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The Eurozone does indeed seem to favour Germany over its fellow Euro-using countries - however the Eurozone is not the EU. What other examples were you thinking of? I think if you are equating lobbying with corruption, then that is with all due respect not right. Government can't understand...

Good call. Actually yes the roads my way are rotten, ironworks are excessively sunk as a rule, crumbling, you name it. Tbh the bike is mainly for exploring so that makes it even worse.

I've got a 3kg SWXK 250w front and a 4.5kg Bafang CST "250w" rear. However I think the main purpose of the folder is for tourism in the UK and abroad, possibly involving long journeys. I've got quite a nice 700c commuter already thankfully. I've noticed that the Montague 700c folds much more...

Thanks. I wondered if that might be the case. I could mod it for fatter tyres but it's mega faff. Shame. Oh well.

It does have a rear disc mount but the main reason is I've got two 700c motor wheels built (this is virtually the only 700c folder available) and it seemed a good way of avoiding additional cost. Though I've started to research Dahon 26 inch bikes of which there seem a lot of used models...

Interesting! Some probs with but will post later, having bit of RSI flare-up.

Excellent - this is very good to know. Actually I have a bit of a problem gripping with my right hand sometimes. Wonder whether that means I need hydraulics.

Yes it does. I think it's strange, both my present and a bike I've thought of buying both have rear mounts but not front.

Do you think a dictatorship of the majority (as in ancient Greece) rather than of an elected parliament (as now) would make things any less dictatorial or incompetent?

The 12.2kg Montague Urban. Here http://www.montaguefoldingbike.co.uk/uk/folding_bikes/pavement/urban Upside is light weight, battery can hang off downtube (here someone's done it http://www.bikefold.com/bionx-montague-electric-bikes/ ), folding capability obviously. Biggest downside is that...

Are V-brakes enough for a rear 350w BPM on a 15a controller with 15mph max? Is a rear-only-disc-brake an option or just suicidal? I've had my rear wheel professionally laced up but stupidly had it done with a disc-brake-only rear rim. I wondered what the "D" stood for in the product name...

For lightweight folder you could get a montague urban or similar (12kg)and put a woosh cst 250w kit on it, (6.5kg), although I worry about the narrowness of the wheels

Yes a bottle battery is what I'd fit if fitting a child seat - because of the lower centre of gravity.

54 miles at 28mph on a 576wh battery, yeah right. These crowd funding startups just can't help bullshitting everyone. It is a classic American design though. Bar the sloppy electric conversion.

Sellotape Paper Biro Text: "Made by (insert maker's name), 36v, 250w" Done.

Welcome Mehmet. Do you have a picture of the bicycle you are going to attach the kit to? Edited- The BBS systems as d8veh says may not fit - I think you are better off with a L-ion rather than a Lipo-based battery, (Eclipsebikes or Wooshbike are good places to supply, as they provide support...

To this idea that food and drink have to be bought in order to charge your kit I have one word: Starbucks. Buy a coffee and the place is yours til it shuts. You will need a more powerful charger than the ordinary 2 amp jobbies that come free with a battery though. Oh and libraries are good.

Aha - but. Bafang BPM and CST motors (the 160mm diameter versions) are, apparently, basically hill-devouring beasts which make mincemeat of ordinary 250w motors which one sees on most off-the-shelf hub bikes and almost all cheap kits. Apologies for the mixed metaphor.

That's great. A conversion too. Excellent. I'd be interested to know where you're allowed to leave the bike and what kind of lock they want you to have on it, & if there are any other restrictions. It's worth knowing just in case there are any exclusions. But for £10 that's pretty good going...

I was in Blackfriars Crown Court on Tuesday to watch proceedings, and unintentionally ended up hearing HH Worsley ruling on admissibility of prior convictions concerning a tipper-lorry driver who had jumped a red light and killed a cyclist. This case...