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    Retro e-bikes

    I wouldn't hope too much, one of the pics shows another brands box and then they unbox from a brown box. BUT they all come with brooks seats AND are made in italy... :confused:
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    Talk about a crazy world...

    Yeah, next they will have some crazy metal bird with metal wings that can zoom a few hundered people across the sky between the 2 places in about 30min :cool:
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    Overshoes.

    I tend to just buy stuff from chain reaction, wiggle, decathalon and planet x bikes, not a fan of overshoes but you might find something you like.
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    Do You Wear Full Face Helmet?

    Most bicycle helmets are only tested for a 12mph impact on the crown of the head. While this might be enough if you come off and go over the handlebars and then land crown first it won't be anything if you have a car hook you from the side as helmets just aren't tested or designed for that...
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    Hydraulic disc brakes

    This might help so you know what you are dealing with, it's a routine thing to bleed them now and then, that softer feel on a regular cable brake would be a few turns of the barrel adjuster. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsqlEYJeLQU I personally avoid them as I find them much harder to...
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    Claud Butler With eZee Conversion Stolen

    Similar happened with me, I had my bike stolen about 10 years ago and put effort into finding it, long story short the guy was a career bike thief and so a dozen or so bikes got recovered. Also considering even a cheap D lock will need a grinder or a decent amount of time with a hacksaw, it's...
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    kudos tornado or kudos cobra (or sirocco cd?)

    I cycle in london and would say a kudos based on that it has disc brakes front and back and you will spend much more time stopping than going.
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    centre stand

    Local halfords, they might fit it for you too. Halfords | Halfords Centre Bike Stand
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    Bike maintainance stand

    Like a bike shop style one. Riva Sport Folding Bicycle Repair Stand / Rotating Clamp If you just want to wall mount and/or have a spare wall. BiciSupport Wall/Ceiling Hanger Can't get chainreactioncycles site to load but they also sell some awesome stuff. Both use collect+ returns so very...
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    Is it a bicycle or a motorbike?

    I'm still waiting for undertaking at 25-30mph to become illegal on a regular bike.
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    To flash or not flash?

    I usually use my LED lights only and put them on blinking mode. I also was considering upgrading my lights to be much brighter until a couple of weeks ago when another cyclist on the other side of a dual carriageway blinded me with a helmet mounted sun and it made me think that too much light...
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    Coin Batterys?

    Looks like they will be the first one the to try list. I'm shoving them in small led bike lights that claim to get 75hrs on each battery.
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    Is this your bike?

    I think any bike shop worth anything would have someone spend 30min or so to true the wheel...
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    Coin Batterys?

    I know some here know huge amounts about batterys so I just figured it was a good place to ask about some for my new lights, apparently I'm good for 75hrs on the ones with it but I susupect thats total rubbish and they will die asap lol So any advice when buying cr2032 coin batterys? I was...
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    Terrifying near miss at level crossing

    Or just a traffic light and a small sign that says look both ways, I can't think of the other level crossing like this near me but is one that is similar and a turn off from a roundabout for a train line instead of tram, both are large railed things that will be doing 50mph+ across the crossing...
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    Royal Mail - good buy?

    I think under EU competition laws royal mail will be the biggest lead balloon ever. The point that they deliver to every address is about the only thing going for them and I think after the others(dhl, fedex, ect) all take the nice juicy high profit bits then a few years down the line after the...
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    Terrifying near miss at level crossing

    She seems to be riding with a bag on/in her left hand so maybe "slammed on the brakes" is newspaper slang for "pulled one badly maintained hardly working brake". I dunno the area but I'm going to take a guess that she lives less than a mile away and decided to turn back and walk it instead. Lots...
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    New Tesco folders

    The spiderman one looks awesome.
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    really handy maps for anyone in london and awesome cycle path found

    I found this amazing cycle path a few days ago, it goes around the big horrible elephant and castle mess and really is one of the best cycle paths I have noticed. Also each of the roads going across it has a cycle route going to/from a different part of the city. Found more by chance than...
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    How's about this, then - For sale on ebay...

    Looks like a bad copy of one of these. Bad as it looks cobbled together out of old bike parts in all different colours. Stealth Electric Bikes UK - Electric Bike | Electric Dirt Bike | Electric Motorbike