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    Where Do You Live V2.0

    many thanks
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    Where Do You Live V2.0

    good idea, I'm hp5
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    Woosh CD Sport Disc Brakes

    yes, I'm getting mine Tuesday, but I tend to get overoptimistic, so let's wait and see..
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    Jeremy Clarkson :- hub or crank

    many thanks, - I had a look at the links and will see more, the only snag is that that looks like it requires fairly advanced electronic knowledge to fit..
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    Jeremy Clarkson :- hub or crank

    i find it feels more natural - on an impulse 2 kalkhof it makes for a natural - but very fast ride that feels bionic, on a TCM one feels as if one is on a tandem with someone who really isnt interested, at all, in whether one pedals or not. but we all have different ways of cycling. why would...
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    Jeremy Clarkson :- hub or crank

    i love crank drives, they make me feel bionic, or like I'm cycling on the moon - it's not exclusive to crank drives - i once tried a powerful Bionx in the states that offered something similar - but i like the fact that crank drives are geared - i know one can get two speed hub drives, but...
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    Jeremy Clarkson :- hub or crank

    TCM sport sounds good (except I wish they would make a torque sensor, surely it cant be that complex????) - where does one get one?
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    Woosh CD Sport Disc Brakes

    I haven't had it long enough for maintenance (about hundred miles plus) and the mounting bolt - judging by the skid mark - was pretty tight. the cable is definitely not broken. there's a few things that occurred to me - after 100 miles I've had to apply a lot of pressure to get the wheel to...
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    Woosh CD Sport Disc Brakes

    many thanks, that's reassuring
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    Woosh CD Sport Disc Brakes

    let this be a warning to anyone using a zoom disc brake - the cable housing popped out of the slot in the calliper as I braked hard - and didn't slot back in (I felt the brakes become much firmer momentarily) - then as I braked hard again the tension in the cable pulled the cable out of the...
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    Woosh CD Sport Disc Brakes

    Hi JohnF, Ive ordered shimano deore m615's (for no other reason than that chainreactioncycles do front handle calliper combos for £34 and the zoom completely failing at 30mph yesterday on a steep decent at 30mph giving me the first authentic near death experience in at least five years). How are...
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    Bike for long fastish commute

    ive got a hase tagun (20 recumbent) and found it cruises faster too (less wind resistance), but it doesn't feel as stable, the COG is somewhere between ones hips as opposed to shoulders and I end up feeling like a very short pendulum
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    Bike for long fastish commute

    Since you want to keep it legal, here's a hypothetical case, I - hypothetically - could do a hilly (one very steep followed by some moderately steep) mixed town/open road commute in Buckinghamshire of 11.5 miles - it takes 38 minutes without a sweat on a hot day (I'm 45, weigh 90kg's and am not...
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    Does size really matter?

    I wouldn't dream of breaking the law or invalidating my warranty,so I of course have not derestricted my new Santana,but if I had I would have said that a strong argument for ebikes is safety, spending 20 minutes at 20mph on a fast local road without hard shoulder is statistically a lot safer...