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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Is this not the active ingredient in viagra in heart attack medicine and in laughting gas? .. so perhaps all were enjoying the experience.
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    Bike Purchase Advice - 22 Mile (one way) Commute

    Your logic about the battery is flawed. Charging a battery to full and then driving it to empty each time, is bad for a li ion pack. It is less violent to charge and discharge half way... Were the battery the older metal hydride type the advice would be different. If you can recharge it at work...
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    Pendleton

    Fine, depends where you are.. I brought my old urbanmover for a hub motor wheel rebuild and and gears checkup and they did a fine job, luck of the draw perhaps. I had to supply the spokes ,but otherwise no problem.
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    Ebikes are so old school!

    No I believe it is very viable as a niche product. A 10 minute flight time imagine a line of soldiers coming at you at 50 miles per HR and extremely agile, or on shore rescue or maybe towlines between ships. Limited uses and unlikely to beat the traffic jams through London.
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    Pendleton

    As I see it , you need to be clear about what your needs are. If the bike is for leisure and limited use, then the Pendleton is fine.. I have been looking at it for my wife.It is a pretty machine , particularly the dark blue one, and well appointed. If you needed a robust reliable machine for...
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    Need help choosing a bike for 19 mile commute

    One of the early responses was the suggestion that the Raleigh motus road bike with Bosch motor would do the business. Particularly if you have charging at your work place... It seems to have got lost in the subsequent chatter. It is probably one of the lowest cost fully featured ebikes. It...
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    Ebikes are so old school!

    By definition it's an off road device... Would wanton and furious driving cover it?
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I am breaking my standing rule about not discussing British politicians, to agree with you. It is the function of an opposition to provide alternatives.
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    Ebikes are so old school!

    Would be brilliant for beach side lifesavers
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    EBMA files an anti dumping complaint on chinese e-bikes.

    Not really trying to hijack this into the Brexit debate, but the UK will have limited say in the future decision making on european ebike certification
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    Do you let friends have a go?

    Yes of course I do \ would ( that is if I had friends. ). It's the easiest way to turn doubters into converts. The analogy with motorbikes is flawed. You need insurance and licence and they are dangerous (motorbikes that is not my imaginary friends )
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Hairdressers ... the women closer to tge fashion and coffee shops. ..the men closer to the bookies
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Why would the treasury request the revenue to do so ? And more pertinent why would hmrc comply? Our revenue is bound by statute law and values its operational independence.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    There are a lot of points in this posting, so I probably will fail to address them all.. I take it the industry to which you are referring is the luxury pleasure boats industry? A characteristic of this type of industry is that they will appear ebbuliant even if all is chaos behind. If they...
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    A little lost and just a bit confused from Devon

    To help you come to a decision, it's often useful to play about. The Bosch ebike has a website which includes a calculator for range estimation. All the normal variables can be played with. It is of course centred on their ebike range, which uses centre drive not hub motors, but if you assume...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    When people stop coming into the shop, the retailer may well think that his prices are out of line, but he she might also realise that the customer just has less disposable income and are choosing to use it for literally bread and butter items. This is particularly the case when they have had...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Fine, but in Ireland, commercial property is subject to upward only rent reviews... Unless the retailer declares bankruptcy. So the lag is built in
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    A future where the town centre is populated by showrooms, coffee shops and a few chemists and newsagents.?
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Decontamination?
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Maybe, but if you are buying your poppet valves or brakes in Frankfurt, for installation in your customised ambulance, not a lot of good. And with QC practices and validated vendors , you cannot be chopping and changing your supplier.