Recent content by ElephantsGerald

Did Wisper ever make the hi/lo controller available for retrofitting to the 2008 905SE? If so, whats the cost, has anyone fitted it, and is it worth it? Regards, Elephants

Well the obvious answer used to be to replace the 14-34T with an 11-34T, but those rotters at Shimano stopped making them some time ago. If you're really, really, really lucky you might just find an 11-34T out there somewhere (although others have tried and failed). You could try a 13-34T...

I second the sentiment, I'm not sure my bike ever looked that clean even when I first got it! If you wanted to go for the Shimano 14-34T Megarange freewheel (as used on the Wisper 905SE), you should be able to change the short-armed SIS derailleur for a Shimano Tourney or Shimano Alivio...

I'm not sure my post will help you Rog - it sounds like Wisper have upgraded the control system since I got my bike last year. Regards, Elephants

No camper van, but I do have a 12 seat LDV 200 Minibus (from which I've removed the 3 rear seats) to cope with my 4 children and 3 step-children. I often cart my Wisper about in it, and quite often I've removed all the seats, lobbed in a mattress, and sneaked off for a weekend away from the...

I replaced my front disk with the Avid BB07 Road Disk Brake as opposed to the BB07 MTB Disk Brake which Phil the Drill has used. This version of the brake still seems to be available (try Cycle Sports UK or Wiggle). I don't really know what the difference between the MTB and Road version is...

I spotted this today: Clean Mobile Looks interesting, although the trailer seems a bit bulky. Does anyone know anything about this? Regards, Elephants

Congratulations. Nice to hear you've had a year of happy riding and are still enjoying it. I'm enjoying mine too, although I have to say my grin was bigger in the summer; anyone else finding its really hard work not getting too hot or too cold (or both at the same time!) as the temperature...

I'd suggest theres an obvious reason why you got 2 punctures one after the other, you just haven't spotted what it is yet. When my tyre blew out, I initially couldn't find the cause because the problem wasn't where I expected it to be, so I wasn't looking in the right place. In my case the...

I agree about wireless being troublesome. I have a Cateye EL600 front light with a flashing mode which causes my wireless speedo to go nuts, reporting averages speeds of 80mph or so. It does the same thing when I get my mobile phone too close. WIRES ARE GOOD ;) Regards, Elephants

Dear all, The motor Cut-Off has stopped working on the left hand (rear) brake lever of my Wisper 905SE. I'm in the habit of squeezing both brake levers at the same time, so its taken me a while to notice the problem. I don't recall the wire getting pulled at any time, although I did come off...

Hi Mussels, I've not had any trouble with the Continental MTB Inner Tubes I'm running; the car style valve stem seems plenty long enough and I've had no problem attaching a pump. Regards, Elephants

Since we're at it, heres a picture of my trailer along with the creature I like to tow in it. :) Regards, Elephants

I have a 905SE. I got these Continental MTB Inner Tubes, which are fine. The size you need is the 26 x 1.3-1.75 with a car type valve. My rear tyre exploded the other week, so I replaced it with these Schwalbe Marathon Plus tyres (as recommended by many many people on the forum), again in a...

I got some from Lidl for £15. They seem to work pretty well, easy to fit with a detachable rucksack. The main reason I like them at the moment is that they saved my bike from a nasty scraping when I hit a load of spilt diesel and the wheels slid straight out from under me last week. I...