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scarrabri, I'll have one last go at trying to make you understand. The jokes are NOT about the people taking part in the Paralympics. I am getting at the people who tend to be patronising towards people who have a disability. The same people tend to have a, "hair trigger" when it comes to...

Well done Brian, you are of course entirely correct. I feel a little bit ashamed now and am considering self harm. On the other hand, it was nice to see George Osbourne supporting the Paralympics. His face as he walked out to present the medals, I would summarise as, "first pooh after...

I have one of the Cree XM-L T6 lights off eBay, which I bought last year on your recommendation. It's a very good light and is very bright. I have had no problems at all and I'm very pleased with it.

Ooops. I think my comment was lost on you. :) It was a rather feeble attempt at humour. I won't give up my day job. On a more serious note, I have watched all of the equestrian events and have not seen a single horse in a wheelchair. I think questions need to be asked, there could be some...

I don't think that it's right to make them perform just for our entertainment.

What sort of bike is it? If it has a Panasonic drive, then fitting a smaller rear sprocket will help with the problem that you describe. However, that will lift the assist speed beyond 15 mph which is technically illegal. If your bike has a hub motor, then altering the ratio between the...

So that's a yes then? If so, you have confirmed my thoughts.

.........but there is a bending moment on the forks about the headset.

Is there any danger of the front forks failing when transmitting 1500 Watts? I suppose that they are designed to transfer braking / stopping forces, but the load is in the opposite direction when stopping and for a short duration. I wonder what happens when you continually load bicycle forks in...

I saw the same article and I hope that the funding needed to complete the route can be found. Only this afternoon I saw a huge pool of spare labour squatting on the steps of the local church. Instead of drinking fruit juice laced with vodka at lunch time, wouldn't it be better for them to be in...

I liked the forum more when we had a Guru and Senior Members.

Initially I thought exactly the same but, we don't know Lynne's capabilities. It may be the case that one of the high end crank drive systems would suit her perfectly and I didn't want to stop her from giving them consideration. Given her medical condition, I would say that an extended test...

I heard this one about 3 to 4 years ago. It's an Urban Legend. Do you know the victim personally? My experience is that it's always a friend of a friend of a friend that this happens too.

Not a lot has changed at 50C then since I purchased my bike from them 4 years ago then. They are fools to adopt that attitude. Maybe they think the product will make up for a poor attitude.

I think it would be fairer to say that many of the Kalkhoff bikes are legal, but they do sell a few which are not. It's pretty clear which bikes don't comply with the law. I have nothing to do with 50 Cycles and I am not particularly fond of the staff, but the bikes are very high quality and...

50 Cycles used to have a database of Kalkhoff owners who would be willing to allow people to try out the bikes. Here is the link to their dealer page It looks like they still do the Owner Demo thing.

Lynne, I have just read you comment about leg mobility restrictions after 15 minutes of cycling. A bike like the Kalkhoff with its crank drive is very much like riding an unassisted bike only the pedal pressure is lighter due to the motor assist. It makes me wonder if this type of system is...

This one seems to have finished as well. So, what can we take from these results? 1) People don't want to be told that they must wear a helmet. I think I knew that as well.

It had slipped my mind that this poll had finished. So, what can we take from the results? 1) People wearing helmets on a regular basis outnumber those who don't by a factor of two to one. I think I knew that anyway. That was a waste of time then.