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In addition to behaving like a complete @r$e hole, he is committing an offence of handling stolen goods. Until the bike is returned to its rightful owner (the insurance company, who have agreed to transfer owner ship to you) or taken into possession by the police, it remains stolen property. To...

I like the look of this STEPS system. Is this Shimano's first attempt? If so, don't go anywhere near it, there will be tears. If it's Shimano's second or preferably third attempt, it might be half decent.

My limited experience of this type of coating isn't good. The biggest drawback that I found was its resistance to impact. A moderately heavy impact from a stone, or something similar, tends to cause the coating to become detached from the surface in the impact area and also cracks it. This...

If the volunteer was any good they would gradually build up credibility and that would give them more of a voice with their ideas and suggestions. Clearly a new recruit is initially going to be an unknown quantity and what you say may well be true. It takes time and patience. At the very...

I occasionally work with the police and from what I see, the main problem is that they are poorly managed, particularly in the area of staff deployment. In general, I have found that front line officers are willing and keen but their numbers are too few. As a consequence they are overwhelmed...

It's a difficult one because it is very time consuming to research where goods originate from. I'm sorry to say that my home and wardrobe must contain a high percentage of Chinese produce, some of which is Aldi cycling gear. I'm not entirely comfortable with this. Some of the stuff is sourced...

They are able to do it because they buy in from China. Thank heavens for slave labour working in appalling conditions with no industrial rights. Just think how much we would be paying if all this stuff was made in a British factory with minimum wages, safe working conditions, holiday pay, sick...

That's good to know. All you need now is a device to block mobile telephone signals and you won't be run over by someone updating their Facebook page or sending a text message whilst driving.

Agreed. Its one of those videos which depicts what we would all like to see happen, rather than what happens in reality. It was entertaining though, so thanks.

Can I suggest canned laughter when a car crashes, together with a splash screen saying, "SMASH!!!!" which is displayed for a period of 0.5 seconds, like on the 1960s Batman fight sequences? Or a dubbed in, overly loud, "BOING!" when two cars collide? If a car suffers a technical fault which...

I think you will find that was one post. If I find a decent comprehension class I'll let you know. I'll do my best to make sure that it doesn't clash with your reading night. I was simply making a point regarding the ridiculous social media aspect of the racing series by using examples which...

In my first post I said, "Then I read that teams can score a performance advantage via a social media voting system." I'm sure there will be some night school reading classes for adults starting in your area during September.

Thanks for the summary Blew it, the racing sounds promising. Done properly Formula E has potential to be exciting because the battery usage element, amongst other things, adds to the mix. I simply don't understand the social media element. Why is it there and what is supposed to influence the...

I'm all for progress, but this isn't progress. It's dumbed down X Factor type trash. The concept of driving electric vehicle development through competition is sound, but the whole thing has been completely devalued by the social media aspect. What will the next gimmick be? Weeping monkeys...

I was initially enthusiastic about this concept and hoped that it would succeed. Then I read that teams can score a performance advantage via a social media voting system. If true, it makes the whole thing pointless and not worth the electricity to power the cars or to bring my telly to life to...

It's a 3 Watt Cree LED. It has a red emitter, not a red filter over a white emitter, so you get the full 3 Watts of unfiltered pure red light. It's a nicely made article and has the feel of quality about it. What I particularly like is the fact that it attracts attention in bright sunlight and...

My current front light is the last Banggood one which you brought to our attention. It has fins all over it, takes a wide range of input voltages and needs the cable entry sealing. It's a good light, but I might try your latest suggestion. I like lights! The BikeRay rear light is in a class of...

I'm all for innovation and development, where innovation and development are necessary. I think that the problem I have with the Bosch small drive sprocket is that it addresses issues which I have never experienced, or found to be an inconvenience. That said, maybe they screwed up the Mk1 motor...

d8veh is the Lighting Guru. I usually follow his advice on lighting. There really is no need to spend a lot of money, particularly on front lights. I've yet to see anything which will better my rear light though. But that cost £50 and I can'tremember the name of it just now. Edit: BikeRay...

I must be really lucky because this has never happened to me and I cycle a few thousand miles a year. These days the mileage is split between my ebike which has a Panasonic motor and 8 Speed hub gears (never had a problem), and a Cube road bike which has derailleurs, which again have never...