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A lot is made of drinking and driving, and more recently drugs and driving , but to be perfectly honest either in combination with cycling is surely just as dangerous for the individual on the bike - and potentially others too. All the same reflexes are needed for cycling. Don't know if there...

Lol..... not everyone is blessed with svelte proportionality... and at least the bearer (:eek: - thank heavens not !) was out walking so credit where credit is due ;)

Witnessed it in London (and a couple of times in Oxford) - a city thing, really. Pumped-up people in a hurry to meet deadlines they can't reasonably meet and incentivised / rewarded for taking risks, which they carry forward into all aspects of their lives. Recipe for tears. The taxi drivers are...

Now getting indifferent whether hub or crank or whether throttle or not at this stage after endless mind contortions to try to understand electronics and having thought about the sophistication of the system you need to get a crank drive system to ride really well without downsides of being...

I'm still completely and utterly bamboozled by all this - keep reading more threads to try to get to an understanding of what really is likely to give what I'm looking for in a 2nd bike (which might well include a 250W continuous output-rated motor with very high torque / max power output...

Yes - I ride in the cold no problem. With appropriate tyres will happily do ice too. I bring my battery inside the house to charge it in these temps (the garage is too cold for it to be efficient trying to charge it in there now). The range doesn't seem to be affected much, if at all. I...

Sorry to hear you slipped on the ice - and glad no serious damage ! I have a pair of these studded tyres in the garage which are great but I didn't bother fitting in the end, opting for the Continental Top Contact Winter 2 tyres instead : SUOMI TYRES You can pretty much cycle over a skating...

I trust that's duly registered with number plates and disc ? ;)

This biker seems to reckon black and white is a good combo. Can't get enough of it by the looks of things ...

Ah, that would explain. I'm sure if she gives it a few goes with someone walking/running alongside until she gets more confident and starts trusting it then the fears will subside. A bit like first learning to ride :) You don't get full power instantly and I'm actually glad of it on balance...

It's only a problem if you have trouble turning the pedals half a rotation (which some people do if they are infirm and that's fine... ). But if you've the strength in your legs to kick a small rucksack out of the way you've surely likely got the strength to start either... and your finger is...

Yup. The Kia is undoubtedly the superior car in terms of everything but peoples' perceptions. Far more reliable, better built, more comfortable and carries more. Fashion comes at a high price. It's like clothes - Buy a £280 fashionable Italian softshell cycling jacket (no names mentioned) and...

Has she tried setting off in a different gear ? I've managed to set off on mine without problem on a slope worse than a 1:10 (admittedly it's the Alfine 11 hub rather than the version on the C8) but had to fiddle with the gears and drop them down but was still not at lowest. You do have to pedal...

That set up is very funny. Full light-throw capture night shots eagerly anticipated. Looks like something which should have been on Mad Max and the Thunderdome ....

That's a very good-looking case. Wound up getting a waterproof anti-shock tough case for mine (wouldn't last 5 minutes with me otherwise !). Highly recommended if you have a smart phone (browse other makes on their site) and the mount system is compatible with a whole range of cases if you...

Perhaps different sort of buyer profile as flecc says, fewer bikes to choose from etc etc. there can be any number of reasons for that. Impluse is a one-brand system too. Never been one to run with the herd ... plus Bosch is a household name - even though their overpriced washing machine gave me...

There's not much opinion published on the Impulse since the software changes. That's probably because owners are too busy out riding their bikes to write them ;) Seriously though, agree best to try before you buy. Don't agree with ruling out on the back of out-of-date reviews though. If you...

Student on a bike the other day heading through bollards.... saw him coming and not really looking so stopped well short to let him go first. Silly little bleeder careered through staring at the ground straight at me and by the time he even saw me there (stopped), slammed on his brakes, nearly...

I'm terrified of those low gears on the Impulse ... they're obscenely 'responsive' on the flat. I drop it down to 5th but rarely any lower unless is pretty much a 1:7.5+ ... hill starts are effortless on the Impulse - it's very much one of it's strengths. +1 .. you can't go from theories and...

Well, braved 2 miles of A40 unlit dual-carriqageway heading into Gloucester earlier this evening and threw my 1,200Lm Cree T6 with wide angle lens onto full power. The whole road was lit up pretty much as well as effectively as any car headlight managed when they passed me, and the light pattern...