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  1. J

    Volt metro LCD Stolen!!! Please suggest an alternative?

    I’d keep my eyes open for another Volt around W1 which might well have your LCD on it.
  2. J

    Make me an offer for my Kalkhoff

    They will honour the warranty as long as you can include the original invoice preferably, or at least the invoice number.
  3. J

    Yet another London female cyclist dies

    There are technical fixes for all those things if the will is there to do it, and if governments are prepared to force changes in design on wagons which operate in cities. I had a Citroen over forty years ago which had adjustable ride height, and at maximum it looked like it was on stilts. So...
  4. J

    E bike upgrade from Kalkhoff Agattu

    You really should ride the Bosch and maybe the Yamaha too. It doesn’t have that little front sprocket, and can take a double chainset. Everyone has opinions just as they have arseholes, and there is no substitute for finding out for yourself. For what it’s worth many people are of the opinion...
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    Yet another London female cyclist dies

    My view has always been that cabs should have better visibility and you have argued against that in the past. In effect saying that things are as they are and nothing can be done about it. But given the obvious blind spots, for the driver to turn in like that and swing over to the wrong side of...
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    Yet another London female cyclist dies

    I like the way the truck driver went over to the bike when he backed away and tried to get it upright, as if the rider was just going to get on it and ride it away. That was criminally stupid driving. It could have beed a child crossing the road and he wouldn’t have seen it.
  7. J

    It has to be fast!

    I would do some searching here. All this has been covered many times. You don’t need a massive motor to go faster than is legal and 250w motors will go much faster than the legal 25kph cut off with changes to the settings and will carry a lot of weight uphill. Modern motors put out much more...
  8. J

    Buying a ebike part 2

    The prices I saw on their site are what I posted after converting to sterling. A saving of just over a hundred or so quid for the Kalkhoffs after shipping . Maybe the Haibike price was better, but that is probably because their dealers here aren’t discounting after the exchange rate changes...
  9. J

    Buying a ebike part 2

    Not saying anything about were you bought it, or any interest either. I looked at the site and the prices I saw were nothing special compared to the prices you get here with the current exchange rate. If you’re happy with the deal then good for you. Personally I wouldn’t bother for the saving...
  10. J

    Buying a ebike part 2

    Must have got a good discount because the prices I saw on the site which were shown as discounted were very similar to UK prices. A Kalkhoff Pro Connect 10 was £1958 plus shipping as against £2195 with free shipping from the dealer here. That includes two year transferable warranty too. The...
  11. J

    Question re what conversion kit will allow slow-pedalling/give knees a rest

    Don’t worry about it Jonathan. By next week this thread will have disappeared into the black hole that awaits all ephemera. It won’t matter then if you had confessed to a sexual predilection for sheep.
  12. J

    Which Kudos?

    Torque sensors get you fit because you can’t just turn the pedals and go uphill fast. They are like an unpowered bike with bionic legs. Your effort is multiplied by up to three times the amount you put in. You can turn the power down with speed sensors and pedal hard but the temptation is not...
  13. J

    Rip off death trap?

    I like the usual weasel words about off road use only. It’s things like this which are going to get EAPCs a bad name.
  14. J

    Chris Evans & Top Gear

    No flies on you then.
  15. J

    Model of bike?

    Sorry to be a downer but if it hasn’t been used for even six months without being charged, let alone a few years the battery is very likely a goner. So a new battery and charger are probably needed,
  16. J

    Chris Evans & Top Gear

    My eyes and ears of course. It panders to the worse in its viewers. The Great Penis Extension spouts his bile, and his monkey like mini me sidekick, and the stupid looking one, egg him on like schoolboys keeping on the side of the bully in case he turns on them. Meanwhile the sad grinning twats...
  17. J

    London cyclist with a 12 mile commute

    You want something robust, with good waterproofing and reliable components. Something comfortable to ride with good brakes and solidly built. Like a Kalkhoff or other similar German bike. Its Impulse 11 motor is one of the most powerful as well. Looks are subjective but IMO far less important...
  18. J

    Chris Evans & Top Gear

    That show has probably done more than any other to sow seeds of hatred between different road users. Then after the bile they just say: “But it’s all a bit of fun init?”
  19. J

    Bosch range indication

    I always think those things are a waste of time and definitely not to be relied on.
  20. J

    Question re what conversion kit will allow slow-pedalling/give knees a rest

    Didn’t you post about some changes to the regs starting next year which will allow much higher powered bikes with throttles, but still limited to 25kph? Perfect for the less able I would have thought.