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  1. flecc

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Certainly shows how grossly biased he was in his being "convinced" about the material used and who used it. As you post, what is going on? Maybe he's already in touch with British officials and hoping to be admitted to Britain with a nice pension for being so useful at this critical time. .
  2. flecc

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Utter nonsense! How can he be "convinced" when he's had no access to the material from Salisbury or know what actually happened. Even we don't know what happened yet, the police are still trying to find out. He's obviously suffering from an attack of gut feeling, and possibly fancying a bit...
  3. flecc

    Interesting hub-motor

    Indeed, it was very much crank motor time, the Yamaha PAS from 1996 on, the original very heavy Giant Lafree from 1999 and it's much better successor from 2000, plus crank motor Honda and Panasonic folders. It was 2004 when Bafang hub motors first surprised here in Britain with their abilities. .
  4. flecc

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    But that's already failed, their NATO encirclement of Russia's part frozen west is a busted flush, since Russia has effectively burst out in a far more valuable direction, the south. The Med, Southern Europe, the Middle East and Africa all in prospect for direct access by land and sea, with at...
  5. flecc

    Interesting hub-motor

    It certainly ended up that way. By the time Sanyo and Giant had finished there seemed to be little left of the original Birkestrand design, other than the regen. It puzzled me them buying that design in the first place, but I suppose they wanted to feel their way into e-bikes with electronics...
  6. flecc

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    And repeating it against Syria would be a third disaster creating another chaotic mess in the Arab world. As if it hadn't always been bad enough already. However, I believe Putin would face them down over Syria. He isn't going to just give up his one position of strength in the Middle East...
  7. flecc

    Has anybody bought Ebike through crowdfunding platform like Indiegogo?

    The experience needs to be in the right field though. Mercedes (Daimler-Benz) have produced two pedelecs, but the less said about them the better! :( .
  8. flecc

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    So where are the thousands singing for May? YouGov are pollsters who have often got things very wrong. May had a shock at the last election, but that's nothing compared to the one she'll have at the next one if she's still in her post. She probably won't be though, the Tories are unlikely...
  9. flecc

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    My approval was for the criticism of Orban. He and his country are now in deep trouble with the EU and at risk of being ejected. That probably won't happen though, since the EU and USA would fear him leaving NATO and joining in an alliance with Russia. Coming on top of the shift that way in...
  10. flecc

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    So we are right to blame the right wing press! It's their propaganda fake news that damages Jeremy Corbyn's popularity. That is of course if the damage the Mail reports really is true. I've yet to hear thousands singing "Oh Theresa May". .
  11. flecc

    Interesting hub-motor

    I've mentioned this [0]=3']a few times in the forum. It failed in the US market and the rights to it were bought by Sanyo. After extensive changes they supplied it to Giant for their new generation Twist electric bikes, the Twist 1 with twin pannier lithium batteries and the Twist 2 with NiMh...
  12. flecc

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I doubt we'd dare. It could bring us face to face to the Russian Air Force, not a risk either May or Trump would take, and also bring us into direct conflict with the UN since Russia would veto any such action. Iraq mark 2 and that resultant mess, not to mention the example of the chaos we've...
  13. flecc

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    But Novichok is a term for a range of nerve agents produced from similar widely available ingredients. Saying it was a Novichok is like saying a car is a small hatchback, giving no real identification. Hence all the statements "of a Novichok type", that expression first used publicly by Porton...
  14. flecc

    The exciting new bike and the yet more exciting search for accessories!

    Firstly an S class bike is not L1e-A, that;s only for up to 25 kph. S class are L1e-B, full moped class. For those: Roads only, no use of any cycle path/track facility. Motorcycle BS approved helmet to be legal. MOTs at three years old. Driving licence group Q minimum required. CBT...
  15. flecc

    German e-bike market success

    Here you are, from a mere Englishman: :) B & M horn N.B. Crossed with Cephalotus post above. .
  16. flecc

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I can't, as I've posted several times, I don't know who's done it but can think of some prime candidates who are very likely to profit by it. But Russia isn't one of them. The Russians might be all sorts of things, but stupid they are not. They are winning on all fronts, disrupting Ukraine...
  17. flecc

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Politicians never dirty their hands with personal involvement, they have intelligence services and the like to do that. I've no idea who did it this time, but as Tillson remarked, our government's haste to jump to a conclusion has left them with egg on their face. They've got it wrong and are...
  18. flecc

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    And relatives, since they refused a visa for Yulia's cousin Viktoria to visit. The authorities are obviously desperate to hide the truth and manage the news to fit their agenda. The more they do this, the more it looks like we are hiding guilt. Far from being thankful as Woosh suggested, I...
  19. flecc

    Presta valves

    On all car wheels of course, but may be a bit fat for our bikes. .
  20. flecc

    Back ache

    Nearest to that I've run is Schwalbe Marathon Plus 38 mm run at 35 to 40 psi, with no problems. Remember, as I posted above, the manufacturer's lower figure is as much about low drag for easy cycling as tyre protection. Schwalbe also make wider tyres for comfort, such as their Big Apple and...