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I was about to say that it sounds like its time for a 2nd opinion at a different bike shop. It doesn't sound like a Shimano Di2 specific problem. I doubt that its as simple as a clean or dirty chain. And a dodgy freehub would probably give issues everywhere, not just in a few gears on your small chainring. Hanger alignment sounds the most probable cause. Keen to hear what transpires.

If you converted your MTB frame to a gravel bike, just check what max chainring size your frame can handle. That could be a limiting factor.

https://www.princetoncarbon.com/product/peak-4550/

Has anyone switched over to these valves ? If so, what are your experiences ?

Congrats ! Wishing you many happy & safe miles And well done for the couch pic - we haven't see that in a long time !

I added a Shimano 11-40 cassette and Wolf Tooth Roadlink DM to my set-up. Shifting isn't as crisp as the stock 11-34, but it works fine and is a really nice gear range for my 'fuller figure'. https://evobikes.co.za/product/wolftooth-roadlink-direct-mount/?srsltid=AfmBOoqdz2VyI8BIRvgxNgv58OKzxXZjitUgjObTcae7UfWZncUGG-Gz https://bikehub.co.za/classifieds/item/cassettes/884159/shimano-xt-11-40-cs-m8000-11-speed-cassette?return_to=L2NsYXNzaWZpZWRzL2FsbC1hZHM_cz0xMS00MA

Specialized has the Hover Bar - same concept Flipping the stem up will also gain a bit of height at the front

The comments on social media are revolting (as usual). Sickening attitudes out there.

Have a scroll through these threads:

We did the 50 Miler. Massive respect to those who did the full distance. Hot and Sandy is my short summary. Lekker event though.

Waambulance ? 🤡

We called that the Tour de Air Fryer Our brains were baked from Roberston circle, so people stopped communicating and then we couldn't remember where people were. So we went from a tight Marine Code to absolute Pirate Code and had to wait 20 mins on the line for the last two (who we thought that we were chasing, but we had actually left them behind at the Drew Coke stand). We got our Charles Milner medal, but it was a bit anti climactic... Another adventure for the books though. #19 for me.

https://litespeed.com/collections/flint

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