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very neat trick. I still can't work out how he makes the ball rotate.

at that speed (50,000 rpm), how long do you think the ball bearings are going to last?

much harder to get to.

yes, you can. Just pack some grease inside the cable channel before you seal it with teflon tape.

I always try to reduce the number of possible points of failure, especially on bikes that I know best suited for commuting. The Rio has a suspension fork, that means the coil springs can fail, the rubber seals can fail, the preloader can fail etc. A rigid fork does not have such problem and save...

hello DS, 30 miles a day is fairly hardcore. Can you look after the bike yourself?

land under the sea.

RobF, I think warwick is the current record holder, he went through 3 or 4 bikes in a year. I wonder if he would want to test the Karoo to destruction.

and our universities. Our top students are as bright as you can find anywhere else.

can somebody explain to me why using an RC motor for e-bikes? Would you expect it to last 10,000 miles?

Hello Farleymarley, I believe the Woosh Gallego is currently the most compact when folded. It can go under a normal desk. http://wooshbikes.co.uk/?gallego

I can't see us slowing down the ascendancy of a reunited Germany at the centre of the EU, at least in my lifetime. They have already overtaken us economically for a number of years, now the French have also overtaken us. With an ageing population and an education system that favours more...

that means simply that we deal with one issue at a time. Brexit will succeed in its own way, less global/integrated more keynesian economy.

No, OG, it will be hard brexit. It won't be simple but straightforward for several reasons: 1. The EU is not going to give us an FTA until after brexit, for procedural clarity as much as anything else 2. We can't face the big wide world with so little preparation anyway. 3. The EU needs to prove...

No, I expect they'd do anything to cling to power. Remainers are soft. You give them 3 years of transition to a hard brexit, they'll take the offer.

You may be wrong on this. there is one thing that tory MPs value above brexit: holding on to power. If a soft brexit keeps Mrs May in power, guess what we are going to get. I reckon we'll have a hard brexit with 3 years of transitional arrangement. That will satisfy both sides long enough until...

I have seen loads of Bafang SWX motors doing 10,000 miles without servicing. Is it reliable enough for you? Those that need servicing, it's usually 4 ballbearings to replace or a clutch unit. No complicated electronics to worry about.

could you post some pictures? They many help people who want to convert a step through bike.

he/she is then an exception. I've read somewhere that an athlete can output 1,200W in short bursts. You, yourself, could be an average pedelecer in term of pedal power. How much power do you think can you put out yourself continuously for say 15 minutes? BTW, most donor bikes I have seen are...

Is OG secretely wishing for brexit to go very wrong?