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    News: Electric bikes considered ‘motorbikes’ on Northern Ireland’s roads, says BA

    ... Hello Ireland or at least the ROI is not a province of England, so how could it be viewed we messed up a summertime regulation . More pertinently our noon is up to 45 minutes later than at Greenwich... Something to do with the sun apparently. Not that we see much of it. , so we should be...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    ..just like in other divorces it not the upfront payment that matters more the downstream effects, .. being lonely, the lack of friends, the wondering , the regrets,..
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    .. that can be arranged....
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    For 10 marks Could you please clarify in what material manner has the EU not understood, as identifed in their position papers. Marks will be deducted for waffle and obstruction.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    .. not being a drinker, but I understand that the purpose of beer drinking was to make it forgettable.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    .. well that in a nutshell is OGs argument over the last 7000 posts.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    ... The religious dogma argument remains the single compelling argument and when any brexiteer is questioned it soon comes to the fore. .. essentially "we are British, we don't accept that Johnny foreigner has any right to tell us to do anything. , We ruled the world with the greatest empire...
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    Bosch Speed Sensor

    The symptoms you describe are consistent with the intuvia display losing communication with the big battery. ... Lack of mph reading. I would suggest removing the display and cleaning the contacts under the housing. I always remove the display when I stop at shops etc. .. prevents...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    ... This shambles for once cannot be laid on as a fault of Westminster. It belongs solely to the group on both sides in stormont. More time spent debating the rights and wrongs of spending \ wasting money on two minority dead languages, and where and when flags fly is less time spent on...
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    Carrera Crossfire-E bike Hub drag

    Hang on.. is this not all getting a bit personal... The op indicated a perceived problem, d8veh, suggested on the basis of long experience that it was psychological. The op brindled at that. Nett result nothing sorted , just bad feeling generated. The Op might still have a real problem. My...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    .. it seems to me that Barnier is prepared to negotiate , but he can't make out what the UK position actually is. He appears exasperated at present. Some of his comments would lead to that conclusion. As an analogy it's like a football team who have actually organised to host a game on their...
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    Buying my first e-bike

    Ok that sounds reasonable. But I wasn't suggesting that this push in the back was unpleasant or anything.. ,
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    .. I hope that the Tory party grandees are thinking that and even better act on it!
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    Buying my first e-bike

    I have both a hub motor and a crank motor. The hub motor is of 2007 vintage.. UrbanMover um20 and I use it regularly. It was my only ebike until September 2016.. the battery don't hold much charge now but it's grand for the short hop 500 metres to the shop and back for milk. I agree that there...
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    Carrera Crossfire-E bike Hub drag

    ... And wanting as usual to have the last word, there is a minor error in your previous explanation which is what set up my confusion. When the clutch is disengaged, and power flowing from the motor via the sun gear, it spins at say 5 times the hub speed and the planatery gears spin at approx...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Just like the UK , except for the property bit
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    Buying my first e-bike

    Woosh, may I suggest.as trump might An alternate truth.... Hub motored bikes are less expensive and still reliable. The ride is less like riding a bike and more like riding a scooter. Whether this is what you want is purely a personal preference. I prefer the more authentic feel from a mid...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    ... At least he has been consistent, he said all this before the referendum and has not changed. I don't want the UK to become a new Albania,.
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    Help please?

    ... But try to remember to take the battery off and store inside the motorhome while moving . Should it become detached at 80kmhr. , It's an expensive flying brick.
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    Buying my first e-bike

    .. it's hard to see how there would be new motor technologies. Electrical machine design is 150 years old , so is pretty mature, Innovations in mature industries is slow. . One can hope for assistance from the material scientists. one could envisage stronger magnets, iron less cores and...