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  1. flecc

    E-Bike suitable for towing Special Needs Trailer

    I understand what you mean, but once you experience the power, the betting is that you will use it and end up climbing much faster than you did on pedal power alone. It will certainly be a lot less work, since the Bosch can put out up to three times a fit average rider's power. .
  2. flecc

    E-Bike suitable for towing Special Needs Trailer

    With up to four times the drive force being transmitted, more wear is inevitable. Once you use this bike you will use the power and be travelling much faster than you would with your effort alone. However, if your mileage is low the wear won't be the big problem it could be for a daily...
  3. flecc

    E-Bike suitable for towing Special Needs Trailer

    It is a nice bike and the motor has very high torque for towing. The only thing against a crank drive e-bike is the high wear and tear on chain and sprockets. These are designed for a rider's circa 200 watts of average effort, so when an e-bike motor rated at 500 watts plus maximum also drives...
  4. flecc

    E-Bike suitable for towing Special Needs Trailer

    E-bikes with full throttles bought after 1st January 2018 will need to be type approved for use in the UK. Those bought before that date have "grandfather rights" and can be legally used for the duration of their life. As with most changes in law, this one is not retrospective. .
  5. flecc

    E-Bike suitable for towing Special Needs Trailer

    No need to apologise Bucks, it's what we're here for and we appreciate how complex this field is. I've already linked to an Ezee and a Woosh bike earlier but you want mountain bike style. One e-bike that might suit you is the Kudos Tornado. This has the BPM motor in it's rear wheel CST form...
  6. flecc

    E-Bike suitable for towing Special Needs Trailer

    The best Chinese hub motors are made by the Suzhou Bafang company and are in many hub motored e-bikes. The BPM is the larger diameter, highest power and torque legal hub motor that they make, the one to choose for hill climbing or heavy towing. The advantage of a throttle is that you can...
  7. flecc

    Leaving the EU

    And why the EU Commission is necessary to dictate progress towards union. :) .
  8. flecc

    Leaving the EU

    You aren't related to the late Enoch Powell are you? :D His "Rivers of blood" speech was almost half a century ago, so events have proved him obviously wrong. . .
  9. flecc

    Leaving the EU

    No, today's young British people simply won't do these jobs which they regard as demeaning. This is entirely our own fault and it results from attempting to get half the population through university while driving them with propaganda threats like, "do you want to end up shelf stacking" etc...
  10. flecc

    Leaving the EU

    But all being minorities greatly reduces that possibility, here there is no dominant community. Even the 46% of "white British" are not what they seem, a very high proportion like me have foreign surnames from their fathers with probably an equal number whose mothers were also foreign. We...
  11. flecc

    Leaving the EU

    London is the most successful part of the UK, and also the most fragmented. Here we are all minorities since even the white British born are well under half of the population. We have all 300 of the worlds main languages spoken and all of the religions but these don't stop us all getting on...
  12. flecc

    E-Bike suitable for towing Special Needs Trailer

    Woosh Big Bear Woosh Bali Ezee Sprint Primo I personally use an Ezee e-bike for towing and have a fair degree of experience of towing large and heavy loads, as you'll see in the photos on this link .
  13. flecc

    Leaving the EU

    Or perhaps enjoy the benefits? Why presume that foreigners can only bring suffering? .
  14. flecc

    Leaving the EU

    A misplaced "Quote" has displaced Oldgroaners text. Here is his reply: Obviously you didn't read the pamphlet link I posted, as very few Refugees are actually accepted and take up permanent residence. Here are the Governments immigration figures from YouGov In the year ending (YE) September...
  15. flecc

    Leaving the EU

    To paraphrase the late James Callaghan, "Crisis, what crisis?" The total of EU claims for asylum from Trex's post above is just 0.26% of the EU population. .
  16. flecc

    Where Do You Live V2.0

    You're in James, riding at the junction of Richmond Road and Moorhouse Avenue. Google Maps first choice for BB5 was in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, but I guess Accrington is more likely. :) Map Link .
  17. flecc

    Where Do You Live V2.0

    With pleasure Mike, you're in now, riding on the A212 near the top of Gravel Hill. Map Link .
  18. flecc

    Leaving the EU

    Unfortunately, for several hundred years we have been the "criminals in boats", invading other countries around the world, subjugating their peoples, enforcing our form of rule and often stripping their assets. We've most recently been doing that in Iraq and Afghanistan, so I can understand...
  19. flecc

    Creaking crank on new Agattu

    I've never exactly measured the pair, but visually the entire crank and pedelec assemblies look identical. In the two photos below, the frst one is shown is the old one with freewheel pawl assembly off. The second photo of the new one is with that on, accounting for the visual difference at...
  20. flecc

    Leaving the EU

    That's the programme Trex, thanks, my memory mistake made me think it was Marr, worth watching it all though. .