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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    yes, but its worth remembering who got us into this position ("you leavers") - it's rich to expect "us remainers" to save brexiters from their obsessive desire to self destruct (and take us with them). unfortunately I don't think this game will be decided on a penalty shootout. the "team" will...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    apologies for repeating what's been said, but "politics" is the word, its all expedience - he's placating the brexit mob. he cant say he is anti brexit (we all know he's ambivalent but on balance would stay in a reformed - i.e. more workers' rights oriented - eu). he is playing the long game...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    there's a kind of poetic justice to brexiteers adopting a redneck quality of life. i fully expect a visit in five years will find a somewhat muggy version of the deep south here. GM doesn't bother me (but carcinogenic by-products of chlorine and organic compounds and the NHS as a subsidiary of...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    rumours of the eu's economic death is greatly exaggerated https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/jun/08/uk-economy-falls-to-bottom-of-eu-growth-league indulging in some hyperbole myself I'd say if this trend continues there will soon be tens of thousands of brexit voters camping illegally in...
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    Ongoing reliability of Kalkhoff/Focus Impulse 2 motors

    this is a very long shot, but is there a reliability index for pedelecs? as there is for cars (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-32332210 - which incidentally says German cars are least reliable)?
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    Ongoing reliability of Kalkhoff/Focus Impulse 2 motors

    many thanks, I'm new to pedelecs, I gather from reading this forum that reliability/longevity isn't up there with cars or ordinary bikes (I guess it is a relatively new technology). But I'd have thought a bike that chews its gearbox in 200 miles and on which lights have a manufacturing defect is...
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    Ongoing reliability of Kalkhoff/Focus Impulse 2 motors

    apologies for bumping a long post - but I'm contemplating a kalkhoff beat - does anyone know if the impulse 2.2 is reliable? I gather the impulse 2.0 had problems. does anyone have longer term experience of a kalkhoff beat with impulse 2.2? I wonder what the top speed is, and whether the lack of...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    bigoted, selfish, more than a little bit racist yes, crazy no.