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    How Do You Track Your Rides Without an App?

    If you want to stay offline but have some stats for your own consumption, then an old school cycle computer like a Mity Cateye will give you speed, distance, etc. > I’m also curious—do you think tools like these add to the cycling experience, or do they sometimes take away from the simplicity...
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    New to all this! About to get an e-bike and insurance

    If you have home insurance then you may already have cover, or you may be able to add it relatively cheaply. Here's what mine says (Halifax): Loss of or damage, including accidental damage, to pedal cycles (including electrically assisted pedal cycles that cannot be solely propelled by the...
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    Puncture repair

    Just to note: you don't need to wait for the patch to dry, but you do need to wait for the glue to get tacky before applying the patch. A thin layer of glue takes 2-3 mins tops to dry, and if it doesn't look quite evenly spread (quite likely, I find) then add another thin layer, and another 2-3...
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    Prices of the electricity we use to charge

    Exploded - I see what you did there. :p However, those figures are percentages, not absolute figures, so they're still valid. And it was the hybrid figures I was pointing out, not pure electric.
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    Prices of the electricity we use to charge

    Some real world observations here: you would notice 1 in 100 cars burning at some point in your travels. From thinking back over say 10 years, I've probably seen one or two tops. I am pretty sure this figure is incorrect. [EDIT: > The number of cars likely to catch fire per 100,000 sales by...
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    Prices of the electricity we use to charge

    Yup, living proof, Lenny. Thanks for confirming.
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    Cycling. Health. Covid. Diet.

    Seriously? Nothing even remotely to do with 'Cycling. Health. Covid. Diet.' The same goes for the 'Bananas Don’t Taste Like They Used To'. Rather than post inane links with no added value, try commenting on why they're of interest to Pedelecs. That might cause you to think about your posts.
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    Prices of the electricity we use to charge

    Is this just a dummy thread to try and capture all the crap that would otherwise pollute the rest of the forum? Asking for a friend. [Who thinks it's a wonderful idea.]
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    "Male Cyclists Should Stand on the Pedals Every 10 Minutes to Avoid Erectile Dysfunction"

    The title is the catchy conclusion (as evidenced by the Mail, Record and Men's Health being quoted as opposed to the actual paper). The paper only says it 'might' help. The stronger conclusion is a no-nose saddle is better than standing every 10 minutes. And 10 minutes wasn't scienticifally...
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    Nasty pothole

    Re: the Russell Brand video: contrary to popular opinion, the UK government has always reported on COVID adverse reaction rates from very early on, i.e. Dec 2020 when the vaccine was first used. It's just that the average person wouldn't know where to look for it, but everyone can find Russell...
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    E-Bikes: The phenomenon, The Problem.

    After 11 pages of comments it's descended into a fight over sticky tape. :rolleyes: Welcome to the internet.
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    Camping Chair

    It's a well-known problem in the motorcycle world. Here's the solution * 4: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/314722055023
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    Camping Chair

    Oxford Products are usually very good quality, but I can't personally vouch for this specific item: https://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/motorcycle_parts/content_prod/710816
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    Teen on e-bike dies after colliding with ambulance

    Be careful not to generalise too much (BSB British Junior Supersport class):
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    New ebike with ABS

    Skimming the YouTube vid, it took until about 6m 30s before it was ridden. For about 15 seconds. Very slowly - a bit like an unpowered bike. I didn't listen tbh. 'Software-defined biking' means we have the freedom to re-use a software term here - eBike vapourware.
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    Comment on another sad e-scooter death

    Because the market supports that price. And that's great - early adopters take a hit to have the latest and greatest, which means in 5 years time I may be able to afford (a secondhand) one. I'm just gobsmacked that the price of an average car is not far off the average annual wage. [I'll just...
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    Winter Tyres

    https://keisapparel.com/
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    Cyclist Cop Dies

    'it was "asking a lot" for drivers to realise there was a "bike on a trunk road at night". ' If the cyclist didn't have a rear light, then agreed - otherwise absolutely not. That detail is missing as far as I can tell, but I'd hazard a guess that a policeman would have their lights on at night...
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    Ebikemotion 35+ LCD display on Orbea Vibe

    This bit of kit suggests you can have both the iWoc and the Ant running: https://wilier.com/en/int/eshop/equipment/ant-conversion-kit-mahle-x35-ebikemotion-system Yours is a more recent bike with both iWoc and the Ant in-built, so this dongle isn't needed of course, but I suggest asking...
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    Vintage Italian ebike

    These are trailing bottom link forks, I think. In general they're not in favour since they're heavier than telescopic forks and the damping mechanism was inferior (back in the day, it was mechanical damping - not fluid), which is why they disappeared from motorbikes. There are modern equivalents...