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    Hill Climb Challenges

    I discovered last year that one of my local roads, White Lane, is used annually for a hill climbing challenge by fit lycra cyclists. When I first got my Agattu, I accidentally went up that hill and found out what a killer it can be. The hill is a mile long. It starts off as a 1 in 7 and ends as...
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    Panasonic hub slipping

    It's wet and raining and I've got no work to do today... Time for some DIY!! I finally got fed up with the way the hub on my Agattu keeps on slipping time and again. The general advice is to do the nuts up white-knuckle tight and I always do, but sooner or later, it always seems to slip and...
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    Kalkhoff Agattu Classic 12-Month Review

    Who am I and why did I buy one? I'm a 36-years old, 6ft 2" and weigh a little under 14 stone. I spend far too many hours a day every day sat in the same office chair, and as I don't even have to commute to get to the office, it's tough for me to get enough exercise. I used to use a bike up...
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    Capital to Coast Sunday Ride

    themutiny & I have been discussing doing a Sunday ride following the Capital to Coast route from Esher down to Hove (about 60 miles). Rather than continue to discuss it within the 100-mile thread, I started a new one. Broad details of the route can be found here... Capital to Coast - the...
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    Snooper E-Bike

    Does anyone know anything about the Snooper E-Bike? A friend of mine pointed them out to me today (apparently they'll be landing in the UK any day now). Snooper E Bike - Folding electric Bike They don't look like any of the folders I've seen before, but they seem to have a suitably large...
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    What a wonderful day part 2 - Route 21 ride - Electric to Eastbourne

    Since our ride down to Brighton a couple of weekends ago, my friend and I had been planning our next excursion. The weather forecast for Sunday was looking good, so once again, we were off on our adventures. We considered attempting the ride all the way from Warlingham, but instead opted for...
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    Giant Twist Freedom CS Review

    My dad wrote a review of his new bike and asked me to post it for him, so here it is. Purchased From The Edinburgh Electric Cycle Company Price Paid £1792 (List price £1980 less 10% Presteigne Show discount) Time Owned 1 month Local Terrain Very hilly Strengths Top...
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    What a wonderful day - Route 21/20 ride - Brighton by Battery

    I finally managed to find someone to accompany me on a long distance ride last weekend when a friend of mine visited, and this weekend we went for a wonderful ride all the way from Warlingham to Brighton (~50 miles). We set out around lunchtime in beautiful sunshine, 20C temperatures and a...
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    Lithium Oxygen batteries

    If this ever comes to anything, then our bikes are going to get a lot lighter 'Air fuelled' battery tech invented in Scotland • The Register
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    Thule Europower 916 Cycle Carrier Review

    Thule released the Eurpower 916 carrier at the start of March - Mussels posted a thread about it, and I decided to take the plunge. I said I'd write a review for it, so here it is... The cycle rack clamps onto a towbar ball. The clamp feels extremely robust and well made and gives me every...
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    Made my day

    Picture the scene... It's a beautiful sunny day and you decide to go out and get some healthy exercise. You slide into your lycra shorts and don your bright red lycra top. You load up your most attractive bulging bum-bag, strap your helmet on and head for the roads on your racer. An easy...
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    How many people do you know with e-bikes.

    Including yourself, but not including any other forum members, how many e-bikers do you know. In my case, there's now Myself, My wife, My Dad, My mate Matt, and my mate John... That's 5 people I know altogether.
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    How do I delete this thread?

    I posted this thread to test out polls, but I can't seem to delete the thread now. I click on 'Edit/Delete' but I can't find the option for Delete anywhere.
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    Pedelcs across the National Cycle Network

    OK - Since people are complaining about a lack of new topics on here, here's one I've been mulling over posting for a while. The National Cycle Network currently consists of 75 routes covering the length and breadth of the country using bridleways, shared-use cycleways and quiet back roads...
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    Toshiba building bike battery plant

    Just spotted this one on the BBC news... BBC NEWS | Business | Toshiba plans bike battery plant I've been interested in the SCiBs since I first heard of them a couple of years ago, but haven't seen any in the flesh yet. Maybe I'll have one by christmas 2010.
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    Continental TravelContact Review

    I ride for pleasure and leisure rather than having to commute every day. I like to explore the Surrey countryside using the less-well-travelled roads, bridleways and paths and more often than not am accompanied by my 2-year old strapped into a child seat. Although the CityRides which came with...
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    Bike vs Car

    As I work from home and sit in front of a computer all day, I make a point of trying to go out on my bike every day. As per normal, I had my phone with me tracking my speed, position and altitude via GPS. Distance: 7.25miles Average speed of 17.4mph Top speed of 31.2mph. This...
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    Mountain-bike style hub motor bike x2

    Mountain-bike style hub motor bike x2 (No longer available) These two bikes are no longer for sale. I got these two bikes back in June from a friend who moved into a 3rd floor flat and no longer had anywhere to store them. I hadn't cycled for 15 years before I got these but the coaxed me...
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    Cheap & Chinese - What're they worth?

    I got these two back in June when a friend of mine moved out of his parents place and into a small third-floor flat - As he had nowhere to put them, they ended up in my garage. I've decided I want to get rid of them now as I have my mighty Kalkhoff Agattu and am never likely to ride these again...
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    Agattu suspension forks...

    Being a good boy and mechanically adept at most things, I do my own bike maintenance. I was reading through the owners manual pamphlet which came with the forks and found the following... Every 4 weeks or 25-30 hours of riding or whenever the performance of the fork has diminished (whichever...