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  1. Gringo

    Free service plan with all new electric bikes!

    I look forward to having my new bike serviced for free, when I eventually get it :rolleyes: ordered last year and initialy expected in January, then week 10 and now mid March :( Stress not, I know it's outside your control Anthony ;) I've been pedal only since before Christmas and I'm...
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    Pricing of E-Bike, an academic survey

    Like what flecc said, I didn't get past Q1, it looked like a list of bikes that don't exist o_O A Trek with a shimano rear motor ?
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    Bosch CX motor anti-spin

    I stand to be corrected but I don't think there's anything clever going on in the controler Thinking about it logically. The amount of motor power is proportional to the torque on the pedals, so as the wheel starts to loose grip there's no load on your pedals and torque sensor, so the motor...
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    Forum running really slow

    My old iPad 2 is coping ok today Some sites that are realy add heavy and it constantly crashes, so much so that I can't use them, what car being the most recent and annoying o_O as I'm looking for a new car ;)
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    Broken Bosch rack mount battery...how to depose of it?

    Along with many others, I'd take it off your hands ;) No but seriously, although it's no good for your bike it could still have many good 18650 cell in it. These 18650 batteries can be used individual in torches, put 4 together and make a battery pack for your bike lights, you can buy empty USB...
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    A random thread for things too unimportant for their own thread...

    Not every X smoker, 20 years a smoker and 10 years clean. I've just got home after a swim, my gym entrance is between a dominos and a pub, theres always at least one snoutcast outside one or other of these establishments. half hour Swimming and breathing heavy clears the lungs, so walking...
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    Cube Cross Hybrid Pro Allroad 400

    Nice to know, and here's me still waiting on its replacement that was due in January :(
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    Cube Cross Hybrid Pro Allroad 400

    Now that's the sort of dongle I could use, I didn't know you could get one that showed the correct speed :cool:
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    What annoys me about some posts

    I do, when I'm at the gym :p when I had a trainer at home I would do 50 minuets ( the length of one episode of TNG ) twice a week in the winter ;)
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    A random thread for things too unimportant for their own thread...

    It's not broccoli or cheese and I'm jealous, even though I don't dabble anymore
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    Which one chaps? Carrera Crossfuse or Oxygen S Cross

    That's the oposit to customer service, i wouldn't deal with a shop with that kind of attitude. Just imagine if you didn't like it and took it back, the shop then spots a small scratch on the frame you hadn't seen and they won't take the bike back.
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    What annoys me about some posts

    I was one of the seven, perhaps misunderstanding the OP's meaning. I was maybe thinking of posters that respond to serious threads with inane comments or compleatly miss the point. Example: Person X asks, I want to upgrade my cable brakes, which is better out of these two ? Person Y replys, dont...
  13. Gringo

    Backache

    I have lots of knee problems and use the ncx without issue, the post movement is both down & backwards, even over bumpy ground you don't notice any shortening of ride height, if the going is rough enough to continually bottom out the seat post, you'll probably not still be pedalling Anywho.
  14. Gringo

    Best-laid plans

    I would say it was designed with you in mind, free running off power and enough power for light trails and bridalways. A combination of the manufactures description of the new motor and my positive experience with the earlier variant was enough for me to order the cube acid one ( gen 3 Bosch...
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    Backache

    Riding with 2 bulging discs I've found It's best for me to ride upright. Short of actualy buying a Dutch style bike :eek:, I have a few changes I make to any new bike. NCX seatpost, 3 inch rise bars & a realy short stem (40mm) Not forgetting a wittkop medicus trekking saddle from lidl (previous...
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    A random thread for things too unimportant for their own thread...

    As this I a random thread I'll have a little rant about fiat. Took my car in for a service and first MOT on Monday 15th (3 years old panda trekking). They found a few issues that would not pass an mot :( but it had 2days warranty left:) Rear shocks leaking was one problem, everything was done by...
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    Cube Reaction Race 500 Puncture Issues and Limited Tyre Choice

    A quick look a schwalbe's web site and I don't see the plus tyres anymore:( however I do see they now do a "DD" tyre ( double defence ) no reduction in performance but exelent protection :cool: that would be my first choice ;) https://www.schwalbe.com/en-GB/offroad-reader/smart-sam.html
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    Cube Reaction Race 500 Puncture Issues and Limited Tyre Choice

    Humm, Do your rims have a depression or smaler diameter in the centre where the nipples seat ? I find by fully deflating the tyre and holding the bead in to the depression on one edge of the wheel, you can get the oposit side off with a leaver ( sometimes a little soapy water helps ) I had a...
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    Bosch Motor Types

    Thanks, I thought my baggy shorts had it covered ;)