. Cornwall, Description Shimano 504wh battery perfect condition always been stored indoors used and charged properly and never stored fully charged . Not a huge amount if use because I had 2 batteries with...
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    Post your favourite cycling vid / star

    For me Danny is just the best not just his talent but for the watching experience his films never fail to amaze me . It’s hard to pick a favourite so I’ll post this latest I guess it helps that hes from one of the most beautiful places on earth , and that’s his playground
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    Bike prices up and why

    Lots of discussion about price rises and shortage of bikes and bits Good article here on bike radar explaining reasons for some of the price rises on all brands , more complicated than anyone would have thought in some ways https://www.bikeradar.com/features/long-reads/pandemic-brexit-bike-prices/
  8. Kernow

    Bottom out

    Just came across this , amazing to see the stresses a bike and its suspension goes through in slow motion
  9. Kernow

    An expensive trip to the Trek shop

    That’s what happens when you take the missus to make best use of her Nhs discount card came away with my rail 9 and a power fly 4 625 for her I wasn’t expecting to even be in stock let alone buy . hey Good nurse saved me 10% anyway
  10. Kernow

    Used values

    any ideas what this would fetch . It’s in great condition , also have second battery so also interested in the value of that as well . I can’t see any for sale to compare . It’s a 2018 bike
  11. Kernow

    Hi Trekkies

    it’s goodbye commencal sadly , Just put a deposit on a rail 9 , anything I should know before diving in ? Reviews certainly seem to rate it but there is always something they don’t tell you . What’s the bontrager stuff like. Especially the wheels ?
  12. Kernow

    New vs old

    Has anyone upgraded from the older model meta power to the new one .or perhaps chosen the trail love to hear some honest comparisons. i felt my old meta power 27.5 was a good all rounder , now they seem to have divided the choice between a more downhill heavier power and a trail that is...
  13. Kernow

    Which motor which hardtail

    Iam currently looking at a hardtail ebike for my wife , its going to do mainly road miles as a commuter . A few bike shops have said to buy bosch motor as it’s most reliable and that’s seems to be most popular in many if the bikes of choice which looks like a cube reaction which seems to have...
  14. Kernow

    Shimano motor new to old comparisons

    Hi all has anyone gone from the old e8000 shimano motor with 504 W battery to the new one with the 630 battery . iam intereseted mainly in battery life comparisons , but also if you think the new motor is better in any way. not bothered by the extra power as I spend most of my time in eco ...
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    tyre inserts and fixing punctures

    Since using tyre inserts I’ve had this problem in my mind , you have damaged a tyre too badly for it to seal up it needs to be tubed , problem is your left with a very bulky and messy insert covered in tubeless fluid . So best carry some disposable gloves and a bin bag . I also figured if I’ve...
  16. Kernow

    Whisper bikes. On hire

    I’ve seen a few of these out locally never heard of them before a bit unusual as they only seem to make a carbon frame New eMTB - Wisper Bikes Turns out they are on hire , There’s a little bike hire at the farm shop on the edge of our village they are renting out these quite nice looking...
  17. Kernow

    Answered Brakes question can anyone help

    Ok my daughter now has 2 vitus escarps the older one has Xt brakes on 180 disc front , the new one has sram brakes with 200mm rotors . She also has a second set of wheels which she wants to fur both bikes . So I figured the best way is convert the old bike to a 200mm front disc . So I bought...
  18. Kernow

    Reliability

    Ok Iam wondering how reliable the shimano is .my mate and I recently both had new motors under warranty , both with same problem , sensor errors , error codes and cutting out . Perhaps our motors were a faulty batch We bought the bikes together . Both motors had done approx 1500 miles ...
  19. Kernow

    Replacing linkage bearings

    Suspension linkage bearings and servicing them seems to be a big task for lots of riders , lots don’t bother until, they are falling aviary and some require expensive or specialist pullers to remove , and it’s not a cheap job in some bike shops Giant make a great set that does many of the...
  20. Kernow

    Thankyou Commencal

    New motor just arrived from commencal , shimano France are not great at testing intermittent faults , but commencal have stuck thier necks out and sent me a new motor from thier own stock after experiencing constant random fault codes . That’s pretty dam good customer care I think , and it...
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