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Hah. About ten years ago I was involved in the building of an oak barn, which was pre-assembled, brought over here in sections and erected by Englishmen - how's about that? There's too much doing-down of British workmanship; sure, there is some rubbish, but there are plenty of good...

You should take a black and white picture of your cat and see how well it blends into the background when (not) seen by a mouse.

I tried to sign up to CycleCharge but apparently Ireland doesn't exist.

It starts at Watford, doesn't it?

Polis motorcycle cop to me, once... "Doesn't matter what you're dressed in, or on, or how many lights you have - if they're not looking at you, they've not seen you." This was a bloke who'd been pulled out on while riding his ice-cream wagon. Jesus, the dopey sod in the car didn't see him!

I'm trying to figure where that one fastens onto without risking it falling into one or both wheels and still pedalling.

I really doubt the makers' claimed light output anyway - no doubt it is pretty bloody bright, but 11,000? Nah. At one metre, even doubtful at that. edited to add... It's not unknown for the less reputable makers of lighting to quote luminosity at one foot, instead of one metre - makes a huge...

Yep, it's true. For a few months I used an ex-Local Authority Transit minibus which wasn't fitted with seatbelts because it was exempt from them. The LA, being a bunch of arses, actually skimped on the cost of them because they weren't actually required - unbelievable, eh? Anyway, I drove that...

It's not a dead weight of 14kg - it's levering the hell out of them as it bounces up and down. Even if Brompton actually say the limit is 10kg, I'd be very cautious about that figure, too. You will find the exhaust clamps will never snap even with your 14kg on them - just don't overtighten them...

Raises the question of what the maximum permitted rider weight is, because they could say it was simply overloaded. Otoh, some of the rear suspension anchor point designs look really flimsy and stupidly under-engineered, so a good case might be argued that it's really a design fault. After all...

Oh yuss; that will be fun in a cross-wind.

Oh, willy-waving, eh? I can't actually measure up to that, I'm afraid, only having done about 250K on bikes and 500K on other vehicles. I know I'm right, by the way. And, are you willing to bet your life that every dopey sod waiting in side road to pull out is going to see your Great Swinging...

Well, with ebikes having decent battery capacity, the possibility of mounting a small 100W PA horn raises its head. With a blare of "GET OFF THE PATH, YOU DOZY SOD!" it should soon clear the way. Mind you, the odd broomstick through the spokes is a bit counter-productive, so maybe it's better to...

When I'm ordering from outside the EU I try to have things sent by EMS or from the US via USPS, as the large courier companies deliberately single out packages for customs clearance and the chance to levy their extra handling charges. They really are a shower of bas tards. I don't mind paying...