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I wondered if i could have retapped but maybe not. I sold an unused 6 year old xt derailier and shifter last month for £100 so alls well. To be honest i cant remember the last time i broke one if i ever have.

Well i was out yesterday dont know what actually happened. Only doing 5 mph probably less on beach stones maybe some tangles. Drive train gave a clunk lower jockey wheel bolt came out and the derailier to hanger bolt as well . Both stripped so new hanger and new derailier. Whether i picked...

Totally agree when i check any bolt and it is not often , i cant recall one ever being loose. Saying that got back bike from dealer and took off crank before i used it and was surprised how easy they were to come off . Everyone definitely obsessed with torque values which i never heard of...

Just like we test air pressure and fluid levels and every other recommended things in life , switch of gas in house etc . Come on Taff

Exactly its a bike not a space ship. I remember when i used to go to Charlie Rhalph my repair guy he was a custom frame builder . My chain ring was worn he said turn it round the other way youll get a couple more years out of it. All changed now . Enjoy yourself anyway and dont let the...

J Just that not everyone needs a special tool to repair things . Some great mechanics out there.

Yes always worked for me . Remember when was the alignment tool actually invented ? . Same as the chain measurement tool never heard of it till a year ago . Im not sure how i have managed to be honest .Old school . Not being cheeky just how it is now. Torque settings another would be...

Straightened plenty with a shifter .

Broken plenty hangers and repaired but ive never needed that tool or even heard of it . Old school .

Understand now , first scratch is thw worst

Cant believe you had a bike for 19 days before you used it .

I love it fin i see pictures like this as it makes me think of all the smart alecs that tell me how i should be cleaning my chain and the lube that i should be using so it doesn't pick up any dirt on the chain thanks brilliant .

Must be something wrong somewhere, never had issues like that can't see why e bike should be any different from an ordinary bike. Heard of problems on ordinary bikes as well with that , never had a problem and I pedal strike as much as anyone if doing technical stuff. Never heard of torque...

Tremalso rings a bell Tunnels and road in James Bond movie

Ah lake garden hired a non ebike there once dumped at top with van and down hill all the way through tunnel at the end brilliant

I find tightening my crank you dont get a feel about it . It just stops dead if you know what i mean . My torque tool doesent go high enough it's never loosened though.