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    Good Ice Tyres?

    Bike slipped out from under me this morning on the ice :o (Luckily was on a cycle lane/pavement and not on the road, but the road was ice free!) Anyone get any recommendations for grippier tyres for UK weather conditions :confused: Currently running the stock Continental Cityride 700x42...
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    Fell off my Agattu - Tough Bike!

    Fell of my Agattu this afternoon. Freewheeling down a railway bridge behind my partner, approx. 25 mph with power off, my hat started to blow off and I took one hand off the handlebars to stop it. Next thing I was sliding along the road. (Thoughts - 1. My new Bike! - Hope its OK! 2. My...
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    Long and rambling 4 day Agattu review

    Bike turned up on Friday slightly damaged (by TNT?) with a cracked plastic chain guard, hoping to hear back from 50 Cycles on a replacement. The bike is also missing a rear wheel lock, again hoping 50 Cycles can send this on to me. The bike was delivered in a huge cardboard box but although...
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    Cyclescheme application approved!

    Hi all, almost got a powacycle windsor last year, but didn't happen for various reasons. Glad I didn't now as I really wanted a pedelec (old Giant twist type), so i was really interested in the Agattu when it came out. But the University I work for didn't do a cycle to work scheme before now...
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    Newbie Test Rides - Giant Twist 2.0 and Powacycle Windsor

    Just been out and about this morning and had a few test rides. My nearest local bike shop (Apple Bikes in St.Annes) had the Giant Twist 1.0 and 2.0. They don't normally have the Suede in stock but said they would get one in if I wanted to try it. First impressions are that its dead...
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    Bike for newbie

    Hi all, :) my partner is about to be able to work from home full time. This means that what was a 20+ mile journey for me, including giving them a lift to work in the opposite direction from where I work is now only 13.5 miles (27 mile round trip). Its fairly flat with just one lowish...