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Hello everyone, I have recently serviced my SD after 1200Km for a checkup. The man updated the engine firmware to latest version. About one week after this, my engine does an annoying "twitch" when kicking-in. No no noise at all. Never happened before. I am sure this is not due to the firmware...

BTW, I didn't tell you that the my bike has a suspended rear rack, with reduced transmission of shocks

Correct! Don't know why I took it for granted 😇

I don't know what is the regular one, but my model was shipped with the first one showed above in the OP. While the look of this model is sleek, it has the huge disadvantage of being attached to the (tilting) swingarm. I opted for (free) replacement with the other model. Ugly, but effective

A rear rack attached to the swingarm will get 100% of the shock, whilst the one attached to the bike frame will get a reduced shock, as this will be partially mitigated by the shock absorber.

Yes, the new laptop will be very light and could be easily carried in a backpack. I am sure this would be the best shock absorbing solution, but the pannier was purchased as a solution to avoid backpacks! As a side note, my pannier had never detached from the back rack in almost two months...

I was thinking about that too. To be honest I am riding very slowly in offroad track, but I was mostly concerned about vibrations

I have just opened a discussion in the General forum about carrying laptops in a pannier...

Just a quick update, I've purchased (two months ago) an Ortlieb with insert! Thanks!

I have purchased an Ortlieb rear pannier with insert. Superb! Thanks for your thoughts!

Hello everyone, I am thinking about upgrading my good old laptop to a newer high end model, however I am bit worried about carrying the laptop everyday (16km on road with 800m offroad) in my rear pannier, as I am afraid that micro shocks and vibrations might damage mainboard soldering in the...

Can the Garmin fully replace the Bosch computer so that it will handle turning on/off the engine?

Is there any Bosch computer for our bikes that shows the temperature? If not, what device would recommend for this?

As I wrote, I keep it low because a very loose tuning helps my back from hard shocks. I am aware that all this increases chances that a pedal strike occurs, but we have to admit that Superdelite pedal position is lower than usual!

I dont get this, the pedals thickness seems to be identical to the original ones... Where is the trick?!

You could never describe in a better way the scenario. I have set my suspensions to a very soft position to prevents too many shocks to my back, and this is the price to pay! Will definitely aim for a good compromise between comfort and security. Thanks to all for your considerations!

While keeping the inward pedal high is quite natural in a high speed curve, it's harder to concentrate pedalling avoiding bumps in off-road conditions, of course it requires a bit concentration, something that at 55yrs seems to be lowering 🙃

To be honest, mine are very soft

Ah, ok so it's "by design". Yes, I will definitely avoid pedalling when bending in a turn and keeping the internal pedal lifted, and... try to spot bumps when on offroad! Thanks Something like this

Mostly when the bike is in vertical position (not leaned over), but there's a slight bump close to the pedal, it will hit. In the image below, the lower pedal positions seems to be in a safe position, while the SD seems to be suffering....