What did you buy your ebike this week?

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I got some new stuff for my wheels

New tyres
- Schwalbe Fat Albert Trail Pro, Radial, Super soft (F 29), Soft (R 27.5)

Tubeless valves
- Peaty's Chris King

Tubeless Tyre Sealant - surprised this wasn't branded 'eMTB sealant' 😝

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Stihldog said:
Found some green Bosch grease at Lordco and some cheap spare Magura brake pads.
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Camera skills are improving slightly …me thinks.
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Sorry, I have to disagree... your framing of this photo is still off. You need to raise the camera a bit more, what's all the crap at the bottom of the photo for?? :p
 
Sander23 said:
New pedals, they look awesome 😃View attachment 184034
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Just bought the same, but in silver. First ride on them this afternoon. Comfy :)

I also ordered the green ones as I have dull green grips, but although being absolutely gorgeous I decided they were just a tad too vivid for the bike. Despite their great looks, the reason why I chose these Atlas pedals was because of their bearing design. A wide ball bearing on the crank side and an Igus sleeve bearing on the axle end which is closed to the elements so won't let water and crap in. Hoping they work as good as they look!
 
nickf said:
Just bought the same, but in silver. First ride on them this afternoon. Comfy :)

I also ordered the green ones as I have dull green grips, but although being absolutely gorgeous I decided they were just a tad too vivid for the bike. Despite their great looks, the reason why I chose these Atlas pedals was because of their bearing design. A wide ball bearing on the crank side and an Igus sleeve bearing on the axle end which is closed to the elements so won't let water and crap in. Hoping they work as good as they look!
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Ive went a little over budget with these. I had stamp2 pedals on my old bike and these where great. They lasted me over 11k km on original pins and bearings.

I mainly went with these because of the color. I wanted some to match the kashima and that's spot on!
 
irie said:
Bought two new wheelsets for wife and my bikes.
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Fronts were shipped on time but rears have been a week delayed twice. Cancelled the order and today returned the unused still packaged fronts for a refund. Gonna think again.

Edit 10 May @ 13.00: for the avoidance of doubt these were Bontrager Line Pro 30 29" wheelsets. Perhaps symptomatic of Trek and other major manufacturer organisational/financial problems ...
 
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bought a used BikeYoke Divine 2.0 185mm dropper post - given it a partial lowers service to get it back to working smoothly
an Ali-Express dropper lever with a longer pull than the Shimano 500 I have - looks VERY similar to the Hope offering...
Swapped out my Ergon SMC Core saddle for a SQlab 612 Ergowave

I smashed my saddle into my stomach on a few occasions getting the timing wrong on jumps at Swinley Summit training area and wanted to move the saddle down a bit - not sure if I'll now end up bruising me knackers instead
hopefully get it all built up and find out this weekend...
 
irie said:
Fronts were shipped on time but rears have been a week delayed twice. Cancelled the order and today returned the unused still packaged fronts for a refund. Gonna think again.

Edit 10 May @ 13.00: for the avoidance of doubt these were Bontrager Line Pro 30 29" wheelsets. Perhaps symptomatic of Trek and other major manufacturer organisational/financial problems ...
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Bought 2 x wheelsets of DT Swiss HXC 1501 Spline One which were on sale because they have been superceded by new HXC 1500. Also got lucky and found 2 sets of torque caps for them. So got all the pretty shit to play with in the garage. :)
 
irie said:
Bought 2 x wheelsets of DT Swiss HXC 1501 Spline One which were on sale because they have been superceded by new HXC 1500. Also got lucky and found 2 sets of torque caps for them. So got all the pretty shit to play with in the garage. :)
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I have had those on my Merida for the last five years, and they have been almost faultless. One set of freehub bearings after two years and three damaged spokes replaced. I had the whole bike checked a month ago and all bearings and spokes were spot on. Front wheel needed some slight attention to spoke tension. The mechanic said that it was only because he's a perfectionist about wheel wobble. And that is the sum total. :)
 
steve_sordy said:
I have had those on my Merida for the last five years, and they have been almost faultless. One set of freehub bearings after two years and three damaged spokes replaced. I had the whole bike checked a month ago and all bearings and spokes were spot on. Front wheel needed some slight attention to spoke tension. The mechanic said that it was only because he's a perfectionist about wheel wobble. And that is the sum total. :)
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Every time I change tyres I also check wheels bearings - if they feel even slightly 'graunchy' then they are replaced. At the same time I check spoke tensions with a Park Tool TM-1 (which I check against a home made calibration rig). Wheel wobble is easily checked and is rarely the rim - If the rim doesn't wobble then it's the tyre.

Edit: I might hate stuff that breaks ;)
 
For the rider rather than the bike.... some Ergon IP3 Pro Solestar insoles. I've been getting a sore arch on my trailing foot on long and rough descents so though I'd try stiffer/more supportive insoles before I try new shoes (currently using Ride Concepts Accomplice, which I like otherwise).

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I've found Specialized 2fo shoes (clip in for me) the best over the years
good support and no knee pain
510's will just beat em for grip - but not anything else i.m.o.
JStrube said:
I need some new shoes, my 510s are a bit small. Any recommendations?
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