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    Best budget folding E-bike!

    Apologise if this isn't useful to you but I would buy a second hand Carrera disc 9 (£300-£400 - 20" wheels, hydraulic brakes, 9 speed cassette with smallest gear on cassette 11 tooth) I would then convert it (or get it converted) using a 36v 10ah bag battery and front hub conversion using one of...
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    Prices of the electricity we use to charge

    I sort of have the opposite strategy (although completely agree with not paying ifas) I just have left my money in the lowest cost global tracker I could find and let compound interest do the rest...
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    Prices of the electricity we use to charge

    From your link However, electric arc furnaces are currently estimated to be able to produce about 90% of the grades of steel a blast furnace can. Scientists are working on ways to improve the quality of recycled steel, and the addition of an iron source, such as direct reduced iron, should...
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    Controller amps specifications

    The 15Ah/ 720Wh and 17.5Ah / 840 Wh is a measure of capacity not maximum power / current. It will usually have max continuous current stamped on the battery (max peak current is not that helpful) You need to consider 1) max continuous current from the battery 2) max current that the...
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    Bosch Powertube batteries with various sockets

    https://www.pedelecs.co.uk/forum/threads/bosch-powertube-625-connector-differences.47360/#post-716191
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    Prices of the electricity we use to charge

    https://newrepublic.com/article/159662/libertarian-walks-into-bear-book-review-free-town-project
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    Prices of the electricity we use to charge

    Median Salary is a better measure for the reasons laid out in this article https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/median-income-by-country Notice how well the Nordic countries do with very good public services (and policies to the left of the Corbyn's 2019 manifesto.) We do very...
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    Newbie looking to buy

    So you currently cycle a hilly 7 miles each day on a non electric Carrera and you want to get an ebike ? Do you want to go on longer rides for leisure or just that 7 miles a day ? Maybe the 2nd hand Rambletta or Camino here (The Faro is generally better for lighter people / less hilly but I...
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    Prices of the electricity we use to charge

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68849078 - we shall see !
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    Prices of the electricity we use to charge

    Labour + Lib Dems + Greens 55% Labour understood the deadly effectiveness of a proper vote distribution strategy. They knew what they were doing. They followed the plan. They got the result. You are also making the understandable but fatal mistake of thinking that Reform voters would have...
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    Prices of the electricity we use to charge

    Primarily a planning problem when you compare us with other countries https://www.centreforcities.org/press/four-million-uk-homes-missing-due-to-outdated-planning-laws/
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    Pedelec Nirvana

    Yes - it is a square taper bottom bracket - Yes - might try it with the 44t gear as is and see how it goes . I quite like a relaxed top gear pedalling cadence
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    Pedelec Nirvana

    I was thinking I would need to change the triple crank chainset to a single chainwheel as @saneagle suggested ? Current largest on the front is 44t but think I could fit 48t as was suggested
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    Pedelec Nirvana

    Ok got it for £300. It's a good fit for me. I know it is between 12-15 years old for that model (but they were £2600 then). Both air suspensions seem fine, it has a "traction control" on the handlebars for the rear suspension, either normal, stiffened or locked. 185mm disc rotors with Juicy...
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    Prices of the electricity we use to charge

    here is the original https://tradingeconomics.com/united-kingdom/age-dependency-ratio-percent-of-working-age-population-wb-data.html The percentage of dependents-(people younger than 15 or older than 64)-to the working-age population-(those aged 15-64) has risen from 52% in 2011 to 58% in...
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    Prices of the electricity we use to charge

    https://obr.uk/box/how-does-economic-inactivity-compare-across-advanced-economies/
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    Prices of the electricity we use to charge

    What it is showing is the population over 64 or under 15 as a % of the 15-64 population
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    Pedelec Nirvana

    p possibly underneath the crossbar ?