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    Puffin Bikes

    wasn't a lot of the merchandise for the olympics made elsewhere by NONE british companies. KEEP WISPER BRITISH :D
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    Brad hits the deck

    probably the opposite 30mph to 0mph in 1 second. :eek:
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    Brad hits the deck

    i nearly said in the other thread yesterday re cycle network that its probably safer here than london due to less traffic i am glad i didn't now :rolleyes:
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    Brad hits the deck

    i will be the producer and cameraman, we just need a rider or 2 now :D
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    Brad hits the deck

    "British Cycling is calling on the government to put cycling at the heart of transport policy to ensure that cycle safety is built into the design of all new roads, junctions and transport projects, rather than being an afterthought." High profile accidents will help convince the government...
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    Will e-bikes ever enjoy mainstream popularity in the UK?

    maybe we should use the american way and get a gun............... I know what you're thinking. "Did he fire six shots or only five?" Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement I kind of lost track myself. But being as this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, and...
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    Brad hits the deck

    Bradley Wiggins has been knocked off his bike and suffered broken ribs .If this doesn't show there is a need for safe cycle routes in the north then nothing will. Its not a great advert for others to get on their bike.
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    Will e-bikes ever enjoy mainstream popularity in the UK?

    Actually there is one section near me where there is a cycle path that goes under the motorway and avoids two busy roundabouts where there is exit and entry to the motorway,but after that you are back on dual carriageway either side . Mind you three miles in the other direction and i am heading...
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    Will e-bikes ever enjoy mainstream popularity in the UK?

    In that case my apologies ,there is no excuse ! Up here cycle lanes are seperated from mainstream traffic by white lines and painted cycles.....you wouldn't believe how safe they are and how much protection that paint offers you.
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    Will e-bikes ever enjoy mainstream popularity in the UK?

    A couple of hundred metres of nice and safe cycle path don't constitute a safe cycle network. Its no use having a little bit of network when the rest of your journey is 5-10 miles mixed up with the rest of the traffic. Its a start.....but they have to interconnect or there would be no...
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    OK, here goes.

    did you pay that guy to do the flip ? ;)
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    Come for a ride.............

    just to upset more people....it should be banned whilst driving,if you haven't got proper control with a mobile phone then you certainly haven't with a burning log stuck out of you mouth or between your fingers........on my opinion :D
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    They got their money's worth

    They could have done worse, they could have had Steve Kean for 18 months. Then they would be sat in the championship..............
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    Bleedin' GMT!

    100 minutes per hour....but only at lunch times :D
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    Woosh Santana.. A rose or a thorn?

    Looks good for the money,yes its a suzuki competing against mercedes, is the mercedes any better and reliable ? not according to the jds power survey and thats what says it all.
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    Which replacement Kalkhoff Battery?

    You will definitly get more then 40 miles. My bike is an Agattu S (see sprocket change etc). I have recently covered almost 37 miles on a hilly route with gradients between 15-20% useing lowest to highest power. This included 2579 ft of climbing. samlesbury-chaigley-sawley-langho-mellor by...
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    Professional ebike consultancy charges

    pretty obvious john,at those prices he is a VET ! :D
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    Net twin suspension alternative to Haibke

    Its the Audi for me,wife will be upset that i changed my mind from an A1 to the ebike...but what the hell !
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    Bike rides

    My rides are road only going 30-50 mile round trips from blackburn, sometimes to blackpool,lancaster and around the ribble valley/trough of bowland near clitheroe. A lap of pendle hill is a nice 37 miles with 3300 ft of climbing and 25% gradiants. What did we do before electric bikes ? What a...
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    how much longer tyre life ?

    ok,will get one asap,thanks for the advice