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#21
General Chat / Re: Forum upgrade (Finally!)
Last post by Naranja_CT5+ - April 15, 2024, 04:46:38 PM
Quote from: ericwn on April 15, 2024, 02:46:27 PM
Quote from: Naranja_CT5+ on April 14, 2024, 11:04:18 AM
Quote from: ericwn on April 14, 2024, 06:24:00 AMTapatalk cannot find the forum anymore. Can you please make this work as usual again?
A quick Google implies the problem is with Tapatalk not Simple Machines.
A quick sharing of information rather than assumptions and a reply with attitude would have helped make this a friendlier conversation.
It worked until recently pretty well for me and conincided with changes to the forum. I am all ears for solutions though, if you have one, be my guest.
Poor choice of words on my part. I just meant that when I did a quick Google. It implied that the problem was with the Tapatalk app and not in the forum part. My bad if I sounded rude, it wasn't my intention.
#22
General Chat / Re: Forum upgrade (Finally!)
Last post by ericwn - April 15, 2024, 02:46:27 PM
Quote from: Naranja_CT5+ on April 14, 2024, 11:04:18 AM
Quote from: ericwn on April 14, 2024, 06:24:00 AMTapatalk cannot find the forum anymore. Can you please make this work as usual again?
A quick Google implies the problem is with Tapatalk not Simple Machines.
A quick sharing of information rather than assumptions and a reply with attitude would have helped make this a friendlier conversation.
It worked until recently pretty well for me and conincided with changes to the forum. I am all ears for solutions though, if you have one, be my guest.
#23
General Chat / Re: Forum upgrade (Finally!)
Last post by Ryan - April 15, 2024, 06:35:55 AM
Quote from: John Rose on April 13, 2024, 03:12:09 PMUh-oh. Photos in old posts return a "file not found" message.
For example - https://www.radowners.com/index.php/topic,9719.msg24710.html#msg24710

Also getting this red fault message in the editor, even if there aren't supposed to be any attachments (like in this post).
QuoteThe message has the following error or errors that must be corrected before continuing:
There was a problem and your attachments could not be uploaded
The attachments directory can not be located. Please notify an administrator of this problem.

On the other hand, we can now give temperatures because the degrees ยบ symbol works. Yay!

We believe the attachments are all working now. Let me know if you continue to have issues.
#24
Service & Repair / Re: Recommended PSI for Rad Ro...
Last post by mrgold35 - April 15, 2024, 04:40:47 AM
I have a 2016 Radrover and I kept my original tires in the 17-22 PSI range (always put 1-2 extra psi in rear tires).  Lower PSI provide better traction for dirt/sandy/rocky trail riding at lower speeds.  The higher PSI was more efficient, less power to maintain 17-20 mph speeds, and used less battery power when I did mostly paved road riding.

I just added the Fanttik X8 Ace Bike Pump 150PSI Fast Portable Tire Inflator, $50, Amazon, to toss in my topeak rack bag for easy psi adjustment on the road or trail.
#25
General Chat / Re: Hand pump vs battery power...
Last post by mrgold35 - April 15, 2024, 04:33:35 AM
I started with the Topeak Mountain Morph Bike Pump for my fat tire ebike with a tube.  It was a little bulky to store on ebike, took around 20 pumps for one PSI increase, and can be difficult to pump and seat the tire at the same time.

I later upgraded to Ryobi P737 and then later to the P747 to use at home for my ebikes and vehicles.  The battery powered pumps are faster and easier to use.  I like the option of using battery pumps with (e)bikes and vehicles at home or away.  I usually toss the P747 in the SUV hatch for any out of town road tire w/ or w/o ebikes.

I just purchased the USB rechargeable Fanttik X8 Ace Bike Pump 150PSI Fast Portable Tire Inflator, $50, Amazon.  It has enough power to do vehicles and ebike tires.  The small compact size works way better in my Topeak MTX rack bag compared to the Topeak hand pump.  I now toss this portable air pump in the hatch for road trips.

#26
Service & Repair / Re: Recommended PSI for Rad Ro...
Last post by RklingRadRover - April 14, 2024, 08:37:10 PM
Quote from: Tree on March 24, 2022, 01:28:07 PM
Quote from: Si1Dia on March 24, 2022, 09:10:30 AMRad recommends 20-30psi. I run mine at 28psi for mostly road and well-groomed trails.

that's the info i'm looking for. 20 - 30 is such a broad range :D
I've called Rad Rover, and I got a different answer; I keep them at 10 PSI, and I also heard from other sources that people are overinflating them. I heard if you ride over a puddle you should see how much your tire is touching the ground, I thought what is the puddle was deeper. I ride mostly on gravel, and I can see what part of the tire touches the ground. I weigh 240 LPS, and most of the time, I carry an extra battery, and I think my back tire needs replacing again. I have 2345 miles on my bike, the rear looks more worn that the front which is understandable.
#27
General Chat / Re: Forum upgrade (Finally!)
Last post by Ryan - April 14, 2024, 07:37:40 PM
Quote from: ericwn on April 14, 2024, 06:24:00 AMTapatalk cannot find the forum anymore. Can you please make this work as usual again? That's my and many others' preferred way to read forums, not in a web browser.

Will look into this - thanks
#28
General Chat / Re: Forum upgrade (Finally!)
Last post by John Rose - April 14, 2024, 06:00:46 PM
QuoteAh-ha!
Merely formatting text as a quote will also trigger the unlocated "attachments directory" error message.
#29
General Chat / Re: Forum upgrade (Finally!)
Last post by John Rose - April 14, 2024, 05:53:35 PM
I thought I might be able to fix the missing uploaded photos by uploading them again, but I still get this same error message:
QuoteThe message has the following error or errors that must be corrected before continuing:
There was a problem and your attachments could not be uploaded
The attachments directory can not be located. Please notify an administrator of this problem.

:o Oddly enough, the editor gave me the same error message for this post, which had no attachments.
#30
General Chat / Re: Forum upgrade (Finally!)
Last post by John Rose - April 14, 2024, 05:43:44 PM
My avatar disappeared, but it seems that all you have to do is resize it for a maximum of 65x65 pixels.