What did you buy your ebike this week?

E-NUB said:
Spesh Butchers (and the older butcher eliminator combo prior), which I thought were pretty decent prior to my experience with these Albert's!
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I thought the Butchers were decent as well but, the back tire was worn out at 315 miles and the front at 460. I replaced the rear with the Albert and was very surprised by its incredible grip. Once the front Butcher was shot (it probably had another 50 miles in it), I put an Albert on the front and have been thoroughly satisfied. Hopefully the Alberts last longer than the Butchers but given their performance, I'm sticking with them from here out.
 
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ZR1 said:
I fitted the B1 tuning kit and much prefer it, more control, not locking the rear as much and lighter lever but the power is still there when you need it

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Nice
 
retrograde said:
Converted bikes to Clik valves.

  • Clik valves
  • Lezyne Clik head for floor plump
  • Clik mechanical pressure gauge (my Accu-Gage isn't compatible)
  • Clik adapter in my pack
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What are the benefits? I have no issues with presta.
 
I bought one of these to go on my old very shagged lifeline track pump
had to cut the hose diameter down, but it works a treat now
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skizzian said:
I bought one of these to go on my old very shagged lifeline track pump
had to cut the hose diameter down, but it works a treat now
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Apparently there’s another air valve on the market besides schrader, presta, Filmore and Click. (Read about it yesterday) .
Promises more air flow, lower profile, ease of use etc.

Trojan? Legion has launched its Trojan tubeless valve, a high flow variant marketed.

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Stihldog said:
Apparently there’s another air valve on the market besides schrader, presta, Filmore and Click. (Read about it yesterday) .
Promises more air flow, lower profile, ease of use etc.
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I'm absolutely fine with Presta on all our bikes, having a decent pump head stops you from bending the little brass thread (I use a Specialized Air Tool Big Bore Pump off road) and the replacement valves are pennies if you don't want to ungunk em.
 
skizzian said:
I'm absolutely fine with Presta on all our bikes, having a decent pump head stops you from bending the little brass thread (I use a Specialized Air Tool Big Bore Pump off road) and the replacement valves are pennies if you don't want to ungunk em.
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Ive been fine with tubes for past 60 years so definitely not changing now.
 
skizzian said:
I'm absolutely fine with Presta on all our bikes, having a decent pump head stops you from bending the little brass thread (I use a Specialized Air Tool Big Bore Pump off road) and the replacement valves are pennies if you don't want to ungunk em.
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I’ve been using Filmore valves for a few years. A fairly good solution for air loss, similar to any presta, but you can’t inject Mucoff sealant through the valve. (Clogs up).

I break the tire bead instead.
 
Stihldog said:
Apparently there’s another air valve on the market besides schrader, presta, Filmore and Click. (Read about it yesterday) .
Promises more air flow, lower profile, ease of use etc.

Trojan? Legion has launched its Trojan tubeless valve, a high flow variant marketed.

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Currently use Muckoff big bore which works fine with our Presta floor pump (Joe Blow Mountain X). That's interesting, and very low profile too, will look into it. (y)

Edit: needs a special pump adapter. 👎
 
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The one thing that Muc-Off don't tell you about the Big-Bore valve is something that I could have worked out for myself if only I had thought about it enough beforehand. :unsure:

Yes, I know it uses a ball valve as the actual valve. And therefore I sort of knew that the valve needed twisting through 90 deg to open up the valve for inlet.

What caught me by surprise was the first time I pumped up the tyre after installation. I simply removed the pump hose and all the air in the tyre pissed out explosively! :eek: Those big bores really let the air out fast!

Next time I closed the valve before removing the pump hose. :)

Same procedure when checking the tyre pressure. That caught me out once as well! But I'm a quick learner. :giggle:
 
Well I read all the instructions on the Muc-Off website, silly me, smack my hand ;)

Edit: one thing to be wary of is that when letting air out before a tyre change the air comes out so fast that it can blast a fine layer of sealant onto the hub. Readily solved of course by holding something like a piece of workshop paper above the valve as the air comes out.
 
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I was the mechanic for a 5 bike at a time DH family on those stupid Presta valves . I would’ve killed for these Clik valves out on the trail a few years ago.
I used Presta because it’s there, not cause it’s great. Clik are much easier. Ridiculously easy. Sorry guys
Presta are old tech
Expensive? To some yes
I am 100% satisfied with my Clik swap on all 6 of my bikes.
 
Pizzman said:
Expensive? To some yes
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Not trying to be an evangelist, but here are costs I've experienced for those interested.

The per-bike cost for valves was $10-$12 and the one-time cost for pump adapters and a tire gauge was $30.

In the US, a pair of Clik valves is currently $10-$12 (comes with caps and a valve tool, branded by Clik or Schwalbe). A metal pump adapter that works with schrader valves is $15 but when I ordered valves from Clik's website, they threw in the adaptor for free. You can also buy a pair of valves bundled with a plastic adapter for ~$15. Use the adapter with floor or hand pumps and some CO2 cartridges. Then Lezyne sells a Clik adapter for their ABS Pro chucks, got it for $10 for my floor pump. Clik sells analog and digital tire gauges - the former cost me $20.
 
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