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  1. lovedoves

    podcast featuring e- bikes

    Hi there, i recently started a podcast around green issues/nature, that sort of thing. This latest episode featuring elephants and e-bikes is funnily enough called 'elephants and e-bikes' It's opinionated, irreverent and sweary so its not going to be everyone's cup of tea. I'm only doing it...
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    Do ebikes take the fun out of cycling ?

    I'm hoping having an ebike is going to put the fun back into cycling for me this summer. Up to 4 years ago i used to live in the city and come spring would go for long evening rides (cycle tracks, i'm not a road cyclist unless i have to). Then i moved to the countryside so i have a 20 mile...
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    Carrera Crossfire with MPH?

    bought mine last year with the animal display..will there be no way of updating the software? Mind you its doing wonders for my mental arithmetic as i keep converting it in my head o_O should ward off the alzheimer's for a couple more years.... should ward off the alzheimer's for a couple...
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    worn brake pads and intermittent power loss

    Good idea mate, looks like I'm going to have to eat a lot of chips over the next few weeks
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    worn brake pads and intermittent power loss

    Unfortunately it's just gone up to £1100 which means people could no longer buy it on the bike to work scheme as it has a £1000 max allowance..Daft really that you cannot add your own cash to a purchase
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    worn brake pads and intermittent power loss

    Update I cleaned the sensor and bottom bracket before leaving work tonight. I took a detour home so that the first 7 miles were tarmac/ asphalt..Pretty dry and mud free...Bike worked fine without even a hiccup..It does look like mud is the problem...May even try to fashion an undercarriage with...
  7. lovedoves

    worn brake pads and intermittent power loss

    thanks, will give it a good look over asap
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    worn brake pads and intermittent power loss

    thanks, so looks like i may need a bucket of soapy water and sponge in the pannier after all :(
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    worn brake pads and intermittent power loss

    thanks..happened again today..loses assistance for around 10 to 15 seconds then it kicks back in. it may be just a coincidence that its muddy. i think i will take it in to get checked out. i have service plan for a year so it will cost me nowt to get it seen to
  10. lovedoves

    worn brake pads and intermittent power loss

    the first 5 miles of the ride is in a straight line, along the old railway line, so i literally dont have to use them at all, the next bit is tarmac cycle path so, again, i dont feel like i use them that much..i change the ones on my standard bike every year which is around 4000 miles..there's a...
  11. lovedoves

    worn brake pads and intermittent power loss

    only trouble is thats where the battery lives! i do take a bottle of juice in the pannier, may have to swap it for plain water!
  12. lovedoves

    worn brake pads and intermittent power loss

    Doesn't seem to.. Presumably if it did then the display would be intermittent too ? Display is fine, just the assistance that keeps cutting out Sent from my G7-L01 using Tapatalk
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    worn brake pads and intermittent power loss

    may have to bring the hose with me..not sure it'll reach that far though
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    worn brake pads and intermittent power loss

    Thanks.. Presumably it will be worth me carrying a sponge or cloth in my saddle bag Sent from my G7-L01 using Tapatalk
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    worn brake pads and intermittent power loss

    Might give it a go, though must admit I'm a steady as you go type rider..The only thing I need to brake for is squirrels and the odd deer Sent from my G7-L01 using Tapatalk
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    worn brake pads and intermittent power loss

    Yes same here really..It's a commute on cycle track..I feel like I hardly use them at all which is why I was surprised Sent from my G7-L01 using Tapatalk
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    worn brake pads and intermittent power loss

    Nice one, cheers [emoji4] Sent from my G7-L01 using Tapatalk
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    worn brake pads and intermittent power loss

    so i need to include a fire extinguisher in my repair kit? mechanic said they upgraded them to 'metal' ones to last longer, i presume they meant sintered thanks for the input
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    worn brake pads and intermittent power loss

    Hi there everyone, this is my first post though i have browsed for a while. i do a 20 mile commute in the north east on the C2C route. The first part of the journey is through woodlands so its absolutely lovely, just in winter its a bit relentless-especially on the way home, dark,uphill and...