Search results

  1. J

    Caraok electric one wheel bicycle

    Is it legal? I don't see how it can be and the cops put a stop to Segway riding when people started to use them on the roads and pavements too.
  2. J

    Dynamo...

    Like lowranger I have a Kalkhoff with the Shimano dynamo front hub. There is no discernible drag either with the light on or off and in the context of the power from the motor the slight drag which must exist is meaningless. Unlike the old bottle dynamos which had noticeable drag. Some cheap...
  3. J

    Helmet camera recommendations please

    I was thinking of something along those lines. But I do ride with a pronounced forward lean so I would get lots of footage of the front wheel I should think. Maybe a shoulder fitting like the cops are using now would be better? It could be easily adjusted to face up a little when standing and so...
  4. J

    yet another example of how dangerous cycling can be.m

    Lot of stressed out people about just waiting to explode. Best not to call someone a muppet or similar unless you're ready for a possible reaction. He should be prosecuted for assault of course.
  5. J

    Back to batteries..

    I have got my money back with eBay with a restored antique vase bought as perfect from the USA. In general eBay finds for the buyer and to the detriment of honest sellers sometimes. I am wary when I sell there now but don't have any worries buying. Paypal is being, or has been spun out of eBay...
  6. J

    Back to batteries..

    I don't believe that the protection offered by credit cards on items over £100 extends to Paypal purchases. You have used the card to pay Paypal not the supplier of the goods. So the only comeback is through Paypal and their payment protection scheme, which some people have not had good results...
  7. J

    Kalkhoff v Raleigh

    Raleigh is a brand which is actually owned by several different companies which have no connection with each other. This Derby Cycles Raleigh is the same bike as the Derby Cycles Kalkhoff as far as I know and they are both just badge engineered versions. If the price of the bikes is different it...
  8. J

    Odd Kalkhoff spares offer on eBay

    Looks like it's in a right state. As to the price it might be make offer but the asking price is silly. Hope springs eternal....
  9. J

    New Kalkhoff Pro Connect 9 owner

    Hope you get back to them to get your ten percent discount.
  10. J

    Never need to chage again

    What came first, the chicken or the egg?
  11. J

    New Kalkhoff Pro Connect 9 owner

    The price has just gone back up £200 from the launch offer price. They were £1595 for a couple of months and are now back to £1795. Still good value for this bike and the level of equipment though.
  12. J

    Need an e bike for commuting in London

    I think you might be confusing yourself by reading too many reviews and not trying enough bikes. I think further up you said you'd tried the KTM and liked it. But reading between the lines you didn't want to pay that much. But apart from that one you've been trying cheaper bikes which you didn't...
  13. J

    Thinking of buying Kalkoff S10 2015 model "any other recommendations i would be grateful"

    I've got an Agattu Impulse 1 which I really like. There is an issue with the wheel pulling forward under load with this bike and other Nexus bikes from other makers too. But I fixed it with some chain pulls. The latest Agattu is belt drive and has different dropouts so its been addressed I...
  14. J

    Oil Price Drop

    The layoffs have already begun and plans to exploit deeper waters are on hold as in US waters. Most of the newer North Sea fields need a crude price of around $75 a barrel to be worthwhile. It's looking like these prices are going to be here for a year or so... When we moved to the deepest...
  15. J

    Dodgy Ebay Listing

    Actually no. He's listing it as £25 postage and he would normally want a bank transfer or Western Union or some way to cover his tracks. But since he knows he's been taken for a walk he could report the buyer for non payment. It would not get anywhere but would entail a lot of eBay hassle. He's...
  16. J

    Dodgy Ebay Listing

    It's got a couple of hours to go. So whoever wins this how are they going to play it? Even though the seller is as bent as a five bob note eBay seem happy with it. So It could get into a wrangle about non payment with strikes for the non payer when the seller asks for his money... He must know...
  17. J

    Oil Price Drop

    It's also war on the US shale oil and deep sea producers which are already halting plans for exploration and new production at these prices. As to whether there is collaboration at governmental level to hit Russia and Iran and and through them Syria - which is the Saudi's aim since both are...
  18. J

    Lithium-ion battery dangers

    ......and a merry Christmas to all our readers.
  19. J

    Lithium-ion battery dangers

    Flecc you are a helpful and I'm sure a pleasant man, but that isn't any kind of insult it's a fact. I've seldom come across a more argumentative old bugger. Now I can be an argumentative old sod too. But you could argue discursively for Britain and never come to an end.
  20. J

    Cheap Breakdown Recovery for Pedelecs and Pushbikes.

    That must be an old definition, The Lexham policy doc defines an e bike as not more the 250w and 15.5 mph.