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Had to take the bar clamp off to to add a bit of tape to try and get a firmer grip on the light slot but the plastic fixing slot snapped off pretty easily. I have had to tape the light to frame for now :oops: The bike is only 2 years old but the list of issues to fix are building up now. To...

Another month, another rattle. This one was easy to locate, the front light just rattles around and has lateral movement of around 10mm both sideways and up and down, so just flapping around. I have not had time to have a proper look but I could not see anything to tighten.

My wife says she can hear me coming into the street from 30 yards away. And that is when she is inside the house.

I did notice the derailleur hanger had a lot of scrapes to it and remember thinking how that happened. Bike has never been dropped or crashed and I am super careful with it. We did leave it parked and locked with her Brompton outside the restaurant yesterday - I wonder 🤔

Something is still not right. Spent the last hour 30mins realigning and micro adjusting and the gear change is still poor. Looks like another trip to the bike shop next week.

Mine is this: SRAM X-SYNC 44T chainring, 110 BCD It was a bit fiddly but I managed to get the 3 remaining screws from the chainring off. It does look a bit ugly without the chainguard but I suppose I can do without. Just gave the chain a proper clean (I could detect no damage) and will attempt...

Anyone that bought a Vado SL and kept the Chain ring stock will have one fitted I believe. It is the circular guard screwed into the chain ring that I am talking about. Not sure if it has another name.

It seems the bike was upset about my earlier comments and chewed off its own chain guard this morning to teach me a lesson 🥲 Not sure how it happened. Cycling along to the opticians and the gear changes suddenly became noisy and then the chain guard ripped off its fixings. Changing gear is...

Went for a ride with my wife to a restaurant yesterday, she was on her electric Brompton. "How do you put up with that awful noise?" she said as we were side by side. She has a point, her motor is barely perceptible while mine is ... well you all know.

As I understand it, your levers are not much different to my 8100 XT levers - you will love the one finger operation I am sure. The overall feel and modulation of that full setup should be really impressive.

Fascinated to hear the outcome of this. That sounds like it should be a night and day upgrade. What levers did you choose by the way?

Service completed. Assessment notes: Standard service Specialized Service carried out Gears and drivetrain removed and degreased, re-lubricated. Wheels trued and spoke tensions checked. Hubs inspected. Tyres inflated to correct pressure (60psi). Hanger aligned. Tuned gears and brakes...

Honestly, I find it odd. If I took my car in for a service and they told me to bring it in first thing on a certain day then I would expect it back the same day. I do not see why bike shops would be any different.

Am i right to be confused about LBS and their booking systems? maybe there is something I am just not understanding here. Booked it in last week and was told to bring it in first thing today - I was the first person in the shop this morning: "Any idea when I can come and pick it up?" "Could be...

Yes, flat mount. Went to the bike shop today to book the service for next week. I mentioned the noise on full lock and the mechanic said the brakes are toast and both rotors and pads will need to be changed. They must have got contaminated somehow. He also said the head mount was loose and...

I have the Shimano XT and I loved the one finger control from the start. Brakes themselves are great when setup. Mine need some TLC after the winter

@Stefan Mikes Would love to hear how the Wheeltop compares to Eagle AXS once you have it installed and setup.

My April service is looking more expensive by the week. Horrendous screeching from the brakes at full power. Cleaned the discs but nothing changed, they look pretty scored as well. Annoying as the Shimano XT brakes are only 9 months old. The service is 200 UK pounds without any add ons so...

Entirely the other way round on the 5.0

As the 4.0 and the 5.0 have different forks I wonder if there is a difference in what tire size they can comfortably accommodate?