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    300 or 400w Bosch battery??

    thanks to flecc and jhruk, I now think that the better spec, plus the smaller battery may be what attracts me, as flecc's motor/battery analysis seems the most convincing after a recent cycling holiday to Puglia, where the company provided unpowered lightweight tourers, but we both managed...
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    300 or 400w Bosch battery??

    Correct, flecc, but possibly it is more the longevity of the battery/s that is of more interest... my own KTM Macina Race came with a 400 battery, and the Macina Cross 8, that my wife has been using, until recently, came with a 300 battery....so she has been using my 400 battery, and I, her...
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    300 or 400w Bosch battery??

    when buying a new Bosch bike, from a long term point of view, does the more expensive 400W Bosch battery make better long term sense than the lower initial cost of the 300w unit... rides would never be more than 35 miles, which with reasonable rider input, would be easily covered by either...
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    KTM Macina Cross 400W

    I have noticed that the 2014 KTM line up now includes a KTM Macina Cross 10, which substitutes a 10 speed derailleur for the Nexus 8 hub, and saves 1.3 kgs in weight.....easier to fettle or fix a rear wheel puncture ............................. probably thinking of Henry Mancini and Moon River
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    An end to the dreaded numb bum?

    I am afraid that that center section, will offer the rider a free non NHS rectal examination... the ischia or sitting bones, are natures way of supporting the weight of the upper body
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    Update from Eddie, comment on KTM-Panasonic.

    I am afraid that I have been out of the loop for a good while, so.... what has happened to all the super-heated comments from dear eddio??? it was all quite lively, at times
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    Average speed.

    Can you now claim that your demonstrator bikes are " never raced or rallied", Dave??? 17.5 mph over 5+miles means the old quadriceps are still a pretty getting a pretty good work out cheers Barry C.
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    Handlebar Adapter for bike display - Klickfix Multiclip

    the KLIK FIX fitting, works extremely well, but it is dependent on the wire that slips under the stem for support ...and Bosch bikes do the need the extension fitting Rixen & Kaul, KLICKfix Adaptersysteme Fahrradzubehör, Solingen, Taschen, Körbe, Werkzeug to allow the...
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    KTM Machina Cross

    Thanks to the 2 Davids, and to Rob... David at Electrifyingcycles did indeed insist that we try all frame sizes, when buying the Machina, but... ............... common sense does not always prevail, however, and my dear lady was swayed by the Roadster frame style in KTM White, and was happy...
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    KTM Machina Cross

    I have sent you a PM Richy, but I am in Muswell Hill N. London Interesting the number of folk who are in the market for a Nexus 8 Cross....it does certainly tick all the boxes including a modest RRP.....it is a wonder that AVE and haibike have not picked up on this niche end of the market
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    KTM Machina Cross

    thanks Streethawk but she does not put a leg over the saddle.....she lays the bike slightly on its side, to lower the height of the cross bar, and then lifts a knee to get a foot over the bar (while moaning and groaning)....and then has to hop the bike back to upright with the other foot...
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    KTM Machina Cross

    This is probably not the correction forum to talk about this bike, but, nevertheless, here we go I bought a new Machina Cross for my wife in May this year, and she has been delighted with it. The excellent David, at ElectrifyingCycles was the supplying dealer. My wife had a choice...
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    juicy bike conversion for sale

    my wife has a juicy bike conversion available, that is still mounted on a Garry Fisher 26" MTB.....she has enjoyed the conversion so much that she has bought herself a Bosch powered KTM at the begining of this year.. the conversion is 2.5 years old, and done very few miles....it has a...
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    Cycling under the rain

    don't laugh....noboy else was cycle touring in the late 70's
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    Cycling under the rain

    beware cycling with a cape folks... my wife and I were cycling ( 30 years ago!) to the South of France from London....we had capes, and it rained and it rained.... then we found ourselves on busy-ish A road, and a large semi went passed the both of us at speed, so that the draught from the...
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    Handle Bar Bags???

    KTM KlickFix Halter für E-Bike | Radsport Brucki I got a reply from the KTM supplier in Austria, and Klik Fix do a special KTM e-bike fitment....which is a lot cheaper in Austria than it would be here (if you could get one!!)
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    Handle Bar Bags???

    unless someone has actually bought a handle bar bag to fit a Bosch bike with the Intuvia 2013 HMI unit, then maybe I will have to resort to a cheapy ebay bag supported by flexible velcro straps... basically for a camera, but as there is no bottle cage options, then probably for a glucose...
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    Handle Bar Bags???

    yes, they all look promising, BUT the support arms are not wide enough to clear the bracket that supports the HMI unit Handle Bar Bags Spares at Simpson Cycles we actually tried to fit klickfix in the shop, but no-go..... and the basket bracket wont go around the handle bar...
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    Handle Bar Bags???

    thanks Alex.....that sounds like the way forward
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    Conversion kit for 27 inch wheel Schwinn

    I have a 27 X 1 1/4" wheeled Mercian tourer sitting on my rollers right now 700c probably wouldn't fit the side pull brake calipers, being either slightly smaller or slightly bigger in diameter, but difficult to get 27" tyres now...... a lovely Reynolds 365 tubed touring bike, hand made in...