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  1. flecc

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    And to make it worse the majority was the unlucky number 13. I suppose that makes Theresa May the bad luck due. :( .
  2. flecc

    Bike theft vs comfort

    Ditto, forget the folders and use a full size bike. Don't worry too much about parking outside shops, I've been doing it for ten years with e-bikes and decades before that with decent normal bikes and never lost one. Just use a good lock while in the shop. I think thieves are much more likely...
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    Bosch Engine Repairs After Warranty??

    But don't forget that for £4k you can buy 4 well known, good, tough e-bikes like the Woosh Big Bear. Buy and ride one at a time, each for two plus years, not doing any maintenence, and you've got 8 to 10 years of no hassle use for the £4k. In fact it would be well under £4k since you could...
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    Powacycle battery/charger Help

    Insat International (BGA): The UK's leading eBike Battery Specialists http://www.bga-reworking.co.uk/ 1A Gateway Mews, Ringway, London N11 2UT Tel: +44 (0)208 361 1790 Email: info@bga-reworking.co.uk https://twitter.com/bgainsat .
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    Bosch Engine Repairs After Warranty??

    The 2001 Panasonic unit and its 2006 successor were the forerunners of this type of crank unit and their policy was the same, no spares supplied and repair by replacement. Since then the other makers designs have tended to adopt the same policy. .
  6. flecc

    Powacycle battery/charger Help

    3 pin charge connector was for the NiMh batteries that the Cambridge originally used, which need a third connection. .
  7. flecc

    Bosch Engine Repairs After Warranty??

    It's circa £600, and to save packaging the set is supplied assembled. ;) .
  8. flecc

    Heinzmann ni-cd to lithium conversion

    You won't need to change either, as Danidl said, only the battery and charger needs to be changed. The existing controller and throttle will just be getting the same current they need from another source. A Li-ion battery will raise the voltage slightly but that won't have any meaningful effect. .
  9. flecc

    News: Accell Group receives €845m takeover proposal from Pon Holdings

    That's quite cheeky, since although Pon Holdings is large overall, their cycle side is very much smaller than Accell's. Combined they'll be not far off a European monopoly on pedelecs and normal bikes. .
  10. flecc

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Careful, that could be reversed against you! ;) .
  11. flecc

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    There is no pollution problem. There is no global warming problem. There is no peak oil problem. There is no water shortage anywhere in the world. There is no land contamination problem. There are only two problems, the first of a grossly excessive human population, the second the refusal...
  12. flecc

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I can see a clear difference. I made two observations in relation to OldTom's post, without any criticism of the poster or even referring to him. Wherever possible I try to keep the personal out of discussions and think members prefer it that way. .
  13. flecc

    Shimano Steps running smaller tires

    Select a route of of at least two miles that's as straight as possible and ride it on the present tyres, noting the exact distance reading. After changing the tyres repeat that route riding in exactly the same manner, speed etc, noting the distance. Then turn the difference into a percentage...
  14. flecc

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    With the exception of Philip, they were all born here so have English nationality, If we started deporting everyone who had a foreign parent or grandparent, there wouldn't be many left in the country and London would be deserted! .
  15. flecc

    Will A New Bike Have Any Charge

    New batteries normally have a half charge, so as Gubbins says, you'll need the shop to charge it for you. .
  16. flecc

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    We've already agreed 50/50 share with Argentina, so with it already having poor viability at that remote spot, it may not be tapped for many years. Nobody needs it at what it will cost at present, since we have a world glut of low priced oil at present. .
  17. flecc

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Agreed, and then as posted they'll emigrate for jobs or end up in dead end employment. .
  18. flecc

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    An end I've long been forecasting, as a country depending on tourism, while attempting to support ourselves from the local food resources. There are many such countries, and they are all very poor with only low standard service employment for their people and their young emigrating for better...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Yes, another deadly truck attack it seems. .
  20. flecc

    Yorkshire Water have found a new way to overtake a bicycle on the Narrow bits

    Well, his risk and you were certainly kept safe! :) .