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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    It seems to me that hard Brexit is going to happen. It will happen by default. Because there is no-one in control on the UK side. There is no-one capable of saying "stop this is madness".So I agree with you Zatlan, these are not negotiations We are going to have a full EU border situated 10...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    .. not quite consummate ease. There is was a lot of friction, a lot of angst, a lot of resentment even by the east Germans who had bought into the socialist ideal of working with their neighbours, and expected the state to care for them, but fair play to them they pulled it off . A lot cheaper...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    .. what I learnt at school is that it's useful to do your homework, what I learnt as an academic and a manager is that it is useful to try and put yourself in the other persons shoes to see how it is for them, what problems they are having and what effects your words might have in them. These...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    .. oh come on , we were almost starting to discuss as adults,
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    . The EU position has from the getgo that it will deal with the problems of divorce first and then discuss visiting rights. It has not waived from that at any stage. If the UK negotiators didn't hear that then they were deliberately sticking their fingers in their own ears. It may not be...
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    Porformance drop off with lower battery %age.?

    ... I think you have to put it on a usb diagnostic rig at the dealers...
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    Porformance drop off with lower battery %age.?

    The controller is exactly that it is a class of a DC to DC convertor.. it pumps pulses of charge through each of the coils It could be classed as either a single polarity voltage input to 3 Voltage output regulated voltage outputs bipolar. Or a DC to 3 phase AC convertor or anything else you...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    ... Based on what information? . For my part I would like the UK to have an infinite duration transitional period, during which they have full access to the market and also play by the rules of the game Mind you, I think that they should also have full representation in parliament and in the...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    .. You are consistently assuming that the EU has some mission to punish the UK. Question that assumption. Now the EU will not want to reward a member for behaving as the UK has behaved... Carping at every opportunity, wilfully misrepresentation of the functions and roles of EU commissions ...
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    One big thick d-lock with a cable or...

    Mal I don't doubt that theyt are a good product, I was looking at some locks today, to replace the lock stolen from my pannier.. ironic!. I do doubt their ability , if made of any steel, irrespective of additives to hold up a diamond bladed grinder for long. The only thing which will , would be...
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    Battery life v Weight and Terrain

    The most telling one is that wind resistance power loss increases by the cube of the speed . It is the total air speed that matters . Eg a person travelling at 10 kmhr into or against a wind speed of 5 km HR.. barely noticeable when stopped will have either 15 or 5 km HR apparant wind. The...
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    One big thick d-lock with a cable or...

    I agree , life is about acknowledging risks, and doing things anyway.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    ... I was wondering when other people would twig this. I have not been a regular train user until recently.. (free travel pass ) and have been bemused by the Enterprise service Belfast Dublin express. .. a lovely train, top quality. When it stops at Dundalk, on its way from Belfast, a person...
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    One big thick d-lock with a cable or...

    ... If say 4 youths were to be together adjacent to a bike rack, one hidden by the others produced a cordless angle grinder of comparable power , they would have a bike liberated in a few seconds, the three innocent youths would then saunter off, and the cyclist cycle off . Now there are plenty...
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    How to quick repair a puncture?

    Well I must be the last of the big spenders.. when I was seriously commuting cross city as a student, I used to get a new set of tyres and tubes say in September, and use them until the second puncture, usually 10 months later. And then replace them. I used to find that punctures would...
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    Commuter bike Wisper 905 Torque or Oxygen MTB.....probably

    ... I am speculating that "your big apples" is some reference to bicycle tyres, otherwise it's just too much information!!!
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    One big thick d-lock with a cable or...

    . I had reason recently to remove a reasonable secure padlock from a gate. .. one that had a rating of 6 on a scale going up to 9... I had lost the backyard key... Using a 700w 115mm angle grinder fitted with a diamond disk., It took less than 2 seconds..
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    .. It would desirable to stop this charade. A house divided against itself cannot stand and that quite simply is the UK position. The only honourable thing would be for them to admit that they are not currently in a position to proceed, ask for an adjournment, and request the EU parliment for...
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    Commuter bike Wisper 905 Torque or Oxygen MTB.....probably

    ... Its only an investment, if you use it to reduce the cost of another service e.g buses trains cars which might otherwise cost more. , Otherwise it is an expense. A pleasurable expense hopefully, perhaps but an expense nonetheless
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    How to quick repair a puncture?

    .. I would think that pinch flats with up to 4 gashes are not worth repairing , just replace the tube... . You would have the two patches abutting each other, a recipe for a leak.