Recent content by hobbes748

Thanks, that's what I thought. But then I looked up the legislation and (to me) it looks a bit vague. It just says under 14s not allowed, it doesn't seem to differentiate between electric bicycles and electric bikes (e.g. Oset electric trial bikes). It also only mentioned dongles etc being...

To ride in a field?

Hi guys, This may seem a little off the wall but I'm wondering if there's a conversion kit out there for a kids bike (probably something up to a 16 inch wheel). My daughter is 5 and owns a PW50 motocross bike but is still too young, for insurance purposes, to come to a track with me (even the...

Hey, I contacted my local Haibike dealer this morning regarding doing some work on my bike. Here's what I wrote... 'Hi. I've got a Haibike Sduro Cross electric bike and I'm finding the gearing a little low for my liking (I only ever use gears 7-9) and as it's for commuting from out of town...

I've got motocross bike and have used the helmet (along with goggles) in the past. You look a twat commuting through town, but they do work - albeit a touch heavy for cycling. If that's the look you want I'd go for a proper DH helmet.

Hey d8vey, It jumped on all the gears I used (7-9 mostly). 7 sometimes, 8 a bit more, 9 constantly (unless cruising downhill) As for how it looks, it doesn't look quite the same as this shiny new one. On 9th gear, the teeth look more 'pointy' than on your picture and they've got...

I dunno. On closer inspection the little one looks a bit wobbly to me.

And the problem was....... The cassette. The shop was great. Checked all the usual suspects but nothing was out or made a difference. Changed the cassette and suddenly all is well again. I've no idea what they should look like so here's a picture of the critter.

Yup - I'm with you there. I paid £133 for my motorbike insurance with an agreed value of £10k yet it's £160 for a £2K bicycle. Possibly because it's a new market, not enough competition or maybe because there's more chance of recovering the motorbike.

Best way is to email them and keep their response. Nine months down the line you can't say 'you said it was fine' if your bike gets pinched. I made the mistake of calling regarding a query I had regarding the additional windscreen cover option for my car insurance. The helpful assistant...

The marks on the chain might be due to my (fruitless) on the fly cable adjustments. The bike has been dropped off at the shop so I'll update you all later. Thanks again for everyone's input.

Yeah, I don't know why it looks like that. The paint seems to fall off if you look at it too hard. I noticed it after I got a puncture a few weeks ago. Removed the wheel and carefully refitted but that's it seated.

Thanks for the offer but I've got it booked into a shop round the corner for 9:00 tomorrow. I just can't stand it any longer. But if no joy there I'll be borrowing the wife's kiddie wagon and heading over the new bridge (I'm in East Lothian) to pay you a visit. As for the pulley - in real...