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    Tools on this forum!!

    There is definitely something wrong with this guy. The way he posts gratuitous insults for no reason is most peculiar. I don't like him at all.
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    Quick fit chain links

    Fordulike, Thanks for that, it opened a can of worms. For ordinary bikes there are only two chain sizes, 1/8 or 3/32. BUT The external width of the chains varies quite a lot. Wiki has a very good entry explaining it.
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    Quick fit chain links

    Thanks, Just measured, they are the same size
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    Quick fit chain links

    My 2 bikes have, 6 gears 8 gears I want to order some quick links but can only find 7,9 10 etc. Not 6 or 8 Are my chains suitable for a 7 size link?
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    Have I done the right thing? pimped my ride

    Victory V. That is priceless, sort of like Murphy and the bricks.
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    What advance in bicycle technology has impressed you the most?

    Experience has shown that 'in frame' batteries=built in rapid obsolescence
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    Sad News...80 year old pedelecer killed.

    http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/14036684.Cyclist_dies_after_being_hit_by_a_bus__police_confirm/ There are two photos here, notice that the Police closed the road ahead of the bus, seems likely a head on collision
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    Sad News...80 year old pedelecer killed.

    Could it have been that the bus was turning right into the junction, failed to spot the cyclist and there was a head on collision?
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    Night riding with no bike lights

    I cannot understand why the Police don't do something about this. It contributes to the general lawless view of bikes that motorists get and is no help to those who would like to see better cycling facilities. I notice that in Belgium, everyone uses lights.
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    Have I done the right thing? pimped my ride

    Just found out. This guy is probably a psychology post grad. and is testing us by being deliberately offensive. We are just a research project for his PhD
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    What lights do you use

    My thinking is that plenty of rear lighting is far more important as long as you have enough front lighting to see your way. I use the large standard light that came with the bike plus an extra flashing one on my Tonaro. I have one large rear light on the Woosh folder, but to date, I have never...
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    Replacement Smart eBike batteries by BionX,

    Stunning wife=Irish woman carrying shillelagh.
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    High speed accident on a Designer Mercedes Smart eBike

    Limited edition =we know that most sensible people won't want to buy one.
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    Have I done the right thing? pimped my ride

    Well, you sure shot yourself in the foot there.
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    Have I done the right thing? pimped my ride

    By the way, my Tonaro is also 'designer' Then I suppose everything has to be designed anyway, even CWAH's bikes.
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    Have I done the right thing? pimped my ride

    If it's women you are after, why not change your aftershave instead of your forks?
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    Need to find strong tube for my rack

    As a temporary test, try getting some wooden dowelling and forcing it inside the aluminium tubes.