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    Battery charging, how often

    Throwing water on it is a bad idea. Sinking it in a large amount of water (eg pond, sea, lake, ocean) will indeed stop it dead. Your Lithium battery should not have reached the metallic Lithium stage anyway, that is not the plan! The problem with over discharge is that the Battery management...
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    So new I’ve not started yet

    So what did you order and from where? I'm near Ludlow, similarly ancient, and still looking..
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    Why so few hub geared bikes with belts ? Looking at Kalkhoff

    Beware! Dynamo lights got me squashed on a Moulton back in 196x .. i was stopped, turning right at night, and a car ploughed into me .. no motion, no electric, no light. Big capacitor needed, or batteries!
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    NCM PARIS MAX N8R

    You lose all credit card protection if you buy with a credit card via paypal. See https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/credit-cards/PayPal-Section75/
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    NCM PARIS MAX N8R

    Problem is I want hub gears, so a rear hub motor is not an option, but thanks for the input.
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    NCM PARIS MAX N8R

    I've seen a few suggestions that the Paris model is worth considering, and wondered what opinions are about this one .. the bike, the components, or the company. https://leoncycle.co.uk/NCM-Paris-MAX-N8R-Folding-E-Bike-250W-36V-14Ah-504Wh-Battery-20 It seems to have what I want, but I have a...
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    Bike shortage makes bbc news ..

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-53023552 Including comment on the increase in thefts.
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    Why so few hub geared bikes with belts ? Looking at Kalkhoff

    So how many orders do you need to cause you to get your spanners out? Seems the current panicdemic might dredge up some appropriate customers again .. although 7 or 8 speed might be more popular.
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    Why so few hub geared bikes with belts ? Looking at Kalkhoff

    Me too, although i could manage with a proper chain .. i.e. one not being bent sideways. You need to spec what sort of bike though .. folder, mountain, step thru, etc. I assume, like me, you want a crank drive motor, not a front wheel hub drive.
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    "Which" magazine best buys

    They recently reviewed folding electric bikes, and the brompton h2l came top, with the tern vectron s10 second. Only the brompton made best buy status. Dont think they have done any other bike reviews in living memory .. not their expertise? The most recent review was just a motor test, as...
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    Broken links?

    The 'find a retailer' link from the home page takes me to a 404, not found (sometimes via a complaint about expired security certificate). The 'find a bike' link takes me to a 'site under repair' holding page. Is there any chance either of these will spring back to life soon?