Recent content by Aech

All the gas struts I've ever played with have a tiny grub screw that you can open to let out some of the pressure if it's too strong, check yours to see if it has one. If it does and you want to let out some of the pressure just crack it open until you hear it hissing and then shut it and try to...

Speaking only for myself but on days where I'm less active I eat less, conversely on a day where I'm doing manual labour or go for long bike ride I am ravenous by tea-time and will have a larger portion. Maybe I'm the odd-ball here but I have a distinct correlation between energy expended...

Well done Sir you made me laugh with that last line. I can totally believe human + less food + ebike is a better result for the environment. The calorie intake for a Tour de France rider is often quoted as 5,000 to 8,000 KiloCals per day depending on the stage and riders have lost weight over...

I'm sorry but I simply don't believe some of those numbers. Who eats 36 steaks a year ? I consider myself a meat eater, I like a steak but I never eat anything like that many in a year which means someone else is eating more steaks to account for the steaks I'm not eating, then you have the...

Ah but that's conveniently ignoring a huge part of the carbon footprint, I'll accept your premise that an electric motor is more efficient in it's use of energy than a human after all the human produces plenty of waste heat as they pedal their bike but once you add in the recharging of the ebike...

Hi I'm interested in the fork but I'm having trouble identifying which model it is, do you have and pics of the fork from the top ? Also in case it's not just air sprung do you know what weight spring is inside it ? thanks

Are you any good with electronics ? There is an Owners manual on the hifiengine website that has a circuit diagram and lists component values, sadly I didn't find a service manual but with some patience you could follow the diagram and test it with a multimeter. In case your not a member of...

Stainless steel also is very prone to galling, and it's not as strong as steel so be wary if you're tempted to bling up your bike with stainless bolts. I hope someone can save that frame, I've always had a soft spot for Bianchi bikes ever since I saw Pantani seeming riding up mountains...

Yeah I'd totally agree with that sentiment, get the relevant manual from Eighty-aid * to help you. I gave my Lefty DLR a full strip and rebuild when I bought it last year off here, a few of the shim strips and the roller bearings were pitted from long term sitting/lack of maintenance, so...

How about it actually has to be a bike rather than a showroom queen that never gets ridden and filthy ? Yes I can appreciate a beautifully finished bike but I'd much rather see a bike being ridden than hung on a wall 'cos it's too precious to be used. (I'm gonna put my flak jacket on now and...

That maybe so but this is where the governing bodies should insist and test that the bikes are robust enough to survive the race without falling apart. For example there has been a spate of carbon handlebars that have snapped on riders whilst riding. Sooner or later a rider is going to be...

Oops! In my defence, I've never heard of her. If that many riders are going down it's unlikely to be due to rider skill or the lack of it, far more likely that the latest tech isn't suitable for the conditions or the riders haven't learnt the limits of the new kit or it could just be the usual...

Shame those bars behind his back weren't linked to his handlebars then he could steer in that position.

Might help if you say what size seat tube it clamps around and whether it's top or bottom pull. If it's 31.8mm I'm interested...

Hi Is this still for sale ? If so I'm interested.