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    £300 fine plus £1800 costs for "dangerous" rollerblading

    It would appear that he was convicted on two counts in which case it may well have been a fine of £150 per offence. You think that's ridiculously high - fair enough that's your opinion. I, for one don't. Well if you really believe that the Magistrates' courts are a police rubber stamp then...
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    £300 fine plus £1800 costs for "dangerous" rollerblading

    OK Here's some facts. According to the press, the defendent was convicted of an offence under the Sefton Metropolitan Council's byelaws. If you're interested you can read the byelaw :here The byelaw states that : 5. Any person offending against these byelaws shall be liable on summary...
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    you don't see many of these!

    Koga Miyata Tesla Electric Bike 57cm Ex-Demo VGC Means nothing to me but doubtless FLECC will be able to advise as to whether or not it could be a good buy for someone.....
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    FOR SALE: CH White Dahon MuP8 Conversion

    New in December 2008? - did you mean 2007? - the other references to being used for commuting and just being serviced don't seem to make sense for a bike that's at most 6 weeks old!
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    Is this a bargain?

    Thanks Tony wasn't thinking of it for myself, but hopefully your sage advice might save someone else's fingers from getting burnt!
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    Is this a bargain?

    One for FLECC really as I get very confused as to the various incarnations of Giant Lafrees. It's certainly cheap enough but it is one of their better models? see here on eBay....
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    For Sale On Ebay

    Why? - easy to make a statement such as the above, but if you are going to do this then at least do us all the service of presenting a reasoned argument....
  8. J

    EBikes are too expensive?

    is it? "Kindly delivered by the suppliers, it came fitted with sport mudguards, a six LED headlight incorporating an electric horn."
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    "Voyager"

    Hi Bob How would you compare Voyager to your Wisper? - relative strengths and weaknesses? I'm particularly interested as my employer has just introduced a salary sacrifice scheme giving the potential to purchase a sub £1000 machine, the cost of which could be subsidised by selling on the 905SE....
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    Not A Wisper?

    as a subscriber to A to B I too find it strange in the extreme that they devote magazine space to some obscure Chinese parts bin model in the current edition; a bike which no one's ever heard of as far as I can see, and which is not going to sell in any numbers, and yet for whatever reason they...
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    City mudguards retrofitted to Sport?

    Anyone tried this? I'm fed up of coming home after a ride out covered in mud from head to toe both fore and aft. Doug Gosling - remember him! - told me that retrofitting the rear mudguard was really difficult - I think that it would certainly involve removing the rear wheel to gain access to...
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    Winter service ordered

    not wanting to rain on your parade - but does it seem reasonable to have to replace brake blocks and cables on a premium product such as the Agattau after a mere 500 miles? I should think that they did replace them foc! Does the £50 include the cost of two way carriage back to 50 cycles? I'm...
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    I had a quick go on a Wisper 905se today.

    depending on how 'central' the location is, I'd certainly be interested :-) John
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    Preconceptions; the 'right' pedals - and a tale of woe.

    I like the look of these pedals - I too couldn't get on the so-called non-slip pedals fitted to the Wisper 905se; in truth they were just about the most slippery pedals I've ever come across - could you say where you bought them from?
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    odd thing with my 905SE

    I've gone for the Marathon Plus after having my first rear wheel puncture. Taking the wheel off to change the tyre is a bit of a faff, especially if you have a rack fitted; you'll find that you have to remove the stay on the motor side in order to get an 18mm or adjustable spanner onto the wheel...
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    48 mm long Schrader valves

    Hi Bob are these suitable for the Wisper 905, do you know? I've just cancelled an order with Wiggle placed on 30th September. Despite being out of stock they took my money and only notified me of the stock situation several days later promising new stock by the end of October. Then last week...
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    Which make of electric bike do you own?

    I'm sure it's been asked before but why list rarities like Swizzbee but not mainstream like Wisper who's owners must make up a significant number of the 'other' entries?
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    Happy Birthday Forum

    not much more to say - but many, many thanks. I doubt if I'd be an electric biker now without this Forum. Actually I'm not technically an electric biker at the moment due to punctured rear tyre on my 905SE, but that's another story!
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    Tyre choice on the 905se

    Tyres and tubes for the 905SE Anticipating the inevitable, I'm looking to purchase a couple of spare inner tubes. Can anyone confirm the size that I require please? (you might expect that information to be in the owner manual, but it's not). Also any recommendations of suitable puncture...
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    Powabyke X Bike on TV!!

    .. it's one hour seventeen minutes in - and then a 30 sec feature!