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Hey all, it's call for questions time for the next BikeNite coming up this Friday:
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@oheso @spacehobo @meganL @bikenite #BikeNite A4 follow-up: Maybe it's related to Dunlop valves requiring quite some initial effort on each pump stroke to fill a tube.
@spacehobo @xtaran @meganL @bikenite It would be interesting to know how that came about! I know that Dunlop originated the pneumatic tire on bicycles.
@oheso @spacehobo @meganL @bikenite #BikeNite A4 follow-up: Maybe it's related to Dunlop valves requiring quite some initial effort on each pump stroke to fill a tube.
#BikeNite A4 follow-up: Thanks @meganL, this comment made me realise how uncommon Dunlop valves seem to be in some markets. So far they seem to be common in Germany and Japan. (Thanks @oheso for that information.)
Citing from the Wikipedia article you linked: "[The Dunlop valve] is a type of pneumatic valve stem in use in many countries, including Japan, Korea, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, most European countries, and a number of developing countries."
Probably not France though.
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@xtaran @bikenite Today's the first day I'd even heard of Dunlop valves. I had to look it up to see a photo. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunlop_valve #BikeNite
#BikeNite A4 follow-up: Thanks @meganL, this comment made me realise how uncommon Dunlop valves seem to be in some markets. So far they seem to be common in Germany and Japan. (Thanks @oheso for that information.)
Citing from the Wikipedia article you linked: "[The Dunlop valve] is a type of pneumatic valve stem in use in many countries, including Japan, Korea, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, most European countries, and a number of developing countries."
Probably not France though.
Cc @bikenite
@ascentale @EverydayMoggie @bikenite A6. I am happy with my Bosch CX motor plus 2x 500Wh batteries (1000 Wh in total available in parallel). Running for almost 5 years now without any issues at all, but only around 5000 km so far. My weight is a bit heavy, so my e-bike has to provide continous support.
I am having problems with my Enviolo NuVinci because I feel that the gear ratio is no longer the same as it was originally.
@EverydayMoggie asks:
E-bike motors are not very reliable; it seems that about 25% of them fail pretty quickly.
Q6. If you have an e-bike, have you had trouble with the motor?
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@ascentale @EverydayMoggie @bikenite A6. I am happy with my Bosch CX motor plus 2x 500Wh batteries (1000 Wh in total available in parallel). Running for almost 5 years now without any issues at all, but only around 5000 km so far. My weight is a bit heavy, so my e-bike has to provide continous support.
I am having problems with my Enviolo NuVinci because I feel that the gear ratio is no longer the same as it was originally.
@oheso @fgbjr @ascentale @bobjonkman @CharlesSites @bikenite #BikeNite A4 follow-up: Yep, back in my youth there weren't Dunlop, Schrader or Presta valves. We called them the bicycle valve (Dunlop), the car valve (Schrader) and the French or the road-bike valve (Presta). I think that explains a lot about their distribution in Germany back then.
@xtaran @bikenite Today's the first day I'd even heard of Dunlop valves. I had to look it up to see a photo. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunlop_valve #BikeNite
@oheso @fgbjr @ascentale @bobjonkman @CharlesSites @bikenite #BikeNite A4 follow-up: Yep, back in my youth there weren't Dunlop, Schrader or Presta valves. We called them the bicycle valve (Dunlop), the car valve (Schrader) and the French or the road-bike valve (Presta). I think that explains a lot about their distribution in Germany back then.
@fgbjr @ascentale @bobjonkman @CharlesSites @bikenite Dunlop seem to be more popular in Japan than elsewhere these days. (Can't swear about England.)
Edit: Ah, I see from @xtaran 's remark they were popular in Germany.
@oheso @fgbjr @ascentale @bobjonkman @CharlesSites @bikenite #BikeNite A4 follow-up: Yep, back in my youth there weren't Dunlop, Schrader or Presta valves. We called them the bicycle valve (Dunlop), the car valve (Schrader) and the French or the road-bike valve (Presta). I think that explains a lot about their distribution in Germany back then.
@moira @ascentale @bobjonkman @CharlesSites @bikenite #BikeNite A4 follow-up: Funnily, Brompton has (or at least had) thicker Schrader valves for the narrow 16x1. 35" tires of the classic 16" Bromptons and thinner Presta valves for the wider 20x2.1" tires of the 20" G-Line.
@ascentale @bobjonkman @CharlesSites @bikenite S'funny, I do too. I like the thinness. But it's still "yep that's a valve" xD
I suppose it matters on particularly thin wheels too, of course. Might on mine, I dunno one way or the other.
@moira @ascentale @bobjonkman @CharlesSites @bikenite #BikeNite A4 follow-up: Funnily, Brompton has (or at least had) thicker Schrader valves for the narrow 16x1. 35" tires of the classic 16" Bromptons and thinner Presta valves for the wider 20x2.1" tires of the 20" G-Line.
@pete asks:
Q5. What is 'gravel'? 😂
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@ascentale @pete @bikenite A5 - Anything that isn’t a road!
@bobjonkman @ascentale @bikenite Sounds wet.
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A6: The original Bosch Performance CX 4 of my 2022 Bike failed after roughly 6500km. The internal clutch was faulty.
To my knowledge the Bosch motors are never repaired by Bosch, only replaced.
There are 3rd party shops that do attempt repairs.
The motor was replaced on warranty and has been running 13000km since then.
Then again, everything in this ebike wears out quickly.
@ascentale @bobjonkman @CharlesSites @bikenite
A4: Neither. I have switched all 6 bikes in my family to Clik valves.
It is just much easier to handle for everyone.
@bobjonkman via @CharlesSites sort of ask:
Q4. What are your thoughts about presta vs schrader tire valves?
What do you use? prefer?
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A4: Neither. I have switched all 6 bikes in my family to Clik valves.
It is just much easier to handle for everyone.
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@ascentale @MartyCormack @bikenite (2/2) A3b: Schwalbe Marathon tyres or similar.
Seriously, I don't want to jinx it but I haven't had a single flat on the road since I got them. Take the tube-going-flat problem away and once again, you're at no more risk for contingencies than a bus, train, or car.
Obviously it's key that we have been building out infrastructure. If I were on shittier paths and so on, this would be a bigger deal - but we have been, and so it's not.
eta: None of this means I _don't_ carry a repair kit, because I _absolutely do_. I can do a lot of repairs on the road. And I have done a few - mostly for other people.
