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  1. agree the above comments re some of the dangers... 

    Below is the first machine, a homebuilt Folder FrontWheelDrive, I have been riding since 2003. As seen back then I still had those shoe-hugging hoods on the pedals; which was the worst decision ever... Getting one shoes back into them after a StopStart was a developed knack, plus during a long ride, gravity becomes a battle to keep ones feet in...

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    I had some serious mods done to the frame in 2005 ( took it along to Greenspeed Ian Sims etc to do the welding and Yellow powdercoating). But anyway I was by then using shoe-clips-pedal (BBB brand clips)  True as mentioned in an earlier Post about keeping minimum clip tension to allow quicker disconnection.

     

    Note - Disconnection done with what ever Left or Right shoe is closest to the ground at the time...

    image.png.787c25df6fa8b34afcf687fc4cd73f3f.png This machine I have since almooost perfected a 2wd drive system for it, but the pedals at least are still the same Clips... 

     

    Concurrently, I completed a Trike homebuilt project back in 2004. When first bought the project from another exRAAFie fella, it had plain pedals which as also mentioned in another's earlier post, is a guaranteed way of snapping your knees off when your legs lose the battle against gravity.

    Did a near complete rebuild of the trike too, and added Clips as the very first task before riding off into the sunset.

      

    The rebuild bare bones:  (the larger diameter tubing all car exhaust pipes)

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    and back on the road... this pix also shows the clips and matching shoes to good effect: image.thumb.png.b710ac9fb7cd560506b92c70c0823865.png 

     

    all machines now wear identical BBB brand Clips systems, all Set for quick release 

     

    I do have another machine, the only one of the bunch that is an actual  Retail bike, from 'Linear' - but I am retrofitting it from and UnderBodySteer to instead use 'chopper handlebars 24" high. Being a Long wheelbase model it is very stable, but once again there's no way I'd be without Clips on that machine too 

     

     

     

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  2. '... she now understood..."   - however the damage is already done...  

     

     

    Thew real Problem was the failure of the Shift management, that the front desk should be manned, or at least 'monitored' 

     

    The real Solution will be they put Bihgger Locks to make sure no one can get in past the Counter...   

     

     (hence why the Buck stopped with the Boss)

     

     

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  3. 51 minutes ago, clivebaxter said:

    we go to cockpit for oil change yearly, this year they said battery was about dead and tried to sell us an expensive one. Battery shop said it had 50% left!

     go to i.e. eBay and grab your own BT-460 Tester (I learnt of this particular model via Scotty Kilmer) 

      BT460 car battery tester analyzer Lead-acid AGM Analyzer Diagnostic Tool AU  cost on eBay for me last year was approx AU$62; although courtesy it's new popularising by Scotty; has it's current 'eBay' price now up beyond AU$80 ATT    - still good value though for what it does ???? 

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