Cycology are good:

https://www.cycologygear.co.uk/collections/cycling-t-shirts/mens

You could check out Matt Mooney’s MTB Fitness. The stretches in his 12 week programme work well for me and take about 10 mins. He’s got a fair amount for free on YouTube too

They can leak between the two halves of the caliper too. I didn’t see much fluid until I had it in bits. I’ve had two go (and some SRAM ones) and, same as you, tried everything and nothing fixes it.
Easiest fix is new brakes. Never had trouble with hope’s but I did get some cheap zees for a bike I don’t use often.

You could be right about the extra weight – I’m just over 80kg so a fair bit lighter.

As StuE says you don’t need to remove cables to do the bearings but it’s a lot easier if you do. Didn’t fancy my chances of doing it without scratching my frame – there’s a video on their website I think which will show you what we are talking about.

It is a great bike

Stage 5 – absolutely love it. No problems with flexing but pivot bearings are more awkward than older designs (special tool and you need to strip gear cable and brake hose out of swing arm).

I 6’3 and ride an XL with a 200mm dropper

I have the same issue, most XXL gloves are still too short. Try Jitsie Bams – extra extra extra large are the longest gloves I’ve ever had:

https://www.tartybikes.co.uk/gloves/jitsie_bams_gloves/c39p13847.html

Oh, you might have to go into bios to get your pc to boot off the USB instead of the usual hdd.

Manjaro is another Linux I think.

This method worked for rescuing data from my synology when the motherboard died (which could be your problem). Terramaster seem to suggest it won’t but it is free to try.

Link below will help you –
https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/try-ubuntu-before-you-install#1-getting-started

Make a bootable USB, boot into Linux and see if it can read your NAS drives through your external HD case (Linux can read raid arrays). If it can, you will be able to copy them to any other drive on your pc.

If this doesn’t work, you probably need to get hold of another terra master NAS

The terra master app for finding your NAS should be available at

https://dl.terra-master.com/cn/TerraMaster_TNAS_for_win_V3.2.0.4.zip

I was always happy with my LX veebs… However, the new disc thingys are pretty darned good.
I was always happy riding without suspension and a fixed seat post too. In fact I really didn’t take to suspension when I first got it – probably because it was rubbish back then.
However, when I got a dropper, it was clear from the first ride that I’d never go back to a fixed post. You never have to compromise seat height again – the rule of thumb always used to be to set your seat just below an efficient height and that meant not ideal for pedalling but still so high that it gets in the way when cornering and is a liability on steep stuff.
Get a dropper and you can have efficient pedalling (and be kind to your knees) and more room to move around (you’ve never had this last one, but trust me, this is what you won’t want to give up).
Oh, and don’t buy a hydraulic one, cable ones are great, cheaper and easier to look after.

Have you downloaded the Tnas app? It will check the ip address, just in case your router has assigned a different one.
If you’ve got the right ip address, and a reboot didn’t help, that’s a bigger problem

It was two years when I bought mine in 2017. Broke the first time after 15 months and was replaced, broke again just after 2 years. Didn’t see the point in spending good money repairing it since it was so unreliable, so now I have a wahoo.

I’ve got the 2017 version – it was the only frame I could find that would take all the non boost stuff I took off an older bike. It’s only a spare/loaner bike so I don’t ride it often but I definitely enjoyed riding it on local trails and Cannock – everyone who rides it likes it.
Headset is a bit pants but does it’s job if you keep adjusting it, other than that and the dodgy “ride your way” stickers it’s all good.
Think the new version is a bit longer and slacker, maybe the headset is better too.
My bike is not heavy but is kitted out with what was considered fairly high end kit in 2014.

Another Inreach mini user. All too often I have no mobile reception while riding so wanted a satellite system that will work almost anywhere outdoors. It boiled down to spot or inreach and I went for the latter.
It’s not the cheapest option but I’m very pleased with it – it can send basic text messages to contacts or to whoever handles your SOS call if it all goes wrong. You can program up a few free ones (e.g. just started, just finished, running late but still ok) or you can compose and pay for a typed in message. Typing in a message will take an age though with only a few buttons to use.
Compared to a phone, the coverage is obviously much better, it’s smaller (fatter but height and width are less) and a lot more robust (mine has been through the washing machine with no harm done!).

Exactly the same problem here! Eventually found two hope rx4s but the rear wouldn’t fit onto my frame so ended up with rx4 front and r785 rear. Both are fine. Although I have a supply of o-rings on hand for when the 785 leaks…
Shimano have a compatability chart that tells you what calipers and levers work together – easy to find if you Google it.

Exactly what I did – you need to install the Adidas app to use the 30% code. However, it looks like they’ve changed sizing – my old 10.5s are fine but the new ones were too small. Adidas do free returns though so not a big deal

+1 for paisley freight (aka bikedelivery.co.uk). Only used it once but everything went well. I think £25 for delivery or £50 for delivery and bike box. Used it to sell a bike – buyer arranged it, they dropped the empty box off on Tuesday, picked the packed bike up on Thursday and delivered on Friday. Came exactly when they said. I’d use them again

English rules are different to Scottish. Your liability to their expenses is very limited if you lose. MSE has a good guide

https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/reclaim/small-claims-court/

Advice on here is pretty good: you have no contract with their insurer so do not have to deal with them, you can sue directly and if it is for a small, fixed amount, the small claims court is good if a no win no fee solicitor won’t take you on.

Having said that, if it’s winding you up that much, is it worth it?

Another sufferer. I had scans which found nothing scary and mountains of antibiotics which didn’t help. Eventually found this (DIY Joint Pain Relief’s vid on testicle pain relief):

It’s a guide to solving the tight hip muscle/sciatica problems. Works for me but needs repeating occasionally.

Good luck with it

I’ve just built a set of wheels for my hardtail as a little lockdown project. Not the first set I’ve built, generally I find the process pretty relaxing.

As to your questions: I use the Sheldon Brown guide but you might find a couple of YouTube videos useful too (there are lots). Use several spoke calculators and check their parameters against the rim and hub manufacturers website – hopefully they will all come out the same! For buying, I found Spa cycles in Harrogate to be excellent – good stock, good price and quick deleivery. I’ve always used, and been happy with, steel double butted spokes so can’t say if alloy are better or worse. The spoke calculators quite figures to 0.1mm but manufacturers sell in either 1 or 2mm increments. I rounded mine up.

Buy an extra spoke or two – you can put one a few turns into the back of the nipple to hold it while you lace the wheel up. Losing a nipple inside your rim is not fun!

After that, just take your time and enjoy the process

Eagle bearings are terrible. I regreased mine a coupe of times but it only lasts a couple of weeks in winter. I eventually gave up, knocked the original bearing out and replaced it with an SKF made 626-2RS. It’s lasted two years so far without needing attention.

This chap has written it up:

Making a dollar out of fifteen cents