What did you buy your ebike this week?

[Mcharza]

I have these by the same manufacturer under a different brand.
Have had a couple of pairs and passed them onto my boys and they also love them.
My ones also have an optical insert, which is awesome for me, as I get chronic eye fatigue if I don't wear my glasses for too long and I don't want to wear my $1800 glasses while mountainbiking.

Have you ordered optical inserts from an optician or how was it done? And do you get both near and far vision?

 

[Hicksy 92]

New forks

 

[Stihldog]

New forks

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Nice bike and nice upgrades.

Either your bike drive-side is very shy or you haven’t completed the “Pic-of-the-Day” course offered by the moderators.
Btw. I’m not certified either.

 

[kefconstruction]

So I went to Peaty's yesterday. I also had to order a new mini remote as i lost my (already broken) one, on saturday.
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So from my haul, I've saved big!
Helmet £110 - £20
Fox Transfer £350. - £50
TRP 220 2.3mm Rotors £30 each -£10
TRP cassette £350 -£50
Peatys Grips £25 (RRP) X3 £75 - £50
Tubeless valves£12.99 - £20 2 pairs.
Roughly £900, and I spent £200 with £50 back for grips. (as bought for mates)

A good haul there, I had a disaster there bought some industry nine wheels from wheelbase stand also bought 2 tyres and stuck them in the box aswell!! Got them to keep them there while I looked around went back to pick them up, they couldn't find them so either got resold or stolen!! Had my name all over the box aswell!! Absolutely devastated!!

 

[HandsomeDanNZ]

Have you ordered optical inserts from an optician or how was it done? And do you get both near and far vision?

I got my inserts from the Kapvoe website: Kapvoe Prescription inserts
They have a couple of different variants, that are an approximation of my prescription, but I had to choose distance vision, not near-vision.
Couldn't get an insert for my full prescription as the inserts are too shallow.

 

[Bill36]

I had to order a new set of mounting bolts for my Shimano RS motor on my Orbea Rise. When tightening the to 12nm one of the heads came clean off, unfortunately you need to buy a full mounting set

 

[VWsurfbum]

A good haul there, I had a disaster there bought some industry nine wheels from wheelbase stand also bought 2 tyres and stuck them in the box aswell!! Got them to keep them there while I looked around went back to pick them up, they couldn't find them so either got resold or stolen!! Had my name all over the box aswell!! Absolutely devastated!!

That's a nightmare!!!

 

[EMTBSEAN]

A good haul there, I had a disaster there bought some industry nine wheels from wheelbase stand also bought 2 tyres and stuck them in the box aswell!! Got them to keep them there while I looked around went back to pick them up, they couldn't find them so either got resold or stolen!! Had my name all over the box aswell!! Absolutely devastated!!

That’s absolutely disgraceful mate, don’t think I’d have been unable to control my anger issues there to say the least

 

[dadeadduck]

Let there be light! Supernova M99-25 on the Amflow.

 

[kefconstruction]

That’s absolutely disgraceful mate, don’t think I’d have been unable to control my anger issues there to say the least

Major anger issue's!!! I'll ever get a pair for 250 again the full enduro ebike with hydra hubs

 

[RustyMTB]

Did they not offer a refund??

 

[EMTBSEAN]

Major anger issue's!!! I'll ever get a pair for 250 again the full enduro ebike with hydra hubs

I’m not surprised mate, I know it’s not the point but would you buy Hope hubs instead, in my honest opinion I’ve had no issues with mine and I’m not exactly lightweight

 

[kefconstruction]

Did they not offer a refund??

Yeah they gave me a refund and the guy was more than apologetic for them which I don't suppose I can complain about, the fact that I had a pair of them wheels at that price paid for held them touched them and they dissappear when I went to collect them that hurts me more

 

[kefconstruction]

I’m not surprised mate, I know it’s not the point but would you buy Hope hubs instead, in my honest opinion I’ve had no issues with mine and I’m not exactly lightweight

Got the hope pro 5s with fortus rims but wanted a spare set to swap in and out depending on conditions as to save swapping tyres

 

[kefconstruction]

Did they not offer a refund??

Full refund but would've sooner had the wheels

 

[kefconstruction]

Full refund but would've sooner had the wheels

To be fair they guy who I dealt with was devastated for me!!

 

[irie]

Not for the bike, but for Mrs and me when on our bikes when it gets silly wet.

Five Ten Trailcross Gore-Tex (boots), £80 a pair of size 7 for the Mrs and 10.5 for me.

Half price from the official Adidas UK site, must be trying to shift stock.

 

[VWsurfbum]

Not for the bike, but for Mrs and me when on our bikes when it gets silly wet.

Five Ten Trailcross Gore-Tex (boots), £80 a pair of size 7 for the Mrs and 10.5 for me.

Half price from the official Adidas UK site, must be trying to shift stock.

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Great boots, love mine.

 

[Bill36]

Not for the bike, but for Mrs and me when on our bikes when it gets silly wet.

Five Ten Trailcross Gore-Tex (boots), £80 a pair of size 7 for the Mrs and 10.5 for me.

Half price from the official Adidas UK site, must be trying to shift stock.

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That's a great price for 5 Tens.

 

[Powerslider]

Not for the bike, but for Mrs and me when on our bikes when it gets silly wet.

Five Ten Trailcross Gore-Tex (boots), £80 a pair of size 7 for the Mrs and 10.5 for me.

Half price from the official Adidas UK site, must be trying to shift stock.

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I picked up a Freerider Pro Mid VCS for half the price of regular Freerider Pros. I live in the desert so I actually prefer how they don’t have GoreTex, just mid height with 3DO protection on the inner ankle.

 

[RustyMTB]

Great boots, love mine.

Do yours run small? I fancy a pair but I've found it pays to buy half a size larger with the summer shoes.

 

[Bill36]

Do yours run small? I fancy a pair but I've found it pays to buy half a size larger with the summer shoes.

I've a few pairs of 5 Tens and always go half size bigger. Shoe size 9 UK but 9.5 UK in 5 Tens. Just ordered a pair at 9.5 this morning.

 

[irie]

Do yours run small? I fancy a pair but I've found it pays to buy half a size larger with the summer shoes.

Think it depends on your feet.

My first purchase of Freerider Pro shoes bought half a size larger (11) and they were to big, so went down to my normal size (10.5) and they're spot on. Same with Mrs with size 7, always fits her perfectly. If they don't fit they'll be returned of course.

 

[Pyr0]

Do yours run small? I fancy a pair but I've found it pays to buy half a size larger with the summer shoes.

I usually wear size 8 trainers and boots, but my trailcross boots are 8.5.

 

[Bill36]

Mine arrived today and just like other 5 tens I needed to go up half size. Perfect fit and really comfortable. Thanks again irie for posting the link.

 

[VWsurfbum]

Spotted this on Instagram, it's exactly what internal routing should be like, not how it is with the cables going through the bearings.

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[Shark58]

For my new Vala I needed a new front light and a new water bottle because the old one didn't fit into the size M frame.

Lupine SL Mono, battery powered front light with quick release mount for the 35mm bar and some cables.

Fidlock 750 ml bottle with base. The black one looks nice on the midnight green frame.

For comparison my old 750 ml bottle from Tune. I have an expensive carbon side loader cage from Tune but it was impossible to get that bottle into the holder when mounted to the Vala. Next to it the 550 ml spare bottle my wife lent me. As you can see it's nearly as tall as the large Fidlock and would only go into the holder by lightly scraping along the frame.

 

[k17chy]

Some replacement pieces of invisaframe. Took a massive chunk out of the down tube and lower fork leg. Lucky no damage.

 

[Powerslider]

I have a 35mm Deity Copperhead stem but want to try a 40mm, so I found a new Raceface stem on Pinkbike forum for $15 shipped. If I decide I like the 40mm length I’ll buy a nicer one later.

 

[Stihldog]

A keen-eyed member spotted the horrible condition of the treads on my used rear Maxxis tire.

Today I installed a new one (for upcoming winter rides).


Maxxis Assigia 2.6” mounted on a 35mm wide alloy rim. I no longer want/need the CushCore Plus because it’s a “pitch-me-over-da-fence” to install …but now I’ll probably need it.