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  1. billadie

    Rear mudguard Bosch bike

    Thank you. That may be a solution. Not as neat, but it should last longer. Bike is less than 3 years old. I think part of the problem is that the rack was shifting from side to side, covered up by paniers so not obvious.
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    Rear mudguard Bosch bike

    Hi, I wonder if anyone can help please. I have a Lapierre Overvolt Urban- a fairly standard Bosch bike with the battery on the rear rack. The rear mudguard has split in two places and needs replacing. The battery cable runs in trunking on the underside of the mudguard between the motor and the...
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    Emu mini ebike review - The Guardian

    Never assume that Martin Love has ridden or driven any bike or car he "reviews". Often seem no more that a re-write of a press release.
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    PAS Error 01

    Wheeliepete, You sir are a genius. I had wrongly connected the female on the multiconnector. PAS now operating. thank you.
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    PAS Error 01

    I am fitting a Pedelease conversion kit to a Brompton for a friend. All gone well except that I cannot get the bike to run under pedal assist power. The controller a has a single cable (orange 3 pin female) to fit alternatively the throttle or the PAS. Works fine with throttle. When PAS...
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    Jeremy Clarkson Suspended

    just come across this post. We have rants about the BBC being controlled by Jew- Tories and homosexuals, without much adverse comments or any reaction by the administrator. If I wanted that i would log on to the BNP site. Though I am neither Jewish or gay, I really think this site has sunk as...
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    Lowest Ansmann Prices @ Cyclezee

    Actually, Flecc it is a secret code known only to we Masons. The correct answer is "7, On the square".
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    Lowest Ansmann Prices @ Cyclezee

    How much extra for the 11.6 battery over the 9?
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    Cycling Near-misses

    Interesting study of cycling near-misses and what puts people off an essentially safe form of transport. http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/mar/24/cycling-near-miss-close-pass-road-rage
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    Was EddieO right?

    Hope you enjoy the scenic route D8ve. My commute (Tewks to glos - 12 miles each way) is fairly scenic, if you ignore the dual carriageway bit.But I'm afraid my five year old Smarta is more Amsterdam, than Tour de F. But it gets there, never fails, except when i forget to charge it, and with mud...
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    Was EddieO right?

    That could be because the Dutch ride them everyday on roads and probably do five to ten times greater mileage than UK riders. They expect their bikes to last years. The kind of bikes favoured on this forum seem to be more for sport than transport, and probably have a limited life.
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    Jeremy Clarkson Suspended

    Jeremy Clarkson always reminds me of that line from Sunset Boulevard. "It's the pictures that got small" . Any other time Clarkson would have been Eddie Waring's understudy on It's a Knockout. May and Hammond would be on Blue Peter. And David Attenborough would be the face on the BBC.
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    Trying ebikes

    My Smarta LX8 has done over 17,000 miles in just under 5 years. It is on its second battery and third set of front tyres (2 on back) and that's about it. Has a service twice a year at LBS. Dead boring Dutch style upright, front hub, mud guard, Nexus hub gear. Usual commute is 12 mile each way. I...
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    Save BRIGHTON'S VELODROME

    You may want to register the velodrome as an Asset of Community Value under the Localism Act 2011 just in case the council does decide to sell. This gives six months leeway whilst "the community" attempts to raise funds to buy it. Also tends to dissuade developers as it involves delay. See...
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    Copenhagen wheel

    Not even in Copenhagen?
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    I'm beginning to hate (some) cyclists

    It's a British thing. Cycling is a sport, not a means of transport. It is a view promoted by govermments and various sporting bodies (CTC, Sport England etc) which is why we spend fortunes on velodromes and TdF starts and very little on segregate bike lanes. There was an interesting piece in...
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    Smart Bike (white for sale £500)

    A bargain for someone? RRP new is £1700 +
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    I've resigned.

    "OK, I've resigned from my job and I oficially finished today." Oh Lucky Man.
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    2015 rumours???? pre-Christmas fun!!!

    Due to typo in European Directive, motor vehicles will be restricted to narrow lanes painted at side of carriageway leaving majority of road free to cyclists. '