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    Urban Movers Uglider UM36X 'project'

    Urban Mover Torque sensor's do not like water. I nearly killed mine by washing the cranks see; http://www.pedelecs.co.uk/forum/electric-bicycles/13830-urban-mover-not-moving.html If your controller is OK you can connect a throttle. Urban Mover in Cheltenham can supply.
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    The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo

    Mongolians at the Edinburgh Tatoo? Jings, they'll let Glasgwegans in next.:o Then again, maybes not: Glaswegian chippy lover accuses Edinburgh chip shop of racism after being charged for tomato sauce - Daily Record
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    Puff Puff Puff

    For my 6oth birthday i bought myself a pedal only bike, more as a dare than for any serious purpose. I have surprised myself as to how far and how fast I can go, but hills are still problem. I try to drop gears early but end up in bottom and spinning madly not going anywhere, then stop before I...
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    Hurrah! Hurrah!

    Car, OK, TV - no problem. but newspapers NEVER. By that i mean my beloved Guardian. I've tried reading it on line but it's not the same. Newspapers are getting thinner, and often the most interest parts get omitted. If I want headlines there is TV and radio. If I want an ill-informed rant, there...
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    first electric bike

    Unfortunately, the OP doesn't say where he lives as someone here might know of a nearby reseller. I am a bit concerned about his idea of buying a cheaper bike then only using the electrical assistance on a few hills. Cheaper bikes tend to be heavy and difficult to pedal unaided. My very...
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    BBC News site gets it right for once. Shock! Horror!

    I am happy to pay VED /Road Tax or whatever on my bikes at the same rate as cars. As both bikes have Zero emissions the tax rate would be £0. In fact the rate for some 1.6L diesels is £0. What I would resent paying would be cost of thousands of civil servants/consultants/police etc required to...
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    Bike stand

    Thanks for bringing that site to my attention. A lot of site and shops don't seem to cater for utility riders. I have an upright Smarta electric and a Dawes Mohave hybrid non-electric which is being slowly transformed into an upright. Some interesting parts, including B&M mirrors, the only sort...
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    £94million!!

    Don't know what the fuss is over multi-tasking. Everyday I see people who can phone, drink coffee,text smoke, catch up with the paperwork and run red lights at the same time. Unfortunately, I'm not joking. Perhaps we could use the £94m to bribe them to take the bus.
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    Did you know Raleigh are offering £100 Discount off their Ebikes for August ?

    I think you might find that Atmosphere will legally have to honour the discount as the advert on their website contains no conditions or exclusions. It says, in effect, "bring in the voucher and you get the discount". No mention of mailshots or other qualifications. Who pays for the discount is...
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    Captions Please

    "A folding bike and a pair of plimsolls; let's see Hilary Mantel work them in to her next book!"
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    Captions Please

    "Off with its headset"
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    post waiting to be approved?

    "Just posted two and on a different third one when it said waiting to be approved sort of message? pourqoi???" Parce que!
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    Me allotment guv thank you sir yes sir

    Might be easier to steal a phone box:) If you try Hull I believe they are already painted white. Good luck with allotment.
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    Avoid the hazard of motorists with the Paravelo Bicycle.

    Hope it doesn't use the same batteries as Boeing, it'll not get as far as end of the runway/cyclepath.
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    Anybody Got A Longer One?

    Tried an Ansmann at Bristol. Very nice ride and well put together
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    Repairs to mail order bicycle

    "I myself have bought other expensive pieces of equipment like solar panels that have been lightly wrapped and would have been okay if the courier had been careful, but a lot of couriers are under considerable time pressures to get the job done quickly and keep their costs down, and so being...
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    Shouting swimming teachers

    Sunday morning 8 AM. No instructors, no kids, no swimming club officials (white trousers, clipboards, look that would stop a clock), no shouting! Just people swimming at whatever pace took their fancy. Excellent, but I'm not saying where as there'll be queues round the block.
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    Shouting swimming teachers

    Anybody have any idea why swimming teachers shout at their pupils? Most Fridays i go for a swim at our local pool. There are several swimming teachers operating, usually with one or two pupils each. They all shout at the top of their voices at their pupils who are maybe 1 or 2 metres away...
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    Boeing 787 battery failure

    Maybe`Emergency Locator Tranmitter' is this just corporate speak for `signal fire'. Perhaps, in the event of an emergency, or if they just forgot where they parked the plane, a small fire is started in the rear of the fuselage. In which case everything is working as planned.
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    Win a Raleigh Velo Trail electric bike ?

    Errrrr. the instructions for the competition state: "Just fill in the form below to win" I've filled in the form, so I win. When can I collect the bike?:o