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TGA Electrobike. It doesn't pretend to be anything other than an electrically assisted bike.

When I ran the 5 x T6 LEDs (two lamp units containing 1 LED and one lamp unit containing 3) the DC-DC unit was outputting 2.4 Amps at 9 Volts. Assuming that the converter is 80% efficient, this makes each of the 5 LEDs about 3.5 Watts. They were running at maximum brightness mode. This...

Alex, you seem to be going around in circles asking the same questions on different threads. This DC to DC converter will take an input voltage of anything between 8 and 50 volts and output 9 volts, which is perfect for the Cree T6 lights, at a maximum of 3 Amps. That's a max power of 27 Watts...

You might be safe buying Kev's tools, but don't get any tyres off him. I overheard someone saying that they were bald and barely legal and I'm pretty sure that they were talking about the tyres.

PISTORIUS SAGA TAKES NEW TWIST: Film maker Steven Spielberg has announced that he intends to make a film chronicling the events surounding Oscar Pistorius creeping up on his girlfriend and then shooting her. Film pundits are suggesting that Spielberg's docu-drama may be titled Silence of the Limbs.

BREAKING NEWS New evidence has been found which has the potential to completely acquit Oscar Pistorius.......footprints.

I suspect that the Pope has been forced to resign amid some sort of scandal which The Catholic Church wants to keep secret. In their eyes it must have been something pretty bad, even depraved. I'm guessing that its going to be something along the lines of him having slept with a heterosexual...

You are of course quite correct and there is another tradegy here which People have failed to mention. If Oscar Pistorious had been without arms, this shooting would never have happened. Also, his girlfriend must have been terrified as she instantly realised that Oscar was armed, as these were...

There is a danger that you can over insure or pay to insure the same risk twice here. The first thing you should do is check your home insurance to see if you already have cycle theft insurance, or if it can be added cheaply. Even consider changing contents policy provider to one that does...

The chain and sprockets on my Kalkhoff (Hub gear) lasted for the best part of 10000 miles. A wipe with a clean cloth and a thin film of grease applied on average once a fortnight did the trick. This works out at approximately 2 minutes work per week. I usually wear shorts, so I've not...

The adjustment is achieved by pointing the lights. I have one aimed so the hot spot is 5 metres ahead and the second one aimed so that the hot spot is about 40 metres ahead. The light spill about the hotspots increases the forward range of the beam to about 100 metres with a nice pool of bright...

They are much better in terms of maintenance and adjustment though. Hub gears just go on and on for thousands of miles without any need to touch them. Ideal for a utility bike.

That's my experience too. I find that the power assist gives the gears more flexibility in terms of their speed range. The latest Nexus with its 409% range is great, but on an Ebike, you don't need 11 gears across the ratio range. 5 would be plenty. The belt drive would probably work...

The lights I have linked to are not too bright as long as you adjust them sensibly. There is absolutely no need to invent a dipping mechanism, it will just over complicate things. Adjust the lights properly and they will light the path ahead for a distance which is greater than your stopping...

You seem to be building lots of different light set-ups. Here's something which works off a Kalkhoff battery and can be connected directly to the battery: One of these This to put it in. A T bar to fix your lights to. A couple of these mounts. Two of these lights. And one of theses rear...

It works like this, not just bikes but everything: When the pound is weak against foreign currencies, the cost of imported goods goes up. Clearly this is because you have to spend more pounds to buy the same article. When the pound strengthens against foreign currencies, the cost of...

When I bled my Magura brakes, I used a kit purchased for about a fiver off eBay or somewhere. It consisted of a very very very big syringe, a length of tube and some screw in nipples which the tube pushed onto. That Royal Blood is readily available from Halfords at about one tenth of the price...

This looks like a really good deal from 50C. If anyone is looking for a quality crank driven bike for daily commuting where you are going to put thousands of miles on it, this will be hard to beat. Kalkhoffs a very well built and the spec of this bike is ideal for high mileage with frequent use.

I have just noticed 6 Kalkhoff Agattu HSs for sale on EBay for £1500 each. They seem a good spec, Impulse motor, 15 Ah battery, Alfine 8 Speed, Magura HS11 brakes and of course the Kalkhoff build quality. It looks like 50 Cycles are the seller. Kalkhoff Agattu

Well on this cheery evidence, I suppose that you had better get well soon or else the fate detailed above may await you!