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  1. D8ve

    Class as a cut up?

    Guilty an overtaking driver has duty of care to avoid affecting the overtaken. you had to manuver to avoid collision with a car that cut in in front of you. guilty Wheres me black hankey. PS what do the rozzers say?
  2. D8ve

    Yet another female cyclist death in London

    I stopped cycling in london when a car drew up level with me(while cycling) then turned left with me holding onto the roof and bike under rear wheel... That was 400 meters after a parked van opened its off side door on me. stopped cycling for a few years then.
  3. D8ve

    From Motorcycle to an Electric Cycle...

    And the Capital D. although i bow my head to d8veh superior cycle knowlege
  4. D8ve

    From Motorcycle to an Electric Cycle...

    The quick list of points that would assist in the reply could be, your size height and wieght. fitness (age) on road Max 15mph or on your private estate upto lots mph range, environment. road citycommute? hills or flat. bling factor. other options recumbent, traditional road, hybrid...
  5. D8ve

    Sychophantic nonsense

    What would She have wanted. private enterprise bidding and go for the lowest price tender. Hmm £20 for some wood and bin bag should do it then....
  6. D8ve

    Help needed to choose first electric bicycle

    The main problem with ejection seats is the Zero Zero factor most likely to be encountered in cycling. you therfore require a top range system to enable D8aveh to achive suffucent height for deployment of the parachute. Hovever we could russle something up with some pyrodex (from the local gun...
  7. D8ve

    How to keep warm?

    We often get decent summer weather and sometimes it lasts a whole day.
  8. D8ve

    Woosh Crank Bike review

    Thanks still waiting full review but this looks like the poor(fat) mans hill bike and with a bit of fiddling a real turn of speed as well. :eek:
  9. D8ve

    What do you think of the bikes at Halfords?

    Your weight means the bike wont have to work to hard to move you. and the rule of around 1 mile per 10 watts battery gives you a hint as to potential range. (volts times amps gives you watts so 24 v and 10 amps gives 24 mile 36 by 15 gives 54 miles) for a new battery. if you pedal lots you get...
  10. D8ve

    How to keep warm?

    Close body contact to share heat is always a good un though.
  11. D8ve

    What do you think of the bikes at Halfords?

    The question is what do you want to do with it. how far ? how many hills? how fit? how heavy? how often?
  12. D8ve

    Post-Winter potholes

    Glad you survived. close thing with head injuries.
  13. D8ve

    50th Year

    Yes a good bilge keeler is cheap. But the simplicity and efficency of a cat apeals to me. I have two one is an inflaitable 16ft one. fits in/on car and will camp three.. Carry paddles and you can travel far and fast for free. She even has a sea anchor as standard fit. can be carried up to good...
  14. D8ve

    Woosh Crank Bike review

    Perhaps now is the time for Whoosh to push a top performing Ebike at a price the others won't match. the Hyundi of the cycle world? Me i would like to use the CD components to produce a recumbant to max out on efficency and get most watt/miles/Speed/£ combo. but will I ever have the time?
  15. D8ve

    50th Year

    This is the off topic thread so.. there are some places where a club costs are less than 200 for a 26 footer. and if you do your own work running costs are quite low. good parts cost upfront but long run last. so now its where you stop at night. and an anchor cuts that down no end. if you go for...
  16. D8ve

    50th Year

    A floaty thing can cost less than an Ebike. with simillar running costs but has a bed and with wind can travel for miles without recharging. I have lots pf small ones and one with a 30hp engine, but sails give higher top speed (or no speed in no wind). and a new vw camper van costs more than a 6...
  17. D8ve

    Woosh Crank Bike review

    Hatti can i start bidding for an exdemo sirroco CD or do i have to wait and see if Dave blows it first?
  18. D8ve

    50th Year

    I want to sail a yacht to the isle of man and watch the TT. Perhaps an electric bike will get me around the course.
  19. D8ve

    all round bike/conversion for uphill commute and rough farm tracks?

    The sorroco CD wins as they are all chinese imports but this one has biggest battery and crank drive to use the gears to maximumise efficency. this is the one i might buy myself awaiting nice offer from Hatti(lives in hope)
  20. D8ve

    Assistance required - Used powabyke

    fit lithium and reduce weight and increase amperage even 9 amps would increase range. But more is better in range terms. but change charger for lithium one as burning house down will get sarcastic coments from wife....:rolleyes: