So long as the owner doesn't expect to be able to buy a tire or tube from a normal bike shop.
This is what's wrong with The Industry™
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There's a Rad Power Bikes store in Denver. Good enough for me.
/me is getting a RadWagon 4 once the recall business is done with, via the Denver cargo e-bike credit + returning the still-in-box-for-this-reason RadRunner Plus
I got it wrong earlier - I actually have the rad runner, not the rad wagon. We were between both and the whole recall thing makes getting the wagon impossible.
I love the rad runner for all my duties, it’s lighter, simpler and generally easier to look after than most of their other models and it’s not had any issues so far for general about town duties. Hauling two kids at the same time is a definite plus for the wagon, but I’ll cross that bridge some other time.
I don't know if I can order it. I haven't stumbled upon that size while browsing QBP.
easy one: „you can order one from the place that sold you this bike in the first place, we can‘t. have a nice day“
also nice: „sorry, our mechanics are not trained on this kind of motor. please have it serviced at the place that sold you this bike. have a nice day“
problem solved.
Yeah, but that doesn't help the Denver area resident who's in Breckenridge for the weekend to ride the bike paths and has a flat tire. In the MTB world we rail against proprietary or odd parts that are difficult to service or replace. I'm just passing the same judgement on townie ebikes.
At the weight of some of these ebike wheels and tyre combos there’s absolutely nothing lost by throwing in a tube of Slime and letting the punctures take care of themselves
before mounting the tire, run a couple layers of gorilla tape of the inside of it
And some Mr Tuffys
sure, just to be made responsible for the next flat that guy has. u mad?
U imbecile?
i don’t know how you operate but we run a business…
Although true. I haven't ridden an Ebike since mid December.
Been too busy being COOL AS FUCK on my ROADBIKE.
so it’s not just their ambassador program they’re fucking over. Nice job specialized!
They are probably purging after Trek was able to make the Fuel EX uglier than a Stumpjumper EVO. Got to bring in fresh talent to step up the game.
But wait, theres more!
www.bicycleretailer.com
Specialized buys former Pearl Izumi building
LOUISVILLE, Colo. (BRAIN) — Specialized Bicycle Components bought the award-winning office building here previously owned by Pearl Izumi, for $14.9 million.The company said Thursday that it would use the space for an innovation center.
www.bicycleretailer.com
also a new innovations center in germany:But wait, theres more!
Specialized buys former Pearl Izumi building
LOUISVILLE, Colo. (BRAIN) — Specialized Bicycle Components bought the award-winning office building here previously owned by Pearl Izumi, for $14.9 million.The company said Thursday that it would use the space for an innovation center.
US-Firma will in alter Lokhalle in Freiburg neue Räder entwickeln
Neue Räder aus alter Lokhalle: Die US-Radschmiede Specialized plant am Freiburger Güterbahnhof ein Innovationszentrum für Bikes.
www.swr.de
UCI f*cks over EWS\EDR qualification in the Americas.
Hi George
I have some updates regarding the enduro qualifier series for the upcoming season.
With the integration of the Enduro World Series and the UCI DH / XC World Cups effective 2023 – and the introduction of the UCI Enduro World Championships in 2024, there will also be some changes to the enduro world series entry requirements and qualifier structure.
Effective 2023, only events which are registered on the UCI calendar as the official national enduro championships will have qualifier status. Qualifier points will not be available at any other national / regional enduro races.
We wish you and your ESC team continued success with the Stan’s Enduro Series and all the best for the 2023 season !
This means that the only way in 2023 and beyond to earn Ranking or Qualifying points to enter an EDR race is to race in the following events:
Because there are no EDR events scheduled for North or South America in 2023, visiting Australia or Europe will be the only option to collect EDR Ranking/Qualifying points. The UCI EDR has not provided any updates regarding the number of points the national championships or amateur races will carry or the number of points needed to compete in their events.
http://www.easternstatescup.com/2023/01/13/ews-qualifier-update/
Hi George
I have some updates regarding the enduro qualifier series for the upcoming season.
With the integration of the Enduro World Series and the UCI DH / XC World Cups effective 2023 – and the introduction of the UCI Enduro World Championships in 2024, there will also be some changes to the enduro world series entry requirements and qualifier structure.
Effective 2023, only events which are registered on the UCI calendar as the official national enduro championships will have qualifier status. Qualifier points will not be available at any other national / regional enduro races.
We wish you and your ESC team continued success with the Stan’s Enduro Series and all the best for the 2023 season !
This means that the only way in 2023 and beyond to earn Ranking or Qualifying points to enter an EDR race is to race in the following events:
- An EDR race that the racer has enough 2022 EWS qualifying points to gain entry
- An amateur race that coincides with 6 of the 7 EDR events
- A National Championship in your country
Because there are no EDR events scheduled for North or South America in 2023, visiting Australia or Europe will be the only option to collect EDR Ranking/Qualifying points. The UCI EDR has not provided any updates regarding the number of points the national championships or amateur races will carry or the number of points needed to compete in their events.
http://www.easternstatescup.com/2023/01/13/ews-qualifier-update/
What the what?!But wait, theres more!
Specialized buys former Pearl Izumi building
LOUISVILLE, Colo. (BRAIN) — Specialized Bicycle Components bought the award-winning office building here previously owned by Pearl Izumi, for $14.9 million.The company said Thursday that it would use the space for an innovation center.
Since I'm Colorado....ugh. GTFO Specialized. There. I said it. Name one dealer that actually likes dealing with you.
I'd rather see a Tesla dealership HA!
Or Nukeproof. That'd be cool. We don't reallly get them over here and I want to be like Sam Hill!
You will. very soon
In that situation if we have time
This feels like the Will Ferrell movie Semi-Pro when a guy gets traded for a washing machine.But wait, theres more!
Specialized buys former Pearl Izumi building
LOUISVILLE, Colo. (BRAIN) — Specialized Bicycle Components bought the award-winning office building here previously owned by Pearl Izumi, for $14.9 million.The company said Thursday that it would use the space for an innovation center.
My "fix the fucking tube" comment was aimed at the actual bicycle owner. Not a bike shop. etc.
If a "customer" is struggling to find a tube for one I guarantee there will be a motorcycle tube that fits them.
At a pinch a massively overinflated BMX tube may even work.
F*cking Manitou. Doing a bath-oil change to lighter oil for colder temps. The damper rod will not screw back into the lowers. Like every other damn fork either has the threaded damper rod protrude from the lowers OR you insert a nut into the damper rod from outside, but no, Manitou has to used some fucked-up way of doing things just to make it more difficult. The damper rod threads into the threaded lowers, but there's no force pushing it into the lowers, so it doesn't insert, it just spins. I remember doing something crazy before like putting a coat-hanger down the damper to push against the piston and push it into the lowers, but I don't want to change the damn damper oil. I think there's some kind of hack for this, but I forget what it is.
Got it, depressing the air valve (which is the only way to equalize the neg and pos chambers, another infuriating "feature") to bottom it out, foot holding brake arch down while fork bottomed out and turn the damper rod. I already knew this part, but just a FYI, their damper and spring rods screw in opposite to normal, you know, for funsies.
What's also wrong is the dude in the service video that doesn't have to do this, making it seem possible to just thread it in with some pixie dust or whatever...
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saw one of those fuels the other day. almost took a picture it was so fugly. purple, too.
it really is a close call between that and specialized's asymmetrical shit.
you two have embarrassed themsaw one of those fuels the other day. almost took a picture it was so fugly. purple, too.
it really is a close call between that and specialized's asymmetrical shit.
nice work!
edit: oh my!
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the ebike for the rest of you (motor not included)
Buy a used bike, whinge about the guy not telling you the rebound knob is missing and there is no oil in the lower because the rebound knob isn't there.......and the oil came out the gaping hole?
75000 Subscribers, Gary and I should start a YT channel whinging about random semi bike related shit.
Probably the wrong thread but there's no "Crap Videos" thread.
75000 Subscribers, Gary and I should start a YT channel whinging about random semi bike related shit.
Probably the wrong thread but there's no "Crap Videos" thread.
The oil just falls out because there's no rebound knob? I don't know of any fork like that?
I did this once... Thought my fork was leaking.
Nope, I had just filled the bottom of the rod with oil when I squirted it into the lowers. It would leak past the foot nut and collect in the adjuster. What a mess that caused when riding on dusty trails...
just swapped bars...had to use four different size allens. what a pita. i get that my lock on grips need to have small screws, but dropper/brakes/shifter/faceplate have three different sizes? fts.