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Good stuff! Another thing I found helped when I was getting back into MTB was I was simply gripping on too hard. Took a while to retrain myself to do "heavy feet, light hands"

Have you considered using brakes?

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Sitting in your riding position and rolling the bars until you feel the entire grip evenly across your palm should alleviate a lot of wrist problem. When the bars are rolled so the very ends are pushing on the outside of your palm, your wrist turns and puts pressure on the outside of it, which is frankly fucking painful.

I was going to suggest bar roll too. That and lever angle have done far more for comfort (for me, anyway) than stem height or length. If you want to be really comfy, you need a bike with a massive stack height.

I think bike fitting for MTB is a tricky one, because your body position is much more dynamic than on road. You simply don't stay in the same position for as long.

wrist/forearm problems

I solved mine by running my levers much flatter than before. Meant I was supporting my weight with my palm rather than thumb, and put the wrist at a more natural angle.
The pain on the outside of my wrist went away immediately.

Lightly used set of SRAM Code R brakes, levers and calipers, that got ridden a few times and then changed out. Front is fully ready to go, bled and just needs bolting on. The rear caliper needs a new hose and fittings, but you'd need that anyway if your bike is internally routed.
The calipers do both have marks on them from where I was a bit over zealous with a flatblade when balancing the pads, but functionally they're spot on and managed to stop a 26kg e-bike plus me.

Cheapest online price for a pair is about £250, so say £150 for these? Can post at cost, or collection is from SE9 or N16

https://www.pinkbike.com/news/aluminum-vs-carbon-separating-environmental-fact-from-fiction-in-the-frame-materials-debate.html

Top tip: shouting "ah you fuck" at it doesn't help, but it makes you feel better whilst trying. Godspeed!

If you can use a hot stick to turn metal into liquid and drop it onto tiny fiddly as fuck little springs, then yes, you can

you won't be able to get chains etc because they'll become obsolete

Maybe not chains, but try buying an 11spd Di2 shifter. Oh wait, you can't, because Shimano discontinued them.

I've been making an active effort in recent years to - when possible - only buy from manufacturers who make a point of providing spare parts for at least 10 years, i.e. Hope. My Nicolai/Geometron bike uses normal bearings, normal o-rings, external routing, and the geometry hasn't changed in nine years as most brands are only just starting to mimic it. I do think wireless shifting is excellent, but we need to start holding brands accountable for refusing to provide basic spares - I recently fixed my "broken" AXS rear mech with a part that cost 80 pence RRP but SRAM don't offer it as a spare because then you'd realise how cheaply they're made.

The planet is fucked, we let that happen by allowing companies to operate their businesses like this by continuing to support them.

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My pair of these simply will not die, despite almost daily use for the best part of 12years. So whoever buys them will be getting a cost per year bargain

Something nice, along the lines of Renthal Apex, Burgtec, Raceface, etc. For 35mm bars, needs to be in the 40mm or shorter region. More crucially, it needs to be a colour that goes with orange...
Would rather not spend more than £45-50 posted. Ta!

One of those high-powered scooters hit a van outside work a few weeks back. Rider wasn't wearing a helmet, obviously. He was doing at least 40mph when he hit the van, which was stationary. The paramedic showed up, and while the injured explained they'd ridden into the back of a van, she took a look at the person shaped dent in the rear door and said - totally deadpan - "well yes, I can see that"

Looks pretty fucked to me

Other than changing the geometry slightly, it'll be fine.

Malcolm Tucker was based on Uncle Ben. Or Gentle Ben, I forget.

A real life one, from a friend at the weekend:

It might just be me, but Waitrose delivery drivers are just better drivers

We used to call Avid "Avoid", and then SRAM bought them, so that now stands for "Should Really Avoid, Mate"

At least get illegal drugs from a proper dealer, they know not to kill their clients

Uncontrollable vomiting will definitely help get that weight off though