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    scottish demo day

    thanks for the info Rab.
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    batribike diamond pro

    ok thanks. i have tried many different sequences but without success. just thought someone may have already found this out and speed up the process. so i will sift through the derestriction posts as suggested. ta.
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    batribike diamond pro

    can i assume that this is not possible :) thanks
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    Case studies - how has your electric bike changed your life?

    hope you go from strength to strength. it,s great that you are riding again and in contact with like minded people. i know people who have been keen competative cyclists but for medical reasons could no longer ride a non electric bike. it was a catch 22 situation because to improve healthwise...
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    batribike diamond pro

    does anyone know if it is possible to derestrict this bike? even if it only gives a slight increase in performance without the abrupt cut out of power at 15mph apparently it was possible with earlier models by means of the controller but i cannot find anything on this model thanks
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    death of an alien?

    thanks for that john. glad to see the eclipse comes with a warranty and the ahr is greater than my existing battery
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    death of an alien?

    thanks for the info on sla,s and the fuse. i haven,t opened up the battery. if i do and find some cells lower than the rest what next? can you replace individual cells or is it a case of trying to recharge individualy? do eclipse batteries come with a warranty.? thanks
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    death of an alien?

    thanks for the choice of replacement batteries. if i am to replace my existing one i think some sort of warranty would be good after not having one on my alien one it would have come in handy after this one having an issue after a relativley short time. at the other end of the scale i have been...
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    death of an alien?

    thanks for that do you know what ahr these are ?
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    death of an alien?

    yes i do have room for a bottle battery. that set up looks good. i am just about to try and check out prices . meantime do you have a rough idea ? thanks
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    Do puncture resistant tires work?

    that is very impressive. what kind of tyre is it?
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    death of an alien?

    update on the testing. i have completed 12 miles and recharged the battery. this produced the following results. after 3 hours 25 mins consumption was 0.270 kwh. red led on charger would come on for about 1 second every 10 seconds. when the green led was on current drawn was 0.04 amps. when the...
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    Electric Bikes on the Gadget Show

    good luck with the filming:)
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    Cycling Near-misses

    that,s a fair question and i understand why you have asked it the people who don,t use the path and use the road are regular users of this route and even if they were not regular users you can see for a great distance and there are no nasty surprises .
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    Advice on bike for hillsome commute

    if you are thinking of stretching your budget and hill climbing is high on your list then the oxygen emate mtb has a well tested reputation .
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    Cycling Near-misses

    i agree with most of the points made after my comment about non use of cycle lanes . particularly non observant i pod using pedestrians which are the bane of my life on the town centre routes causing me to pick the time of day that i use these routes and i find the roads can be safer the point i...
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    Cycling Near-misses

    i am very pro cycling and allways try to put forward the cyclists point of view but there is one form of behaviour touched on above that i cannot understand . it is ; why, when there is a wide, better surfaced than the road ,empty, segragated and very easily accessible cycle route running next...
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    Cycling Near-misses

    that is a good read. the first picture is of a cyclist in princes st edinburgh where there is a new hazzard in the form of tram lines. there have been so many incidents with these that i do not ride these routes. i would say as a general rule that most other road users are ok if you ride in an...
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    death of an alien?

    i will continue to monitor as suggested , but what flecc says makes sense
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    death of an alien?

    ah well at least it didn,t cost much i wish i understood the reason for this test also but i don,t so just did as suggested. the battery will be empty after 20 miles and would have lasted 40 miles when new. i know that the lcd bar display is not that accurate but i could have done my commute to...