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    Some right chancers on ebay!

    What amazes me is that he praises the rust and cobwebs, hints that it would be a crime to restore it, and asks £400!
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    Twin motor, 2 wheel drive

    Can we stop knocking CWAH? He is a true experimenter and therefore comes across as eccentric, but we need people like this because it is their sort of thinking, and only their sort that leads to advances.
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    Some right chancers on ebay!

    GENUINE BARN FIND CYCLEMASTER last taxed 1953 FRONT SUSPENSION moped cyclemotor | eBay
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    Running costs

    Being a pensioner, I don't commute, so my bike is all about pleasure not speed. I can ride my ebike anywhere, cycle tracks, footpaths, off road. None of these can be done on a moped. When I say off road, I live by a common and can ride all over it. It is illegal to ride or drive a motor vehicle...
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    Hmmm lycra

    Question about the Goretex. Just how waterproof is it? I use coated nylon for sailing, it is hot and non permeable and you sweat a lot. Not a bad thing when its freezing on the water. So, if you sit in a puddle of water in goretex, will it leak?
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    Hmmm lycra

    Now I wonder who wrote this? Usual suspects, Eddio, Indalo, but maybe Lynda?, Flecc?
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    Kalkhoff e-bike comes to the rescue outside Paris

    Well done Tim and Scott for your generosity.
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    What is the point to these?

    Well, according to ebay, he only has 2 to sell. Seeing that they have lead acid batteries, they may be remnant stock from years ago. They are totally obsolete.
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    Bighit battery querie

    Baseless rumour!!! it is a well known fact that Tonaro wheel magnets are prone to falling off and replacements are hard to find. I tried the Chemists, Tesco, the paper shop, hairdressers etc. No luck
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    Bighit battery querie

    Frank, I am back from holiday, I know you have tried to phone but I cannot understand the answerphone! Give me a call. SteveinDenmark had this cutting out problem and it was traced to the restrictor magnet on the back wheel. In a previous post, I recorded that my 1 year old battery ran for over...
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    Any one fancy adding a ekit to one of these :)

    'Elf an Safety won't allow that. You put your head in a noose and off you go. Slightest accident and you break your neck.
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    Is this a case of deja vu ?

    Regarding the Tonaro motor, I don't know if it is based on a Volvo truck wiper motor which would probably be only 24v or even 12 v. Having said that, Volvo are held in high regard and there would be nothing wrong with their motor. Electric motors have been around a long time now and are well...
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    :D Boris ?

    Boris is a 'fun' person and no doubt great to be in his company. That is why people flock to him without thought. Such magnetic personalities do not make good leaders, Tony Blair being a good example. I do not trust politicians who are good at talking and persuading on principle. Consider their...
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    What is the best legal crank drive bike available?

    Well, that is your opinion. Have ever ridden a Tonaro? You are quite prepared to use the word Turdaro, which I find hurtful. You say that Tonaro is not in the same 'League' as Bosch and Panasonic, but give no reasons. You say that Tonaro is junk, but give no reasons, just that you are prepared...
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    What is the best legal crank drive bike available?

    Eddio, I don't think you know what you are talking about. Anyway, you said it, now prove it. Exactly what is 'Junk' about the Tonaro? I have one, so has my son. They are well and strongly built, they have standard components, they are powerful, (600watts up hills, see Hechs latest) and best of...
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    Is this a case of deja vu ?

    Well said Lynda, It's like my little sailing dinghy. I have owned her for 30 years and restored her more than once. She is slow, not very good in strong winds and looks very old. But she suits me down to the ground. I have tried better boats but always come back to her. So it is with my Tonaro...
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    Is this a case of deja vu ?

    Come on Lynda, You tell them! I cannot understand the predjudice against Tonaros. Nobody on here who owns one has ever complained about them.....unlike some other makes that get lots of praise.
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    What is the best legal crank drive bike available?

    I take it that 2500 is a typo! That is the point though, unless you have a side by side trial, you cannot blandly say that the Bosch is more powerful than a Tonaro. In fact, you cannot do such a trial because the Bosch has to be pedalled and unless there is some way of measuring rider input...