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Some new TAG metals 40mm rise handlebars. The stock ones that came with my giant had me a little too forward so the extra 20mm rise will help alot plus they look sweet.
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Some very nice pedals, light Ti axles at 174g for both.
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Trouble is, they are a bit too small and my foot seems to move about too much. Sod it, i'm just gonna use the placcy ones it came with.
 
Looking at them, I'm not sure why you'd expect any different to be honest...
 
I've bought 5 chains for my bike, yep FIVE! Cos it seems to eat them and I saw some 12 speed sram and kmc for £20 each ? paid £40 for the sram xo1 and it lasted just as long as the oe ?
 
I've just fitted a Mudstop & crank seal to my 2019 Powerfly LT7.9. That should hopefully keep the mud out of the motor when summer ends
 
Supratad said:
Second hand, bought off Retrobike. Still, 87g each pedal and me, 144Kg, pushing up Sutton Bank. Shame, they looked so coooo-ewl.
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Yeah... just bad design that.

Might pay to give some resin platforms a go - think of them as trainers. They are light, and I bet even the ones with resin pins will grab better than those... and won't damage your shins as much - just until you acquire some muscle memory skills so you no longer get wrong footed...

OR install your DMRs again but wear some shin guards.

Hang in there, don't get discouraged. Riding platform pedals is an acquired skill just like anything else in MTBiking. You'll get better at - it given time and experience. (y)
 
Supratad said:
When.....tehffuq... did that happen?
One gentle ride round Sutton Bank?
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What are they made out of...cheese?
Get some of these, I hit a rock at full noise with mine, bent the Shimano hollow tech 2s like a banana, broke my collarbone and trashed my shoulder but the pedals are unblemished. Tough as!

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GrandPaBrogan said:
Yeah... just bad design that.

Might pay to give some resin platforms a go - think of them as trainers. They are light, and I bet even the ones with resin pins will grab better than those... and won't damage your shins as much - just until you acquire some muscle memory skills so you no longer get wrong footed...

OR install your DMRs again but wear some shin guards.

Hang in there, don't get discouraged. Riding platform pedals is an acquired skill just like anything else in MTBiking. You'll get better at - it given time and experience. (y)
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steve_sordy said:
In addition to what @GrandPaBrogan said, if you are not already wearing proper shoes, get some! Trainers won't do it, your foot will slip off.
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What I've just thought of doing (other than using the specialized plastic ones) is to straighten out the light ones and put those on my wall-hanger Orange P7 that I've been riding since the mid nineties, and take the old skool S&M flatties off that and put them on the Levo. They never seemed to ruin my legs back in the day and it keeps the red theme going.
I've got old biking SPD/Flattie crossover shoes but just two months ago I bought a new pair of Northwave shoes. I don't really want to wear shin guards etc, its just more stuff to put on and lug about.
 
Good idea, I've never had "a story" before.
A series of nightmarish incidents linked by an unspeakable sense of dread, yes, but not an actual story.
 
Bought a new chain
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But I'm thinking about switching to Shimano XTR for smoother shifts.
 
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