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    2024 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos

    Till then its spoke straps, luckily it still freewheels via the motor.
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    2024 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos

    Allright smarty pants. :) Cheers Stefan, we has problems with it being 10 or 11 speed, I couldnt get the gears back on, but it just needed compressing, I'll order that one.
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    2024 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos

    First failure, free hub packed in, luckily we carry the magic straps of repair. Trying to find the right parts is a nightmare, its just a free for all out there, generic parts, original parts, repair kits, bike manufacturer named parts. Its an FH 521, searching for it leads down a rabbit hole.
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    2024 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos

    Heathrow airport is the second busiest international airport in the world. I was sat with the missus in a quiet square in London and a 747 casually skimmed the rooftops. No one batted an eye.
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    Battery recharge with dynamos?

    The problem is most batteries can at best charge 4 amps. Coming down a mountain might take 10 minutes, but if you are limited to 4 amps, its no great reclaim. If you could whack 20 amps in, then it would be a significant payback.
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    2024 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos

    Lets go to Dartmoor we said, visit the Avon dam, do a 15 mile loop. What followed was three hours of the most torturous, hideous, body smashing riding over a million rocks, dropping into a million mud pits, pushing the bike 500ft up twice. Getting lost, riding over unrideable terrain, chased...
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    Battery recharge with dynamos?

    I was considering a mechanism to engage them downhill, probably nothing more than an interesting experiment. Which is the backbone of discovery :)
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    Battery recharge with dynamos?

    Technically possible, but most dynamos are much lower voltage, requring a converter, even top spec regen doesnt offer much reclaiming of energy. If you are using a geared hub, you can weld up the clutch, but that introduces other problems and you need a regen controller.
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    2024 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos

    Brain is battering with pictures because hes all excited with his Insta360. Its like cycling with an influencer. Weve done 20 mile rides everyday, that are 20% hike a bike, and my back and knees are suffering, I would be in the spinal ward without my suspension seatpost. Ive found keeping a more...
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    2024 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos

    Lovely pics there Stefan, I need updating on London , it changes so fast, Ive learnt more about London bridges in your trip than my entire schooling. Vauxhall is also the British brand for German Opel cars and Buick , Saturn in the States, Holden in Australia. We have a large plant up here in...
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    2024 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos

    Being watched in Totnes.
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    2024 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos

    Hang on, Ive seen that shelter before.
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    2024 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos

    So much of the classic London landmarks the world knows are simply retro builds. Tower Bridge is only 130 years old. Present Houses of Parliament is only 150 years old. My mums house is 110 years old. When Trump was born, Tower Bridge was only 55 years old.
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    2024 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos

    Have you visited the entrance to the original bridge Stefan. That was one crackers bridge.
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    2024 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos

    My friend Brain has bought himself the Insta360 X4, we are both confused by its 99 overlapping settings, finally got one 16 second video out of it.
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    2024 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos

    Weather is amazing down here in the SW, 20 degrees C today.
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    2024 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos

    I thought London bridge was in Arizona
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    2024 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos

    Posh end of the beach, menu for dogs. .
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