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    Humza Yousaf falls off mobility scooter in Holyrood

    A man that can't go a scooter should not be in charge of anything...
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    "Brompton weighs in on better battery laws to clamp down on eBike fires "

    He retired about 5 yrs ago after doing this his entire working life....! He's probably minted, I remember paying £40 for 20mins effort last time he came....danger money he said ;-)
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    "Brompton weighs in on better battery laws to clamp down on eBike fires "

    Is there an exemption for my window cleaner..??
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    Hills

    If you can't stop/start on a hill in the dark (or anytime), then to me that's dangerous.
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    "Government to investigate whether headlights are too bright"

    Yes modern LED headlights are way too bright I'm surprised they're allowed, someone somewhere in DSA has been fast asleep for a decade re legal brightness... It's interesting how, IMHO, it's mainly cnts that drive these types of vehicles...
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    Heartbroken family pay tribute to teen 'who loved going out with mates' after e-bike crash

    2 kids dead. https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/heartbroken-family-pay-tribute-teen-32448245
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    Bike Repairs

    When I decided I wanted an ebike I researched for months and glad I did as in the end I got the kit from down south so have some support. I hadn't touched any bike mechanics since I was a student and given donor bike was an old Halfords MTB 20+ yrs I watched 100s of YT vids to workout how it...
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    Bike Repairs

    The mods should create a sticky withe a list of local bikes shops that are happy to deal with ebikes, would save some ppl a wasted trip and probably become quite a useful resource if it's kept up to date.
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    Bike Repairs

    I stll thnk it's a good idea Crikey, that's kinda pathetic if you were just looking for a mechanical repair, name and shame them... When I built my ebike from a kit (dinner plate, I'll leave it there), I took it to local guy who's shop is less than 1/2m from where I live to check over bike in...
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    Future unclear for Aberdeen ebike rental scheme as operator pulls out

    I have a bottle of butane that is used for refilling my portable soldering iron/hot gun, I just turn bottle upside down, push in the nozzle and boom, fully fuelled up in cpl secs. Hydrogen has to be the future?
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    E-bike For a Child

    What if he identified as a moped...?
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    Future unclear for Aberdeen ebike rental scheme as operator pulls out

    It's all bulls1t, not a model at all. Batteries, battery stations, where you can stop and swap, that's the future
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    Nasty pothole

    Unfortunately not, no magic green gel like I have on my ebike! ;-) I had a M5 on the drive for a cpl weeks (long story), about 15yrs ago. Second time I took it out I got a puncture so used the cannister of gel/foam from boot....it got me home....but I did't realise that it fecks the tire and so...
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    Future unclear for Aberdeen ebike rental scheme as operator pulls out

    Hmm...I'll tell you what the real big issue is... up to a maximum of £12 for the day What does that even mean? Do they magically charge themselves up over the air? When it dies after an hr can you go swap it for another? What if the base station is 3m away? And jam on the handlebars (at...
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    Nasty pothole

    Pot holes are pr1cks. We went for a lovely meal on Fri evening, it's approx 1m from where we live, hit a feckin massive hot pole in the dark on GWR near Hyndland (front offside), judging by the bump we got. Front tire less than 6 months old shredded...
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    Bike Storage

    I'd be taking it on the train....
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    Bike Storage

    Where do ppl lock their bikes up then at station?
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    Bike Storage

    I'm a little surprised that the tyre pump is still there, surely it only requires a spanner.....um and a van as it looks heavy but ppl will nick anything these days...? What are they thinking leaving tools out....nuts.....
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    3-D Printer

    Great stuff, the Dutch have being doing this for years, these huge 3D printers are very cool, I wouldn't like to have to clear out a clog though...