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    Conversion Kit for kids bike?

    Thanks, that's what I thought. But then I looked up the legislation and (to me) it looks a bit vague. It just says under 14s not allowed, it doesn't seem to differentiate between electric bicycles and electric bikes (e.g. Oset electric trial bikes). It also only mentioned dongles etc being...
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    Conversion Kit for kids bike?

    To ride in a field?
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    Conversion Kit for kids bike?

    Hi guys, This may seem a little off the wall but I'm wondering if there's a conversion kit out there for a kids bike (probably something up to a 16 inch wheel). My daughter is 5 and owns a PW50 motocross bike but is still too young, for insurance purposes, to come to a track with me (even the...
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    Chainrings - is this correct?

    Hey, I contacted my local Haibike dealer this morning regarding doing some work on my bike. Here's what I wrote... 'Hi. I've got a Haibike Sduro Cross electric bike and I'm finding the gearing a little low for my liking (I only ever use gears 7-9) and as it's for commuting from out of town...
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    Cycling in the Rain!!!

    I've got motocross bike and have used the helmet (along with goggles) in the past. You look a twat commuting through town, but they do work - albeit a touch heavy for cycling. If that's the look you want I'd go for a proper DH helmet.
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    Chain jumping/slipping under load

    Hey d8vey, It jumped on all the gears I used (7-9 mostly). 7 sometimes, 8 a bit more, 9 constantly (unless cruising downhill) As for how it looks, it doesn't look quite the same as this shiny new one. On 9th gear, the teeth look more 'pointy' than on your picture and they've got...
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    Chain jumping/slipping under load

    I dunno. On closer inspection the little one looks a bit wobbly to me.
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    Chain jumping/slipping under load

    And the problem was....... The cassette. The shop was great. Checked all the usual suspects but nothing was out or made a difference. Changed the cassette and suddenly all is well again. I've no idea what they should look like so here's a picture of the critter.
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    Insurance for e-bikes

    Yup - I'm with you there. I paid £133 for my motorbike insurance with an agreed value of £10k yet it's £160 for a £2K bicycle. Possibly because it's a new market, not enough competition or maybe because there's more chance of recovering the motorbike.
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    Insurance for e-bikes

    Best way is to email them and keep their response. Nine months down the line you can't say 'you said it was fine' if your bike gets pinched. I made the mistake of calling regarding a query I had regarding the additional windscreen cover option for my car insurance. The helpful assistant...
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    Chain jumping/slipping under load

    The marks on the chain might be due to my (fruitless) on the fly cable adjustments. The bike has been dropped off at the shop so I'll update you all later. Thanks again for everyone's input.
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    Chain jumping/slipping under load

    Yeah, I don't know why it looks like that. The paint seems to fall off if you look at it too hard. I noticed it after I got a puncture a few weeks ago. Removed the wheel and carefully refitted but that's it seated.
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    Chain jumping/slipping under load

    Thanks for the offer but I've got it booked into a shop round the corner for 9:00 tomorrow. I just can't stand it any longer. But if no joy there I'll be borrowing the wife's kiddie wagon and heading over the new bridge (I'm in East Lothian) to pay you a visit. As for the pulley - in real...
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    Chain jumping/slipping under load

    Oops. I replied to the wrong post. The picture was supposed to be in reply to d8veh's post about the chain maybe being too long. I'll get a photo from round the back when I get a break and post it up. Thanks for your help.
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    Chain jumping/slipping under load

    I suspect the Der is a bit squint, but it looks ok. How out of true does it need to be before it starts misbehaving? I'll check all the links. I'll get someone to hold the back wheel up as (as I discovered when I tried to lube the chain) the crank just freewheels when you turn it backwards.
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    Chain jumping/slipping under load

    Thanks - I'll check that too. It really wouldn't surprise me if it was on backwards as whoever completed the PDI on my bike did a shocking job of it.
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    Chain jumping/slipping under load

    I'll go out and check on my lunch, but I doubt it. I don't even get a full revolution of the crank so it would need to be a lot of tight links.