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    Help.....What Tablet.....

    I also have an 810 its a bit slow now as most smart phones are pretty good, though its open source that i miss, I got it for when I travel for banking etc.I dont need a tablet just want one for christmas have to buy my own presents nowdays sad.
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    Help.....What Tablet.....

    I am almost certainly gonna get the ASUS Nexus 7 32GB Alle tablets bestel online bij Saturn and use this maybe, How to read eBooks on Nexus 7. At 249euro thats a good deal but i will go tomorow and have a real good look at them the I-pad mini looks good though. one down side seems to be that...
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    Chain cleaning tool issues

    Dr Freud strikes again.
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    Chain cleaning tool issues

    I clean my bike in my shower and i just lean it against the wall on its stand so I can just rotate the pedal with the cleaner attached to the chain it works. The first couple of times It was messy as I used a lot of lube and did not clean it very well,I now clean it till it shines and lube...
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    Knee injuries

    The water thing started in the 1940s when a boffin decided the humans need 2.1/2ltrs of water a day to live long and prosper that was from all sources,then fitness gurus decided that the 2.1/2ltrs was on top off what we get from food and tea coffee etc. I have read that some people who took Es...
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    Knee injuries

    I had a miniscus op 20 months ago and diclofenac is the anti pain/inflammitory pill that works all the others just did not work, you can also take them with parecetamol,i just use them when I have pain 75mg with omeprazel for the stomach plus a couple of parecetamol twice a day just works,-...
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    bike for hills and damaged knees

    just getting some miles in your legs may work wonders for your knees/legs take it easy at first,a crank driven bike with low gears will most likely pull you up most hills max power lowest gears you will be suprised.not that I know about hills living in the Netherlands. If money is not a problem...
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    Winter Gloves

    i got a pair of these and use them on and off the bike Sealskinz Ultra Grip Waterproof Gloves and one of these also on and off the bike Sealskinz Waterproof Beanie Hat and a pair of these..Sealskinz Extra Cold Weather Waterproof Cycle Gloves now i just need to find a way to keep my toes warm.
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    E-Bikes, the cost case

    You never have to ¨justify¨ the purchase of a bike E or otherwise.
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    E-Bikes, the cost case

    working knees and legs again priceless. bike cost 4000euro -10kg = 400euro a kg priceless. In ten months of actuall riding 4776km going to work monday in mist and having the sun burn of the mist and suddenly its 20c and autum in all its glory can not put a price on it. some people know the...
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    Come on men and women test yourselves !!!

    Lifes too short to stuff a mushroom. superwomen I believe.
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    Panasonic drive sprocket

    Just had a new chain and casset they also replaced the drive sprocket 4500 km in 9 months the chain was well worn and very noisy,I lubed the chain when it was only half clean it took 4-5 times of cleaning the chain to realise OH! thats what a clean chain looks like,keep your chain,casset,chain...
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    Some right chancers on ebay!

    If you ever watch American Pickers on TV they go orgasmic over stuff like this ,one mans junk and all that It may even be cheap at that price.
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    Running costs

    My No1 reason for getting an E-bike was exercise, a 40km round trip on an high speed bike has saved my knees and got me mobile again also has got me lifting light weights and stretching every day....and you cant put a price on your health and wellbeing, The downside is the cost of the bike...
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    £2500 to spend - what would you choose?

    Had fun going to work on Thursday reached 47.4kph I was slipstreaming a invalid car! they are only supposed to go 45kph.
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    Did I just dream I saw this price tag...?

    It has a spare 18ah battery and some upgrades the battery will set me back 8-900 euro alone.
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    Do you regularly wear a cycle helmet?

    The manager of S****horp fc[there is a 4 letter word in there somewhere] had a fall on his bike went over the bars it seems head shoulder back injury´s first one in years cause of prang a ...Squirrel.no helmet.
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    Do you regularly wear a cycle helmet?

    http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/sep/05/s****horpe-leagueonefootball
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    What e-bike for the Highlands?

    Thats what all those 27 gears are for, getting you up hills he may have to put some miles in the legs first though. weght of the bikes are a problem I have not seen many[any] under 23kg. may be you can hire a bike for a weekend he may be pleasantly suprised but for sure he needs to try before...
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    Do you regularly wear a cycle helmet?

    modern generation well I am 61,come and ride around Amsterdam with the scooters, I always wear my helmet at night but I go fast I hit 45kph last night along some deserted bike lanes to the north of Amsterdam. you silly old fools.