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Sadness as Mercian Cycles heads for liquidation

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It looks like a Carrera Subway 2:

https://www.bikeradar.com/reviews/bikes ... y-2-review

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It has been announced that the 4-voltage ICE 3 Neo trains (with 8 bike spaces) have now been authorised to enter service. These are the trains that will be used to replace the existing ICE 3 trains (with no bike spaces) on the Amsterdam-Frankfurt and Brussels-Frankfurt routes:

https://www.railjournal.com/passenger/h ... r-service/

It looks like the new trains are planned to go into service mid June on the Brussels-Frankfurt service, and later in the year for the Amsterdam-Frankfurt service.

The DB booking website doesn't show bike spaces being available from mid-June yet, but I expect it will soon (assuming the info regarding mid-June is correct). A website I use (Datenbank Fernverker) takes it's scheduling information from DB and it shows the ICE 3 Neos in service on the Brussels-Frankfurt service from 14/06:

https://www.fernbahn.de/datenbank/suche ... erzeichnis

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plancashire wrote: ↑22 May 2024, 9:01pm The ADFC cycling club has maps sold by BVA here.

The ADFC (1:75k) map that covers your route is: Würzburg/Fränkisches Weinland ADFC-Regionalkarte

There is also an Android and iOS app available for the ADFC maps.

The Würzburg/Fränkisches Weinland map costs £2.99 to download in the app. I find the app complements the paper maps.

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NCN 7 runs along the south side of Loch Tay. Is that the route you are looking at, or Loch Rannoch?

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I've done it a couple of times, but that was during the Etape Caledonia (so it was absolutely heaving with cyclists). It is just a single track road for local traffic, so it is likely to be very quiet.

You can look at it on Google Streetview:

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@56.68114 ... ?entry=ttu

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Eurostar have announced that they are planning to acquire 50 new fully interoperable trains to replace the older e300 Eurostar trains and the PBA/PBKA "red" Eurostar trains:

https://www.railwaygazette.com/high-spe ... 42.article

EU legislation now requires all new and refurbished regional and long distance trains to have a minimum of 4 bike spaces per train. Exceptions to the rules can be made, but not for international services between EU countries. Train services between the London and France would not be covered by the EU regulation (since the UK is not in the EU), but if Eurostar choose to operate a single fleet of trains for all services then they would need to include the bike spaces on all of the trains (including the ones used for Channel Tunnel services).

Another piece of recent legislation that may also come into play is the French 'loi d'orientation des mobilités'. This legislation requires that all new and refurbished regional and long distance trains in France must have a minimum of 8 bike spaces per train. It is not clear if that applies to international trains (to EU and non-EU countries), or just to domestic french trains.

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531colin wrote: ↑15 May 2024, 8:09am Multiply the numbers in the windows!
Genius!
I’ve never come across that one in all my time messing with bikes!

Current Trail 7 has double chainset 36/22
11/34 8 speed cassette.
My guess for the old triple one would be 44/32/22 chainset and a cassette not very different, so OP will lose all his “windmill” gears.

I believe the Trail 7 triple had 22, 32, 42, with the same 8 speed cassette (11, 13, 15, 18, 21, 24, 28, 34), so he would lose only the top gear (which he appears to use) since 42x13 is pretty close to 36x11.

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JerseyJoe wrote: ↑12 May 2024, 3:01pm
gbnz wrote: ↑12 May 2024, 1:36pm Argos give the handlebar height in the specification. Frame sizes / dimensions will normally be given , though can take time to work out what it actually means, in respect to handlebar height (Nb. And may not be possible, until seeing the bike in person, c/w tape measure)
I've seen an example of this Argos bike in the metal. They are absolutely appalling, trading standards should have these guys up against the wall for false representation of goods. The 'gear levers' are vintage style thumbies mounted on top of the bars, the brakes are worse than useless, they're dangerous, and the bike I saw came with both wheels badly buckled out of the box. Oh, and the gears would never engage the full 21 speed (3x7) range, no matter how much the LBS tried. To make it rideable the rear wheel and freewheel (screw on 7) had to be replaced entirely. This bike has been on the market for at least 3 years (when my friend bought his it was sold as a 'gravel bike' he paid 295 for it). I guess they probably don't accept returns on it, or hope that the buyer will be totally ignorant of cycling or basic bicycle maintenance.

Almost every part on the bike is steel (including the gas pipe frame). I reckon it's weight was certainly north of 35lbs. It is without doubt the shoddiest piece of an excuse for a retail bicycle I've ever seen. Avoid.

In the words of John McEnroe, you cannot be serious....

On the plus side, anyone contemplating purchasing one won't need to invest in a bike lock.

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Jdsk wrote: ↑12 May 2024, 1:29pm
Psamathe wrote: ↑12 May 2024, 1:18pm
rareposter wrote: ↑12 May 2024, 1:14pm ...
And yes, distance selling regulations mean you can return items, there's legally a cooling-off period of 14 days after the delivery of the item. You don't have to give a reason.
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I think the question being raised is returning the bike after the brake has been disassembled and reassembled by somebody without appropriate experience. This may disqualify the OP from the right to return given the potential issues with the brake (given it's an important safety component).
I couldn't find any decent guidance on that.

Jonathan

(9) If (in the case of a sales contract) the value of the goods is diminished by any amount as a result of handling of the goods by the consumer beyond what is necessary to establish the nature, characteristics and functioning of the goods, the trader may recover that amount from the consumer, up to the contract price.

(10) An amount that may be recovered under paragraph (9)—

(a)may be deducted from the amount to be reimbursed under paragraph (1);
(b)otherwise, must be paid by the consumer to the trader.
(11) Paragraph (9) does not apply if the trader has failed to provide the consumer with the information on the right to cancel required by paragraph (l) of Schedule 2, in accordance with Part 2.

(12) For the purposes of paragraph (9) handling is beyond what is necessary to establish the nature, characteristics and functioning of the goods if, in particular, it goes beyond the sort of handling that might reasonably be allowed in a shop.

From: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/201 ... on/34/made

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Who did you purchase your bike from?

Retailers who supply bikes ready assembled will typically have something like "Delivered fully built, just straighten your bars, fit pedals and go!" on their website. If you don't see a statement similar to that, then there is a good chance that the bike will be in the same state as it left the factory and you will be required to carry out the build yourself.

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Alexsssss wrote: ↑11 May 2024, 1:22pm Thank you all for replies .. this bike really is a very stressful job for me at the moment..
Another problem is brake pads on the back are rubbing against the wheel, it’s very tight, the wheel barely moves. there seems to be quite few bolts/screws there and don’t know which one to loosen.

You would normally use the adjusters to add tension to the cable as the brake blocks wear out - you have the opposite problem. It sounds to me like the cable is not bolted in the correct place. If you loosen the cable bolt, the tension from the spring should push the arms outwards and the cable will move to a more suitable place. You should then tighten the cable bolt when the brake arms are at the correct place.

You can the follow the instructions as per colin54 at 11 May 2024, 12:31pm.

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It does look like this is one of the first production runs:

https://lovelybike.blogspot.com/2012/07 ... mpton.html

There is a Facebook page for old Bromptons:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/638481376239887/

It looks like that one could be worth £7000+

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Will wrote: ↑3 May 2024, 2:55pm
PH wrote: ↑3 May 2024, 2:49pm
Will wrote: ↑3 May 2024, 2:38pm
That mechanism is designed for use when goods are ordered from abroad, Will
How about this one?
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/pay-less-im ... -uk-and-eu
That applies when you have imported goods into the UK and paid Import Duty, then export the goods to another Customs Zone, and then re-import them into the UK again - It means that you avoid paying UK import duty twice.

If a similar mechanism exists in the EU, then in theory the Welsh cyclists can use it to take their bikes in a van into the EU and avoid paying EU Import Duty (since they have already paid it).

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PH wrote: ↑3 May 2024, 2:49pm
Will wrote: ↑3 May 2024, 2:38pm
PH wrote: ↑3 May 2024, 12:01pm It isn't a question of whether the Spanish customs were right or wrong, overpaid Import Duty is reclaimable without there being fault by either party.
That mechanism is designed for use when goods are ordered from abroad, Will
How about this one?
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/pay-less-im ... -uk-and-eu

That applies when you have imported goods into the UK and paid Import Duty, then export the goods to another Customs Zone, and then re-import them into the UK again - It means that you avoid paying UK import duty twice.

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