Here from the year 2024: Shimano Claris is actually (still) Shimano’s basic road groupset, but is still fantastic for casual riding, especially if well tuned. I put thousands of miles on a Claris 8-speed, and it worked great that whole time.
Just got one LIKE NEW on March 13 2024. At a pawnshop $300. Love it. Plan to use it on a trail while a BMW that i bought on ebay comes to me. By may 15.
Great video man! When it comes to audio, a good tip is to keep the music and your recorded mic audio set to around -11db when editing and it will sound very even. Super helpful explinations dude!
I have a 2023 Honda metropolitan scooter, the Honda booklet just change the oil every 4,000 miles, but the dealer says I should have it changed every 2,500, which one should I go by? Thanks for any help, or suggestions.
I had been meaning to relocate and change the lights on my Ruckus for a ew years now. When I bought it, it already had aftermarket (small black) blinkers, which weren’t bad. The original owner had made quite a rats nest out of the wires though, he had added a small thing to keep the blinker lights from going into hyper mode. Well anyways, the original wires were still their and unmolested. The little reflector on one side, wouldn’t come off though. The inside of it was stripped and spinning along with the bolt. So, hacksaw it was! That was the start of my project tonight. After that it was pretty 😊smooth sailing. Your video was helpful with identifying the oem wire connection, so thank you!
It took 2 minutes and 5 seconds before you started talking about the topic. Bro, you should have started on your first point after 10 seconds at the most. People love that. I need to do it more myself. But thank you for the video, some good suggestions!
I think it can be argued both ways, and that's why I'm not a fan of the video. Both the driver and motorcycles were at fault. The motorcycles I don't think were in the wrong for pulling out but should have speeded up. I don't feel like the SUV should have honked, which ultimately is what sparked it all had he not done that it might have gone differently. (Not saying their motorcycle reaction was validated because it defiently was not.)
Try some locking pliers, apply a strong good grip before giving any rotation. I would order another oil cap and have it on hand to exchange it once you have it out.
I fashioned a tool for the oil screen... I put an extender on a 17mm socket and the used a vice grip on the end of the extender so I could grab it past the hose.
Good review, thanks. I come from road cycling, in the mountains in Italy - my bike is a 7.2 kg Olmo. However in the winter roads get messy and I do not feel safe with narrow tires. Also, I do not like to get my nice bike messy! A MTB would be too heavy, so I searched the internet and came across this. I did not know the brand. It looked good on paper and now I am waiting for the box to come. It will have only 8 speed, the new Sora has 9 speed (I think this is why it was on sale), but the shortest gear is a good 1:1 ratio so I can go anywhere! I think hydraulic brakes are overrated - just think of the messy bleeding one has to do regularly - or spend 50 bucks to have it done by a shop. Mechanical disk brakes are more than OK! As to the rear shifter issue mentioned here, I am surprised as Shimano components, independently from the level, always work very fine. I guess it is a matter of adjustment. Besides, with only 8 gears, the spacing between gears is not super tight, so shifting should be clean. Thanks again for the informative and well shot review
I just bought this same bike after test riding it vs a Jamis Renegade Explore. The Jamis was more responsive and shifted better (I don't love the way the Broam shifts, it's a little clunkier and noisier) but the Broam was way more comfortable to me (and looked cooler - and was cheaper). Thanks for the review.
Your best bet is to just use black crayon over the lens, black out. You won’t even know they are there. PS, models in Asia and Europe, & Australia come with the blinkers already there. Some use clear ones too as oem. It’s only because we need to have orange or red light and we need side reflectors. That is why they come this way in North America. You can relocate the side reflector and be up to code. Visibility is not hindered by this. Add brighter, led lights if you want to be seen better.
