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You could drain the oil off into a clear container and let it settle, if there is water contamination then an oil / water boundary would become visible and u would know for sure.

Water may be incompressible like hydraulic oil, but it boils under high temperatures, even if it is pressurised by the hydraulic pressure you are applying through the lever. It may be that you have some water contamination, under high usage the steam would behave like air in the system, but...

You did not seem to slow much for the peeps on the pedestrian crossing?

On my exercise bike I cruise at 100 watts, that equates to 90 Kcal per hour, The average being can generate 100 to 200 watts - TDF folk a lot lot more! I'm sure Mr Flecc has raised an ancient posting on just how much power the competetive cyclist can produce - sustained and peak. This means...

[Partial Quote] The other down side is that I can now get the bike I want rather than the bike I can afford but at least it's gonna be better than the made up kit I'm riding at the minute. Thanks. Ray. :) Wish we all had problems like that!

Years ago when Flecc & I were young there was a thing called the 11+ exam, and if you passed it you got a bike - at least that was the tradition (or bribe for hard study) as I understand it, so at 11 or so you had your first new bike, already having gained proficiency on a second hand bike...

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The Radio Amateurs in the UK have a "Worked all Britain" scheme where they attempt to establish radio links from all the 1km squares on the British Ordnance Survey map, You can either be the person in the square transmitting to the world, or the person at home logging in the transmitter. Each...

They have a UK agent in London http://www.pedal-pedal.co.uk/lighting/bike-lights/revolights-uk/revolights-city-wheels.html

Or the 21st century version - just lashings!

Try something like this embedded into the floor http://www.pjbsecurity.co.uk/new-oxford-terra-force-built-in-anchor-4999 or flush fitting to the floor and loop the chain thru http://www.yanchor.com/ or if you are only able to bolt to the floor...

Magnesium alloys are very susceptible to salt water. We lost a Jaguar in the sea off Lossiemouth - the pilot was OK, but the magnesium wheels were dissolving in the hour or so it took for the tide to go down for us to reach the crash site. The wheels were considered so dangerous being under...

Really Years ago (1972) we had a stealth Labrador (all black & invisible at night). I used to take her for walks off-leash across a grass airfield that was not used at night. Could never see her, but she would respond to her name. At that time you could get ex-WD lifejacket lamps that had a...

A colleague of mine used to commute daily to MOD London from Arlelsey station. He used to get there from his house at RAF Henlow on an old rusty "ladies" bike, and then lock it up with an expensive lock since it would be unattended for at least 12 hours. He came back one day to find his bike...

The RAF Jaguar aircraft had "G" limitations of +6g to -1g. That is if you pull up in a "loop" it will take up to 6g, if you push over (or bunt in a reverse loop) then it will take -1g. The pilots were trained to approach a hill and to invert the aircraft on approach, that way they could pull...

I used to be the engineer in charge of a satellite control station. It had a 60foot dish which weighed 40 tons, but was held down to its concrete plinth by a bearing and a dished wheel which provided a further 80 tons down load to stabilise the whole assembly against the wind. The "pintle"...

At one time the RAF used to issue bicycles on loan, to be returned on posting off the unit. They were usually huge machines, no gears and rod operated brakes. I was riding by a colleague one day and heard this crackling noise coming from the bike. It was his chain, it was a deep rust colour...

I was quoting from my handbook which says 900AH, but I boldly went where I've never been before in 10 years and that was into the boot below the floor deck where the battery lives. Lo and behold on the battery label it says 900A for the cranking amps. So my handbook was wrong and I apologise...

I am quoting from the handbook, my model S80 has 900ah and or 850 ah depending on acccessory fittings