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    Crown loses appeal

    As a Scot, I am appalled that our judiciary has seen fit to do this. I thought we were leading the way with modern thinking in many legal areas but this is unbelieveable. They should hang their hands in shame BBC News - Cyclist killer Gary McCourt: Crown loses appeal against 'lenient' sentence
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    Motorist kills 2 cyclist on separate occasions

    I know we usually highlight tragic events when they relate to cyclists but this is unbelieveable. Not posting for any particular comment just that as it happened up my neck of the woods you might not be aware of it BBC News - Cyclist killer Gary McCourt sentence 'scandalous'
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    They Don't Muck about in Bristol . . .

    I thought we had it tough in and around Glasgow, but I doff my hat to you lads in Bristol !! BBC News - Bristol bus driver Gavin Hill who drove into cyclist jailed Good to see that this clown of a driver was jailed but dear god, the lad on the bike was a lucky boy. Apologies if this has...
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    Taking a Tumble on the Regular Commute

    Just a cautionary note to all you regular busy-traffic commuters out there – it’s not another moan about pot-holes, this is to highlight their evil cousin . . . the 4 inch deep tramline ! When I’m on my usual commute and on the busy main roads, I’m normally in “Robocop” mode, watching...
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    Aaaaarrrgh !

    I've moaned about the odd grazed knee but come on . . . A splinter is seen through the leg of Malaysia's Azizulhasni Awang after a crash in the Men's Keirin Final during the Track Cycling World Cup at the N - Yahoo! Eurosport
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    Shuddering Panasonic batteries & holders

    One for anyone with experience of the Panasonic system. I've had some bad experiences with the "judder" factor on my last Alien conversion. The battery was on a rack at the back but the crappy roads I have to travel (it's not just pot-holes but bad finishing in general) ensured that time and...
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    E-bikes on BBC

    We got a two minute puff piece on BBC Reporting Scotland - a bit simplistic but any mention is welcome (begins @ 12mins 40secs) It's a 2 minute piece which is tantamount to saturation coverage up here . . . BBC iPlayer - Reporting Scotland: 25/10/2010 .
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    Be Careful Out There

    Hello all I know this type of thing is wheeled out periodically but this has been an exceptionally bad weekend for cyclists. Just outside Glasgow, a police superintendent (55) died on Friday after being in collision with a car while out riding during his lunch hour. The accident happened a...
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    Angry guy on eBay

    Hello all Stumbled across this - I know nothing about Oxford Gearbox, but this guy is obviously not a happy bunny and with some justification given the amount he's forked out. Anyway, just a warning to anyone thinking of going down this route Rab electric bike kit oxford gearbox...
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    Thumb throttles

    Hello all - hope someone can shed a bit of light on this. Long story short - having seen Daniel and all the other folks posting the photos of their really fine ebike kit conversions (by the way lads, you all seem to be good photographers - most of your bike photos are better than my wedding...
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    Cytronex - Still doing Trek bikes?

    Hi all - apologies if I've missed any announcements - does anyone know if Cytronex have abandoned using the Trek 7.3. Their site does show the Trek but lists it as currently unavailable and has done for a while. I see on their site that they're offering a unisex-type Ridgeback and some other...
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    Electric Kits for Touring Bikes ?

    Hi Firstly, apologies for this thread appearing here - I'm having trouble trying to open a thread in the Techie area (or the site sussed out I was too thick to join the techie bit) - if this needs moved, then no problem. I'm trying to tap into the forum's knowledge and experience of kits...