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Stefan, knee and shin pads are NOT designed to be single use like a helmet. Helmets rely on polystyrene foam for impact absorption, modern pads use much more sophisticated products. Perhaps start your research with d30 , it was one of the earlier impact hardening foams. There have been...

My daughter used a set of specialized pads for a year, they were reasonable but not outstanding. The pads offer poor impact absorption, and they fell apart on the first crash. Admittedly that was a few years ago and there may have been improvements in design, but I'd suggest buying protective...

The motor used is 1.4 kg lighter than the old pwx, AND has a more sophisticated software package ( reportedly better than specialized at fine tuning power deluvery, but that's not my interest)

Re pedals - crank brothers stamp are the most slippery of all the pedals in my fleet. I don't understand why so many people recommend them. I've put them onto my middle daughters bike because she is the least crazy shild One up components are the grippiest, and their alloy is grippier than...

Can we take a step back and look at the nature of both falls - they sound like falls, not bike crashes? If so, I'd suggest working on flexibility / falls prevention before exploring the equipment suggestions above. NB , I have spent a small fortune on protective equipment / appropriate shoes...

One day, you'll emerge from this specialized love fest and realize just how diverse the rest of the world is. Yamaha HAS produced a lighter motor, it's just not under powered. https://www.ambmag.com.au/news/giant-and-liv-release-new-light-weight-e-bikes-592376 Yamaha ARE exploring some...

So we have established yamaha has a long history with ebikes, and make motors for what stephan considers to be the top selling ebike manufacturer (I'm not sure about this , giant is in the top 5, so are yamaha , merida, and a chinese company - I can't find a ranking but would be surprised if...

She doesn't ride a mtb because she doesn't need one for the route she chose. Just like I wouldn't need to ride a gravel bike to wander around on gravel roads unless I felt the need to brag about my speed / distance etc. it's not rocket science That yamaha concept bike doesn't match YOUR idea of...

Intriguing prospect. At 13 yo , my daughter rode my giant emtb along the Licola to Jamieson road - a gravel road crossing the nearby ranges . About 90 km long - and this was after she had done a 59 km mtb ride -we weren't tracking total elevation but there's at least one 1600 m range to cross...

How ironic, you call Australia a backwater yet there are only 2 evolved gravel bikes in your region? For what it's worth, in my town of 4500 people I'm aware of 3 gravel ebikes. None of them are used for structured events.- just rides with their social groups . ( usually day rides around the...

Funny, there's not a single photo in that post with someone riding on gravel. Let me give you some perspective, I can't ride off my property without riding on gravel If I turn right at the end of my driveway, I can ride gravel for thousands of km. But we don't need a narrowly defined style...

THAT is exactly what I'm saying - if you don't mtb ride, then you believe all mtb's sit on the back of suv's, if I enjoy a mocha on the way to mtb rides, I only see gravel bikes at cafes ( because I've NEVER seen them on technical mtb trails) . Stef Anne only sees bikes at supported events or...

Sorry if this brings motorbike wrath into this thread, but riding into a strong headwind, you can be hitting motorbike wind speeds. I've dabbled with various accessory wind shields on motorbikes - it's a long story involving a previous neck injury. A surprisingly small deflector can have...

Sit in cafes sipping coffee / posting on the socials. 99.97 % of the gravel riders I've seen were doing this, the other 0.03% is somewhere in the Stans , at least he was last time I checked his social media feed. If all you know is hammers, everything looks like a nail.

US lawyers even Sue chops ? Or is that "cop" in chinglish ?

Do you expect to buy a yamaha piano there as well ? To be fair, a yamaha motorbike mechanic is more likely than the average specialized tech to be able to rebuild an ebike motor - they've been dealing with complex electrics and geared drives most of their career

Fact check: Yamaha sell in multiple countries - including Australia https://www.yamaha-motor.com.au/e-bike They sell 40 million ebikes a year , and only 4.8 million motorbikes. Theyvalso sell watercraft, outboard motors, musical instruments / equipment....

It's a reasonable question - eg we have " trail etiquette " in the mtb world, with uphill rider yielding to downhill ( gotta admit , I'll always stop when I'm the downhill rider, because it's easier to stop so safer) , and lots of other unspoken rules that'd be difficult to prove in court. Like...

Is that the law in your region? I ask because our bike lanes are often shared direction, the start of the lane indicates this but you don't have lines for the entire length. There is seemingly no logical process used by the powers that be when they decide where to put these bike lanes BTW, you...

That's exactly the economics I'm talking about. You're 2 years out of warranty, replaced the motor yourself for $1 k US but presumably that's about to run out of warranty again? I appreciate the warranty on my specialized, but I'm realistic about the economics - there comes a point where it's...