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    Bike Jokes Thread.

    Horse says.."some one's just nicked my bike"
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    Electric Bike Security

    A few bike makes need to remove saddle to take out and charge the battery...Also about 8 years ago in Montpellier Bristol (not alone) nothing kept the 'Boyz' from 'lifting one of those new sprung saddles..sod the bike, clip the saddle straight to the W******* sell the saddle...
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    Green Concious

    Seeing how a lot of members are Green Concious,here's one of the first Prof's to talk a little numeric sese.... Heavyweight physics prof weighs into climate/energy scrap | The Register
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    Yesa LiFePO4 Battery

    Without refining the data, that's an intresting 160 watts of pedaling done for 1.5 hours..the only figure I rem from past physics, is that the most efficient HP of human is to run up stairs (because you lift body weight vertically with mechanics((legs))designed to do so. Some experiments as a...
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    Mambo (I mean puncture) No.5

    Flecc...is this a Homesion deduction, or have you had occur before...looking at your exposition, I can see how it makes sence...In that case how did this nut ,'become' loose on taking out the wheel, ( makes me shudder when I have just done the same thing)
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    The 9k Electric Bike

    Must be some carbon fibre to come in heavier than the A*****
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    The Wispers are coming!

    I have a Wisper 905se. The derestrict button has a surprising effect when used whilst pedalling along on the throttle. It gives a very noticeable amount more assistance than when not used Hmm bit like the Aggatu really...
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    Pro Connect loose bolts/nuts

    No front wheel has ever come loose on me in 62 years of cycling, so I don't think it something to worry about. . Hi Flecc I guess I got carried away there, I went through a bit of a bad patch in '85, went back to biking as a way of regaining the past...bought a mountain bike..(having had...
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    The Wispers are coming!

    Hey guys, Bristol Boy mesself..Park St is a doddle no way 1 in 4. St Michaels Hill gets a bit steep near the top. Summer Hill at totterdown is a true 1 in 3.Jes** that's a hill I used to check out the clutch of any old car I bought. I've seen the seller go white at all the clutch smoke...
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    New Biking Game

    OR WHAT TO DO THIS WET SUMMER http://www.tracklogs.co.uk/cgi-bin/publ/user.cgi?obj=dmap[/URL] This is a mapping program of amazing fun..it primerially gives you a map of your(any)area diditally at 1:25000 and you can play biking in the rain without one of those french hoods. You can...
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    Which make of electric bike do you own?

    Have an Aggatu...Read Flecc..nothing to add Have a Silverado..for Lady J (partner 5' 2" bad hip) am most surprised (as an Aggatu owner) just how good this bike is for riding, folding, pedaling without power cannot imagine a better machine.
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    Week 16 or not, that is the question ?

    Yeh, I was so adverse to waiting that I bought the Aggatu which was in stock instead of the Pro which had a waiting list..but I would never admit to anyone this fact.. When I was droving in Australia, I got taught a bit of philoshaphy..(but not spelling) on hp If you wannit buy it, if...
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    Does anyone ride in the rain because they have to?

    Oh la la. la la la la la la,(they actually do say that) Looks french, wonder if it's any good in the rain..
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    Alien bike conversion with pictures and initial impressions

    With my Aggatu..I will swear that the motor has drag, when I try to cycle without power, and that the bike is soo heavy, it's a drag. However I did a few tests on the same hill, with my old mountain bike....it's a lot easier to pedal than the Aggatu...when I loaded the carrier with 12Kilo, oh...
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    * * * Tour de Presteigne 2008 Details * * *

    As someone who did not get to the event, I have only postings to go on...as I have not read all of them, I like many others(oop's) feel perfectly able to comment, with limited facts, and bias upon an event bringing Joy to many ! it is disgracefull that there were not enough monitors to...
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    Week 16 or not, that is the question ?

    HI Poppy That is only a question an Olympian can answer....If you lived near Delphi you might get more insight...
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    Wisper 905se power query

    Ha Ha, well I have quoted the whole damn lot The Lady pleasing cycle is a beast that go's by the name of the Wisper905 SE although it is certainly not a beast to look at but a "Lean, Mean, speedy machine" !!! Stopping off for a magic pasty, tea or small bun (hope it would be saffron?) and...
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    shimato nexus

    Hi Mandy Lady J is my partner Jennifer..the title is honorific but soo well deserved after being my friend for fifty years St would be more suitable.
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    Week 16 or not, that is the question ?

    WHAT THE HELLS GOING ON , I come to this thread looking for spleen, outrage, dissolution of civilisation (as we know it), and all I get is mimsey(I was going to say the gi**** word,) about helmets, wii, (not a clue what they are actually) and some gardening advertisements.Where is the...