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Has anyone got any tips for removing the rear wheel (Nexus 3 speed hub) I have to replace the inner tube, the centre of the Presta valve blew out the other day, the manual tells you how to remove the front wheel (blindingly obvious) but there is not a word about removing the rear wheel!! My...

About a month or so ago I bought a Cyclaire Plus tyre pump, I tried it out today. A complete waste of money! The cheap track pump I bought from Argos is ten times better. Derrick - Llanberis P.S. I snapped off the little brass nut on the 'Presta' valve whilst trying to wriggle off the pump...

I have an old Giant Lafree, it has served me well & still does, but lately I have been thinking of getting a bike where I can journey along without pedalling (for short distances) because of growing infirmity, a hub motor bike with a throttle, the Alien Unisex would suit me very well. Now to do...

I have just come across this. If Microsoft made cars... - General Motors press release - on Bore Me For all of us who feel only the deepest love and affection for the way computers have enhanced our lives, read on. At COMDEX recently, Bill Gates reportedly compared the computer industry...

I recently saw a clip from a B.B.C. website about an aircraft, non-manned, that stayed up for 82 hours, the power was principally solar panels on the wings with Lithium/Sulphur batteries powering it at night. The clip said the new Lithium/Sulphur batteries had about 3 times the capacity of the...

Finish Line Chain Cleaner Kit from ChainReactionCycles.com - Europes largest Online Bike store - Buy Online If someone has used this kit I would be pleased to know what you think of it, because I am thinking of buying one for my Lafree. Derrick - Llanberis

I have just seen a Chinook "chopper" with a Sea King "chopper" dangling beneath it,flying 500ft over Lyn Padarn (Llanberis). The Sea King, partly dismantled, the rotor blades taken off. It suffered a breakdown whilst on a mountain rescue mission yesterday, just up the road (the Llanberis Pass)...

I have discovered a company which sells the best range of Sst fasteners online I have seen. Stagonset - Online Stainless Steel Fasteners hope it will be of use to many people. Derrick - Llanberis P.S. I have no link with this company, financially, or any other way.

Has anyone noticed that the Tasman 8G on the Kalkhoff site Kalkhoff - my bike... Vollgefederte und sportgefederte Trekkingbikes, Citybikes und Offroadbikes is not the same as the Tasman 8G on the 50cycles site? The frame & the chainguard are different! Derrick - Llanberis

I have just received some (2) flashing indicator lights from Safe Turn Bicycle Indicator Light - Bike Turn Signal for Cyclist's Safety they are an Australian company, ordered on Thurs.31 Jan 08 arrived 4th Feb. today, excellent service! The lights seem very good & are very bright, but I haven't...

Here in Snowdonia we haven't had any floods, the water runs off to fast, but when will it stop raining:( Does anyone know if the "oldfashioned" cycle capes are still made & if they are where do I go to get one? My glasses get water droplets on them when I ride in the rain(no surprise!)& I was...

Nothing to do with bikes - electric or not!! Harry Porter's Relay Computer Derrick - Llanberis

I have just come across this site for batteries & chargers. 24V 13Ah NiMH Battery Pack ( 20xF) for Hi-Power E-Bikes or Robots - EB-H24VF12A Derrick - Llanberis

Has anyone had any exprience of the Reelight system advertised on Bikefix - the bike shop on your desktop My Lafree has a bottle dynamo, which does the job, the two problems with it (as most of you will know) is the drag & when you stop so do the lights. Derrick - Llanberis

I own a Giant Lafree Twist with the 3 speed Shimano hub gear & I am thinking of having a new wheel built with the 8 speed Shimano hub gear fitted. 1. Has anyone out there done that: is it straightforward, if not what are the snags? 2. The Lafree has a single leg "kickstand" on the left & would...

I bought a pair of Elite toe clips from your Bangor (N.Wales) store yesterday, while I think they will serve the purpose for which I bought them for, I cannot fit them because the rectangular holes that are moulded into the clip are larger than the outside diameter of the cap screw which...

I have got my new NiMH (Windsor) battery & unsoldered the connections as instructed in Re-celling an NiMH Battery, but there is a fuse which is not mentioned in the instructions, does it matter whether this fuse is left in place or should I unsolder it? See the attached photo. Derrick -...