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  1. Gringo

    Show us your ebikes

    I wouldn't ride a bike without one. There's lots of positive comments in old posts, http://www.pedelecs.co.uk/forum/threads/%C2%A31700-full-embt-which-one.31587/#post-441950
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    Ebike towbar carrier

    Bummer, :( so I've been waiting for the new turbocharged Picanto gt line for many months and it's due in the showroom next week. All good so far but I've just been told that the Picanto doesn't have the correct chassis to mount a towbar :mad: Dilemma, buy the car I want and use a rear hatch...
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    Ebike towbar carrier

    Hi, I've just ordered one of these 2 bike towbar rack max weight per bike 30kg so good enough for my cube :cool: https://www.rutlandcycling.com/accessories/bike-storage-transport/peruzzo-pure-instinct-tow-bar-2-bike-rack_459170 Expensive, I suppose so but I had £174 of in store credit :) now I...
  4. Gringo

    Valve stem nuts

    I agree a miscommunication. I will say I use a double locknut every day when setting depths on my drilling machine also use a double nut setting the workpiece position on my laser welder, saying that I'm also out of date. Let's not worry about it, in 100 years we'll all be dead and forgotten...
  5. Gringo

    Valve stem nuts

    I was simply saying that locking two nuts together on the same thread is common in mechanical engineering. I didn't say I do it on my valve caps, merely that I understand the principal. You disagreed with me. Over 40 working in mechanical engineering has given me an understanding of how things...
  6. Gringo

    Valve stem nuts

    What ever you say
  7. Gringo

    Cube acid one 500

    I'm in the habit of easing off pedal pressure in anticipation of my gear change, if I'm in too high a gear going up hill, i try giving a little burst off power just before backing off and changing gear so as to keep my momentum. Riding with both hub gears and derailleurs my system seems to work...
  8. Gringo

    Cube Acid Hybrid 400w

    I had the same cable in the seatpost tube but it wasn't long enough to exit the frame near the head. I don't need it so pulled it out ;)
  9. Gringo

    Valve stem nuts

    I've never seen or done it on a bike valve but locking two nuts together on the same thread is common engineering practice, so to an engineering mind, locking a nut and a dust cap together on a valve stem makes sense :p
  10. Gringo

    Cube Acid Hybrid 400w

    Same here but in 500 ;) I ordered mine last year, months before they were available, on the strength of Bosch's description of the motor and previously owned a earlier model Bosch/cube. I'm not dissapointed. Just over 300 miles and I'm still smiling :cool: UK plug should be supplied as a legal...
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    Cube acid one 500

    I've been going analog for a couple of flat rides so the E-Cube has had a little rest, untill Saturday ! Hot, Yes but I was getting withdrawal symptoms so had to get out, I thought I'm not messing with assistance levels in this heat so dialled in sports mode and off I went. On the way out, 14...
  12. Gringo

    Disc Brake vs V Brake

    A handful of brake with a Shimano BR-M315 is enough to lock the front wheel and should only set you back £20 or there abouts. I have them on two bikes ;)
  13. Gringo

    HELP the wife went out to the garage

    Better still, when she's not looking borrow a few more bikes from friends. You can then have a big giveaway gesture ;) the same friends can get given there own bikes back o_O your wife will see your stock drastically reduce and maybe then except what you have left :cool:
  14. Gringo

    Saddle sore

    Certainly different, I've also tried many butt perches and found the medicus saddle from lidl suits quite well. I also wear gel shorts and if I'm going out for an hour or more I'll use buttonhole chamois cream aswell.