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All part of the pedalling enjoyment that cyclists can have. I probably should have said "if one wants to cycle" rather than "if one wants to pedal". .

It's true, of all motorised vehicles, e-bikes are the least reliable. Even a cheap light motorcycle or scooter is far more reliable and often very much cheaper to run. Even on one like the highly thought of old Giant Lafree with the Panasonic crank unit which was mostly electrically reliable...

Just ignore it, I ignore lots of threads. Why be so intolerant, let them enjoy the thread they like while you enjoy the ones you like. If you enter pedelecs using this link, you can select which forums you want to visit, ignoring "The Charging Post" forum which, being for non-pedelec subjects...

But Blair's party only continued an established trend. It was reckoned that between 1945 and 1973, more laws were passed than in the whole of previous parliamentary history. So that was as many in 28 years as in the 730 years before, and its continued that way ever since. The outcome is that...

OVP = Over Voltage Protection OCP = Over Current Protection OTP = Over Temperature Protection. CPS-6003 is the maker's charger model number. .

Fashion, fans are cool. :cool: .

As you say, like a gear, but of course all gear teeth have a sliding pair of surfaces as they engage and disengage. With one of those surfaces rubber, I predict a substantial efficiency loss due to that sliding friction. .

The UK economy when completely out of the EU is like Schrodingers cat. We won't know it's status until the box is opened, when it could still be alive or be dead. .

I don't think that's the implication, I think it's simply positioning in the same way that selling operates. Start by proposing the highest conceivable figure and then negotiate from there. The EU starting from a lower figure would be a self-inflicted disadvantage, leading to a lower final...

I wouldn't claim that a smooth roller will necessarily shred a tyre, correctly applied pressure to power ratio and tyre pressures in dry conditions shouldn't cause any tyre damage. The nearest to that embossed roller idea that's been tried was on the Sinclair-Goddard* Power Pak add-on motor of...

This debate has cropped up from time to time over the years, but the conclusion has broadly been that the trade members presence is generally helpful so we tolerate it. As you observe, the private members will mock any really unsuitable trade member suggestion, and inquirers will be inclined to...

Nor can this one in this thread, both are armchair solutions! :) But some of the Copenhagen type wheels are crowdfunded witn purchase options, so a few may have them now since they've been around for quite a while, just as a few have Kepler's one to try. Indeed the Copenhagen wheel is...

Indeed, something I'm familiar with when I worked there long ago. But I still think it more sensible, permitting as much as possible within law. It also has the benefit that because their laws permit so much by regulations, the German people are generally much more law abiding, even with minor...

Not quite, there's the several all-in-one wheel solutions like the Copenhagen wheel. That is just a front wheel quick release swap with smartphone control, even quicker that this friction drive gadget. .

Going by the record on battery advance announcements, the odds against it ever appearing are immense, 1000s to 1 against. The only time I ever treat these announcements as a possibility is when a product arrives in the market. Then the only time I treat one as realistic is when it's proven in...

I'd leave the word Over out of that, they just regulate everything which is a very good thing. Why? Because that enables them to regulate in what people want, unlike the stupid UK which just bans so many things. Examples: They have the S class for higher speeds. When it was realised more...

Defence is clearly a common interest, but I'm unaware there is interference in that. Each country makes its own decisions on what arms to have, the only interference being NATO from the USA, not EU. Inter EU country border control doesn't exist since the EU is a single market, which means...

Another indication that the EU "interference" isn't excessive. The regulation of smoking is left entirely as a national government matter, the same with alcohol consumption and illegal substance use. The complaints about EU unnecessary interference are almost entirely unjustified. The EU...

Brian's brake thread has appeared now on this link. Sorry I can't help with this particular problem Brian, but I'm sure others will be able to. .

Since Brian is a new member, it may be going via admin before appearing, a precaution against the new member spamming we often suffer. .