Recent content by neptune

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    The new best headlight

    I found that a simple way to prevent handlebar mounted lights moving around is to fit them UNDER the bar rather than on top of it.
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    NOBODY WANTS MY MONEY

    Many thanks for the replies and suggestions. "Low step" is a relative term with no clear definition. My wife van only comfortably lift her leg about 12 inches for mounting and dismounting. She cannot be the only one, and I am amazed that nothing seems to be available. I can see me building one...
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    NOBODY WANTS MY MONEY

    Thanks for that. Unfortunately, it does not seem to be available outside the USA.
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    NOBODY WANTS MY MONEY

    http://www.bikes2udirect.com/B3887.html Here is the said bike
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    NOBODY WANTS MY MONEY

    My wife has a health problem.She wants to get back into doing a bit of local unpowered biking, but on conventional bikes, she has difficulty getting on and off a bike. What she needs is a low step bicycle, where the step through height is 12 inches or less. Most bikes are far too high. Our...
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    Mopeds with large wheels.

    Well, I finally ended up buying a 2002 model Honda CG 125.It qas the first electric start version, but they retained the kick start. I paid over the odds for it, considering it had been neglected. I have enjoyed working on it. Work includes, new rear tyre, rebuilding a duff starter motor...
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    Bl00dy Bugs!

    We had a low tech answer to bugs back in the 1960s motorcycle days. We wore open face helmets an goggles. We wore a ladies headscarf folded into a triangle [one diagonal fold].This was worn covering the lower face. Choose one that is breathable, but keeps bugs out. It may look like you are out...
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    Parts Problem

    In the end . I bought a wheel on ebay For £30, which has a QD a hub, black spokes, and a rim similar to the original, but a different brand. I plan to rebuild the wheel using the original hub, and stainless steel spokes. A job for a wet day.What a rave to fix a small problem.
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    Leaving the EU

    I have arranged to donate my body to Science........ Fiction.
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    Parts Problem

    Tried searching for ACCEDO. These rims are still fitted to raleigh bicycles,but cannot find where to buy a new rim, or even a wheel.
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    Parts Problem

    Imagine if you bought a new car. After a few years you needed a new wheel/ You go to the dealers and try to order one, only to be told that you cannot buy one, and that you should look at aftermarket suppliers of parts, hoping they might have one that is near enough. That is the problem I have...
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    Mopeds with large wheels.

    I have a full motorcycle license. I meet the legal requirements for eyesight, even though five years ago I went blind in one eye. I have not ridden or driven since, as I lack confidence.I cycle every where. I figure I could manage a moped, as it it is not much faster than a bicycle.
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    Mopeds with large wheels.

    I liked the look of all of theses mopeds, especially the Fizzie. I was thinking however that there might be some more modern equivalents around. The advantage of that would be the availability of spares.
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    Mopeds with large wheels.

    For the last five years, a pedal cycle has been my sole form of transport. Lately, for longer journeys I am considering some form of powered transport.Range is an issue for me.An e bike with a 15 Ah battery would work most of the time. Speed is not important to me. Yesterday I was cycling at...
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    Thermal socks

    For those people who suffer cod feet due to poor circulation, I have found one brand that is at least twice as good as any other.They are not cheap. The name is Heatholders, well recommended.