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That's not the truth at all, it's just a repeat of opinion based propaganda, much of it decidely not true. .

Those we have in Britain are tiny, the most common being the zebra jumping spider, around 6mm long. They just jump a few inches forward to grab any nearby insect, using the two big eyes to accurately judge the distance. .

Another explanation of my interest in the latter half of this post .

Nice, a female Hyllus diardi, the world's largest Jumping Spider. Pity about the animation though. :( .

I've heard about those, the "Einstein-Hawking Time-Warp Paradox Implementator". It was bound to follow 3D printing. .

I very much like that K16 colour, in my opinion it really suits that kind of bike. Like the styling, a little bit cheeky with an element of fun about it:

It has been mentioned a few times, but not in a separate thread. It's mainly cropped up in the type approval/SVA context and in the labelling context, and more recently in the subject of throttles on self-builds. Basically there is no official path for approval of self builds, unlike...

True, but the posts that prompted your response on the previous page weren't this type. They concerned the status of self builds which is a legitimate inquiry with definite answers, not back and forth opinions of the annoying type. Of the 13 members and 83 visitors I mentioned, the majority...

With only a need for a 10 mile range you'll never need to run out of charge on current e-bikes. Most will easily give double or more distance on a charge, even in a hilly area. .

In respect of repetitive subjects, they are not just useful to the newer members, it's also important to remember that sites have visitors viewing. I never lose sight of the fact that I'm not just answering one person's query. I've just this moment checked and found that there are 13 members...

Events with a UCI connection are the ones that ban, since the UCI has an over 80 year history of banning recumbents from competing with upright bikes. Since this charity ride is officially non-competitive, there isn't the same reason to ban. .

Every subject based forum is the same, simply because the same queries will keep cropping up time and time again. But that has value since theres always others seeing something and learning for the first time. For example, I've just seen this comment from Chainring in another long thread...

What the gov.UK says isn't complete, as you say it is rather poor. The full law says a manufacturer's plate must be affixed to the bike in an easily read position. Clearly that requires all the information in one prominent position and not scattered on the components. However, manufacturers...

Not EN15194, I only meant the basic usage rules such as 250 watts motor rating and 15.5 mph assist cutoff. As a private constructor we can add a prescribed plate, but I'm not confident it would mean anything legally. It's just a good idea to satisfy any police officer querying the bike. .

Yes, there's no path to legalise a home build. The only thing we can do is comply to the same law that commercial pedelecs have to conform to. .

They often don't bother with at much, the just print their own. EN15194 can only be given to a complete pedelec, not to a kit motor like the Xionda. .

Not really, they are very different. If you buy a kit or bike advertised as legal you have good intent. In the event of being picked up by the police, that innocent position could just get you a warning to comply in future. Even if taken to court, the magistrates would take minimal action...

I'm afraid not, one can only legally discriminate against humans, not against other biological forms or mechanical devices. BHF aren't discriminating against any people, only against a type of vehicle propulsion. Anyone can enter with the unpowered vehicle they approve for the event. .

You know that, but they probably don't. Most people have no idea about pedelecs, so small in scale is our interest in Britain. I'm quite sure that from BHF's point of view it's a cycling event and their view is that cycling is done by physically pedalling. I'd venture that's the opinion of...

In the line above the threads containing the headings titles, you'll see your user name. Hover over that and a two column list appears. Low in the right hand column you'll see People you ignore. Click on that and you can enter the member. .