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  1. GrahamPaul

    Remember the man on an ebike who hit and killed an old lady?

    Not as I understand the article: "...Hanlon was driving a vehicle which 'appeared to be a bicycle' but had, it is alleged, been fitted with a highly-powered battery motor ..." Sounds like an unrestricted conversion kit.
  2. GrahamPaul

    Old blokes who should know better.....

    Maybe "kicker" should be renamed "shin biter"? :unsure:
  3. GrahamPaul

    Old blokes who should know better.....

    Yup. Spot on: 12 years old was the age at which it was legal to drive a tractor on the farm! Partied, boozed, womanised... you forgot the dope, acid, mescalin... o_O
  4. GrahamPaul

    Terrible doubt for a newbie

    The rear suspension on my Focus Jam² cannot be locked out. The adjustment is from a very pictorial tortoise to a very pictorial hare. At first this bugged me greatly, because I've always been used to being able to lock out front and rear suspension. But the suspension works so well when...
  5. GrahamPaul

    Terrible doubt for a newbie

    Yup. I wanted the Cube, but couldn't get a delivery date before May 2020 (ordering in September 2019). Reasoned that the delivery date would go out even further so went with the Focus, which was supposed to be delivered in December 2019. Such is life. (However, very happy with the Focus - and...
  6. GrahamPaul

    Old blokes who should know better.....

    I know I was there... not sure what I did... :unsure:
  7. GrahamPaul

    Old blokes who should know better.....

    Now I know where I fucked up... I was 25yrs old in the mid 70s. :cry: (Ah well, had the advantage of being a teenager in the 60s I suppose...)
  8. GrahamPaul

    Well this is going to be an interesting wait...

    That's a bummer. Wrong colour I could live with. But wrong size :eek:
  9. GrahamPaul

    Strava "EMTB Forums Club"

    I think that the ground conditions are probably THE major factor. I get about 40km out of a 500Ah battery in the dune sand - less sometimes. Yesterday's ride was mostly "hard stuff" - rocks, gravel and soft sand underlain by hardpack. There was only about 20m of mud in the whole ride - I got off...
  10. GrahamPaul

    2.5 or 2.6” Tyres on the e160

    Pressures in the tyres set to what you use. Wear your usual kit, backpack, water bottles, whatever. Chalk mark on the floor and tyre. (Rear tyre, 'cos that's where your sensor is). Get someone to mark the floor again when your chalk mark hits the floor (preferably two or three wheel...
  11. GrahamPaul

    My new bike was improperly setup and dangerous... what would you do?

    I'd happily accept the voucher and the apology. I don't think I have ever bought a new bike which has not had something either loose or badly adjusted. A bit like cars, really: there's always something loose, rattling or just plain missing. (I'm looking at you, Alfa Romeo!)
  12. GrahamPaul

    Well this is going to be an interesting wait...

    I wish it was that colour :LOL: That was the effect of the flash and the shop lights. It's much greyer in real life (a bit like its owner... :unsure:)
  13. GrahamPaul

    How was your ride, in one picture and one line?

    That's the flag we're flying. Been told it will help attact the rain gods... (We've got drought! Send rain please!)
  14. GrahamPaul

    How was your ride, in one picture and one line?

    The other half was sandy...
  15. GrahamPaul

    Emtb training camp / holiday for newbies

    I also think that this is yet another thread that has been effectively killed. :rolleyes: Carry on like this and we'll be getting our bottoms smacked by the management... :eek:
  16. GrahamPaul

    Emtb training camp / holiday for newbies

    Damn! He's right! :mad:
  17. GrahamPaul

    Emtb training camp / holiday for newbies

    Only the best, 3-D printed materials, I'll have you know. :p
  18. GrahamPaul

    Emtb training camp / holiday for newbies

    I've just spent the evening researching ways to replace a mate's broken switches, so I used this website for my chair... :sneaky: [Edit: wrong reference inserted! Duh! Chair is too comfy and went to sleep]
  19. GrahamPaul

    Any one else have a little training course ?

    Like much in life: it depends... I do a night ride once a week with a local club. Most of the riders are not on e-bikes. I do pretty much everything in eco and share their pain on all the hills. I ride out at least once a week with my missus. She rarely gets above 10kph. (She's the only person...
  20. GrahamPaul

    Emtb training camp / holiday for newbies

    No! No! Play dirty: I've just drawn up a chair and bought the beer and crisps. :devilish:
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