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  1. droo

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    The R 3 500 is a towbar mount hang on thing. The R 13 500 is a proper platform rack.
  2. Definitely not the seals, sounds like there are bigger issues at play there. Could be a number of issues, from tight bushings to front axle spacing being slightly out to air spring seals to a pinched foam ring. The only way to find out is to have someone who knows what they're doing have a look at it for you. I find many LBSs, even those with otherwise decent mechanics, don't have anything more than basic knowledge of suspension and will often skip over crucial steps because they don't understand the issue. (This is not a dig at your LBS, just an observation from more than 10 years in the game.) You mention fresh lube on the stanchions - forks lubricate themselves from the inside. Anything you put on the outside will be wiped off by the seals on the first stroke. Rather skip the snake oil and do a lowers service every 50 - 75 hours.
  3. May have got the name wrong, the ones I had were definitely Adidas. I can't find them online anywhere anymore though.
  4. The best MTB lenses I've ever used were the Adidas Prizm Trail. Dark enough for bright sunlight, light enough that you can see roots in foresty bits. Bought them after binning it too many times in old Tokai with standard Oakley brown lenses which were utterly useless in dappled forest conditions. Currently on photochromic lenses which have been fine. Mostly using them to keep crud, bugs and sticks out of my eyes rather than light (I also do quite a lot of night riding), so my next pair will most likely just be clear.
  5. I've got a 50l 2HP for sale if you want. Bought the silent type to replace it cos I couldn't hear myself on the phone while it was running, which it does quite often in a shop. Probably seen about 6 months use. The Ryobi one I had before sprung a leak after about 4 years of mild abuse, but that was probably more due to me not draining it often enough. That 6l one will be fine until you encounter a stubborn tyre, but on a MTB with proper tubeless rims you'll be fine. Roadie or gravel may prove entertaining though.
  6. As a general rule - replace chain only before 0.5% and you're good. At or just over 0.5 and you'll need to do chainring as well due to chain suck. Much over 0.5 and you'll need to do the whole lot, so just run it till it explodes or you have an event coming up.
  7. Sounds like you got a dud. You've had a few "opinions" thrown your way about upgrades and extra cash and all, but you've bought a bicycle from a bike shop, not a supermarket, and your entirely reasonable expectation is that it should function as one. It doesn't, and you're annoyed. Spec levels aside, what you've been sold is not fit for purpose, although I suspect that if the hub was a Shimano you wouldn't have this issue. I've ridden a Deore on a singlespeed MTB for years with no issues. Take it back until they either refund you or solve the problem. Refund preferable, then take the money to @RobertWhitehead and get something proper for the same budget.
  8. This goes both ways though. In order to buy local there must be options available, which are currently thin on the ground if you're not looking for an xc / marathon tyre. But at $90 a tyre before shipping? No thanks.
  9. For Sale: Posting this here cos it's as good a place as I can think of - I've got a pair of NB Hierro 7, brand new in the box, size 44. Bought online, one size too small, and would rather offer them to someone on here than return them cos they were a steal. R 1 500, same as I paid for them. Will return them on Monday if nobody bites. As you were.
  10. Typo, surely. I'm not even sure you can get the 32 in 120 anymore.
  11. Thule store? Thule website? Either of these should sort you out in minutes.
  12. Or a 3am start group so the fast fasters can get in by sunrise...
  13. It's not the pulley wheel, it's the spacers that fit over the bearings. 3 of them have small holes, 1 of them has a big hole. Fit the one with the big hole over the tit on the cage and the thing will look like the picture with no gaps.
  14. There's your problem. Pulley wheel should be flush against the inner cage. Pull the cage apart and make sure the spacer with the bigger hole in it fits over the nipple on the cage - check the pic from Garbaruk in my previous post for reference.
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