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No courage necessary, I do it all the time and have done for most of my many years. I was probably in far more danger during my stays in Northern Ireland during the 1970s troubles. There is no particular problem, London is far safer than most large world cities, see this post .

I don't see this as terrifying, so far there have been 118 murders and we are near to the end of the year. Have a look below and you'll see that isn't in any way unusual and is well below average. The only difference now is media hysteria: Murder. Between 1990 and 2003 the number of homicides...

It's unique to Britain and has come about due to cycling becoming widely seen as sporting in nature. That in turn happened because utility cycling almost disappeared in Britain between the 1960s and 1980 when the first mountain bikes appeared, something that didn't happen in mainland Europe...

You get over it, you lost in your own home of Northern Ireland. And you are premature in saying I lost, the UK is very likely to be remaining in the EU in all but name. On April the first next year you may find Brexit was nothing other than an April fools joke. .

It's quite rare around my way, the last time was a couple of circa 10 year old boys calling out "cheating" as they waited for a bus to take them 800 yards to the local shopping centre! As others have said, ignore them, or do as I do and join in the joke by saying with a smile something like "I...

It must have been all the potato harvesting. .

And in England we had the Royal Military Canal in Kent to keep Napoleon and French from occupying England by invasion. Apparently the French can't jump over ditches. :rolleyes: .

But your Northern Ireland decisively voted to Remain within the EU by a 12% margin! That makes you very much an odd man out when all parts of Ireland want to stay in the EU. .

Agreed, as so often happens, Arron Banks character and behaviour has over time become written into his facial expressions for all to see. .

The Nano Brompton used the Tongxin Nano motor which can suffer some problems with the roller drive slipping and a broken internal drive ring. It has to be said though that these were more rare in the 16" wheel application than in larger wheels. Though slightly heavier, the Sparticle is the...

For the OP, heres a link to the model in question, originally nearly £1000 more than the asking price: Bergamont E-Ville A8 500 .

This is the case against him, the money must have come through parent holding company, Rock Holdings. Since that is an Isle of Man company, such a contribution would be illegal, being from outside the UK. It wouldn't matter if it was Russian money, just the IoM connection makes such a...

Nicely designed attractive models, the one downside I see is not being able to have larger than the 336 Wh battery and a second battery can't be carried. From €2290 to €2490 basic prices. The very light weight is a big benefit, assuming they are strong enough, there's been broken frames on very...

Every cloud has a silver lining, this time it's the way in which Boris Johnson's despicable nature has been exposed for all to see. Not only is it widely recognised that he is a persistent liar lacking in any conscience, he's also seen as incompetent and lacking judgement in his performance as...

I think saying 24" is cranky is going too far, plenty of bikes use them and tyres and tubes that size are easily available, even if not actually stocked by every little LBS. The truly cranky one is the 22" size that's appeared on some Chinese made e-bikes sold here by Thompsons. .

Wisest to avoid the two Powacycle's models, Milan and Windsor. Both are old designs, the Milan very old, and much bettered by other more modern designs. In addition, Powacycle's support has more often than not been a long way short of good enough as a number of members have found. .

Waking up being the biggest one. Sets us up for all the others. .

Not that I know of, but be careful not to damage the cable where it comes out of the front hub. However, I don't remove a wheel to repair a puncture, nor ever did when in the trade, it's unnecessary. With the bike upside down or in a stand the tube can be taken out within the side of the fork...

Yes, many of these motor wheels have 18 mm nuts. That's because the spindle is larger than the usual 10 mm, being 12 mm to accommodate the input cable. Unfortunately many spanner sets don't include an 18 mm, but you can make one if you have some old spanners rather than paying out for a new...

As Chris says, the utility cyclists most commonly seen in urban areas have far less accidents, mainly because they generally cycle much slower. It's the types racing along along at 20 plus who are most likely to go over their drop handlebars. Also remember that cycling on the continent is...