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The greatest British sporting achievement ever? Tour de France 2012: Sir Chris Hoy hails Bradley Wiggins as the greatest | Mail Online :D In my case definitely dedicated to absent friends who gave so much for British cycling

You have obviously never seen inside my garage :cool:

My City Link depot is brilliant. I use them quite a lot. They ring me on my mobile to check if I am in and have arranged to meet me at work or even on a garage forecourt to deliver my packages. I nearly always have the same driver - name Sean - top bloke. :)

I prefer the brush motor. It is very reliable, simple to repair and climbs well. I have 3 of them :D

Hostes alienigeni me abduxerunt. Qui annus est? Oh and by the way have any of you Dylanologists spotted my signature (footer)

If you are riding an Ebike because you lost your license due to drinking and driving or you do not have a license how can it be revoked? The law is an ass. As an aside a friend of mine (back in the 1970s) was riding his bike home after playing cricket and partaking in a heavy drinking...

I know this is off topic but watching the TT races on ITV4 They featured the Electric Motorcycle time trials Electrifying stuff on the Isle of Man | Autocar Mugen Shinden | The God of Electricity - Motorcyclist magazine BBC Sport - Isle of Man TT: Electric bikes set 100mph test

Efficiency Measurements of Bicycle Transmissions - a neverending Story If you are really that bothered read this http://graham.hopto.org/bike/gear_efficiency_report.pdf

Simplex was a manufacturer I started out with Benelux could not afford Campagnola :(

Derailleur systems are the ones used by the top professional cycling teams. A good professional cyclist climbing an Alpine stage of the Tour de France will generate 400 to 500 watts. We very rarely see failure of derailleur gear systems on these stages. A good club racing cyclist will probably...

Flecc You are lucky to have those choices, many of us that live in rural areas the choices are car, walk or bike. The railway station is 2.5 miles away from the town, the buses run every 2 hours. The roads are congested and even gridlocked when the M6 has problems. Ebikes are gifts from the...

I thought for a moment that this thread was about zed cred Urban Dictionary: zed cred or about the mz factory in Zschopau which is a place I once rode to using zed cred Motorenwerke Zschopau Shame it's far too green - cos I love the smell of two stroke in the morning ;)

Back in the day when I was a newly qualified auto electrician and the first Lucas ac10 and ac11 alternators were been fitted, myself and a colleague had this same discussion. He had a Standard 10 with a triumph herald engine fitted. He decided to to turn down the pulley of his dynamo on a lathe...

Sealed lead acid batteries do not like been left for long periods without use or charge. This will lead to sulphation (link below) Sulfation and How to Prevent it - Battery University You will probably find that the voltage is very low and it will not be possible to carry out normal...

You were probably a lot younger and fitter then. I recently walked up to Stanage Edge, a place I did a lot of climbing in my teens, then it seemed a level walk to the rock face :) now it is quite steep :(

I also noticed I have become a member, made me very proud, although - - - What's in a name? that which we call a rose. By any other name would smell as sweet; Still this forum is a great place to spend 30 minutes before bedtime also great for technical information.

The use of throttle question is a difficult one for me I have a powabyke shopper, it does not go without use of the throttle. So I use it all the time but I am in the pedal assist mode. In the case of the older powabykes the question is a bit ambiguous. From the manual If you choose Pedal...

Because I am a life long cyclist. Most years I would cycle more than 10,000 miles. I love cycling. Then I became crippled by Rheumatoid arthritis. I was very depressed could no longer ride my bike. My father, also a lifelong cyclist, at 80 years of age decided to try an electric bike after bad...

Remember Neptune The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

Two places? 1 Threadfast Eng Ltd Fastener & Tool Distributors Congleton Chesire any fastenings you need this company is excellent I have used them for years and they have never failed to supply what I needed. Great for replacing with stainless. Mind you I only live a mile away from there...