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    Help! Front Brake Judder

    If the steering tube you should be able to notice the 'wobble' if you put the front brake on and try pushing the bike back and forward. My money is on the brake though.. Did you try cleaning the disk, checking it for warp, burr, or trapped junk in the vents, and inspecting the brake mountings...
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    Genius, mad man, or common sense? Chain lubrication

    Chains are so iron age.. Belt drive, hub gears, job done.
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    Replacement battery for Fiido D4s

    Samsung just bucked the trend with their Galaxy xcover pro. To encourage them i bought one.
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    Anyone else out riding today?

    Up here we woke up to actual lying snow.. Only 5mm or do, but not what you want for April cycling weather. Oh yes, it was -x degrees too.
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    Insurance issue with stolen e bikes

    Yep, join cycling UK, and put the bike(s) on your house contents policy would be my vote.
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    Charging phone from 5v wiring

    You can get a humungous USB power bank for peanuts these days, which will charge your phone, camera, laptop or whatever, even away from your bike. No wire cutting, warranty invalidation, or technical skills required.
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    My first bike accident in 33 years!

    Yes, would like to see a review from someone unassiciated with Amazon or the product!
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    Battery discharger/level indicator

    Fully charged is only marginally bad; come back x months later and it won't be. Fully discharged can easily get you into "BMS refuses to play ball" territory, which is beyond annoying, if you leave it that way for some months, although they are designed with a safety margin, such that 'empty'...
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    Right to repair law & Bosch motors

    Bosch have always been among the best for parts supply (for my white goods) even without EU laws. That',s how come I have so Many of their products.
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    Porsche launch $10,000 electric bikes

    For that price I would definitely want mudguards and rohlhoff gears.
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    Worst Pedelec Accident?

    I retired at 45 and am still here 25 years later, having walked and cycled 70% of the rights of way in Shropshire. Having troubled getting the last 30% though.. Long way to drive. As to flu.. I think more people had the jab this year, and the preventative measures for covid also work for flu...
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    Help! Bosch Active Line Plus, More Torque Needed

    10 teeth sounds like top gear, not bottom?
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    Tyre comparison.

    If you want boots, I swear by: https://www.altberg.co.uk/boots/5-width-fitting-boots/fremington-men Why? Well they come in multiple widths, the tread lasts 5k miles or more (roads, rocks and mud), and the makers will resole them properly for a reasonable fee. The uppers usually survive 2 or 3...
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    Help! Insurance against theft

    Yes, it covers thefts away from home IFF you meet the insurance rules, which normally require the bike to be locked to an immovable object. Sometimes with some particular category of lock ('sold secure gold or better'). What it doesn't cover is your liabilities if you run into someone or...
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    After ebike conversion, has anyone had a higher rate of broken spokes or bent wheels?

    There are several flavors of intermittent fasting, and i find all but the most extreme are much easier to live with than calorie counted dieting. Right now I just restrict eating to 8 hours a day, and my weight goes slowly down. Only black coffee or water in the other 16 hours, not even no cal...
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    One of three (I think!!)

    I recently saw an ad for an unbeliebable cheap smartwatch / step counter etc. An internet search for 'xyz review' spat out hundreds of them.. All copied and pasted infomercials, same words, different websites.. In some cases quite sensible websites which just happen to allow parasitic additions...
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    Sinclair c5 revisited

    Low = less wind resistance. Getting squashed took second place to that.
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    Petition to increase speed assist limit on E bikes

    Honds c90 here.. Enk19f.. At least i think it was the 90, not the 50, i've slept a lot since then.
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    Petition to increase speed assist limit on E bikes

    It's a specific example of the generic problem of folks wanting their 'human rights' (voting from in prison, or whatever) without expecting to have any matching 'human responsibilities'.
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    Do pedal reflectors actually work?

    Black cars in general.. Hard to see, hard to keep clean, and (imo) thus indicative of a certain lack of forethought by the owner. Ymmv, especially if you own one.