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    One big thick d-lock with a cable or...

    Ditto .. except I left my Oxford chain type lock in the pannier on one of those local missions and it was missing the next time I went further afield!!!
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    Law in Ireland

    No problem, ...in the republic we are still legally and emotionally in the EU. but see other posts about a glitch which occurs in NI. We had green TDs ( MPs) a while ago in government and the results still stand.... Just don't try to go on the motorways!!!. . There would be a relaxed view...
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    Towbar cycle carriers suitable for heavy bike

    I have the Thule 9403 , which is a three bike carry 45 kg load. At probably the same price .. 200 euro.in Halfords The towhitch clamp is very very strong,. The only mod I would suggest is that you use use a proper ring spanner rather than the tool they provide. .. the straight edges are hard...
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    How to quick repair a puncture?

    .. I picked up on that also. The suggestions made to date are all reasonable and correct, for the able bodied , . There is one addition I would make to d8veh s contribution, so obvious, that he would do it without thinking. Before fixing the puncture look very closely along the tyre for any...
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    Towbar cycle carriers suitable for heavy bike

    Halfords have something in their range. Anyway I would not be really concerned in going marginally aabove the manufacturers weight. What response could you have expected when you asked the agents. ?They were never going to give you a written response to such a query. They would have been...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    ... But he has got to pages 6 and 7 he must be an intellectual!
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    We in Ireland do not share the same regard for that creature, just saying
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    Wisper battery problem

    David, that seems more than generous
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    Great Britain and Great Britons

    .. it's not intended as a revenue stream.So the yearly registration and the occasional longer hire suffices. I don't use them myself, and probably won't now, as I have an old age travel pass, but in-laws living in Dublin are great fans. In the Dublin case, the sponsor is Coco cola. The...
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    Helpless+clueless

    Just call him sw.
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    Battery life v Weight and Terrain

    .. it's always windy.. maybe not inland but coastal always.and it's always against one..
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    Battery life v Weight and Terrain

    .. that's a lovely graphic..
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    Helpless+clueless

    Why not yourself. ? In essence it involves replacing a backwheel. Probably mounting a battery pack, maybe putting on a carrier and routing a cable up to one of the brake handles, and replacing the brake handle. None of these things are beyond the wit of man, and as you know women have twice as...
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    Registering an ebike in Northern Ireland

    ... So NI is in a legal limbo. , A novel concept.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I take it that these are not high denomination euro notes?, Or have we missed the negotiations...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    .. there is a scene in the airplane movie, where the air traffic controller asks the Lloyd bridges character .". The plane is coming in, shall I turn on the landing strip lights?". The immediate response ." . no, they will be expecting that "
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    Battery life v Weight and Terrain

    .. could be , I hadn't thought of that Could be a y delta, didn't think about that, I thought it was more about switching parallel coils into series, in each of the 3 phases, anyway just a thought in passing.
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    Towbar cycle carriers suitable for heavy bike

    2. Points The Thule bike model has no difficulty with or 2 ebikes. I got the model from Halfords and it's ok. A bit fiddly to load but very secure. I would recommend using additional bungees along with the little polyester fabric straps provided. Point 2 ... Never leave the battery on the...
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    Great Britain and Great Britons

    .. a person can take and retain the bike, but after a few hours the rental cost mounts up rapidly. The racks are needed in the model used, because they are smart, and define the start and end of a renting cycle. If people were to keep bikes at home, it defeats the purpose of communial bikes. The...