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  1. Ducknald Don

    apple crap

    Except it was only released a couple of months ago so for normal people it isn't a problem. As I said before it's all drama.
  2. Ducknald Don

    apple crap

    Seems like a lot of drama about nothing, I you went and wrapped your car around a lamp post I expect the manufacturer would refuse to repair it and tell you it is a write off.
  3. Ducknald Don

    Free - Electric Bike Conversions Kit

    250W Rear Wheel Kit from Electric Bike Conversions Ltd Approx one year old with about 200 miles use. Includes battery, controller, rear wheel with hub and all necessary cables. 700C rear wheel. Images at https://imgur.com/a/KcXHJ Collect from SN7 8JB (half way between Oxford and Swindon)...
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    Looks nice and interesting but at a price

    The range with a 250Wh battery sounds iffy to me, I don't get much more with 500Wh. Looks nice though.
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    Bosch 2amp charger

    I remember they taught us how to wire a plug in school, if only we had known.
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    Bosch 2amp charger

    I always though we got the brakes correct for the side of the road we ride on, you want to favour the back brake if you are turning right and you may well have your right arm out to indicate where you are going.
  7. Ducknald Don

    Bosch 2amp charger

    Not only is it illegal but it should be a moulded plug, not one you can take apart by unscrewing. I'm guessing your bike is a Cube, quite a few of their models aren't available for the UK market but bike shops seem happy enough to supply them anyway. Mine also had the light on the wrong side...
  8. Ducknald Don

    When to give way..

    I noticed when I go out with my wife she gets a lot less grief than me, I'm wondering if I get a pink jacket and grow a pony tail whether that might help.
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    When to give way..

    Often it's the second or third car to pass that ends up squeezing past. Having said all that I think it's actually quite a lot better than twenty years ago when there were relatively few cyclists on the road. I remember getting quite a lot of active abuse whilst now it's all rather passive and...
  10. Ducknald Don

    Halfords "Try Before You Buy" policy

    This is why my wife ended up with a crossfire rather than a Cube. She is quite short in the leg and none of our local bike shops had something appropriate in the right size to try. Stopped in to Halfords on the way home one night and 30 minutes later we had made a purchase.
  11. Ducknald Don

    Back ache

    According to this post the required seat tube to saddle rail distance is 110mm.
  12. Ducknald Don

    after prostate cancer operation

    Sounds like a good excuse to buy another bike, perhaps a recumbent.
  13. Ducknald Don

    after prostate cancer operation

    It's a difficult choice, both of my grandfathers died from prostate cancer, one at 52 years old and my dad has it as well. I still haven't made my mind up whether to have the PSA test or just wait for symptoms. In the mean time I read recently that having a regular tug on the old fella lowers...
  14. Ducknald Don

    German e-bike market success

    Yes, all his computers were complete crap at the time compared to the Acorn equivalents. They were cheap though.
  15. Ducknald Don

    Grease for a Bosch CX Motor

    Also he only seemed to apply the grease to the thread or did I miss something there, I imagined it would be behind the seal.
  16. Ducknald Don

    Clicky, grindy noise in low gears

    I'd push the problem back to them then.
  17. Ducknald Don

    Clicky, grindy noise in low gears

    I'd agree with JP, try checking the chain for wear. Also take a look at the teeth on the front chain ring, they may be worn. Is it a new bike?
  18. Ducknald Don

    Just in from Bath...

    Bath seems to be made for e-bikes, it's hard enough walking up most of the hills, they would be a killer on a normal bike.
  19. Ducknald Don

    Wet or dry lube?

    This is what I used to do and I'm not sure the modern options are any better, I may well go back to this.
  20. Ducknald Don

    Bike transport

    You might just come back to an empty car with a broken window :(