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    2026 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos

    Startedthe ride in Colwn Bay, this is Dingle way bridleway, horses riders dismount Huge up and downs riding in from the coast Then up a narrow bridleway that felt like it would never end There were two calves stuck in the stream, no chance Im getting in there with them, all they had to do...
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    2026 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos

    Kilometres exist partly in the UK as the game of numbers. If they want something to look fast or long they use Kms, if they want it to look short or slow its miles.
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    2026 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos

    We started at the coast on the right of the picture, it took us an hour to get here. Then descended twenty minutes to the castle.
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    2026 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos

    Ride to Stoneyhurst college, the farmer was spraying some weird stuff from a huge box, we considered tshirt filter would suffice All around the gates, I gave them the shoo-shoo, they were too interested to obey. We've never heard of this no pooing was performed Ribchester, 3 quid and you...
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    Why does giant need me to be online to use the bike?

    We are on topic, the continuing enchroachment of centralised permission for everyday events.
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    Why does giant need me to be online to use the bike?

    Apps are just web browsers locked to their servers, that allows them to access far deeper into your phone.
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    Just for fun...

    I used to play with the original motor block, four wheels and tank tracks. I cant believe that was 50 years ago.
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    Why does giant need me to be online to use the bike?

    My first vehicle with electric seats was my Grand Cherokee. I was never comfortable driving it because I always felt that I needed another position tweak and constantly adjusted every tiny parameter, with true confort always eluding me by choice. Eventually it packed in and in one day I found...
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    Why does giant need me to be online to use the bike?

    Iran 'allegedly' just took out one of our powerstations with malware. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce9793g34yvo Ive heard theyve got their eyes on Stefans bike. Im not saying its likely, just that maybe he should stay away from cliff edges for a bit.
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    I've bought an after market Yamaha battery

    It never arrived, got money back
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    The transition

    Its the perception of damage or cell failure on sales, if they can be reliably be repaired for such a low price thats a major argument against EVs put to bed. I watched a battery that had a nick from road damage in the external cooling channel. Four years old, car written off.
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    Riding in the Rain, El Nino '26-'27.

    Looked back over my vids earlier in the year, the whole country was a mud pit, it rained non stop for 4 months. Then 50 year heatwave. Now..El Nino's coming.. And the Met Office says the UK weather is likely to be affected, with the growing chance that autumn and early winter will be wet and...
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    Why does giant need me to be online to use the bike?

    We had a drunk pub argument because Im keen to visit Dyfi trail centre, which is bigboy stuff next to the Redbull hardline course. The lads are not keen, as in never going to happen, shut up. It slowly dawned on me that they dont want to because they would be by far the worst riders there and...
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    The transition

    Robotic battery repair from Catl, finally the industry is dealing with one of the biggest issues. https://www.notebookcheck.net/EV-battery-repair-price-drops-to-1-480-as-CATL-offers-48-hour-fixes-with-mobile-service.1368565.0.html
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    Why does giant need me to be online to use the bike?

    I think like most tech a lot will be discarded, but theres always a way with a bit cash to revive old machinery. More than likely in thirty years time that will not be allowed as everything will need to paired with a central database before it works.
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    2026 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos

    My gloves are wearing out, so I just bought again from Amazon to get the same size. The originals had wood.fox logo.
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    Why does giant need me to be online to use the bike?

    Unfortunately you will be worn out
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    2026 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos

    My longest bike ride was 140 miles, all pedal power in the 70s
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