sirmoun10goat

I’m flat out of jokes

Are you referring to the OPs tyre or his stupidity?

A cracked frame that has been repaired-declare/disclaim/draw attention A tyre with a plug-no action required on the sellers behalf You are being berated because of your arrogance, and yet you continue with your hard headedness, insisting you have been wronged

How did we go from a ‘plug being a temporary fix and being a defect in the bikeX’ to this? That’s a leak from the valve, good chance you moved/loosened the valve stem while trying to inflate the wheel

Definitely not an employee or associate. Currently have a leg injury so my ability is exercise is limited, so I’m exercising my keyboard moves I also dislike the way you made it comments and claims when it is clear you have no idea what you are talking about

Imagine the good old days when we had comments in the classifieds, the number one question would be ‘are there any defects like a plugged tyre?’

We may need a BikeHubCourt to resolve these issues I’d like to know what calendar the OP uses, as he has given BM till the end of the month. The last I checked my calendar, the end of the month is Friday. So the jury should rule in favour of BM as the OP is in breach of his commitment

I think we need a new field for the classifieds: ‘tyre condition: plugged or unplugged’

Imagine this post went out on a Friday, I feel the OP have received a chastening. The comment ‘It is well known in the community that MTB tubeless plugs are a temporary’ is unfounded. I’m for one, and I know many others, who use plugs as a fit and forget approach, especially when you properly top up your sealant. I feel BM is correct in not sending a new tyre. I’m sure that R800 would take a big chunk out of their markup, and if this becomes the norm, they will need to replace all pugged tyres on bikes they sell, even if it is not necessary, and they will simply pass the cost on to the consumer

The weather has been great-sunny and a between 25 and 35 for the past 4 months, so I have not found time to comment here Winter is arriving however Hunting on an ebike seems like quite a novel idea. Maybe this is the next big thing for those tourist heading to SA in hunting trips

Looks like an ebike-is that what the world is coming to?

Not the new autos-you can short shift or rev it out. They have come a long way, and are absolutely incredible. They will stick in the gear you select and happily redline without shifting. They will downshift only if absolutely necessary which is basically the point of stall

People often talk about past experiences being relevant today, without thinking how these things came about. The love of manual gearbox has less to do with the action of shifting and notes to deal with how bad auto boxes were-3/4 speed, the inability to hold a gear, gear hopping, the need for torque converters as the auto boxes couldn’t handle high talk, sluggish pull offs, and mostly super slow gear shifts. The came flappy tiptronic boxes, which allowed some control of gears, but really was just an auto box with some form of manual shifting. Nowadays, auto boxes have moss gears, are able to hold a gear, don’t really gear hop as their is intelligence coming from all the tech, allow for super fast pull offs due to launch control but most importantly allow for gear shifts far faster than a manual box. Modern day autos are super fun!

Fast charging? I’m no expert here, but according to DC Rainmaker, the device itself determines my how much power to draw when charging. If you use a higher watt charge the device only pulls power for its optimal charge rate. If you use a lower watt charger, the device simply charges slower

Home ownership has been taken over by foreign investors. Buy house and convert them into multi family homes, or to build town homes It’s not uncommon for people with a 2 bedroom to rent out a second room, or for people to sign rental agreements together. Craigslist is full of people looking to rent together or sublet rooms. Ownership is an issue. On the regret, not yet, but I’m sure Iain time I will have some. For now, life is great - I have a good job, own a place (or at least the bank does), have three bicycles and a motorbike, but this has all taken sacrifice. I could have travelled more, been more flashy and spent money more on having fun, possibly have a family to support (something I have not prioritized again after a failed marriage), but I chosen to try build a future.

Countries are very different, as are the markets. In Europe many people can’t afford to buy a property, whereas in SA many people do as property is more affordable. If you just renting, you less likely to splash out. Then for those who do own, living in a world of low interest rates, you can actually see the difference a few hundred dollar or euro makes to you mortgage. So people tend to try pay that down. Throw a few hundred rand at you bond in SA and nothing happens. Then you get the another side here in Canada. Many people rent in the city or live out in the sticks because property is so expensive in the city. Yet these same people have many toys, like mastercraft boats as an example. Why? Because with $100k you can do little property wise, but you can buy something that lets you have fun and enjoy life, like a boat. In SA for the price of a mastercraft boat you can buy an apartment. People will do what they want with their money. At some point in our lives we end up regretting most decisions we have made, it’s just a matter of when this will happen to us.

Can I ask how this is being determined? Are you seeing ads being relisted with adjusted prices, or is the value of sales down will number of trades is consistent, or are are you seeing the gap between listed price and price paid (accurately reflected in bike pay) decreasing? or is BH advanced enough to analyse every list price against an index and determine whether prices are exorbitant or not?

That piece of plastic is there for when the lever is up i.e. clamp mechanism open to be placed on the towbar. I dont think its protective, but really just creates some space

We can’t keep bashing the bike industry, they are doing their jobs - research and development. You can buy VW polo today for more than an Audi A3 10/15 years ago. Would you rather have the polo or the audi? The polo has grown in size, has more features, more, more economical, etc but remains a VW. The A3 with the old tech remains ‘German luxury’. Tiagra will always be the ‘group set under 105’, but that does not make it poor quality , slow shifting, heavy, etc As much as products evolve, so should we. Accept the fact that the current and future Tiagras will be really good

Which is what I expect - technically electronic shifting should be compatible over multiple speeds as you aren't restricted by pull ratios of the shifter and derailleur needing to correspond. So that improves overall compatibility. SRAM does also have rim brakes in their AXS range (although the shifters are different to the hydo brakes). I feel Shimano could/should have done more here, and as a (relatively straight forward approach) gone with hydro disks

So by then SRAM will solar powered, 13sp wireless shifting

I know Magura, and I think SRAM both have hydraulic rim brakes. Surely it would not be difficult for Shimano to use the same hydraulic shifters, and equip the system with rim brakes? I feel they are missing a part of the market. It is getting harder/more expensive to find compatible shifters (in the event of them breaking or accident damage) for mechanical gears (without changing derailleurs as the pull ratios change) , so personally I would consider going electronic shifting should I need to replace something, but I can't as my bike is rim brake.

Given the ease of access to OrangeSeal here in Canada, I have changed both my road and mtb to OS. I never had issues with Stans actually (other than the snot balls), but I also have not had any issues with OS. I just find it easier to keep one type of sealant in my toolbox

I am aware of the 800km guide used by many people, but I know often exceed that. But then I also never really ran much more than 15km at a time. Life has changed a bit and I now regularly run 20-25km. What do you look out for in terms of determining when your shoes are done for? OP says his shoes are 2 years old. At 10km once a week, that’s over 1000km

This thread will probably be shut down by the time you wake up