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  1. flecc

    new member needs assistance

    That price tells the story Kevin, they were originally much more. Their main problems began at the outset, it was their first modern style lithium battery e-bike but suffered in two ways. The first was that it continued to use the old brush motor that the SLA bikes used, robust but very noisy...
  2. flecc

    Litterbug Vigilante

    She probably won't live long enough! .
  3. flecc

    Who wants to steal my bike?

    That is a difficult one. Could you use a drill to open up and then cut or file out enough of a slot on the inner face of the box section to accept the rectangular profile of the Enfield bolt? Then a large hole drilled on the reverse face of the box section could allow the fixing bolt nut to be...
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    Jigsaw Puzzle Happiness - Andy Williams

    Here you are, all free online and competition if you want it too: http://www.jigzone.com/ http://www.jigidi.com/ http://www.dottysvirtualjigsaws.com/Jigsaw03.asp http://justjigsawpuzzles.com/ http://www.redjellyfish.com/fun/puzzles.html and many more. .
  5. flecc

    Who wants to steal my bike?

    . Here you are on this link. M6 x 100mm, £1.48 for 5. .
  6. flecc

    Man imprisoned for two years for not declaring ebay income

    As I know only too well, having supplied the construction industry for 18 years. Huge numbers of very small businesses and the self-employed do much of their work on a cash basis whenever they can, often offering favourable quotes for cash. As mentioned there are whole chains of individuals...
  7. flecc

    Jigsaw Puzzle Happiness - Andy Williams

    At least we now have online virtual jigsaw puzzles, saved in memory overcomes that problem! .
  8. flecc

    Man imprisoned for two years for not declaring ebay income

    Yes they are as Axolotl says, and I think the great majority of middle size companies are too. The problem with taxing companies as I see it is at the small and large company ends. The smallest companies, sometimes one man bands, can easily under declare in the same way that the self-employed...
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    Man imprisoned for two years for not declaring ebay income

    R Maybe an answer to this could be all large multi-nationals being centrally taxed at a standard rate by international agreement, the World Bank administering and distributing the income to countries traded in according to relative turnovers. That would wipe out the tax havens at a stroke...
  10. flecc

    Man imprisoned for two years for not declaring ebay income

    Maybe, but as you say, the potential from the whole of the black economy is immense. It's certainly been allowed to get completely out of hand in the last thirty years. Probably too expensive now to get the situation under control by management and detection, but perhaps truly draconian...
  11. flecc

    Any Interesting News from Eurobike 2014

    I agree very neat, the crank units are definitely improving in this respect, rather than just being wrapped around with lots of awkward plastic cowling. .
  12. flecc

    Who wants to steal my bike?

    Also be creative. My garage is one of 50 in my immediate area, all a little detached from our properties, but my one is the only one never to have been broken into. That's entirely due to the security being non-standard and my own creation. They've tried a few times, the jemmy marks are in...
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    Pedelecs taking off in the USA according to Bosch

    Only two, New York State where enforcement of the ban is very erratic and one the USA's largest dealers is positioned, and Illinois where the ban is strictly enforced. Some states have draconian restrictions though, such as requiring registration and/or a driving licence. This link gives the...
  14. flecc

    Pedelecs taking off in the USA according to Bosch

    That's my view too, I think the Bosch message is more to try to promote a larger pedelec market, rather than recognise what is actual. .
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    Who wants to steal my bike?

    Head down hoodies often don't even care about being filmed by CCTV. They'll steal in full view knowing their face is deeply hidden and happily give a finger up sign towards the camera to show their contempt. .
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    Pedelecs taking off in the USA according to Bosch

    More story on this link .
  17. flecc

    Cadence

    That is very close though Neptune, and certainly more than good enough. 0.3% error in third gear and 1.7% error in fourth gear are negligible. .
  18. flecc

    intro

    Welcome to the forum. Can you give some more information to help with recommending suitable models? Your weight, height and the type of e-cycling you want to do will help, and also whether you will be tackling many steep hills. .
  19. flecc

    Cadence

    To get an accurate wheel diameter with the wheel in the bike, place a spirit level across the topmost point and measure to the floor at a point clear of the forks/frame etc. That will give all the precision needed. Then using a calculator like this one I linked to above will give you a whole...
  20. flecc

    Cadence

    In third gear it's 67.3 In fourth gear the cadence is 57.7 These are using your 29" diameter wheel, 36 chainwheel and 18 and 21 rear sprockets in this calculator that I always use to save doing the calculations: http://www.soulbikes.com/gears/ In both cases the calculator comes up with 10.4...