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richardfm wrote:Screwfix degreaser https://www.screwfix.com/p/no-nonsense- ... 5ltr/88668 has been recommended for use with the parktool chain cleaner

Morzedec wrote:Rob, thanks for the post.

Perhaps sadly, I'm not familiar with your E2E site (in the same vein that I'm not familiar with almost everything else even remotely technical), so may I please have a link to it? I'm not really a hotel person (unless I've had a week or more of absolute chucking rain on the campsites) but as even older age approaches some temptation may begin to raise its head.

Happy days,

Morzedec wrote:Sorry to semi-hijack this thread, but Rob: hello.

A list of your cycle friendly hotels in this region might be useful to more than this particular poster, so might we have it 'up' for all prospective Loire-ites to see?

Happy days,

danspeakman wrote:Many thanks Rob, really helpful advice.

We are planning to head west to Saumur then south, east, then north and back on to the Loire before returning to Tours. A rectangle of many proportional options depending on how far we feel like cycling and what we see on route!

Thanks again, I’ll chat to my Dad and get back to you if I’ve any more questions!

robgul wrote:Th main Tours city station (i.e. not the TGV one) is quite close to the river (Pont Wilson) - from there either way along the river is OK.

BUT (if it's anything like the train we took from Caen last year) - it may be billed as going to Tours main station but will terminate at St Pierre des Corps (the TGV station) - the route from there is OK bit a bit grimy and industrial.

Which way are you heading from Tours - if it's the west I have a couple of routes as .gpx files that might be useful to get in/out of Tours.

Rob

Grandad wrote:A posting on the Electric Bike Review website from another owner with this problem

"After testing my bike, speaking to the Orbea rep at length and then checking all the other bikes with this system in their shop, the final conclusion was that the bike should be switched on at the start of the ride and left on all the while. If no assistance is required, the button should be scrolled through for ‘no assistance,’ as others have said they do. Apparently, it isn’t designed to be switched on and off throughout the ride, but nobody ever told me that, either when I was looking to buy or when I actually bought the bike. Neither does it say on any of the Orbea documentation.
The upshot of this is that Orbea are now changing their documents to make this apparent, the shop and rep now know this for future reference and I can ride my bike again!
It was a long process to discover this, with all of the electrical parts being changed and surprising that Orbea didn’t know that this was the result of switching the system on and off during a ride, but I guess it’s a learning curve for us all with something that it relatively new."

Hopefully the answer to my problem as I switch off completely when I don't need help from the motor. Just wonder if leaving it switched on creates any drag.

NATURAL ANKLING wrote:Hi,

cycleruk wrote:

NATURAL ANKLING wrote:Hi,
I would add a remote alarm in the box, I bought a cheap wireless one with remote which also doubles as a rear light And a horn.
Arm the alarm When you doze off on the train

Very sorry about the going off-topic but do you have a link to the alarm please.
Thanks.

I got mine from them.
1ST link delivers by 9th jan.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4-In-1-Bicyc ... 2749.l2649
This is cheaper with similar feedback
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4-In-1-Bike- ... SwTF1dX7fX
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I used it for the alarm, the light is an extra...very loud, I had cables and a padlock to tie the bike to me overnight but I never found the need as the alarm would wake me just feet from my head.
Theres a frame and saddle bracket.

Edited - The light can be set on constant - fast flash - slow flash, so it will last much longer than the constant I stated up page.