LeonvT

Hi Everyone one, Camping holidays used to be a breeze when it was me, the wife and the two dogs. Everything used to fit n the back of the car and two bikes on a towbar mounted rack. Then child one came and we upgraded to a little venter trailer. then child 2. things still worked out with the trailer and the bike rack while they were small. now things changed as I have 4 bikes that needs to come with. (one still small). on my last trip (the first one with 3 bikes on the rack, one in the trailer) I found that the trailer pushes against the bike wheel when I have all 3 on the back. We have also now upgraded to a bigger, offroad trailer with a nose cone so we will have even less space between bikes and trailer I need some advice now. What is the best option to travel with bikes and a trailer? IS it advisable to load bikes on a roof rack on the trailer? worried that the trailer might be too bouncy and damage bikes. is it better to load the bikes on the car roof? I have seen option to mount towbars on the back of trailers and then adding the bike rack. is this a viable option Thanks everyone!

Hi Everyone, I am in the market for a replacement bicycle after some @#£@ decided to borrow mine, permanently....and without my knowledge... I need some advice on what to buy. over the last few years I really fell in love with cycling long gravel roads and hoping to do more 100 mailers in the future. So from that point of view I am tempted to buy a gravel bike. Then again I don't want to give up the option to go ride proper MTB trails with friends and budget does not allow to get two bikes. Do any of you have some recommendations on what to buy?

Thanks for the advice. chainrings and crank were replaced. bike seems to behave now. Must give a thumbs up to Giant for replacing the parts without hassle

Hi everyone, Life happened and now my daily commute to work will be about 3 hours in total resulting in me not being able to do any week day riding and with family time being limited to weekends now I will have very limited time to get out riding. I now need to find an indoor training option that will allow me to do short high intensity workouts at night so that I can stay fit and strong. When I do get out I want to be able to make the most of it What are you recommendations for trainers? I do know about some of the awesome highend trainers out there but I am also on a tight budget. Are spinning bikes a viable option?

Hi Everyone, I need some tech help for my cousin. She bought a 2018 Giant Fathom 2 about 5 months ago and almost since the first ride the chain drops of the front rings. This seems to happen at random times not just during shifting. Sometimes she will ride for a bit, stop to wait for buddies to catch up and when she wants to pull off...it has dropped. Sometimes in rough technical areas and other times just on a smooth piece of gravel. Two different bike shops have checked and adjusted the derailers. They have replaced the chain and are now waiting for what sounds like new cranks and both the chain rings that Giant is replacing under warranty. Do any one have some other ideas as to what may be the cause of this? Thanks Leon

interesting...I am a bit worried of over tightening it and don't think I can do much more than what I already have.

I tried that. not difference

Don't think that I will be able to get a sliver of coke can in there. It is the original post that came with the bike when I bought it new and it worked well for a couple of years.

Thanks. I will look into that

no. quick release

I believe they have. With out a doubt my seat still attached to it.

yes it is

I get the point behind putting grease in there and at this stage I would almost prefer them to be one (if at the right height) as continually stopping to adjust the saddle height is getting really frustrating.

Don't think so. It looked like grease to me. Then again I am definitely not an expert on this field. Only washed it off after the problem started. Why would they put carbon paste on my bike? I have no carbon parts

Hi everyone, What clothing do you ride with in the colder winter mornings? And what do you do with jackets etc when it warms up after an hour or so of riding? Thanks Leon