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You would have saved some weight by using hydraulic V brakes. They have stopping power just as good as mechanical disks. I am mulling installing a mechanical front disk on my new build if I go the route of transferring my current kit to the new frame which has suspension forks. A 12.5 k gain is...

Heads up: If going to Spain, wear your helmet (prevents sunburn), keep off the footpaths and leave your throttle at home. I have been warned by friends that there is a prevention campaign on down there at the moment and the police are very zealous... All bikes not just pedelecs. Yes I am...

Just for correctness VW have never been in Formula 1 so no return just trying to get in by buying an existing team. Porsche was in Formula 1 for one season (1962), my kiwi workshop professor in design school was on their team as a mechanic. His German influence side kept popping out - ever tried...

The motor is supposed to be the other 14...

Only British citizens or UK residents have the right to sign... sorry can't help

And you would just want to over-volt it and put a huge pannier rack on it. :p

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While in Nantes for the weekend I stumbled upon bike "cages". Kind of like a dog kennel for locking up bikes. All that was missing inside was an electric socket. And on top... yep a solar panel array. There you go! A free business plan for those of you with spare change you don't know what to do...

I saw one of the Selleroyal ones (Rok???) in a bike shop. I can imagine it on a upright bike at a sedate and leisurely pace and thought about buying one for SWMBO's bike. She is a little more athletic than most and I couldn't imagine her enjoying it though. I think habit has a lot to do with...

Ahhh! Mine was a modern 1972 3800, Ferrari yellow... Then I bought a Lancia Fulvia 1.3S

I have ridden many, possibly thousands, of kilometers on the original Vélosolex which uses the rub against the tyre system. Vélosolex tyres were designed with a thick smooth rolling band. Bike tyres are not designed for this use, most do not have thick smooth rolling surfaces - you will...

Unless you are a woman riding in London? :eek: Sorry couldn't resist...