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  1. tillson

    Dear gawd, what some people do for xmas

    Viewing those photographs has given a weird boost to my self esteem, in a Fred Astaire watching someone's leg calipers collapse, sort of way.
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    Aldi HD Action Camera?

    Do you need to use the Hitachi software to interface with the camera? Can't you remove the memory card and use iMovie or some other mac software for your editing? I'm probably being too simplistic, but I know very little about video cameras.
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    Aldi HD Action Camera?

    I shall be interested to hear what you think of the Hitachi camera, it does seem like incredibly good value. But I must qualify this statement by making it clear that taking advice from me on matters relating to video production is like consulting with Harold Shipman over a health matter.
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    Aldi HD Action Camera?

    Just seen this camera on Hot UK deals. I don't know if it is any good, but I'm sure someone here will know.
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    Police on bikes

    I'm sure that most of the cops that I know would be delighted to be issued with a bike and even more delighted if they were told that they must use it to get around. It would also be a fair bet that the public are under the misapprehension that they would like to see bobbies on bikes. That is...
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    MW Motor Net, One To Avoid

    How it works To get PayPal Buyer Protection, all you need to do is pay with PayPal. It's as simple as that. So if you pay for something and it never arrives or doesn't match the seller's description - for example if you receive the wrong item or it gets damaged in the post - then we'll give you...
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    MW Motor Net, One To Avoid

    I will be interested to see if PayPal look after your interests. The one time that I have needed them to work on my behalf, I was not impressed.
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    Cree light battery/battery mod/questions

    Sorry to jump in, but I have both types. The non-zoom is more powerful by quite a margin. The zoom light is ok and I find it works best as a flood light. If you zoom it too much, it focuses to an intense rectangle of light.
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    Cree light battery/battery mod/questions

    I still have the Kalkhoff Pro Connect. I ran a wire, with an in-line fuse, off the back of the battery connector on the bike to a DC-DC converter (12 to 60 Volt input 9 Volts out) which is housed in a small IP66 rated box. I have mounted a toggle switch on the box and a small indicator LED so...
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    Cree light battery/battery mod/questions

    I have 2 sets of those lights which you have bought, one set running off my electric bike battery, the other set, on a non-electric bike, powered by one of those 4 x cell shrink wrapped batteries. Both sets of lights work well and the shrink wrap battery has performed well for the past 2 years...
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    Lubricating chain and gear sprockets

    Everyone has their own opinion on how they like to maintain their chain. I tried a few different methods and settled on the following: The biggest problem, I find, is dirt and grit working its way into the links and causing wear. So, I now have two chains with a joining link for each bike. I...
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    Aldi HD Action Camera?

    Is this the same camera as Blew it linked to? Even I may be interested at £37 delivered.
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    Aldi HD Action Camera?

    I am no video expert, but the demonstration footage doesn't look very HD to me. The footage quality looks acceptable, adequate or satisfactory, but not outstanding. When I see something promoted as being HD, I expect the output to look like it does on my telly. This doesn't, its blocky and...
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    Any opinions on this greatly appreciated please

    It's up to you, but there is no way that I would pay in excess of £2000 for a second hand bicycle. I may be wrong but unless you buy it, I don't think that it will sell in the present climate, especially because it is not road legal. That drive set up looks awful, like something that used to...
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    Electric cars new?

    I don't think that the concept or the construction of a car that runs on electricity is any great achievement. It wasn't in 1966 and it isn't now. It has always been a method of storing electricity in a lightweight, compact and cheap cell which has eluded the inventors. By comparison, everything...
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    Cable Ties

    Sorry about that, I forgot the VAT. However, here are some for £0.62 including the VAT.
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    Cable Ties

    I was looking for some small cable ties and found these. £0.67 delivered for 100 doesn't seem a bad price. I find them useful for tidying up lighting and speedo wires on the bike.
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    What to do with my Agattu

    Here we go................
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    Front light

    These are very good lights and I think that they are better than the multi LED ones like this . I find that the multi LED ones run the battery down very quickly. These are good for clamping the light solidly to the handlebars. The O ring mounts which come with the lights as standard can...
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    Front light

    Search for Cree T6 XML bike lights on eBay. These will give you all the light you need. Some have more than one LED and these are extremely bright.