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does anybody have any ideas for handle bar bags for KTM Bosch bikes with the HTM unit right in the middle of the bars on the stem... the HMI is quite wide, and Altura fittings etc dont seem wide enough on the bars to work.. any ideas folks, or just use wobbly velcro straps??

I know that there has been a lot threads buzzing around this topic, but with a forthcoming holiday to Spain via some rides in the Pyrenees, I would like to record a few movie clips with a Panasonic TZ7 a small light-ish digicam I have put a Minoura Space Bar on the bars to free up some...

Just come back from a few hours at Excel, and its more tiring than a country ride... Had the pleasure of meeting Dave on the Kudos stand, and a charming bloke he is. All of his new kit was there, and I had a few laps of the test track on his new centre drive Ibex. Very impressive bike, and...

New years day, and what a fab day after all the wet doom and gloom. An earlyish night left the other half and myself, up pretty early and able to take advantage of the wall to wall sun, so stuck my KTM Bosch battery and my wifes Juicy Bike conversion battery on charge, while I headed up the road...

an interesting piece from the Independant today The cycle path to happiness - Features - Health & Families - The Independent confirms what we already knew

Buying an expensive bike, sight unseen, from a dealer 1000+ miles away, is a slightly traumatic business, with a great deal of trust involved. But alls well that ends well, as somebody once wrote. It is very easy to get seduced by the offers on the German Ebay website, especially if there...

its amazing that something as simple as uploading some pics to show off a new bike should cause such anguish.....the files are too big, but re sizing them was real rocket science...(for me!) anyway, the bike arrived today after a 5 day wait, and is very exciting...unfortunately DHL bust the...

don't know whether anybody else subscribes to the CTC, but this month's mag, describes a C2C trip (Coasting Across England) taken on 2 hired Giant Twists, from a company called Saddle Skeddadle. They did the 140 miles in 3 days, but were constantly running out of battery power, until one bike...

Kurt Sorge turns in winning second run for Red Bull Rampage 2012 some may have already seen this, but it is pretty staggering.... it is either a short trip into the next life ( bypassing Zurich/Dignitas), or a feeling of invinciblity

I am wondering if any members have any knowledge of problems occurring with the Bosch drive....other than the myth of chewing its own sprockets and internal gearing that is I just have had a quote from Germany for a 2013 KTM machina, delivered to front door for the equivalent of £2k exactly...

maybe this could be an afternoons fun, for those with empty pockets and a dodgy battery Slowbiking cheers barrycoll

with Xmas rapidly approaching, according to the London Cycling Campaign, theft is on the increase... the police would like you to register at https://www.bikeregister.com/ which has 3 levels of theft deterrent, but an Abus D lock at £89 (!) might be the...

It was great fun being at Blenheim palace last Sunday for the Brompton World Championships.....pure madness, but fun.. my wife and I parked up about 10 miles away from Woodstock, and and she on her Tongxin Brompton and me on a leg powered 6 speed used NSN 51 to get us there, which was...

I dont know whether others have seen this link from CTC e-newsletter, but be prepared to put hands over eyes! whether front wheel, rear wheel or bottom bracket drive would lower the stress level, I leave it for others to judge World's most technical trail? » Bike Magic watch BEFORE...

a question for The Wise Ones 40% of a full battery charge is suggested as the possible level to leave a battery that wont be used for a few months... my wife is off to Oz for a time to see family, and her Nano Brompton 36v battery is showing 39.9 volts on the digital multi...

Before & After Photo’s « The Cyclist who FORMERLY Weighed 39 Stone (559 Pounds) is the link to the CTC's article on this amazing guy.... it looks like e-bikes may be a a very first step, to doing what this chap has done..........although maybe going 'cold turkey' straight to toe clips, and...

as an e-idiot when it comes to understanding the wonders of electricity, could some MSc or PhD out there explain why a 36v battery shows 40-41volts on the Multi tester after charging , and 39 volts after a 30 mile run....what would it show if it was really run down?? I have only ever charged...

My wife has been using a Electric Wheel Comp Nano Brompton for a year or so, and is very happy with the conversion, but now I am considering converting her Gary Fisher MTB using the ETC folk, but getting a reply from them seems impossible.... Does anybody know if they are still functioning...

Eureka! things have finally come to some fruition with the electricwheelcompany...my conversion kit for my wife's Brompton was ordered at the begining of July, and we finally went down to Marleborough to pick up the kit this week... the whole thing has been undermined by the lack of any...

hi folks.. another newbie, taking my first steps.... anybody have much experience with the nano conversion for bromptons...after the rave reviews in A2B I have taken the plunge and ordered a motor from the electricwheelcompany, but as well as the steep cost (£750), the whole outfit seems...