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For whatever it's worth, ASATKat seems to be one of those people who posts very seldom and never follows up with another question or other reply. TT

Accuracy would be nice to count on but short of sending your bike off to a NIST service center for calibration and certification... how much does it really matter? Within reason, anyway? I adjusted my wheel size years ago, checked once, it wasn't perfect, but I shrugged and moved on. If my bike...

You could have some sort of mechanical issue, although I agree with the others that it is most likely a matter of getting used to how much hand pressure you need to apply to the brake levers. Is this a new bike? Have you been riding long? What kind of brakes are they? There are a lot of...

You can probably adjust the wheel size in your controller. That will, in turn, adjust the speed and distance readings. I've found those adjustments aren't necessarily all that accurate, so you may need to go through some trial and error. I've checked my bike odometer against Google Maps on...

What would be bad is if they refused to honor the warranty during its final month. You'd blow up if they did that. Why should the warranty end-date be soft in your favor but not theirs? TT

Guessing: You're going to the Orange wine region of Slovenia, not Orange County, California?

So, it was out of warranty? TT

Sorry, no help, but what is Bled? TT

Apparently you've had problems with Slime. I have not, and since it's still a very popular product, it seems safe to assume most people don't. I wouldn't hesitate to use it in my old analog Trek that takes 100 psi, but I haven't ridden it in years. (I plan to at some point!) Take it for...

Well, yeah, if there's something you can find going through the tire, remove it. And I'm not about to say any sealant works 100% of the time or under all circumstances but it works a lot better than you make it seem. A whole lot of punctures go entirely unnoticed because of Slime. TT

Maybe in your experience, but not mine. Just about the whole idea of Slime, and other sealants, is that you don't even know you have a puncture most of the time. If it worked as you describe Slime would have gone bankrupt and disappeared years ago. TT

I'm sure hydraulic brakes are wonderful but they can't tell you through manual feedback whether you're going to stop in time. You figure that out through other senses and adjust your squeeze accordingly. Same thing with hydraulic brakes, mechanical brakes, or dragging your feet (except you...

You can probably feel it more with mechanical brakes, but what is it you're feeling? What tells you you're applying too much, or not enough, brake? I could be wrong, but I think it has little to do with what you're feeling with your hands or fingers. I think it's much more about the change of...

I wonder how much "feeling the brakes" through your hands really matters. I'm sure it helps, and in a panic stop you know to squeeze as hard as you can, but I'll bet most of the "feeling" comes from the change in inertia the brakes cause. If you think you're about to fly over the handlebars...

Bumpers for pushing barges. Normal on river tugs. TT

Aside from all of the other important considerations, try to think about it from the point of view of which decision would you most regret NOT going with two years from now? $9k is a lot of money now, but will it seem like all that much in a couple of years? TT

I follow this thread for the smiles. Gotta say, the last couple of posts were hilarious!!!

Why don't they need lubrication? That doesn't sound right to me. TT

Not regular WD40! There's a Specialty WD40 White Lithium spray that would be good. TT

Brake and shifter cables need regular lubrication. Put a few drops of oil on the cable itself and let gravity work it down inside the housing Pump the brakes to help it. You might have to situate the bike right to get gravity to work for you. Then turn the bike the other way up and do the...