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They often do. Panasonic make a superb very high torque rear hub motor which some German and Austrian makers have fitted, and they have also made a range of average power front hub motors, including one that is also an electronic brake. The previous Shimano STEPS system was a hub motor one...

That is only a nominal power rating for legal purposes, called the continuous maximum power. All e-bike motors produce very much higher maximum powers at times during use. .

Sun journalists! From the article below a photo of a cyclist: "A pedestrian cycles past" .

In many parts of the world it's common practice for numbers of terms of office to be limited. This is of course done in the best interests of democracy. In this so-called cradle of democracy, perhaps we need the same, not just for Prime Ministers but why not for MPs as well? It would get rid...

That would make sense, but sense doesn't often come into it where our historical practices are concerned. The Monarch reads from goatskin parchment as they've always done, just as the Hansard daily record of parliament has always been written on vellum. Bonkers, but this is a bonkers country. .

Yes, but she'll have that in the next couple of days leaving plenty of time to go ahead next Monday. But not using a parchment printed speech. Personally I think they'll delay the day to stick to tradition. That will also avoid the clash with the start of the Brexit talks on Monday. .

And provide extra thrust if under way at the time. .

I'll just take the horse, doesn't need to be pedalled and recharges free from the roadside verges. .

It's utter nonsense to say she has a mandate to leave the common market, she never has had, certainly not on the referendum result alone and even less now. .

It's apparently not the availability of the skin but the ink drying time in leather before it can be handled, very much longer. They don't use the usual modern water based ink since it fades, they have to use traditional composition inks. .

The way they stated it appeared to say no animal involved. Calf is one of the skins used for parchment, though strictly speaking it's then called vellum. I believe that for the Queen's speech, the parchment will be made from goatskin to be consistent with the centuries of previous stored...

I gave the reason some while ago in another thread. The BBC news earlier stated that this parchment will not be made from goatskin, but they are almost certainly wrong, as usual. .

It really was the reason I gave in this post, antiquated Britain. .

And if after dismounting you walk close to a miniskirt wearing tall woman you could get arrested. :( .

Even more so now. Latest is that the Queen's speech to open parliament next Monday has now to be delayed. The reason is that the speech has to be written on goatskin parchment and it takes a week to write it on that. You couldn't make it up! There's not enough time now since there's no...

I've been elsewhere. They're all strange places too! .

Yes it definitely has to be either a soft Brexit or no Brexit now. There is and never was any mandate for a hard Brexit or leaving the Common Market, for these reasons: 1) The very close result in the referendum. 2) The fact that so many Leavers protest that they only agreed to a Common...

Just like London then. :) .

Good idea, he could head the diplomatic service. .

It's certainly a right bunch! ;) .