Recent content by tuniwes

I know I should flip my Rohloff sprocket and fit a new chain every 2,500 miles.....been here before Here's the consequences of ignoring that after circa 3,500 miles...massive fail last week went from OK to..... skip a cog 250 metres into my commute.... skip every cog half a mile later and...

I'd undo one existing spoke and measure it...cant go wrong

A dropper seat post has transformed my commute comfort...optimum riding position when extended...feet firmly on the floor and very safe and comfortable at junctions and lights. Triggered from the handlebars at will, one of my best upgrades.

I spoke a couple of months ago how my active line plus after 15,000 miles had developed severe bearing play. I was going to refurb the bearings but two weeks later was faced with the terminal error code 500.....no way back from that. I replaced the motor for a new one cost £590. Just...

https://www.pedelecs.co.uk/forum/threads/shock-absorber-seat-post.46770/#post-704706 Superb, when my seat broke last week I got my 40 yr old Claud Butler back on the road for a couple of days....the thing I missed most was the dropper seat, comfortable feet on the ground at lights etc plus much...

Brooks B17....300 miles of pain to break in then sublime....my B17 broke a rail last week, gutted after 12 years cycling in all weathers....I'm sending the broken saddle back to Brooks to save the leather and give it a new lease of life with new hardware, rails, nose, rear bracket and rivets...

The tensioner supplied with my 2020 Motus, Shimano Nexus hub was not the best....after switching to a Rohloff hub, I fitted a Rohloff tensioner...much better

Will have to huff and puff on this for a couple of weeks while the motor is away...my 1984 CB Reynolds classic 501 steel frame...In a perverse way sort of looking forward to it:D

Reply from my original supplier e-bikeshop.co.uk.......New Motor £650....Have decided to go for an overhaul service of the original motor

No, I don't really want the CX on 2 counts...first it's very noisy IMO compared to what I have, would drive me bonkers, secondly 65Nm is plenty of assisstance, I'm lazy enough and overweight as it is....the performance line + coupled with the Rohloff is a formidable pairing..the lowest speed at...

After 4 years and 15,000 miles, my active line plus has developed a significant but not terminal amount of play in the crank bearings...these are my options: Send to performance line bearings for a full service circa £275. Run it do death, I'm thinking another year circa 20,000 miles....buy a...

Brooks B17...after 300 miles breaking it in, will be your friend for life;)

As a formally trained "hands on" engineer, I am very confident that I am able to resolve pretty much any mechanical issue that might arise on my bike. I'm conscious though, that a banker night have unparalleled insights on how I should manage my pension but could be absolutely clueless when...

Anthony, here's my thinking on the Loam dropper post from another thread, really works well for me: https://www.pedelecs.co.uk/forum/threads/shock-absorber-seat-post.46770/#post-704706 I previously used a Thudbuster ST which I've moved onto my Specialized Tricross. I have just invested in an...

Update 13,0000 miles Just completed the second oil change on the Rohloff, installed @ 6,800 miles. Every day I marvel at the experience of riding with Rohloff......fit and forget apart from the oil change. The addition of the Loam seat post(mentioned on the seat post thread) and lupine slx front...