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    Bike For 5ft Tall Freind

    Hi all - I'm an electric bike owner, previously a Kalkhoff, now a Brompton electric bought because I really do need that unique fold for public tranport carriage into London, making the price worth every penny. I've had the Brompton a couple pf years and am now a bit out of touch with the...
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    A Farewell To Amps

    I've just eBayed my Kalkhoff Tasman and got £425 for it. I bought it in November 2009 so that is a depreciation rate of around 75% based on 3 years ownership, 80% or so based on 2 years and 9 months. Given the cost and my mileage this works out at 42p per mile. I've decided not to replace...
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    How to sell an ebike?

    I'm looking to sell my Kalkhoff Tasman, 3 years old and 80% battery capacity showing. I need to maximise my take, obviously - any experiences of the best places to advertise? It's quite a specialized area and I feel maybe eBay is not the best outlet,
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    Christmas Lights and Bike

    I've put a video of an enjoyable short trip on my Kalkhoff here
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    New bars and gear change

    I've just changed the bars on my Tasman and thought my findings might be of interest in that nothing is ever straightforward. I have a fairly narrow passageway to negotiate on my way into Lemmy Towers. What was annoying was that my chosen rear view mirror, the Mirrcyle, which mountson the...
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    Twist Grip for Rapid Fire

    Following on from my post about narrowing my Tasman handlebars, the only way seems to be to swap the Shimano twist grip shifter for the Rapid Fire trigger type. It's a long shot I know but has anyone done this? Or knows if it would present any particular problems? I understand that since...
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    Handlebar change

    My Tasman has very wide handlebars - 63cm, in fact. I also have a Mirrcycle mirror fitted which is the best mirror I have come across in 60 years cycling experience and which, therefore, I intend to keep using. Of course, mounting in the bar end, it also adds to the width of the bars...
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    A Couple Of New Pedelec Videos

    I've posted 2 new videos, a short one and a long one. One is the Thames tow-path Kingston to Richmond (see here) the other up Nightingale Lane in Richmond, not far from 50Cycles' showroom and their preferred hill test, I believe. (see here)
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    Panasonic battery life

    I checked the charge capacity of the battery for my Kalkhoff Tasman today, the original 10ah one that came with the bike. I bought it in November 2009 so the bike is going on 2 years old. A long press on the button gave me all 5 lights coming up, suggesting that the battery capacity is not...
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    North Norfolk e-bikes

    I've just spent a pleasant couple of days in North Norfolk, around Cromer and Sheringham. Cromer isn't a big town but I was surprised to see two bicycle dealers with electric bikes in the window. Norfolk being one of the flatter areas of the UK, maybe there is the same mind set about e-bikes as...
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    Cycling in Paris

    I've just got back from three days cycling around Paris. I've been visiting and on occasions working there for many years but this time I fancied a visit on my own simply to explore. I took my Brompton rather than my Kalkhoff but cycling is cycling. I thought some forum members might find a few...
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    London Surrey Cycle Race

    No electric bikes in the race, of course! I used my ebike to take a quick look at the bike race today and thought I'd watch them go through Richmond Park. It showed what ideal personal transport the ebike is. By car it would have been a nightmare, closed roads, diversions and all. Hardly...
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    Hemets should be banned!

    I don't wear a helmet because I haven't hurt my head. Because of this, I don't think anyone should wear a helmet. How anyone can wear a helmet when I haven't hurt my head I can't understand. Helmets should be banned and anyone caught wearing a helmet should have their bicycle confiscated...
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    Pannier Opinions Please!

    My trusty old faux leather rigid panniers, bought years ago in France have finally fallen apart. Does anyone have any particular experience or ideas of what might make a good replacement? I don't need anything for for £200 , but I'd like a decent quality and useful pair. They are used for...
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    Electric Bike Rental

    I hadn't seen this before. Interesting, they must be pretty sure of the strength and reliability of these bikes. electric bike hire
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    Upping The Power

    This quote is from Flecc on another thread but I've started a new one since it is strictly OT. The power on my Panasonic phasing down from just under 10mph suits me perfectly. My perspective on my e-bike is that I want power assistance. Once the bike is moving much over 10mph, I prefer to...
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    More Pedelec Journeys..

    I've filmed rides around the Tamsin Trail in Richmond Park and another from Kingston town centre into my back garden finishing with a highly skilled (:rolleyes:) trip down my side path, ie I didn't fall off this time. There's quite an amusing little encounter with some deer 10 mins or so into...
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    Falming From a Bike. wind noise/ vibration

    I've started a new thread on this recurring subject to bring a few separate threads together. I have put a movie of a ride round Richmond Park on Youtube http://bit.ly/ktf8Yz I have made comments on the video as I cycle round the park (not without incident, by the way :eek:) A few...
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    Filming From A Pedelec

    I was looking at a recent thread here about filming from bikes and thought that most of the solutions seemed a bit complicated. The big enemy is vibration. Any camera mounted directly to the bike will shake like crazy. Not only will the vibration make the film look unclear and hard to watch...
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    A Copper Says..

    I cycled along Parliament Square and Whitehall today on my way to some classes. Lovely atmosphere, even for someone like me who wouldn't turn my head to see a royal. I was chatting to a cop who was interested in my Brompton, keen cyclist himself. I told him about the pedelec and he was very...