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Tubeless isn't always as straightforward as it ought to be. Especially when you (by that I mean "I") do something stupid. I've been running tubeless for a few years now on my normal bike and the first thing I did when the Focus arrived a couple of years ago was to upgrade to tubeless. The joke...

I've been getting email for this over the past little while. It looks like the raid will be going ahead this year from 13th to 19th June. Not that I'll be taking part :cry:. Vaccinations are all but non-existent down here. The roll out is so slow that we'll be lucky to get our jabs by summer...

The guy doing the website seems to have made it impossible to find the way in from the front page. If anyone is thinking of taking part in the Transpyranees Stage Race 2021, then here's a link that should help: https://mtb.transpyr.com/etapas/

I've just had a 100 mile round trip to update my two Gen 4 motors. The motor report lists the type of bike and motor as "Cruise". I was sure that this was the description of the Gen 2 units but the dealer is insisting that he has done this correctly. This is what the relevant section looks...

Busily mouthing off to someone this morning about how I'd always preferred hydraulic actuated dropper posts because cables have a habit of snapping too darned often, but how I was now a convert because the KS dropper works so well. Actuated the lever to demonstrate and noticed that the cable...

After 2500km and around 3 months of riding, the rear derailleur clutch seized on my Shimano SLX M7100 12sp. I tried to service it but the P-axle is entirely seized into the stabilizer unit (the bit with the needle bearings). According to this article, this is not an uncommon problem for the...

I finally managed to sneak down the road to my garage this morning - pretending I was going shopping with my shopping bag in hand... My bike has been parked up for 6 weeks. Moved it this morning to change the rear tyre and the rubber bung, below, was laying under the bike. I've had a look at...

Seems to me that I've got my ideas all wrong with my bike in the turbo trainer. What support mode are you guys using while you're quarantined and having to run your bikes on the rollers?

Can anyone point me towards a video/instruction manual for changing the chainring on the new CX Gen 4?

The wife's Thron² turned into a fixed wheel bike on Sunday - with a whole 380km on the clock. With the usual paranoia about motors, I took it into the dealer yesterday. Turns out that it has Novatec hubs. I should have clicked - I've read enough about them on here - it seems to be a recurring...

The brake and motor cables from the LHS have come loose and are banging really noisily on any rough ground. I need to get the cable cover off. This is item 21 on the exploded view. This seems to be held behind 3 studs but I cannot seem to move it. Has anyone done this? If so, how? TIA

Just so you get to understand just how expensive our toys are, that's the price for replacing this broken button...

One of our group has broken a button on a Yamaha SideSwitch handlebar controller on his Haibike. I have posted some details in the Yamaha motor section. If anyone can help with sourcing spares (rather than the whole SideSwitch) that would be much appreciated. More explanation in the Yamaha...

One of our crowd has broken the up-button on the handlebar controller during a sudden and unexpected powered demount... The LBS says that there are no spares for this item and that the whole side switch must be replaced. They have quoted 239€ - which I guess will include installation at that...

I have had a reply from Bosch about the need to unplug the charger from the battery before unplugging the charger from the mains: this is a design requirement. (Do it the other way around and the motor will not start). This requirement is not stated in the manual. Hi Graham, Thanks for your...

More of a question about finishing of charging. This has happened twice now. When I charge the Powertube off the bike (which I always do), if I disconnect the mains plug before disconnecting the battery charger lead then the bike will not switch on. I have to reconnect the charger to the...

I've just taken delivery of another handful of Quick Links and PowerLocks for Shimano and SRAM 12sp drives on our new Focus EMTBs. From the reading I've done, both these speed links, specifically for 11 speed and 12 speed cassettes, have a "notch" which gets damaged when they are undone, which...

No, this is not another rant about 27 vs. 29 wheels! :ROFLMAO: I've just been comparing the figures off my Garmin Edge against those from the Bosch display. The distance figure on the Garmin is ±66.8km On the Bosch display it's ±72km I've also noticed that the handlebar display consistently...

Got my new Jam² Wednesday night and have just put the first 100km on it. The missus has had her Thron² for a month or so now and has put a bit more on hers. Part of the reason for switching from hamster bikes was to control our heart rates. I'm too old and decrepit to keep hitting the 180...