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Plenty of Lycra on sale too! For some reason, an image of Kieth Richard's testicles after a long soak in the bath enters my mind:- nasty. https://www.aldi.co.uk/en/specialbuys/sunday-4th-may/

This is a bit of a long shot: Does anyone have or does anyone know of a working Panasonic crank drive motor (2008 or newer 26 or 36 volt) that is for sale? I need one for my Kalkhoff Pro Connect. They are occasionally available new on eBay and from Germany, but the cost exceeds the value of...

1) The bike will be six years old in June 2) The battery is the original 24 Volt 10 Ah Panasonic 3) The bike has done 17146 miles 4) I have been using a DC-DC converter to power LED front and rear lights for the past 18 months 5) The bike is only used on the lowest power setting all the time I...

This follows on from El Campiero's Bosch battery find and Hugh's post in the same thread regarding Panasonic batteries. I thought that splitting off a Panasonic thread might be appropriate, especially as this battery was used on earlier machines which could now be 5 - 6 years old and the owners...

These seem to be available for around £100 (ASDA, Tesco, Argos) locked to Vodafone. I bought one recently to run mapping software, and fitness Apps Strava, Runkeeper and Memory Map. I unlocked it from Vodafone for £1.99 and I must say it's an excellent gadget for the price. Nice big high res...

Has anyone seen any Bulgarians or Romanians yet? I've just read in the Daily Wail that they are set to invade in the morning, arriving by bus and aeroplane. Apparently, the first wave will arrive by plane, parachuting in and securing the benefits offices, and then the second wave will arrive by...

I was looking for some small cable ties and found these. £0.67 delivered for 100 doesn't seem a bad price. I find them useful for tidying up lighting and speedo wires on the bike.

With the on-set of the annual inflation busting round of energy price hikes, it has reminded me how difficult it is to make a price comparison between the various energy suppliers. I don't know if I trust the comparison sites because if I enter my annual consumption for gas and electricity, I...

Does anyone have experience of using VPNs? I want to be able to access iPlayer and other UK TV streaming services whilst abroad. Any recommendations / experiences or tips would be most welcome. I anticipate that I will be accessing it via a broadband WiFi connection. Something that allows an...

I am wanting a set of tyres for road use with a mountain bike. The bike currently has Schwalbe Rapid Rob MTB tyres fitted, size 29x2.25, which will be great for off road use, but I will want to use the bike on roads for longish periods as well. I have Schwalbe Big Apples in mind for road use...

Are cycle schemes such as Cycle to Work, Cycle Scheme etc worth getting involved in these days? I used Cycle Scheme to buy a bike a bike 5 years ago and it saved me a worthwhile sum. These days, I understand that the tax rules have been, "clarified" with the net result that these schemes don't...

I've decided to throw a bit of money at my ageing Pro Connect. Not too much mind, because I am a skinflint. I would like to upgrade the front brake to a hydraulic disk brake. At the moment, the bike is equipped with a cable V brake. I'm assuming that this upgrade will necessitate the...

Fortunately, I just caught a thread entitled The Kudos Ambassador Scheme this morning before it fell victim to the censors. For those that didn't get the chance to read the thread in its entirety, the salient point is that a person posting under the name of Whoare was making disparaging...

I have just noticed 6 Kalkhoff Agattu HSs for sale on EBay for £1500 each. They seem a good spec, Impulse motor, 15 Ah battery, Alfine 8 Speed, Magura HS11 brakes and of course the Kalkhoff build quality. It looks like 50 Cycles are the seller. Kalkhoff Agattu

Does anyone know if UKIP's views are incompatible with forum membership? Thought I better check.

Is anyone watching Stephen Fry and his gadgets on Channel 4? He's just tested something called a Tw@t's Bike, or was it a Yike, I can't remember. Anyway, why would someone go to the trouble of creating such a heap of $hit? It's just a stupid and ........stupid and stupid and stupid as well. The...

Unless my computer is playing up, a thread concerning forum member (20ston) who purchased a Haibike from Justebikes has been removed. Looking at my post history, it appears that all of the contributions that I made to that thread have also disappeared. Is it my computer, or has the thread...

Do you regularly wear a cycle helmet?

Please vote Yes or No to the question: Should it be compulsory to wear a cycle helmet?

Bike: Kalkhoff Pro Connect 2008 Model, Panasonic motor and Shimano 8 Speed Alfine hub gear, 11000 miles. A couple of months ago, whilst cycling up hill or putting increased pressure on the pedals, they would slip momentarily and this would be accompanied by a metallic crunching sound. Having...