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Forum: Electric Bikes
08-20-23, 04:00 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,518
Posted By Adrian99

Noise in bottom Bracket - Focus Paralane2 9.7

So the original problem back in 2021 resolved itself and have since done around 12,000km. All OK except the odd gear adjustment.

Lately however I detected a significant clonking sound in the...
Forum: Touring
02-18-23, 09:10 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 325
Posted By Adrian99

RideWithGPS route display problem

Hi. I have starting using the RideWithGPS App on my Android smartphone for navigation purposes. (Been using it for route planning for several years).
Today I went for a ride following a "there and...
Forum: Electric Bikes
01-24-23, 03:32 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,518
Posted By Adrian99

Focus Paralane2 bottom bracket / gearbox noise

Hi Alex?
The noise reduced gradually over time. Eventually we came out of winter, and I think the hotter weather may have helped soften the bearing grease allowing it to flow better. Pure guesswork...
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
12-12-22, 09:43 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 791
Posted By Adrian99

Garmin Edge problems.

Hi, I am having a few issues with my Garmin Edge GPS units.
I do a lot of touring so my main needs are turn-by-turn navigation and mapping, speed and distance display, and a record of the route...
Forum: Electric Bikes
09-07-22, 04:45 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 601
Posted By Adrian99

Thanks for those suggestions - we'll probably try...

Thanks for those suggestions - we'll probably try the hotel delivery method.

As regards the small, airline acceptable plug together batteries, I found the following useful:-...
Forum: Electric Bikes
09-06-22, 03:20 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 601
Posted By Adrian99

Question Air Travel with e-bike

Hi,
I am planning on flying to Amsterdam in early 2023 for an 8-week cycling tour.
I want to take my electric gravel bike which is set up for loaded touring. But I am not allowed to take the...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-24-22, 10:01 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 185
Posted By Adrian99

Front Derailleur replacement

I need to replace a severely bent front derailleur. The damaged derailleur is a Shimano XT 2x11 (FD-M8035-H). I can get one as a replacement, but long wait and quite expensive.
I notice that nearly...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-03-22, 12:04 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 442
Posted By Adrian99

No, he went out of business. That's when I...

No, he went out of business. That's when I purchased the bike - at the closing down sale.
I am not even sure there is a problem - but it doesn't seem right having a bare cable entering a hole...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-01-22, 09:48 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 442
Posted By Adrian99

MTB cable routing problem - Wilier 401 XB

Hi,
not sure if this forum is the best for this question, but here goes.
BACKGROUND - I purchased a Wilier 401 XB hard-tail mountain bike from my LBS. It was originally a 2x11 setup, but the...
Forum: Electric Bikes
11-18-21, 07:37 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,518
Posted By Adrian99

Question Focus Paralane2 bottom Bracket / Gearbox noise

Hi, I have a Focus Paralane2 9.7 with the Ultegra manual components and the Fazua Evation drive system.
So far I have done a couple of dozen rides totalling maybe 2,500km. Dry conditions only and...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-12-21, 07:30 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 7,933
Posted By Adrian99

I nominate R.A.T. axles - give me a standard...

I nominate R.A.T. axles - give me a standard quick release anytime.

I recently was given a carbon-frame e-bike with R.A.T. axles. I was going to use it for touring - using a Tubus rack
with...
Forum: Touring
08-15-21, 11:53 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 4,996
Posted By Adrian99

OP Gravel / Touring Bike finished

Well as the OP, I figure I owe all contributors a vote of thanks. Taking advice received from this and a couple of other forums I have finalised my gravel / touring bike.

This is what I have:
an...
Forum: Touring
03-21-20, 04:03 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 4,996
Posted By Adrian99

Gearing

Hi, I have an old adventure/gravel touring bike where the mechanicals are well past their use-by-date and I'm thinking of replacing them and correcting a couple of issues at the same time. I am...
Forum: Adaptive Cycling: Handcycles, Amputee Adaptation, Visual Impairment, and Other Needs
03-12-18, 12:01 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 6,656
Posted By Adrian99

Incontinence and alternative bike seat (cont'd)

Thanks for all the useful comments.

When I first started riding again after the op, I used a sort of condom-like device over my penis with a metre-long tube down my pant leg. Felt like in an...
Forum: Adaptive Cycling: Handcycles, Amputee Adaptation, Visual Impairment, and Other Needs
03-04-18, 07:32 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 6,656
Posted By Adrian99

Incontinence and alternative bike seat

Hi, I am a 72 yo male from Australia - also a keen touring cyclist. Around 18 months ago I had a radical prostatectomy (total removal of the prostate). Since then I have been incontinent to some...
Forum: Road Cycling
10-05-16, 12:04 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,941
Posted By Adrian99

For a frame pump, relying on the bike size is a...

For a frame pump, relying on the bike size is a not too helpful. I would like to get a Topeak Speed Masterblaster for my bikes.

I have a Wilier MTB size L, my wife a Giant hybrid size S - yet the...
Forum: Commuting
08-20-12, 07:37 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 12,158
Posted By Adrian99

Pumping up the tube to twice its diameter is a...

Pumping up the tube to twice its diameter is a good idea to locate punctures as it also stretches the hole and makes locating it a lot easier. However the 2 or 3 psi involved may not be enough to...
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