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    4th London Cyclist killed in 8 days

    I stick with what I saw.
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    Electric motorbike that 'goes like stink’

    Red Dwarf? I suppose it's from the same 'design' school as the Ugly Bug.
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    4th London Cyclist killed in 8 days

    The stupid car driver swung slightly left before making the right turn. That's a common problem with many drivers. In this instance the cyclist was entirely faultless (might have been filtering on a wing and a prayer, but not his accident). It's not a driving fault that's as common as it used to...
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    Fifth London Cyclist dies in nine days

    No, he doesn't. However, it's hardly surprising that someone might think that, when you see the utter idiocy displayed by some riders.
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    ACF-50 or GT85, too good to be true?

    Exactly wot 'e sed. Ditto. The GT85 is used for general spray lube in my workshop, but very sparingly. For ordinary lube I use a 50/50 mix of engine oil/diesel and the GT85 is for special occasions.
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    Horse racing

    Spread betting is what ferked the country over, in 2007/8/9. Whatever way you look at it, gambling only makes sense with OPM.
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    Man; that's just bad-ass behaviour...

    Police make routine traffic stop and believe man has drugs in anus. The police brought the man to a hospital, where he was forced to undergo a rectal exam and colonoscopy without his consent. No drugs were found, no arrest was made, and the hospital
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    Side swipped by a van.

    News Flash "How do they do it?" By being sheet drivers, that's how. ;) -------------------- I often crimp one out, but never use my hands.
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    Sign of the times

    Pah; it's getting to be that an honest pickpocket can't have a decent rifle of someone's pockets without being on the telly. Bleedin' CCTV all over the place.
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    Interesting navigation aid

    I like new tech like this, but unfortunately I can't justify it for the rides I do. I'm sorely tempted to take to the roads and bum around with a Hammerhead until my money, time, patience or temper run out, just for the crack.
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    Import Tariff Codes and Duty.

    Exactly what I said would happen, over a year ago.
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    centre stand

    I do like the look of that and it might just fit my space, and since it's a steel upper, theres much less chance of it falling apart. I might just bite the bullet and get one - I'm used to the stupid postal charges from the U.S. now; a couple of years ago (just last year, in fact) they were much...
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    Fitting a Trailer

    Another urban myth. snopes.com: NASA Space Pen
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    centre stand

    I made no reference to your stand at all, it was a general observation from my own experience. Your stand may be made of the finest Sheffield gun maker's steel alloy for all I know.
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    Fitting a Trailer

    Hellfire. And other characters.
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    centre stand

    Otoh, I'm sick of buying cheap pot-metal stands from China that promise "Heavy Duty" and turn out to be anything but. If I could find a decent steel centre stand that will fit in the restricted area at my BB, I'd leap at it.
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    New battery technology

    Pah; yesterday's tech - you need a nice little ZPM, you do.
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    centre stand

    The cheap ones are worth what you pay for them.
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    how likely can minihub crack like this

    To say nothing of the unfriendly brown line on the saddle.
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    how likely can minihub crack like this

    Can't say I've been daft enough, no.