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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    This is an extract from the BBC’s news app. “Electric motorbikes - or 'e-bikes' - may be an increasingly popular way to get around but have been blamed for terrorising neighbourhoods with anti-social and dangerous riding” I wish they would draw the distinction between an e-bike and an electric...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    i think Pedelecs needs an Electric Car side to it. Although I don’t contribute much these days, I still like to look in. It’s a good place to find balanced & non-biased information.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    People are catching nut-jobitis off Facebook. Put the phone / tablet down and get outside and do some gentle exercise outdoors with other people.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Was that the episode with the idiot woman? The one who voted Brexit because people working on her house roof had to wear safety equipment, whereas in Germany and France (where she's never been), she thinks they can work on a roof without safety equipment. Unbelievable.
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    virgin media/02 massive price increases check your isp

    Just threaten to leave. Virgin dropped my 150 Meg Broadband and basic TV to £14 / month.
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    Teen on e-bike dies after colliding with ambulance

    If the parents facilitated access to the machine upon which their child died, either by buying it for them or allowing them to ride it on a road, then in my personal opinion, they would be the people to take responsibility and face appropriate charges.
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    Teen on e-bike dies after colliding with ambulance

    Some of these electric motorcycles are capable of rapid acceleration. Inexperienced children riding them can achieve lethal speeds much quicker than they realise. I was out on a club ride a few weeks ago (unassisted conventional road bikes). We were cruising along, on a country lane at 23 mph...
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    Teen on e-bike dies after colliding with ambulance

    I don’t think anyone is trying to deny that the deaths of the three youngsters is anything but tragic. There are a couple of overriding factors involved: The laws relating to the sale of electric motorcycles and hence their easy availability to the public. Parents not accepting parental...
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    Teen on e-bike dies after colliding with ambulance

    From the published pictures of the bike involved in this tragic incident and the one in Wales a couple of weeks ago, both appear to involve electric motorcycles. The Daily Mail has published photos of flowers at the scene In Manchester. In the foreground are two electric motorcycles, both have...
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    Bike or Cycle?

    Excellent!
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    Bike or Cycle?

    I had a message from the Bikeability Trust the other day encouraging me to use the term Cycle instead of Bike. The thinking goes along the lines of Bike referencing bicycle. The Bi bit of bicycle implying two wheels which in turn may make a user of a cycle with more than two wheels feel...
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    Old Panasonic Kalkhoffs

    Is anyone still using an old Panasonic powered Kalkhoff bike? I still have one that is 15 years old. I stopped counting the mileage when it went past 30,000 a few years ago. I’ve not used it for over a year, but I do keep an eye on things and maintain it/occasionally put a small charge in the...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    It’s impossible to get that message across when energy company execs are taking money home in wheelbarrows, government cronies are making billions from dodgy contracts and the prime minister is so rich he doesn’t know how to use money. Since Covid & furlough, people don’t like working anymore...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I didn’t mind. The coronation is probably irrelevant, but in general terms it can give some people a bit of happiness. Street parties, watching the ceremony on tv with other people and a bank holiday all brings people together. That can’t be a bad thing.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    .... and I suspect they would vote for Boris Johnson again if he made a come-back. I think Johnson offers the best prospect of a Tory win at the next election. There is a lot of support and admiration for him. Mostly coming from the people that he shat on from the greatest height last time he...