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We came across a few cars with flats near there ( heading to mt Augustus) - they had all shredded the tyres by the time they stopped. Not a good place to be sourcing new tyres!

If you get a chance, ride a bike with electric shifting or a higher end lever / mech / cassette. My giant has an m5100 lever but xt mech, it is perfectly adequate ....but you change gears a lot when riding and I realise that when getting back on it . This might be a wear and tear issue - I hate...

I wouldn't have a clue about gravel bike gearing, sorry

He has 3 choices if the extra cables don't fit 1 wireless SOMETHING - personally , I'd go wireless shifting and run dropper cables through the port instead of shifting cables . Ie spend the extra $ on something that enhances the riding experience. We're getting lots more choices in wireless...

There is a black powdery compound you can put between the pad and caliper on really difficult brakes . Sorry, I have no idea what it is ( my friendly lbs just put some in a ziplock bag for me) . I've only needed to use it on one bike and I suspect this bike had a faulty shimano mount at the hub...

Sorry if this is telling you how to suck eggs, but this is my approach: 1 clean the disc ( I use metho / alcohol and 2/3 seperate paper towels -it's REALY important to be able to spin the wheel as you clean so you clean evenly) 2 bed the disc in - ie ride for about 5 mins lightly dragging the...

If you get nowhere with the usual clean / bed in / re alighn things, and it's worse after being on the car hitch, it might be worth reviewing the set up - any contamination of disc / pads can contribute to noise, including exhaust fumes ( especially diesel ) . Unfortunately, even a goid clean...

IF the magpeds don't work for you, try swapping those stamps for some alloy one ups ( nb ally, not the composites) Every time I ride my middle childs bike with stamps I'm left wondering why they are so popular

I looked into them a few years ago when my kids reached the skill level that most riders were going clipped in, but both decided they liked NOT being clipped in for technical riding. At the time, I figured the magnetic versions might help then transition. Everyone I asked was critical, but I...

If you give them a go,, can you pm me your thoughts after a while? I can't use clip ins ( nasty foot injury).

Why do you need to know where we live?

I've got 3 torque wrenches, 1 is left unused as my calibration tool. I've thrown two away over the years when they go out by more than 5% - both a beam type and a dial up type. Admittedly the beam unit was OLD - a trusted tool and very much my favourite. When working on carbon, I find myself...

Even cars have different forces front to rear, but if you really want to learn why you don't apply the same force at the same time front to rear on a two wheeled vehicle , try a little experiment - run front and rear off the same line, and fit an equal disk front / rear. Now go down hill and hit...

Before swapping lines, check if your brakes can simply be swapped over - eg some sram models. PS - I'm in Australia, all our bikes come with the right set up - motor, e, and me bikes. It just makes sense - grab a hand full of clutch and it's just a harmless rear wheel lock up

Please stop posting dangerous information.

Tell the truth, you hold onto the bike for protection against other riders

Yes it is, the bike then cartwheels , lands on top of you, and then things get REALY messy. I've seen it happen with the death grip riders - people who have been told to stay with the bike in a crash

I guess I wasn't clear enough - I don't crash often NOW. To be honest, I've only crashed 4/5 times in the last 20 years , and that's combining motorbike AND bicycles. It's called riding within ability. But lifetime crashes? I grew up on bmx , dirt bikes , mountain bikes, skateboards.... From 4...

I'll confess to not crashing often , but when I do the last thing I want is to be tangled in the bike! The moment I recognise physics is winning I'm looking for the least painful plan B - and the bike isn't part of that plan! For me G form elbow pads - unobtrusive, and reasonable first impact...

WOW, that's some pretty high tech digital technology for the era - makes you wonder if there was some sort of time travel thing going on, or perhaps mass demonic intervention? Ummm....I'm assuming you saw the wink emoji? No need to notify the local psych team....