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Went to get the weekly bread supply today, a 26 mile round trip. Temp was just above freezing at 1 degree. On the way out my hands were freezing but my feet were toasty warm. Picked up the bread, went for a double espresso and then set off on the return. This time my hands were toasty warm...

We don't seem to have an events section that is up to date. The only events I can find listed are for 2011. Perhaps I'm looking in the wrong place? It would help me plan my little treats instead of reading about what I missed :rolleyes:

Thought this looked interesting in the ETA newsletter Cardboard cycle helmets for cardboard bicycles | ETA Trust I wonder what the cost will be?

I have an Oxygen Emate City which is 4 months old and done 600miles with no problems. However today after doing 18 miles the power suddenly cut out........completely dead! No lights on the battery at all. I changed the fuses but there was no difference, still dead. When I put the battery on...

How about this for the camping fraternity. A tent that tows behind a bicycle | ETA Good advertising for Wisper although I wouldn't like to tow that caravan, especially with a crosswind! As for the two wheels a side on the tent trailer, it must make turning a tricky manoeuvre? Think...

My Claud Butler Glide 1 has developed an annoying slow speed wobble. So far I have done 1100 miles on it and it is only in the last month or so that this wobble has started. When I set off from home there is a slight downhill slope and I just freewheel gathering speed and that is when it is most...

Nobody seems to have their bikes have they stopped making them? Tried to ring their head office but just an answer phone.:confused:

Thinking about getting a second bike so that my wife and I can cycle around together but we would also like to get another dog as our border terrier died last year. Our worry is how we marry the two interests together? We would go for a border terrier again and I just wondered if anybody had...

Link to the latest idea in cycle helmets and flame throwers ! Latest cycle helmet is a load of. Interestingly at the end it opens up the debate about whether helmets are doing the job they were intended for.

Saturday and Monday are the days I have to get the village papers, a round trip of 11.2 miles. On Saturday the temp was -5 but no snow and yesterday it was 0 but with 4ins of snow. The road, however, had been gritted/salted and was fairly clear but on arriving back home the bike was filthy and I...

For those who suffer with cold hands look at this! barbra.ca ...........oops photo didn't come out, but if you go to the website all will be revealed !

Why is it, that in this country, the step through style is generally seen as a lasses bike and the crossbar a lads bike, whereas this way of thinking doesn't seem to apply with our friends in the rest of Europe. I would have thought that with modern materials the difference in strength would...

A couple of months ago I took my bike back to the dealers where I bought it to have a problem with battery power indicator not working and asked them to fix a clicking in the crank. They changed the LED indicator and tightened up the bottom crank and all was well. However the clicking has...

Copied this from the ETA newsletter and shows how obsessed people can become of one particular aspect and lose the bigger picture. It also highlights how the weights quoted by manufactureres have to be taken as very approximate and not the absolute truth. "Cyclists who buy lightweight...

Electric bikes have been around for a few years now and I wondered what the relative merits were of the different types of motors with regard to longevity and maintenance (I see Scottyf has just posted something on this issue). The impression I get is that hub motors are more reliable than...

Why bother with an electric bike when you can get a trailer to push your existing bike along for £450? Could they be of use for load carrying on your existing electric bike? Does the concept have any mileage? This was taken from the ETA newsletter. An electric trailer to push your bicycle...

Lithium Manganese polymer battery If the temperature is forecast to drop to say -4 is it best to bring the battery into the house to charge, where hopefully the temp will be a little warmer, rather than in the garage? Also when charged to leave it in the warmer environment until next used...

The following article is from the ETA newsletter and thought it may be of interest. 'Wireless charging for electric cars and bicycles Mayor Boris Johnson has often referred to his hopes of London becoming the ‘electric car capital of Europe’ and now plans are underway for a network of...

On my Cluad Butler glide 1 on reaching 15mph the motor cuts out as you would expect. If you carry on pedalling but the speed drops below 15mph the motor doesn't automatically cut until you momentarily stop pedalling. I can't say as I mind this system as it makes me continue pedalling without...

Continuing in my search for knowledge after my previous post 'Talk Torque', I would now like to explore the relationship between volts, amps and power. I have a 24v 10ah battery with a 250w hub motor. If I had, say, a 36v 14ah battery with a 250w motor would that effect the amount of energy I...