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@Jay Kay - are you based down dunedin way if I recall? Done the newish routes out to Port Chalmers? I hear good things ….

That's an awesome story @dblhelix ! Thanks for sharing. Like you, I'm super annoyed when premium products skimp on the small components. I bought a Wahook Kickr Bike for indoor training and whilst the bike is amazing the quick release for the seat and handlebars are cheap and nasty, don't grip...

So I was riding my SuperCharger2 home in the rain tonight and drivers were crazy - narrowly avoided a few near crashes. It got me thinking, if my R&M was stolen / destroyed in an accident or for some other reason no longer available to me, would I replace it? So a couple of questions to spark...

Same for me.

Curious to know what went wrong on Enviolo? I’ve got two R&M with this hub and believed they were pretty bomb proof?

Just hit winter here in NZ and with my new job commuting to work every day. Seeing battery range decline in the colder days

Bike looks great 😍

Looks more protection than looks: https://www.ridewrap.com/nz/en/tailored-frame-protection/

I have a work team mate in Singapore that rode road bikes and had a mate who changed his bike paint job every six months - he was a fan of neon pink/yellow/orange etc and then would get riding kit to match. Reckoned it was only $700 to get custom paint job (I doubt that included stripping down...

Sharing this - saw on it on newsletter from Omafiets in Sydney that did my custom build gravel bike: Caption was: Pretty cool hey ? Anyone else seen custom paint jobs on R&M?

Overall, really good. Remember, I use all the time a Garmin Varia that I discussed here: (11) Garmin Varia usage on eBikes | Electric Bike Forums - Q&A, Help, Reviews and Maintenance (electricbikereview.com) The Varia gives a heaps of details too about how many vehicles passed you, what their...

Ahh apologies - I misread that. I think it would be fine - I did ride my S2 over to Akaroa: https://samuelmcneill.com/adventures/waitangi-weekend-ebike-wandering-february-2021/ I simply removed the batteries and charged them in the kitchen of the Top 10 Holiday Camp. I recall asking the...

Hi Peter, I bought the Brooks raincover that fits the saddle and has a drawstring/toggle to secure it - used that on wet days and when I cleaned the bike and also overnight due to heavy dews. Worked great. Think it was around $30. I use standard boot leather polish to keep the saddle in good...

Good choice! I’ve just done a 10 day bikepacking trip with my Brooks B17 and can confirm it was super comfortable: https://samuelmcneill.com/adventures/redundancy-ride-alps-2-ocean-may-2023/

Great engineering solution here!

9000km and counting for me …

Thanks for additional perspective - really does sound like limited options to easily transport these very large bicycles further afield !

Saw it tick over so thought I’d snap a photo … not long until the first real anniversary worth mentioning- 10,000km! I lost my job at MSFT where I’ve been working from home for last three years so most use of bike has been odd jobs and pleasure. I’ve signed on a new role where I’ll likely have...

since we are posting tunnel pics…. 😂 I bikepacked through a few north of Wellington, New Zealand - built in late 19th century and discontinued tram tunnels. Very dark, rough surfaces and hewn rock walls. Longest was only 221m however pretty much excavated by hand + dynamite. There was a...

I saw a story from Canada this week where a kid was on a one way downhill MTB trail and his dad was right behind him. The kid encountered two hikers in middle of trail (again, single direction downhill track) took evasive action and crashed badly. His dad came around the corner to find his son...