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  1. Woosh

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    when your parents are poor, you have to help. I cooked meals. The way out is a scholarship. I got one.
  2. Woosh

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I probably do - better than many on this forum, that's why I don't have any inhibition about food banks. I can cook decent meals for £1 a day per person. I was lucky, blessed with a good memory and mathematic ability at a young age.
  3. Woosh

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    in the context of perishable food.
  4. Woosh

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    they are not beggars - they are referred. Beggars are those who do not do any normal work, 6 of them sit in around Sainsbury's in London Road, Southend, within 100 yards of one another, 3 on each side of the road, asking if you have any change.
  5. Woosh

    Torque arms for rear wheel drives - are they really necessary?

    you should fit two, one on each side.
  6. Woosh

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    if it does, not much. as zlatan said, 'Necessity for food banks at any level merely points to society not working properly. ' - I agree with him. the use of food banks increases over the years for many reasons: - more organisations help to collect and distribute unsold food rather than letting...
  7. Woosh

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    zlatan, the Pound was effectively devalued by about 13% after the referendum. Did we export more? if you count exports in Pounds, yes, so it seems. If you use an international basket of currencies or the Euro as a yardstick then no, we haven't because we need to sell 13% more Pounds just to...
  8. Woosh

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    The idea that competitive devaluation will help dealing with budget deficit is often incorrect. You need to have spare production capacity to take advantage of the lower value of your currency. that solution is worse than quantity easing which benefits the vast majority in different ways.
  9. Woosh

    Disappointed with a Pendleton e-bike

    it's a tried and tested solution. If you need to take the wheel out, it's obvious the way it works, only one extra step: to undo the 12mm nut and bolt to separate the small arm from the rest of the assembly.
  10. Woosh

    Disappointed with a Pendleton e-bike

    Oldmasons, take a look at the new Santana 3: it's a step through but has a Bafang SWX02 rear hub motor with winding code 9, good for commuting (maximum power and efficiency at 15mph), strong, quiet, easy to fix punctures (front wheel has quick release, rear wheel has simple V-brakes) and good...
  11. Woosh

    Full suspension touring bike with panniers and mud guards

    this vendor says it's for 25kgs https://www.tweekscycles.com/uk/thule-pack-n-pedal-tour-rack-xt-madthp100090/
  12. Woosh

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    The government is doing its best to lower expectations. The bar is now so low that if there is no queue at Dover on March 29, it's a win for TM and her team.
  13. Woosh

    Disappointed with a Pendleton e-bike

    the Big Bear LS has now hydraulic brakes: http://wooshbikes.co.uk/?bigbear-ls next batch of Big Bear will have hydraulic brakes too. No more faffing about with the brakes.
  14. Woosh

    Help! Is there a market for the Wisper Wayfarer?

    "we went to Taiwan and started a bike company" is a tad pessimistic. It does not matter where you get your bikes built nowadays, Taiwan, Cambodia (Halfords), Vietnam (Merida) the competition is ferocious in all segments of the market, you have to have vision and drive to succeed. Manufacturing...
  15. Woosh

    Hub motor, move rear to front?

    No. Rear motors are typically made to fit inside 135mm dropout, front motors 100mm dropout.
  16. Woosh

    Full suspension touring bike with panniers and mud guards

    where did Thule say that? I had that rack on one of my bikes a few years back, stood on it while my friend rode the bike. (just for testing purpose).
  17. Woosh

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    that's an understatement.
  18. Woosh

    A FRESH START

    tried and tested combo: external KT controller + external pedal sensor + GSM motor.
  19. Woosh

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    it's possible but I think it's more likely that the EU will slow down if not stop the move to a federated state. The EU needs time for smaller, weaker economies to grow, Italy and Spain to solve their national debts etc, these things will in turn reduce labour and benefit migrations. When these...
  20. Woosh

    Full suspension touring bike with panniers and mud guards

    macina-chacana-lfc: where is the rack though?