You can do it at home quite easily

https://www.bikeradar.com/gear/article/health-are-you-sitting-comfortably-30179/

From what you say its only recently become a problem and was fine for long rides before so what has changed?

Has the current saddle’s padding become too soft/not supportive enough?

Has her padded shorts (if she wears them) become compressed/flattened & worn

Id be more inclined to look at these first if all was ok before on long rides

If they are on eBay or from China etc.. they will be knock offs which have a mix of very little carbon fibre and are mostly fibre glass, when they break (which they will) all those fibre glass strands are gonna hurt you arse and you will have no warranty claim

Ive had a couple of genuine carbon saddles on my road bike, they can be comfortable with the right padded shorts and if any issues do start to arise you have a warranty

Never had any probs riding Evian, none of it has been demolished unlike Flytipper

Only thing Ive seen is once you come to the end of Evian there were signs up saying no entry on the left and right climbs by the pool/pit

That was six months ago and they don’t seem to be there now

Never had any issues riding Winterfold but then i tend to go in the week or early morning on the weekends to miss the crowds

They will fit Azonic DS1 & DS1 Evo frames

(my fave hardtail frame)

Had three of them over the years and regret selling them

Think Ive got an old Azonic Eliminator mk1 mech hanger somewhere

Kinda depends if you want to do specific trails like the following

Barry knows best is fine (never really gets bad)

All the T trails are good

Crackpipe & Yogurt pots are good

Evian was quite boggy along with Northern Monkey, Lovely legs etc…

I have a E-mtb

Little background info

Used to cycle 100 miles a week to work, went out on the road bike at weekends, averaged around 5000+ miles a year just on the road bike, im generally quite fit, not a lazy person

Also been a bmx’er for 25+ years and riding mtb’s for the last 15 years

A year or so ago we had our first child, which now means i have to drive to work every day  to drop him off at our parents who live near my work, so no more riding to work, no more evening rides

At the weekends my time is limited due to the wife wanting to spend time as a family

So family life has reduced my riding time significantly

The E-mtb is perfect, means i can go out for a ride and cover the same sort of distances in around half the time

If im not pushed for time i can put in eco and change and the settings in the app to give me a real work out (much harder than a normal mtb)

If i didn’t have the E-mtb i would get much less riding done than i do now!

Once the kid grows up enough to be ok on his own or i have more free time ill jump back on a normal bike, till then the E-mtb works perfectly for me

Dont care what people think about E-mtb’s, it allows me to go have fun and unwind in a short amount of time and thats all that matters to me

Most of the people i know who ride don’t ride for fitness, they ride for FUN!!!!!!

Just like they did as kids and guess what E-bikes make riding off road even more fun!!!

They wouldn’t notice anything different lol

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Ive never shortened mine

Ive always fed it back into the frame at the head tube end, making the cable loop back and forth inside the frame, this way it dosent rattle around

Never had any issues or rattles in the 4 years its been like this

Had my Specialized Levo Turbo for 8 months now

Flies up the hills making them more fun, can be used if your feeling lazy (Turbo everywhere) or for a proper workout put it in Eco and adjust eco right down in the app or just turn it off and pedal unassisted, Its great fun when there is a group of you on them

Having said all that i will never get rid of my Transition Patrol for the following reasons

It handles better, especially on very twisty trails

Feels better for large drops and jumps, you can just throw it around with ease

Best bit of advice i can give you is join the Levo and Kenevo facebook page before you buy

At some point you will prob have an motor/battery issue which is nothing to worry about as all is covered under warranty but its only when you need warranty work done that you find out how good your dealer is

If your in the south then your very lucky as Chris Reilly at Berkshire cycles is the Levo & Kenevo king, much praise for him on the facebook page

If your elsewhere in the UK you can check with other users who is the most competitive for price and also good for warranty work and who to avoid at all cost!

In one weekend i……

Bent the crank arm on the full susser E-mtb

Snapped the rear mech hanger on the normal full susser

Thought **** this ill go out on the road bike, 5 miles later two punctured tubs!!!!!

RaceFace SixC carbon bars, ive got 2 sets both with 35 rise & 35mm clamp area, 800mm wide (can be cut down to as low as 740mm)

They retail around £100 but can be had on eBay in great condition for around £50

Had a Scout and now have a Patrol

The Scout was great, very capable, great climber, good all round, only reason i got a Patrol was because i got offered a great deal and wanted to try one, would have another Scout in a flash

My friend still has his Scout and he’s happy throwing it and himself down Bike Park Wales black runs with no issues

Top Tip

Measure your waist with a tape measure then check out their sizing chart before you order

Saves disappointment when you have to return them due to not fitting

I’m a 34in waist in jeans, have been for years, measured my waist and it comes up as 40in!! so i had to buy 3xl Tenn shorts

Turns out jean manufacturers measurements aren’t accurate!!!

Another one for a Brand x dropper

Ive got a reverb on one bike and a brand x on the other bike

The Reverb just had a service which cost £90 (before i knew about brand x)

Once it dies it will be replaced with a Brand x

My brand x is being used with a Specialized dropper lever with no probs

https://www.ubyk.co.uk/brand-x-ascend-xl-dropper-seatpost-150mm/70403

£123

Ive got a reverb on one bike and a brand x on my other bike

If i ever have to replace the reverb it will be with another brand x dropper

Reverb costs £200+ with a 2 year warranty, once out of warranty they cost £90 to be serviced by the likes of tf tuned

The brand x costs £90 with a 2 year warranty, once it dies after 2 years of use just go buy another one

Ive also had a specialized irrc dropper and a ks lev

The brand x beats them all!!!

Ive had a scout and a patrol

The scout was great for trail riding, small jumps & drops, great climber

Unfortunately i went a bit too mad on it and ended up snapping the swing arm, Transition’s UK distro replaced it for free very quickly and were surprised it snapped where it did

Ended up selling the bike once fixed and bought a patrol

The patrol is great for trail riding, especially downhill and larger jumps/drops, its ok for climbing but not as good as the scout

The scout is ideal if your not planning on doing any big jumps or drops, it was quite surprising how much the 125mm rear end could handle

Just swapped from 3.0 specialized Purgatory grids to 2.8 Hutchinson Toro Koloss

Has made a big difference, a lot more sidewall traction, shed the mud much better and have better clearance

I don’t mind riding in the rain or in muddy conditions, its makes it more fun

What i dislike is the clean up afterwards, especially as the bike has to go into the back of the car then when i get back home it has to go through the house to be washed along with me as im caked in mud

Ive now got a portable washer to get the worst of the mud off before the bike goes back in the car

Trick with tubeless is to make sure everything is taped nice an smooth & covering the whole rim bed but not butted up against the rim sidewall, fit the tyres with tubes in them to pop the beads on to the rim then remove the tube making sure one bead stays nice and tight on the rim

refit the other bead and leave a small gap to pour in your sealant, then fit the rest of the bead, this is where a good set of tyre levers are needed (Pedros)

Normally i can air up using a good track pump (topeak joe blow pump)

If the pump wont air up the tyre then a Co2 canister does the job

Ive done all kinds or rim/tyre combos this way inc 3in plus tyres, 4in fat bike tyres, even ghetto tubeless my son’s pushchair wheels 8)

Ive always used what ever the cheapest/whats on sale that i can find

So far Ive used

Stans no tubes
Decathlon’s B’twin sealant
Specialized airlock
Hutchinson protect air max
Barbieri Anti-puncture Sealant

All have done their job when needed, and lasted around 6 months before needing to be topped up/changed

Never had any problems airing up and getting the tyre to seal using them

Correct link for the 10 year thread

http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,56789.0.html

Check out

http://www.pwsfinishing.co.uk/

Highly regarded in the Bmx world, they take good care when handling your frame, do a excellent job at a reasonable price and make sure its well protected for posting back to you

Check out some their work here, its a 10 year thread and its still going strong, Superbike Dan is the owner of PWS finishing & an ex pro bmx’er

http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=191414.0

Ive used open street map and talky toaster with no issues over the years

Only issue Ive had is returning a perfectly good Garmin 800 for a cracked screen repair and getting an exchange unit that loses map detail and turns off when you press on the screen, unfortunately i didn’t find this out till after the 3 months warranty had expired!

I wear Oakley glasses with prescription lenses (transition lenses)

They are fine for trail riding in a normal helmet

When riding downhill (BPW)for example) wearing a full face with glasses and a set of Oakley Googles (L frames, designed for glasses)i found that it felt like my eyes were rattling around my head

Swapped over to my contacts and all was good, you will get some fogging with any googles in certain conditions, best to get some with good vents

Ive got a dark lens and a clear one depending on the light conditions