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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    ... An Irish satirical website had this headline ...the site is the Waterford whisper we. Tories To Make Deal With DUP After Satan Pulls Out BRITISH PM THERESA May is set to confirm to the Queen that she has struck a deal with Northern Ireland’s DUP party, following the sad news Satan pulled his...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    ... It is not just altruistic on my part, or about not kicking a person on the ground. Whether the Tories are deserving or not the British people are not altogether worthless and deserve a second chance. Anyway the consequences for Europe , including and particularly the UK are so important...
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    Riese and Muller sizing

    .. it's a push-bike so that's ok then?
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    .. is it not surprising how accurate that exit poll has proved to be?. Statistical sampling has its uses.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    As an act of humanity and decency, the EU parliment should \could 1. Publish it's negotiating principles on the website 2 make a single party application to the ECJ to nullify the letter of intent by the previous UK prime minister. The incoming UK government, can then either object to this ...
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    still not to sure what to make of bosch ebike system

    ... I am reminded of one of your previous posts Woosh regarding clients with real medical problems.. locking joints, limited lung capacity etc and fully agree that in those limited cases a throttle must be literally the way to go. I don't see why there should not be a medical exemption , similar...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    .. The situation as it now pertains to northern Ireland is now facinating.. Here is a region which voted strongly 55% 45% to remain in EU, . If its putative first minister were to honour the wishes of the people, would be pro remain, and is actually mired in controversy relating to a scam ...
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    anyone had success with holts or simular tyre repair for there bicycled got fed up carring tubes

    ... I think that soundwave would start bleeding. That's what happens when I puncture myself.
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    anyone had success with holts or simular tyre repair for there bicycled got fed up carring tubes

    ... My suggestion is to buy slime filled tubes at Halfords , They have an own brand tube at about a third price of the top brand. If you have the option I would recommend using the car valve type, rather than the presta type.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    ... As before I will not be commenting on your election. But the type of chancer you are describing is not unique to any country , social class or political party. We have them, you have them , I am pretty sure they were alive and well in the Soviet union
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    still not to sure what to make of bosch ebike system

    .. l hope you do and wish you well. But note that even today Raleigh have two models with Bosch motors under this magic 2k price point.
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    still not to sure what to make of bosch ebike system

    .... Of course , has anyone suggested otherwise. I think the other enthusiastic Bosch and other central drive users were saying keep your speed cadence at what is comfortable rate and keep dropping gear ratios , the speed will drop so then keep upping the assistance level, up to turbo .
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    still not to sure what to make of bosch ebike system

    ... And you suggested I was making it complicated?.
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    Battery tech breakthrough - fill up like you would a car

    .. there are a number of postings on that topic.. putting it simply, not worth it in energetics or financial terms for the cyclist to regenerate power by peddling Mind you if you can design a cheap cyclist cape fitted with solar PV giving 1 metre sq of collector, you could get most of the...
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    Battery tech breakthrough - fill up like you would a car

    Normal flow batteries use a single electroyte, it is just that its oxidisation state differs in the charged and discharged states.
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    Battery tech breakthrough - fill up like you would a car

    .. the good news is that this is not theoretical. Flow battery technology is well established and commercially available. Energy cycle from production to storage to consumption is good and worthwhile. The down side is that energy density and weight is not very good. The depleted reagent needs to...
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    First look at the new Woosh FB Six

    .. I did read up ona specification document the value of I think 52volts as the maximum allowed for on pedelecs. Any of these standard documents refer backwards and forwards to other linked standards and can be hard reading. I have this distant recollection that 52 volts is a maximum voltage...
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    First look at the new Woosh FB Six

    ... Have there been court cases where the legal definition of the power on a pedelec have Been teased out or is this all speculation?. My reading is that the manufacturer eu distributer makes a claim that their product is compliant with en15194 and then puts labels as specified in the act...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    In my opinion what the EU wants to give you is full access to the internal market, free movement of people's and adjudication of disputes using the ECJ... But it will be the intrangence of the UK negotiators, which will limit what we can offer.
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    still not to sure what to make of bosch ebike system

    ... You could say I was being pedantic, but your earlier answer could lead to error by someone less engineering oriented than yourself. To state that torque not power was the problem was less than whole. Torque just like voltage or current is only part of the equation and needs to be...