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    Agattu Impulse

    just remove the plates
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    Washing an E Bike?

    My flyer needs a regular wash in the winter as the chain gets filthy and starts to slip and jump,so it goes in the shower with car shampoo and degreaser got a selection of brushes but an old fashioned dustpan brush pretty much washes all the bike and dedicated brushes for the chain and crank so...
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    A question about prepared timber

    I recently got one of these rosewood sideboards not this one but exactly the same Fristho sideboard R Glatzel rosewood 1960 | Mass Modern Design Its gonna get a full blast of the sun during summer afternoons over about 50% of it, what will this do? do I need to draw my curtains cheers
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    Kalkhoff Agattu C8 Impulse - one for the hills!

    I had a walk in town today[ Purmerend ]saw my first Flyer outside a bakers and 20 meters down the road a new impulse8 the kalkhoff looked really cool.
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    Helmet mounted video camera

    this might change your mind a real boys toy. ION Air Pro POV camera: shoot on the piste, upload to the cloud, we go hands-on (video) -- Engadget
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    alcohol and electric bikes

    When I got hit by a scooter a few weeks ago the first thing the police asked for was my I.D its compulsory in the Netherlands, then he breathalysed me [I had not had a drink for a week].didnt seem to care how I was.
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    Bike Butterfly - Get noticed by pedestrians.

    what’s wrong with a taser or a cattle prod?
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    Why did you or why will you buy an electric bike?

    I found that after a day working in a kitchen the 30min bus trip home while easy [ the bus stops outside my house] , caused me to seize up in the legs it was a bit scary and then my knee went, the meniscus needed an op so I tried a commute on my road bike but it was a bit much every day the...
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    Helmet mounted video camera

    From head to footage: the best bike-helmet cameras | Environment | guardian.co.uk
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    Internet Radio

    Birdsong Radio, Live Dawn Chorus Bird Song Station, Birdsong DAB Station, Increase productivity and relax!
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    Internet Radio

    Its my no1 station I have a logitech duet my best ever bit of kit. http://opml.radiotime.com/Tune.ashx?id=s92182&partnerId=16
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    Information only

    I live in a block of flats that is only for people over 55 a few have mobility scooters and some of us have e-bikes and a few have normal scooters.They are building a serious cage between the 2 blocks that will have points to plug in the scooters/wheelchairs and e-bikes to charge them as they...
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    Chain keeps coming off front cog?

    Oh and to get to the chain and all the gogs to do a proper clean I have to remove the pedal otherwise I can not totally remove the chainguard.
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    Chain keeps coming off front cog?

    It happened to me, the problem is the chain just got filthy so I have to clean it at least once a week during wet/winter weather,I have a Panasonic with dual drive.... its a pain my bike just gets filthy luckily I can wheel it into my shower and clean it with dirt juice and fork cleaner and...
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    Security of bikes...how nickable?

    All the advice is not to leave your bike in the same place all the time may be a problem at a station I leave my bike inside at home and at work so I have not needed a lock but after my crash I started to think about what if I had to lock it up for the night? a crash or a bad puncture or it just...
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    Latest cycle helmets

    'It was like being hit by a bus! Ninety-year-old knocked unconscious by a female pensioner... on a 4mph mobility scooter | Mail Online
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    Latest cycle helmets

    It may all depend how fast the bike/scooter/car /truck/bus is going when they smack into you,if you are going at a slow 10mph and they are doing 30mph and you hit the road it may hurt a bit and bear in mind a lot of us on the forum dont bounce as well as we did in our younger days.
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    Latest cycle helmets

    my head still hurts from 10 days ago As much as I dont want to I think a helmet is the way to go for me, https://svpply.com/item/1078566/Casque_de_vlo_Casco_Urban_TC_Plus. I see lots of kids in Helmets in Amsterdam and they will grow up and think its odd that we never embraced them.
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    Latest cycle helmets

    I ordered an helmet online on 2 December after searching every bike shop in Amsterdam for one that came close to being even a close fit,Found a Casco urban TC plus at a bike fair in Utrecht and ordered it dec 2 and i waited and waited si i phoned after the new year and there was a problem with...