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It is a well known fact that microwave ovens will rust through within 18 months if they are made of mild steel. Yet they continue to manufacture them.

Sounds great for London. Here in Swansea, I have a free bus pass for the whole of Wales, but I only use it once a year when I take my car in for MOT. It takes 30 minutes from my house to the garage and about 2 1/2 hours if I am lucky to get back. Also, Swansea isn't flat and walking up hills...

Thanks David, I feel that it is only the high price of the bikes, a good part of which is the battery, that deters many older folk. Mike

My concern is the potential market. Just as the Chairman of LEVA writes about the industry being managed by fit, sporting oriented types who skew the product to what they consider suitable, so we, the e-bike users only consider using the latest type of batteries. However, Lithium is expensive...

Also, I am not too sure about the 25kg limit which seems to be a bit low. Does it include fittings such as panniers? What about the various cargo bikes etc.

You cannot but feel unhappy about such disparate sentences, and also short stays in prisons. I can see the need to punish rioters severely, after all, it was not just the theft but the participating in the riot which was the major part of the offence. The real problem is that celebrities...

Big question. Where did it come from? Unlike the models sold by Powerpedals and Eco, this one has 1 No Tonaro badge, 2 No lights, 3 Claims a 250watt engine which as far as I know only was imported this year. 4 Claims a Panasonic battery True, they have been sold in the USA etc. under...

Yet another good reason for retaining throttles.

Frankly, I am really annoyed by cyclists who force their way through traffic against a red light. It clearly annoys motorists and this rebounds upon us all.

Is the weight of the wheel relevant? I was thinking of Vespas etc. A heavy wheel would have a better gyroscopic effect.

Well, as I have said, this case took on a political life. It is OK to suggest that the early failure was down to poor or racist police, but was it? The only evidence available even now is a minute speck of blood that could not be analysed years ago. Somehow, I don't think that we the public...

I wonder if it would be possible to put to separate sets of windings in one motor casing. A Slow, high torque set for hills and a fast, low torque set for the flat. A micro processor could then decide which one to use at the appropriate moment

Not knowing who BAGB are, I googled and wondered what the Builders Association of Great Boston thought they were doing poking their noses into our affairs! Seriously though, BEBA are the experts for e-bikes, BAGB seem a lot of fussy old NIMBYs. Perhaps, one day, motorcycles will be electric...

My daughter has those fancy things, I seem to always be picking up spares for her. I have an old fashioned three bulb holder. It used to use those silvered things like photo flood lamps. I replaced them with cheaper ordinary tungsten and in due course by compact fluorescents. Have to say, the...

The world has moved. Remember chopping firewood, carrying coal, who would know what a blue bag is these days? The old highway code carried whip signals for horse drivers. As Flecc says, you could repair things. I remember going into Halfords with a broken cross piece from inside a Sturmey...

Thanks Indalo, I enjoyed that. By the way, did the hospital see to you afterwards?

Out of all the murders over the past 20 years, this one took on a political life. That is why it ran for so long. Others were not detected and forgotten, but then they were not political.

Thanks Flecc, that bike certainly looks good, probably will be my next! Mike

Thank you Flecc! Indalo, I suspect that you prefer traditional, light weight, diamond racing frames. If so, I do also. Many years ago, I had a NSU Quickly and frankly, I did not like the look of it at all. But it was an excellent, totally reliable 3 speed lightweight motorbike and gave me...

I have a Tonaro Enduro. I also have a small campervan and can just about get the bike inside and sleep etc. at the same time. I am considering a small folder.