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    Bikes with throttles?

    nice looking bike sloth, what sort of range do you get if fairly hilly, no throttle or offroad, any dealers in Hertfordshire?
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    sat nav for cyclists

    newboater I use arkon sm432 megagrip about £10 on amazon the only thing is there is a square bracket with an insert but it is not clear how this fits to the holder, but it is solid and you can swivel the phone to assist seeing it in sunny conditions. I would suggest using a strong rubber band...
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    calling kudos dave re disc pads for vita uno

    sorted thank you kd and scot, pair of pads ordered from kudos, more pads coming from china, thanks to shemozzle999 link and info
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    calling kudos dave re disc pads for vita uno

    for some reason these pads cannot be shipped to the uk?
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    calling kudos dave re disc pads for vita uno

    thank you all for info kd the pads shemozzle999 has pointed out are the correct ones, I have just checked the size of the pad. not sure if these are available in the uk?
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    calling kudos dave re disc pads for vita uno

    thanks trex I ordered some of those I have misplaced the pads but remember they were for zoom ,but they are too small re diameter, but the pads are similar shape.
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    calling kudos dave re disc pads for vita uno

    hi all my disc pads for kudos vita uno are now virtually worn out down to half a mill . I emailed kudos and was told chain reaction cycles might have them ? but there is nothing on there website that is similar. I thought clarks vx829c from Halfords,(which I had to order) were correct but they...
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    Battery Sizes

    hi all as far as I know I have never seen a bottle battery option for over 10.4a, the only company that seems to offer a 15a (rear rack mounted) is woosh on there sirocco model. this is at the cheaper end of the ebike market. I use my ebike for leisure but find the range of 25-30miles a bit too...
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    puncture resistant tires its harder to pedal no power

    I have done about 600 miles varied terrain, no puntures on bog standard kenda tyres with slime tubes, today noticed the front tyre was defernately a bit flatter than before. some time ago I purchased specialised crossroads armadillo, these are I believe are road/offroad use and can be run at...
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    how do i post a picture on this forum please

    hi all took a picture but it was 2.9mb trying upload a file seemed to do nothing ? tried photobucket wrote in post reply and my post is there and a link to my photo, but I want my post and photo rather than a link? how do I make the photo mb size smaller I used small snapshot camera...
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    Stealth ebike for 99p

    mine runs ohttp://s112.photobucket.com/user/matey10/library/n diet pepsi
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    anyone got/tried giant prime hybrid ebike?

    hi all last week had an interesting chat with a local giant ebike dealer (www.zipbikes.co.uk) based in hemel hempsted Hertfordshire, I mentioned I had chatted to someone who had bought a prime hybrid. if I have this correct the prime gives more assistance the harder you peddle??? this...
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    how do i post a picture on this forum please

    hi all bit rusty on how I post a picture on this forum thank you
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    can pas 1/2/3 be changed to 12345 by changing handlebar mode control?

    hello all , finding I am using my vita uno basically a kudos type ebike a lot more than my non assisted cycle. however apart from the fear of punctures, I find the biggest worry is the range will I run out of power before I get home. most of my intended trips are about 30 miles round trip...
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    when to change disk brake pads?

    thanks all I meant 2mm to be thickness of actual pad material. brakes not squealing now since I removed and replaced pads on front disk. however I do not know brand of my disk brakes, the pad looks like a table tennis bat, looking in local Halfords they have something similar (organic) but...
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    when to change disk brake pads?

    hi all front disk brake screeches when the brakes are applied , checked pads about 2 mm left on each front pad, only 380 miles covered but plenty of hills in my area. should I change them, I do not know how thick new pads would be thank you
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    Loose spokes on KTM e-cross p

    I had a similar experience a rather worrying noise from rear wheel, turned out to be loose spokes after only 50 miles, but local cycle hub only charged me £2 to adjust as the rear wheel did not have to be removed. however they did not have correct size spoke spanner , they used mine , all ok...
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    What has happened to the variety?

    hi all I considered getting a ebike about 4 years ago, but the only people I spoke too had the older extremely heavyebikes with the huge battey, or a Viking step through. local Halfords ebike looked a bit cumbersome. a storkx which someone had hired and costs &2500 now doing a google search...