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It's a Burley Bee. No suspension and quite an old version but looks in very good condition. Picking it up tomorrow as been away for the weekend playing. Mostly it will be used to get to the local caving huts and there are no real hills to those as they are on top the hill and I live in top the...

I'm sure that they have now learnt their lesson and we can take comfort in their new found ethical outlook I think there is a general recognition in the big media players that AI will likely flip everything up in the air and there will be big winners and losers. Inoring AI is not an option...

That's true enough, you need a special kind of ego to get us in this mess to start with. Since there has been media there have been people trying to use it to manipulate the masses, be that elected politicians or unelected 'politicians'. It's inevitable that you need to get your message to a...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jun/01/us-military-drone-ai-killed-operator-simulated-test I agree malicious use is an enormous risk and AI is notoriously easy to manipulate. Take LLMs as an example and look at how hopelessly they are vulnerable to attacks like prompt injection...

I've got a flat 42t chainring on the way so will see what rear sprokets work with that on the inside and outside positions. If it looks promising I'll get a 34t as well and a new front derailleur. The whole exercise will likely take some time as I want to test with minimal outlay rather than buy...

I have just purchased a used Burley kids trailer for use as a cargo trailer, mainly to lug caving kit around. I was going to remove the canvas and top cage and add a rigid base. It's only rated for 45kg load but that's ample for my needs. But then I got to thinking the kids trailer canvas, the...

Just come back from holiday. Was chatting to a German software engineer I met there who works on vehicle automation. I rather mischievously asked him when I could get a car to drive me back from the pub whilst I slept in the back seat. His answer was somewhere between a long time off and never...

Rivnuts?

I do. Really just want to check chainline and see if I can sort out a front derailleur config that works before spending much money.

I'm first going to get a cheapo chainring and try on the inner and outer positions to check chainline. Might give a double a try after that.

Hard to say without seeing the bike. If you can get away with 7 or 8 speed, that is cheap to maintain. 10+ is starting to get expensive in consumable transmission parts. If you want to change to more teeth on the rear, the rear derailleur might not have enough capacity. Cheap to change rear...

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Years ago I did have a throttle only hub kit and that did misbehave once in extreme wet weather and wanted to drive me forwards at a junction - had ebrake levers that saved the day. The idea that you could turn off the controller in a split second situation does not sound particularly credible...

I guess it is all a risk assessment at the end of the day. I would tend towards a cautious approach and may yet install the e-brake levers I have on my no-throttle bike for the reasons @Nealh outlines. Some folks appear happy to cycle about without any functional brakes at all so there is a...

If you plan to install a throttle you definitely do need brake sensors. I have not tried the Yose kit, suspect that you may be ok if you only use the cadence sensor, but not sure how quickly the motor stops? Others will know. I don't use brake sensors on my no-throttle tsdz2 bike but the torque...

Story of my life :(

Was slightly paranoid about the screws after a few posts - so had a little gander. They came out no problemo. Used a good quality screwdriver and they came straight out. Now, I just need to worry about the CIA following me around everywhere...

@harrys, your experience is quite different to mine, although I think your usage and expectations are quite different as well. I have the maximum assist speed set to 25kmh so I don't get any assist beyond 25kph and want to remain UK legal in that respect. I suspect the level of assist between...

Well, a couple of weeks on, some limited cycling (and a couple of hard caving trips) and I'm pleased to report my ankle is improving. Yesterday I went for quite a short but energetic ride on the bike and all feels well today. I think it's just getting used to a different movement after knackered...

Well, disappointing you had to buy a new battery, but Wisper does appear to be one of a few suppliers who does offer good after sales service and continues to support it's products. So many ebikes, even (especially) from big retail outlets leave buyers high and dry out of warranty. It does...