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very interesting project, SW. The guy who did it is really excellent. I like his conclusion: Still, his work is a good reference if you can pick up cheap a Bosch bike with a dead controller.

you have conflicting you have conflicting priorities. A £10k e-bike left unattended for hours in London will attract the wrong attention. A best bike for commuting usually has a rear hub motor and puncture proof tyres for example while a bike for fun should have lightweight wheels and air forks...

horses for courses, that's why many of us have more than 5 bikes! I ride around town on my electrified brompton and take my full sus on holiday.

the Haibike is a good buy. You'll need to fit lights, mudguard, propstand, Schwalbe Marathon Plus puncture proof tyres and innertubes (they are not tubeless) to make it suitable for commuting. Bikes for commuting are for the best part utilitarian.

Only half of our citizens support the royal family and most of those who do read the right wing press. he is still suing a few of their titles, he is not going to get any respect from them. The best he can hope for is they lay off his family. His book seems to have worked in this regard.

Prince Harry: the Express reckons that US TV shows are queueing up to get Harry host/commentate their shows at Charles' coronation in May. Should he take the money or attend the coronation?

forget about selling UK assembled bikes to the EU as virtually all bike components are imported from the Far East. The only way to get around these issues is to join the single market / EEA either via membership of EFTA or bespoke deal with the EU. quotes: The 2013 Trade and Investment Balance...

they are not bad for commuting use. You have to take into account that weight and rolling resistance are not problems anymore after you electrify your bike. For mixed use, you need the comfort of wide tyres, choose 27.5 with suspension fork. For sole road use, you should consider least weight...

like this kit: https://wooshbikes.co.uk/cart/#/product/uid-178-bbs01-15ahbag/bbs01b-cd-kit-with-15ah-36v-bag-battery

that's not a big problem, you can have a saddle bag battery like this: They are available in either 36V 15AH or 48V 10AH. Both give about 50 miles from a full charge and weigh just under 2kgs. (The connectors are normally kept inside the bag)

there is not much I can add. Batteries have an inherent risk of fire. All we can do is reduce the risk factors such as storing the bike under shelter, avoid overcharging etc. Batteries don't last forever, think about replacing them after 5 years of use.

If you could fit a bottom bracket motor, you should go for it. what kind of bottom bracket do you have on your Orange 5?

check out the woosh Rambletta. You have choice of 12AH or 10.5AH battery and 8-speed 11T-28T. https://wooshbikes.co.uk/?rambletta We also accept green commute initiative scheme. https://wooshbikes.co.uk/?cycletowork

That was Churchill 's plan.

the Telegraph has published an article admitting brexit has not worked out as leavers expected. Britain is going to rejoin the EU far sooner than anyone now imagines (telegraph.co.uk)

I feel the cold wind this morning too.

Safe storage is from -20 degrees C. There is a small risk of fire with all ebike batteries. our advice is to avoid keeping and charging your high capacity high power batteries inside the house or at least do that where it is well ventilated and the risk of collateral damage is minimised. Don't...

What if we vote again on brexit? If the result is rejoin, that will drag this country into years of negotiations, eating up bandwidth. Best to join EFTA instead. Starmer may consider it.

"support for rejoining the EU had increased to 57%, against 43% preferring to stay out". according to a recent poll.

RR should make rockets.