Gringo's latest activity
-
Gringo replied to the thread RE: Bosch Active-Line motors - a cautionary tale:.Back in the distance past (70’s) My dad would say “don’t ever buy a Ford car” his logic was “you see a lot more fords broken down than... -
I ride about 4k km/yr and have Tannus Armor linings in both tires that I run at 50psi. While it’s difficult to be certain, I reckon...
-
Gringo replied to the thread RE: Bosch Active-Line motors - a cautionary tale:.Back on topic Heres a quote from “the bearing man” on another forum It is my business to fix ebike motors. I eat sleep and breath...
-
Truing stands are quite a modern idea for wheel building. When I joined the trade in 1950 we just used an old pair of forks clamped...
-
The issue here is nothing to do with the strength of the epoxy carbon fibre composite material, I think we all realise that, but its...
-
Gringo replied to the thread Buying 2nd hand..I’m on my 3rd mid-drive bike (2nd Bosch) and I covered 5,000 miles on this one, it’s on its 3rd chain and 2nd cassette and chainring...
-
Gringo replied to the thread Cycle Carrier overhang.Go for it, As a retired mechanical engineer, I’d knock something up in my shed and not give it a second thought. I’m always reluctant...
-
Gringo replied to the thread Cycle Carrier overhang.If you can do 3D printing why print a wheel ? You can print a bracket that fits the rack better (maybe a permanent fit) and takes a Q R...
-
Gringo replied to the thread Cycle Carrier overhang.I can’t answer your question but here’s a crazy thought o_O If you’re going to remove the front wheel anyway, you could possibly fit a...
-
Some people like to show the world they are clever and no better way then to keep making films of your self and having your own website...
-
Struggling to imagine how a piece of blown polystyrene, with a plastic shell and some straps, likely all made in China for twopence...
-
My sister is on holiday in the Malvern hills and I popped over to join her for a few days so we could do a few rides together while her...
-
-
Gringo replied to the thread Carrera Crossfuse.from memory ? my sisters crossfuse has Shimano brakes with 160mm dia discs front and back. I believe it’s this type...
-
Gringo reacted to vfr400's post in the thread Why has the Nexus 8 speed hub gear not caught on? with
Funny.
Hmmmm! IMHO, you're missing a couple of things and what you're saying isn't quite right. If your type of gears were so X-fantastic...
