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Isn't diversity a wonderful thing? You measure miles, I measure smiles. You fear preening, I see prepping. You have a barn, it's a shed on my farm. Why use a gun ? I'll keep having fun -spinning spanners or cranks, thanks.

On the car, we machine or replace the disc with a pad change - so fresh metal for fresh pads. On a motorbike, I clean the disc if I'm changing pad compound - swapping compounds without cleaning can lead to the pulsatile braking performance described above . I have no idea why, , but cleaning...

I'm scared that you might be serious? For quality discs , especially with quality pads - keep soap away! There's nothing quite like a coating of detergent to lubricate the disc and contaminate those pads.....Except, perhaps, suspension fluid mixed with detergent....even alcohol isn't going to...

Our recently deceased curley used to drag the kids along on their skate boards - AND on their SUP's ! Occasionally it'd fail to recognize the difference and the kids would get dragged into the water.....

JR, thanks for those links. I'm in the early stages of training a young dog for riding and that second design looks interesting. The first is terrifying! I'm of two minds - teach the dog on lead in situations where I can ride single handed vs teach the dog to obey verbal commands whilst...

Our local search and rescue team could do with a couple of those! In snow season they grind away in slow snow mobiles that look more like a tank than a motorbike - admittedly they need protection from falling trees etc. They get as close as possible, and then everyone gets out with x country...

17 mins - and still no call to put out the fire! FFS , he even lit up a cigarette and called someone to take him home!

I work in a service provision industry where insurance is a major consideration ( and cost) - my personal annual indemnity fees would pay for a new specialized of my choice. EVERY YEAR , for 25 years...damn, I wish I hadn't done the maths on that! There are LOTS of things I've stopped doing...

STAY AWAY from a stem riser at your height - it brings the stem backward as well as upward . If you want to do this properly, close your eyes and put your hands where you would like them, and then think about what it's going to take. My expectation is you're looking for higher bars, then...

There's a guy who regularly rides with his BC nearby - he's FAST. The dog is faster.

I'm mostly riding rocks, so am unlikely to hear the chain , but can FEEL the difference when shifting if the chain gets worn AND dry . I used to start lubing more frequently at this point, but when I realized how expensive good cassettes are , I just replace the chain. I've been doing this for a...

Have you done the maths? Chain lube = $35 aus for 450 ml ( a year) A chain costs about the same.....I sometimes wonder if it makes more sense to just replace the chain early ( before it stretches and starts damaging sprockets). I'm NOT fanatical about cleaning / lubing , in fact this morning...

Sit down, and remember these are Aus prices....and you're paying "emtb" premiums.....but still getting raped - at least it shows you SHOULD be able to find a 32 t https://www.mtbdirect.com.au/products/absoluteblack-e-bike-chainring?variant=41633770405933 Your bike shop should be able to source...

Are you sure your bike has an sram cassette ? Nb SRAM use a different freehub ( the bit that attaches the cassette to the wheel ) - so don't go buying an sram cassette if your bike has the traditional shimano ( hg) freehub !

10 sp groupsets were a sweet spot for reliability / reasonable range with the gaps being OK . For most people, 11-48 covers most of their requirements, the gaps between gears aren't excessive and you can get a really nice feeling shift with something like this ...

Or you can spend silly $ fitting a wide range 9 speed cassette and discover the gaps between gears are too wide for you. As an example, if your bike has a shimano hg hub you could try a 12-50 ( nb aus $ so don't have a heart attack...

The kids drank a couple of litres each on Sunday. Snowboarding . But wearing sunscreen because it was 3 c

I think on the largest cassette cog when the B screw is set so you're not quite clashing gears . But I've never known if that's with suspension extended of compressed.

Ps - imagine how much fun it is trying to get the chain length correct with a 520% cassette range (10-52 , 12 speed cassette) AND having to allow for rear suspension changing the effective lenth needed!