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    Home Ruination by Ebike Battery Fire Expulserating PreTerminator™®©℠

    Consider this a trailer promoting my easy to assemble ebike battery safety contraption. Photos with details and an ever so slightly better video will follow.
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    Programming a Bafang mid motor using an Apple Mac computer

    This might be of interest for non-CAN bus Bafang mid-drive owners with Apple Mac computers. I can't find the threads, but last year a couple of people with Macs asked if there was a tool which they could use. They didn't own Android devices either. I posted a link to this online browser based...
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    Are Ventura chains any good?

    This Ventura chain was delivered. but I'd ordered a KMC 7 speed. Is this chain rubbish? Should I return it? Is it made of cheese? Should I keep it because it's cheese, and buy crackers?
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    BankruptBikeParts.co.uk January sale - 25% discount and free Royal Mail delivery for orders over £50

    Didn't take me long to exceed £50. :rolleyes: I've ordered a bunch of bankrupted stuff. The same discount doesn't apply to their ebay shop - buy from their website. For some reason only Paypal Express checkout worked, but Paypal didn't work as a payment method via the credit card/Paypal...
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    Apparently free GPS bike tracking

    So I bought this in January 2021, when it was just £25.... https://www.amazon.co.uk/Real-Time-Waterproof-Overspeed-Subscription-Motorbike/dp/B09X2Z1CYT ...specifically a... ... and a few weeks ago it stopped incessantly sending me texts at 10p a pop, reporting low battery (this annoying...
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    IP68 waterproof battery connector options

    This isn't an urgent question, because I've ordered what looks like an identical battery mount to the one on my bike, for the shed. To power a beer fridge, various lights, water pump, hifi, cooling fan, foot massager, heated chair cover, and electric blanket in my remote garden shed using my...
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    AliExpress Cyber Monday

    There are great bargains, but they end in about 14 hours. Many items are available with £3 off for every £15 spent (filter using the checkbox on the left pane), up to a maximum of £12, on top of discounts which are already quite substantial, for some items. I've learned to first check the...
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    World’s 280 million electric bikes and mopeds are cutting demand for oil far more than electric cars

    I don't drive anymore, for one. The world’s 280 million electric bikes and mopeds are cutting demand for oil far more than electric cars https://theconversation.com/the-worlds-280-million-electric-bikes-and-mopeds-are-cutting-demand-for-oil-far-more-than-electric-cars-213870
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    The collapse of insects

    https://www.reuters.com/graphics/GLOBAL-ENVIRONMENT/INSECT-APOCALYPSE/egpbykdxjvq/
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    Household insect photos

    Tiny fly. ...I couldn't gt close enough to this silverfish.
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    £20,000 Lotus ebike with 300g Mars lander motor

    Lotus launches £20,000 performance road e-bike inspired by Olympic gold medal-winning track bikes LINK TO VIDEO https://road.cc/content/tech-news/lotus-launches-ps20000-performance-road-e-bike-304845 http://www.futurecar.com/11935/Lotus-unveils-innovative-e-bike-with-Mars-Lander-technology
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    Aldi 145L "Heavy Duty" Trunk £17.99

    For us with trailers, this cheap wheeled big box might be worth considering. Available from 26th October, while stocks last! https://www.aldi.co.uk/heavy-duty-storage-trunk-145l/p/723129620060800
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    Repurpose LED panels from a crumbled Amazon light to make bike lights?

    Might be of interest to those looking for bright LED panels for bike use: I used to use huge spiral 6400K CFL light bulbs in my living room, which actually used 105W, but they don't make those anymore so I bought this November 2020...
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    Sadiq Khan's cargo and e-bike plan now that ULEZ has expanded to all London boroughs

    Sadiq Khan's cargo and e-bike plan now that ULEZ has expanded to all London boroughs TfL officials say bikes could replace 'between one and two per cent of van kilometres across Greater London by 2025' "Discounts on cargo and e-cargo bikes have been offered to companies that have scrapped their...
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    Bees struggle to find flowers because of air pollution

    Bees struggle to find flowers because of air pollution A new study has found that air pollution is preventing pollinators finding flowers because it degrades the scent. https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2023/bees-struggle-to-find-flowers-because-of-air-pollution
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    Map of London's Street Trees

    https://apps.london.gov.uk/street-trees/
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    Sturdy £4.99 Aldi Ratchet Tie Down 50mm

    This may be of interest to cargo bike/trailer types - I got this for £4.99, reduced price. Seems a bargain, feels very sturdy indeed and a good quality bit of kit. At an Aldi near you, while stocks last: https://www.aldi.co.uk/50mm-ratchet-tie-down/p/098928298462600
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    Ebike acidents

    Tributes to cyclists who died on A143 at Billingford https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/23753763.tributes-cyclists-died-a143-billingford/ Man suffers life-threatening injuries following electric bike collision in Wakefield A man was taken to hospital with serious head injuries after hitting a lampost...
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    Stonemason saves £100 a month by ditching van for an e-bike

    He could convert a secondhand bike and buy a trailer for less than £1k easy. Stonemason saves £100 a month by ditching van for an e-bike and sheds half a stone EXCLUSIVE: Steve Roche, from Sheffield, says he is able to save £25 per week since ditching his van - and feels all the better for it...
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    Driver who killed cyclist then buried body is jailed

    Police should stop and search drivers for shovels. Driver who killed cyclist Tony Parsons then buried body is jailed https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-66614488