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    When Paris started dropping cars

    The war and UK cycle paths.
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    2026 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos

    Who would create such a monstrosity?
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    2026 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos

    Thats what its about, pushing yourself, and then walking like a duck for two days. Nice ride
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    Is this upgrade safe?

    Its an aluminium frame and I presume youre referring to a large direct drive hub. You really should fit at least one torque arm, the dropouts will quickly fail and leave you with ripped out motor cabling. 2000w isnt crazy power anymore, hydraulic brakes would be good, but the quality and disc...
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    How many doctor visits have you had?

    I fell off the bike giving my friend a seater on the bars. I wrenched the top of my thumb from under the nail and a half inch back right off, a big flap which I pushed back together and held with tape. It turned black and fell off. So I had this huge bit missing, thumbprint gone. A thick hard...
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    2026 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos

    Its in good nick, but still a bit that'll do you cant see it.
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    2026 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos

    Motors out, Gary has a bike stand, Im not worthy. The bits. No broken motor lugs. The pads after the big ride. Gary thinks Im a monster.
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    2026 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos

    Every trip from now on.. 'Its not biking is it?'
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    Interesting uses for old bike parts

    And they say retirement leaves you with no purpose.
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    2026 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos

    People spoiling your day of solitude, I feel the pain.
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    Just for fun...

    Ive read a lot of admission articles by middle class rideout riders, that they get all football hooligan and enjoy the carnage while tutting it the rest of the year. Its a bit like the shock horror of lawyers in the UK being arrested for rioting at football matches, Im like...they are the exact...
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    Just for fun...

    They all be doing wheelies if they could.
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    California tries to limit to 250 watt???

    Its a speed limit with some tech speak added for authenticity. I guess ECO is around 250w on average.
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    Just for fun...

    I did plumbing for ten years, saw several dozen pop offs and spray leaks. Not many, but a soldered joint not leaking when made will still be not leaking in a 100 years if you deburr the ends properly. My biggest concern with plastic fittings and pipes is that mice and rats love chewing on...
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    Just for fun...

    Solder is for ever, o rings are tick tocking to failure
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    California tries to limit to 250 watt???

    After that ride Im having a philisophical crisis. Our first problem is we remember doing it on motorbikes, and there lays the issue. The bikes shrunk that entire area to blip..blip, tear it all up. Start in the town ,in Aberystwth for tea and biscuits. Exhilerating but far removed from the...
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    California tries to limit to 250 watt???

    The official legislEUation
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    2026 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos

    Im a little concerned at Bosch turning up the power, is the motor designed to cope or are we knee deep into the safety margin?
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    2026 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos

    So many middle aged women and shop workers on old high end emtbs, I presume passed on or borrowed. They are everywhere, the barman at the hotel was stood outside smoking holding the battery from his Cube. The Atherton bikes are a very particular brand to represent his position in the sport, I...
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