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I am pretty fit and run 3-4 times a week. However, although this type of high intensity excercise is great for the cardio-vasuclar system, I do not believe it is particularly useful as a way of managing weight. I'm not going to go into technical detail but this is due to the way the body uses...

Hi I'm at WD3 (Rickmansworth) Chris

Am I wrong in thinking that you can use Slime to repair a puncture? I was under the impression that you could put it in when you get a puncture and then reinflate the tyre. I notice all posts that mention slime on this thread talk about pre-sliming to prevent punctures. I was planning on...

Yeah, my brother reacted in a similiar fashion when I announced I was going to be riding to work on a bike (said it would last about a week). On the maintenance front - this is something I have to get to grips with too. I have invested in a high quality hand-pump and a tube of Slime in case I...

Cheers Flecc. Your review of the Agattu significantly influenced my purchasing decision - so you definitely did me a good turn! Hope you have a good Summer's biking too. Chris

I'm afraid I couldn't resist following in others footsteps and starting a thread to describe my first experience of electric biking on the Pro-Connect. First-off, the effect is subtle. Somehow I was expecting an instant blast of power as I turned the pedals but it didn't happen - just felt...

That is useful information - thanks Dave. You have made me feel a bit more secue about only having the one key. However, in light of what you say, I hope the average thief doesn't know how much the batteries are worth!! Chris

I am around 6' 2" - not actually measured myself for a long time

Well, the 57 cm Pro Connect arrived today. Unfortunately, however, no keys arrived with it!! Phoned 50 Cycles. A process then ensued of trying to determine if the keys had fallen off the bike in the van that delivered it - but they hadn't. So where the keys are is anyone's guess. Given that they...

EUPHORIA - I have just received a phone call from Tim at 50 Cycles to say that my 57cm Pro Connect has arrived and will be despatched today. After all these months of discussing them in theory, I will actually get to ride one. Chris

Hi Scott, Your post really got my hopes up, as I've been waiting for my 57cm Gents Pro Connect since mid-Febriuary. I know it's not quite the end of the week yet - but where's that lorry got to? Chris

Well - the Boardman bikes were pretty exotic by my standards. Although I did notice that the top of the range Boardman road bike, which Chris Boardman reckons is better than the first bike he rode in the Tour D'France, is only about the same price as a Kalkhoff Pro Connect...

My local Halfords closed down recently and was replaced by a Bike Hut and I'm pretty sure that they do have a Carrera Sparc on display in there. I went in there about a week ago for a browse and particularly noticed the bike (thinking to myself at the time that I hadn't heard the name mentioned...

Bob, I'm speechless, and feel so sorry for you - the direct communication with Derby seemed so promising. This just goes on and on doesn't it :( Chris

Let's just hope as well that when they do arrive, there are enough on the lorry to go round!! Chris

I haven't ridden either of the bikes. I would be surprised if there is a significant difference between them - they are manufactured to a similar standard and although the Pro Connect has some ever so slightly better quality cycle parts, the most expensive and defining component is common. The...

Hi, From what I can make out on the Shimano website the WH-8R25 is a complete wheel unit incorporating an 8 speed Nexus hub. The fact that the premium hub unit SGHR25 incorporates the characters 'R25', while the standard version SG8C20 does not, tends to suggest that the WH-8R25 wheel unit...

Being an inquisitive sort, I contacted Team Hybrid, the UK Importer of OptiBike, stating that I was interested in the OptiBike and asking them if it would be a suitable vehicle for my 16.5 mile commute to work. Here is their reply: "Dear Chris Thank you for the enquiry and apologies for...

It is a total mystery to me that there is a UK distributor for this bike and that it was featured on the Gadget Show, shown at 8pm today on Channel 5, as a 'green' transport alternative, without any reference to the legality of using it to transport oneself anywhere. Presumably, the only...

Absolutely - I'm sure Raymond Baxter and Michael Rodd wouldn't have put up with wobbly camera work!! From something I saw on another thread, I believe the £5000 Optibike will be featured - which will certainly make for interesting viewing. The thing I find most astonishing about this bike is...