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Once upon a time couriers delivered to our doors. Then Covid happened and our doorsteps became good enough. But it seems that was too much trouble so in blocks of flats they started to just throw packages onto hall floors just inside the ground floor porch doors. The latest now is throwing...

This thread starting post is my reply to the quoted off subject post in the Electric Bicycles forum. Please use either it, or this forum with a new thread, for any off electric bike subject you want to post about, placing it in this forum that was always intended for that purpose: I...

Chris and Julie Ramsey, husband and wife adventurers, have completed the first ever pole-to-pole drive by a car of any fuel, travelling over 30,000km in a Nissan Ariya with e-4ORCE all-wheel control. They'd previously completed the 10,000 km Mongol rally in their Nissan Leaf. So much for all...

He might just have pulled success out of the bag with his innovative approach and populist policies, both in the speech and recently. HS2 , the forced e-car introduction, the imposition of huge 20mph limit zones. all have huge numbers of enemies. Very few will dislike the phasing out of future...

Quote: TO HELP END THE YEMEN WAR, ALL CHINA HAD TO DO WAS BE REASONABLE With Joe Biden nowhere to be found, China’s diplomacy set the stage for Saudi concessions and cease-fire talks. All thanks to President Xi Jinping's intervention. As ever, there's two sides to every story, especially when...

Quote: TO HELP END THE YEMEN WAR, ALL CHINA HAD TO DO WAS BE REASONABLE With Joe Biden nowhere to be found, China’s diplomacy set the stage for Saudi concessions and cease-fire talks. All thanks to President Xi Jinping's intervention. As ever, there's two sides to every story, especially when...

As ignorant as most are about a cyclists right to use shared pavements, or even any pavement on occasions, 49 year old pedestrian Auriol Grey receives a three year sentence for manslaughter after causing the death of a 77 year old retired midwife. I hope this sentence receives widespread...

England 6, Iran 2. Our goals from Jude Bellingham, Raheem Sterling, Bukayo Saka (2 goals), Marcus Rashford and Jack Grealish. Biggest ever win in any World Cup opening match. .

Please see this link Looks like they will be more limited in what they tackle. Seems Performance Line Bearings is unaffected though.

According to new plans announced by the Department for Transport, the Highway Code is to be updated to allow motorists to take their hands from the wheel and even watch video in slow moving traffic, provided that certain conditions are met. Under the plans when travelling at under 37mph in a...

Despite the large increases in cycling in the last two decades the death rates had been falling during the 2010s, probably due to the increase mainly being in cycle commuting which builds experience. From a high of 134 deaths in Britain, there was a later one year low of 99 deaths. However...

Since we all use electricity to charge our e-bikes, I thought I'd post this here as well: Something very close to home, FUEL PRICES. For those of you what dont yet know the new prices from April 1st, I've received mine: I'm electricity only and my current month bill for this 20th January to...

Idly looking at the new Leica M11 camera, £7500 for the camera body alone, I noticed the 13.32 Wh little battery costs £142, prompting these thoughts. If priced like that camera battery on battery capacity, the standard Bosch battery would cost £4,264. If priced like that camera battery on...

This month London joined in with an e-scooter trial, but with additional conditions for safety. I've highlighted these in bold in the rules below: E-scooters are available to rent in four London boroughs to start with, Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham, Kensington and Chelsea, Richmond upon...

Hyundai under its electric sub brand Ioniq has launched a new model the Ioniq 5, which includes the following: Another exciting feature is the vehicle-to-load (V2L) charging, which allows the IONIQ 5 to act as a charger. This means you can charge any electric device, such as electric bicycles...

Right at the end of today's BBC's "You and Yours" program on Radio 4 was a mention of a woman getting in touch. She'd apparently been refused a takewaway in a "Drive Through" because she was on a bike. No more details given, but it reminded me of a newly set up golf course and club here that...

This thread isn't intended to influence whether anyone wears a cycle helmet or doesn't. That is entirely a matter of personal choice and I fully respect the choice of those who do. The primary intention of the thread is to show that enforcing wearing by legislation is very silly since it...

Some of this could be applicable to e-bike batteries: Information Link .

I've just been listening on Radio 4 to a representative of a major insurer reporting a massive 46% increase in bicycle thefts in April and May, plus a report from a cyclist with a £4000 mountain bike who with two friends were threatened by two gangs in cars attempting to steal their expensive...

I think many of you will be aware of what a complex subject electric assist bicycle law is and pitfalls in trying to second guess it. As a result, and with my knowledge of it since joining the trade 70 years ago, I'm often called upon in here to give answers on the subject. But of course I...