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There certainly are some advantageous aspects, getting rid of the CAP and replacing it with something more sensible for a start. But I'm still a remainer partly because the economy is so vital, and I see that suffering very severely if we end up with a poor exit. .

We'll be lucky if they agree it at that low level, £40 billions in payments spread over time is more likely. It will be a very long time before there's any of the promised savings which could be diverted to the NHS. .

I'm not slating belts, indeed I think that for utility cycling they are ideal, clean, quiet, very low maintenance. That's especially true on e-bikes where the added power swamps any small loss of efficiency. But it's not wrong to observe that they do also have some disadvantages, only hub...

I can easily get 6000 out of chains on hub motor e-bikes and used to get over 4000 miles on unpowered bikes. I find your only 500 miles bafflingly short. .

I see the class action against the Trump University has succeeded, Trump agreeing to pay the damages for it's failure to deliver what was promised. Such failure seems to be a habit with him. .

The only thing Hero killed when they last tried here was their own e-bike company, Urban Mover, never to be seen again. Their whole effort was a total shambles, the most incompetent I'd ever seen in this trade. As for the other big'uns, Tesco have tried twice and lost enthusiasm each time, US...

The controller determines the motor power, not the motor itself. So you may need to change both for a large increase, and if the existing battery can't deliver enough current for the more powerful setup, the battery too. Your existing motor will be able to supply some more power with a...

I hope they do better than their last attempt about four years or so ago. They took over one of our prominent e-bike companies (Urban Mover) and it promptly fell apart and disappeared from the market, never to be seen again. .

I agree that they can easily take much or most of that market, but whether they can make sufficient inroads on the IBD market is questionable. They appear to have failed in The Netherlands where the Accell and Pon brands together with Giant sit in the top sales places. Of course this country's...

As I remarked above, that growth is the big if. Personally I don't see our market growing to anything like The Netherlands one for the reasons I've given. But as David has said, the IBDs in The Netherlands are a powerful force, and behind that is something that's being ignored in the...

It all hinges on this one statement. If the e-bike market grows to the scale it has in such as The Netherlands and Germany, the big boys could conmceivably dominate and wipe out most of the tiddlers except for some specialists in niche areas. But that's a big if. All the evidence is that the...

No disagreement there, but compared to other forms of motorised transport, e-bikes are rather unreliable things. We've long had the big boys suppying e-bikes, even that giant Tesco from a number of years ago starting with the Meercat Metro and SportsUK in more recent years, but they are not...

Not knowing him you misjudge David, he isn't revelling in a win, just displaying his usual good natured humour. As for me waking up, I'm well aware of all the e-biking industry trends, but understand the UK market far better than it appears you do. Although it's grown, it's still miniscule...

Following his extensive experience in another successful business, I know that David has been loving this business for almost three times that long so far, so the odds are good. I forgot to mention earlier that he was a founder member of BEBA, the British Electric Bike Association and a leading...

There is far more to buying than the local supplier. Buyers, whether local authority, government or company, have a responsibility for providing the best solution with regard to reliability and support as well as initial cost, The buyer is highly unlikely to be an expert in ebikes and their...

Come on Cyclebuddy, you are being ridiculous in this relentless attack on one of the most supportive of e-bike suppliers. David Miall's long experience means the design of the Wisper brand e-bikes he originated owes much to his knowledge, brand designs made possible due to the large qualities...

Weight higher up isn't a dynamic problem on two wheelers, modern motorcycles totally outclass the handling of those from long ago, despite their weight being carried much higher to allow greater banking angles. I think the Nevo design is excellent, the higher battery a perfect solution for...

The USA does not have a direct election system for the presidency. Their electoral college system is an indirect system, the electorate's votes are for "electors" who in turn vote for the president. There are 538 electors divided among the 50 states. The winner of the presidency is the one...

He only did it because Woosh are at Southend! :D .

Yes, although nominally 20 controllers, the earlier controllers on all Ezee models would deliver a peak of 28 amps. My 2006 Quando (geared for 16 mph max) with my 70 kilos at the time plus a bit of shopping in two large panniers would take off under power only on a 12% hill, and on a 7% would...