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    Meet my Woosh Big Bear Cargo Bike & how i fitted WingLights to Dutch handlebars

    Depending on what tyre you are using it might not work it will only seal up to a 3mm puncture I'm using a marathon plus tyre with a 5mm Kevlar which would cut down the punctures a lot so only thing that is going through to my tube would be a pin prick of puncture I have taken the tube off in...
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    Meet my Woosh Big Bear Cargo Bike & how i fitted WingLights to Dutch handlebars

    One thing i would suggest doing to make your life more easier if were towing some where and you get flat with a full load on i should of thought it would be a struggle to sort out a puncture i would strongly suggest you getting some joes no flats to stop you getting the punctures and all you...
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    Meet my Woosh Big Bear Cargo Bike & how i fitted WingLights to Dutch handlebars

    Great picture Keep up the good work with using a trailer nice to see you are using it for a lot of things and getting your money worth out of the trailer there is endless thing you can do with a trailer i can always find a use for a trailer no matter what i am doing Sent from my iPad using...
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    Meet my Woosh Big Bear Cargo Bike & how i fitted WingLights to Dutch handlebars

    Great photo of what you have been towing around on your journey Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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    Meet my Woosh Big Bear Cargo Bike & how i fitted WingLights to Dutch handlebars

    Where i live there is a local Tesco store not a big store but big enough to do your shopping for the week i would say many of times i have seen my neighbours around where i live drive to Tesco and pick up the shopping and come back home again It would be a lot more cheaper to just get a...
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    Meet my Woosh Big Bear Cargo Bike & how i fitted WingLights to Dutch handlebars

    Always nice to see people using trailers on e-bikes to carry cargo around no need for a car really it is workable I have no intention to learning to drive any time soon and the price for insurance and running cost is very expensive compared to a e-bike which is nothing One of my friends has...
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    Chain Noise Grrrrr

    When i using other lubes my drivetrain was louder since using finishing line wet lube it has been running smooth i would suggest getting a paint brush and cd marker mark where you start and lube every link and jockey wheels and see how you get on i am sure it would be better for you it was for...
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    Padlocks? New ebike owner

    If you want to make sure your investment has the lowest risk of been stolen from you the best thing to do is have two locks. i would advise to have two D Locks one around the front wheel and around the back wheel this is great for attacks from bolt croppers it would more then likely bend the...
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    Looking after battery

    Bosch batteries don't like to go down to about one mile so i have been told by a couple of dealers they say to keep them topped up all the time doesn't matter if it only like 5 miles top it back up. But be careful in the colder months if you leave a battery for over a week the battery can do...
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    decent puncture resistant tyre or slim wrong section cant delete

    i would get a litre bottle and if you have couple of bikes or a few all of them i would say you could do 6 bikes out of a litre bottle depending of the wheel size Depending on the wheel size you can get Joe no flats tubes ready done for you to save you mess with putting the sealant another...
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    decent puncture resistant tyre or slim wrong section cant delete

    Depending on the tyre size it should be about half a bottle every tyre is different i have a 700c wheel so half a bottle is perfect for my needs just thought i would let you know every say 4 years you do need to throw the tube away because i have been told it does go off and you will have to...
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    decent puncture resistant tyre or slim wrong section cant delete

    Marathon plus tyres & Joe no flats if you get a flat just pump back up and sealed save the messing around on the road or the trail more time riding and less time fixing punctures Joe no flats will seal up to 500 punctures at 3mm a lot cheaper then replacing tubes and patches 48 patches on...
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    Winter Ride

    i would buy a spare pair of winter wheels and just use winter tyres on them ones and have a summer set and of course there is no point ruining a good set of wheels during the winter months when they could be even salt on the road in places. When the winter comes all you have to drop the wheels...
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    Winter Ride

    There is two types of marathon types you can get normal marathon tyres and you can marathon winter tyres with studs in the tyre to cope with ice when riding in the winter type this is strongly advised because of the ice around because you cannot see black ice and before you blink your eyes your...
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    Winter Ride

    i cycle all year round with no problems if you are going to cycle through the winter months then i would strongly advise buying a set of winter marathon plus tyres to help you in icy conditions In the past coming off on black is no fun and the marathon winter do keep you up right on the ice...
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    Rear wheel cracked, advice on a stronger wheel please

    i will only ride on Chris Kings now i am converted and won't ride on nothing else "Chris King The Bentley of hubs"
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    Best 26" rim for e-bike / spoke problem

    DT Swiss is actually made by giant they share the same factory half it they do bikes and the other half is dt swiss rims and hubs
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    Best 26" rim for e-bike / spoke problem

    i have a set of DT Swiss rims and they have served me well and i have done about 3000 miles on them now and never had a problem
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    Cleaning and detailing

    My advice would be if you are using Fenwick Chain foam cleaner "best product on the market by far no solvents either" Fs1 concentrated cleaner "Bike washing 1litere will make 11 spray bottles Fenwicks disk brake cleaner "Great for cleaning the pads" Fenwicks shield to keep the dirt off your...
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    A trekking mtb. Do they exist?

    Flec i really like your trailer did you build it yourself it looks really good i would love to have one of them to carry things around