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fooferdoggie - I don't understand how that SKS chuck fits onto your Makita hose? Your second link goes to the Prestaflator that I bought. I think that Presta chuck is called a Silca? I believe that refers to a chuck from the company Silca, and I imagine to Silca knock-offs? As mentioned in...

Has anyone found an air chuck with gauge that fills Presta valves? There's the $100+ Park tool which I assume works great but don't want to spend that much. I took a chance with a PrestaFlator Pro. What a joke. The so-called Presta chuck leaks so much air it's useless. My Joe Blow hand...

I've got a little trick for those who tape. I tried Gorilla tape on a rim a while back. The 1" wide Gorilla roll was just about perfect for my 22mm wide rims. My hands hurt when I abuse them, so I was looking for something to work the tape into the corners. You know those little roller tools...

Hi, Luto - I appreciate the response, and I really appreciate tips & tricks that people have used. The TLR rim strip is not like tape. It's a hard, somewhat stretchy plastic that snaps very tightly into the rim. It's stiff enough that it seems to cover the spoke holes without deformation. Of...

The young man at the Trek bike shop set me up with the Trek (Bontrager) TLR system. The rim strip certainly seems more robust than using Gorilla tape or what have you. The TLR rim strip has a molded recess for the round base TLR valve stem, shown on the above webpage. The base of the valve...

Our Trek Powerfly 5's come with tubeless ready rims. I bought some Conti Cross King Protect tires. Went to Trek store and bought the official Trek TLR rim liners and Trek valve stems and sealant. I had a lot of trouble trying to get the tires to seat. The last one was the worst. Finally went...

Trek Powerfly 5 hardtail. About 1700 miles on it. Walk Mode didn't work, dealer did something (firmware upgrade?) and now it does work. Spoke broke at the rear hub. A different shop fixed that. Chain broke last week. Checked the broken chain; it was .5% stretched. My wife's Powerfly 5 chain...

I didn't explain my comment about grease very well. If I do apply some grease, it will be to fill the Torx head itself to prevent corrosion and to keep dirt out of the Torx head. If I fill the top of the Torx bolt with grease, I'll cover the head of the bolt with a piece of duct tape to keep...

tegnamo, where did you get the 6 Nm? I asked the bike shop mechanic for a torque and he said he didn't know. As you mention, the nuts inside the frame pocket are nylock. I failed to mention that in the OP. I don't know about other Treks that used this design, such as the Super Commuter, but...

Now all I need is some bailing wire... ;)

I'm torn between adding to the "Known Issues" or starting a new thread. The "Known Issues" thread is kinda cluttered with replies etc. This is only going to apply to a year or two of Trek models. I have a 2018 Powerfly 5. The battery drops into a large pocket in the frame, where it's secured...

Thanks, Ravi - 50 years ago my bike was always with me and I knew every part. Then for years bikes were not a big part of my life. Nowadays my new bike is a mystery.

I'm trying to figure out the best way to mount a Topeak rack to a TREK Powerfly 5. On the seat stays there are a pair of threaded mount points. They're welded into the seat stays a few inches below and behind the seat. If these mount points faced outward it would make sense for a rack. But...

I cut a coupla inches off my bars and they're still almost as wide as yours. 26+" on two different bikes. I've cut the handlebars shorter on all of our e-bikes. I used a tubing cutter to get a nice clean cut. Takes longer than a hacksaw, but nice results. A few swipes with a couple of files...

OK, I've only got a few SPD pedals and I'm already confused. First off, what terminology is used to describe the little metal piece that connects to the shoe? Is that the cleat? I think that's the right word. I've got three different cleats in front of me. H20, SM-SH51, & SM-SH56. I'm not...

if you've gotta run the seat right down to the frame it's pretty much a certainty that the bike is too big for you.

Wow, I didn't know that some pickups come with inverters, much less ones powerful enough for two e-bike chargers. Is the inverter true sine-wave? Maybe most of them are nowadays. 6z, where did you get your spare batteries? Did you go back to the bike shop where you purchased the bikes and...

Good morning to everyone - I've been wondering how people charge their e-bikes when RV'ing. I'm guessing the answer is pretty straightforward if you're slumming in a $400,000 RV with a bank of deep-cycle batteries and a big inverter. What I'd really like to hear about is the home-grown...

I'd suggest making some inquiries about the actual legal status of the trails in question. Contact the agencies in charge. Make sure to let them know right up front that you have Class 1 bikes, NOT Class 2 or 3. If they say you're good to go, super. This fall we talked with a guy who's...

The Dual Sports look like a good choice. We bought two e-bikes and started riding a local rails-to-trails. Got several flats in a short period of time. I upgraded tires and tubes. Conti Protection on my bike, Serfas FPS on my wife's. Also got heavier Conti tubes. No flats since.