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I was just going to suggest…. Get cone wrenches and do it yourself. The fix might be as simple as loosening, readjusting, and retightening the cups.

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In general, bikes with suspension forks have taller stack heights, so that’s something the OP needs to consider if having standover clearance issues.

I carry a hand saw as well, mostly to cut firewood because I camp often. I have the Silky Gomboy Outback. Photos from just this past weekend.

Canyon Pathlite ON 5

Unless there is long, sustained climbing my pedal assist is off most of the time. Between that and in Eco mode I can easily do a century.

Overnight camping at Mt Pacifico on 4/27/2024. Mt Pacifico is located in the San Gabriel Mountains, just north of Los Angeles.

Since bicycle turn signals are not separated by a few feet apart they look just like any other rear blinky to me.

Charging an e-bike battery is as insignificant as charging my phone, as far as electricity consumption, relative to the amount of my monthly power bill. That’s how I see it.

Yeah, we regularly go backpacking in the San Gabriels. But if there’s a fire road leading to camp, I’d rather load up my bike and meet my non biking friends at camp. I have no slippage, even on the steepest parts. And these 2.3 tires are plenty wide enough for me on these types of terrain...

The Cane Creek 40 headsets are one of the best you can buy. Most of the bits and pieces are also available. I installed a set on my Surly Ghost Grappler.

Went on another quick weekend overnighter here, locally in the mountains of So Cal. I met up with a bunch of backpacker friends up at Mt Pacifico Campground on 4/27/24. They took the Pacific Crest Trail for about 7 miles to reach the campground while I took the nearby fire road all the way to...

For the current type of riding I do I really don’t care for front suspension. I don’t bomb down single track and fire roads like I used to back when I was younger. IMO, I personally find it much more practical to have a rigid fork with multiple braze-ons. One reason why I swapped out the...

I have a couple of pairs of Ortlieb panniers and those plastic clips and brackets look virtually identical. They hold up well, never had a problem..

Wouldn’t that increase your stack height?….. using a crown race which allows you to to use a tapered steerer tube into a straight, 1.125 head tube? If there even is such an adapter?

The loaded setup..

I also agree with user error….. perhaps steerer tube not fully inserted from using spacers that are too tall?

So, here‘s how I configured the components on the fork. Took the bike out on 2 overnighters and I like the setup, very solid.

I run 12 speed drivetrains on both, my e-bike and my acoustic bike. But with the e-bike I’m extra careful when shifting under load, I ease up between shifts. And 12 speed chains are relatively thin and fragile when compared to 8 speed chains, for instance…

The bike came with rock bottom level Shimano MT 200’s…. And a boat anchor Suntour coil spring suspension fork…lol…