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…….after checking that the crank length is the same on all your bikes. The le length is marked on all cranks.

But surely the only sensible distance measurement is the nautical mile….1 nautical mile corresponds to one minute of latitude1…..but overall metric measurements are far easier for calculations than our outdated statute miles that are especially difficult for kids to learn.

If I compare my vo2 max reporting on my Garmin (calculated from power and Heart Rate) between my Creo and my Rubaix with a 4iiii power crank fitted they are always give an identical number so I would guess that the Creo power readings are reasonably accurate.

And now my app on iOS has suddenly lost the list of bikes on top left (yes I have more than one specialized eBike). Now I am stuck with connectivity to the last bike it was connected to. I’ve signed out/in, deleted the app and reinstalled but it’s made no difference. Anyone experiencing similar...

And check that there is no grease on the steerer tube! When you tighten the vertical bolt as Stefan says, the steering should run freely and when applying the front brake and rocking bike forward and backwards no play or clunking from the headset. Sometimes you have to make a few adjustments to...

Stefan you made me realise I should have drunk a lot more of that spa water in Karlovy Vary it might have helped my brain!! My visit there was on a tour to Prague then back along the Elbe River not to the Black Sea… that was a different trip.

Jeremy. Whenever I see you post I’m reminded of a great tour my wife and I did a few years ago from Uk to Constanta on the Black Sea. Came across a town called Carlsbad (Karlova Vary) in the Czech Republic. I’m not too fond of towns but we stayed few days as it was a very beautiful old spa town...

Come on guys. We can all have different views on things and stay polite! A friendly argument is healthy….anything more is not.

No Sorcery involved. It’s obviously the colour. Everyone knows red is the fastest and your experience proves that yellow must run a pretty close second!

Hi Allan. I see your point but perhaps the contentious issue is that this is offered as a six month service I.e. giving the impression to those not too savvy that it should be carried out 6 monthly, which of course is somewhat misleading as most riders/bikes would not need that level of work...

If I ever owned a bike that needed ‘Frame reamed and faced where necessary’ I’d be straight back to the shop I bought it from demanding they sort it! Those are jobs done on a new frame before building up. My first check was free too. I asked the guys in the Specialiized shop what they did and...

So that would annually make it far more expensive than my car! Unbelievable and unnecessary. Ping the spokes, wiggle the headset and check chain wear. Plug in diagnostics. Can’t be more than 15mins work.

You’re right we have many stupid cyclists particularly in the big cities and the increase in extremely fast illegal e-bikes is a particular problem….often ridden by people all in black with only eyes showing and one can only guess why. I think there is a difference though, in that cyclists can...

I live in the UK and would happily put up with some of Germany’s bike rules as I’ve always found their cycle infrastructure and the patience and politeness of the motorists towards cyclists second to none. Both things sadly lacking in UK ☹️. I’ve ridden in most EU countries and in my opinion the...

Strefan I see you were faster on the full power Vado. No doubt that was the lure of the cherry 🍒 ice cream……I’d have been fast too 😋😋