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  1. timidtom

    Ebike cinematic fame?

    Has the eBike really arrived? Has anyone spotted one on screen? I'm excepting consumer TV programmes: has one featured as a mode of transport, been stolen, been an object of desire, taken the place of a car, or simply passed by in the background, in a film or TV series?
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    Gravity + ?

    J had a slight accident today, no blood shed but a little paint grazed. She was riding her eTrike (one wheel at the front) at low speed and turned right off the road into the Co-op car park. She fell off to the left. Why? How can this be avoided in future (she still loves the trike and is simply...
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    Woosh Gallego

    The bike arrived, safely and very well packaged, shortly after ordering. There were ample instructions, even detailing how to take it out of the box. As I mentioned in an earlier post, the rear wheel was locked solid, just would not rotate, and I failed to receive advice from the supplier...
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    Some you win ...

    As I may have mentioned a time or ten we've owned, and been happy with, two Juicy Bikes classics. We have had great satisfaction and wonderful service from both the bikes and the firm. When J became a little too wobbly to feel safe on two wheels we bought her trike from the same source. It's...
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    Going forward while looking back

    I tend to wobble a little, especially when trying to look back when cycling. I'm experimenting with a Woosh Gallego and, when I eventually get out on the road I'd like a couple of Mirrycle mirrors to reflect my progress. However the ends of the handlebars are covered by shiny silver metal stops...
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    Four miles of sunshine

    Sunshine and the first bike ride of the year. Just a four mile round trip to collect the newspapers and wait while a group of highly intelligent ladies admire the bike. Lucy (the bike) is delighted to hear herself rated as the Daimler Majestic of the cycling world. Her wicker basket and canvas...
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    Automatic hub gears?

    Anyone with experience or knowledge of an automatic 2-speed hub gear? Shimano, I think. Considering use with J's trike. TIA, Tom
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    Chain reaction

    J's trike decided to have an off-docile day last week. We'd pottered out to have a close look at the Anderton Boat Lift and a coffee & cake in the café. Riding the trike up the ascent onto higher ground the trike cast its chain. We gathered the bits and J motored back to the car. (Throttles rule...
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    Helton Tandem Carrier - suitable for Ebike?

    Has anyone experience of using a Helton Carrier to transport an Ebike on a car roof? Years ago we used one to transport a tandem. Now J's trike goes on a flat-bed carrier at the back of the car and I've been managing with a Brompton in the boot - great for short distances but I really need the...
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    'Look where you're going!'

    Two narrow escapes this morning: riding along the main road to the local Co-op for a bottle of Pinot and the Guardian I had a narrow escape from two cyclists (?) who rode straight out of a side road into my path. Seems it was my fault. Shortly afterwards an elderly gentleman walking along the...
  11. timidtom

    Fitting mirror to throttle-end.

    Throttle-end? Sounds like a plague-ridden hamlet in Borsetshire. However, I've had a series of handlebar mounted mirrors that wobble and spin and droop that I fancied high-tech bar-end mirrors for a change. Problem (not a 'issue'!) is that the off-side end of the handlebar is occupied by a...
  12. timidtom

    Relax - Gift Aid Claim complete ...

    Three days' work while the sun shone and stupid determination to wrestle with HMRC and submit the claim made me resolve not to get the bike out and go for a ride. Today the claim is winging its way to whom it may concern and bits of my garden are hurtling horizontally past my window. It's a bit...
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    Juicy Bikes rides to the rescue!

    I was a sad disappointment to my dad. He was a marine engineer and accustomed to fixing things. I tried taking things to pieces - good fun. Nothing ever went back together. Dad was baffled: 'Just think how you took it apart and reverse the process!' No, dad. Somehow it didn't work for me. So...
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    When to scrap an e-bike?

    What to do with a dead e-bike? Is a complete power transplant - battery+motor+electrickery - ever economic? If not how to dispose of the remains? Perhaps freewheel it down the hill to a car park, leave the keys in, walk away and catch the bus home? Leave it out for the dust bin men? Try to flog...
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    Any E-bike wizards in North Cheshire or South Lancashire?

    Just wondering if there are any known e-bike fixers in this area? I've exhausted my ten-thumbed talents and am in worse state than when I started! I can't repair clocks/outboard motors or put up shelves either! Help, please, before the sun shines warmly on the hills of Warrington! Happy New...
  16. timidtom

    Happy New Year, good health, long life & happiness to all members! :-)

    As it says on the tin!
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    Post-pedelec bike?

    I'm toying with the idea of going back to that dinosaur of transport, the self-powered bike ... sorry. The Pedelec is great fun but I feel that with restored confidence I could again master an engineless bike for short trips to the shops (2 or 3 miles). I could perhaps, take the pedelec and...
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    38v ceiling?

    After not being used for 4 months I charged our 36v 10a batteries for a couple of hours each. They peaked at 38.x volts. I tried each one on the bike - maximum speed peaked at 9mph (without pedal assistance). Two of the batteries are 4 years old, one is 2 years and the last is just a few months...
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    Folding e-bike wanted.

    Any one in the Warrington area (North Cheshire) selling a decent recent folding e-bike? Twist grip essential, about 20kg weight, compact enough to travel in boot of car, 36v 10amp recent battery? Priced to fit into a pensioner's wallet! I'm waiting with crossed fingers ... Thanks, Tom.
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    Thule 916 cycle carrier for sale.

    Since J transferred to a trike and we bought a Thule EasyBike to carry it our Thule 916 is for sale. It clamps to the towbar and has carried two Dutch ebikes for hundreds of miles without a fault. It has a built-in lighting board and a ramp which is supposed to aid loading the bikes. It's going...