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  1. MikelBikel

    Fat tyred ebike manufacturers fined.

    They're just big boned, err, big tyred, err, spare tyred!
  2. MikelBikel

    Fat tyred ebike manufacturers fined.

    Can't see how it would be RadPower. Their bikes are locked down good. Display speed menu not accessible, controller programmed limits too, won't even show power level in watts. One can get a *little*more assist if holding throttle fully open while climbing *with* pas. A *little*, phew! I also...
  3. MikelBikel

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Out of the frying pan and into the fire? (He comes over as genuine as a double glazing salesman :D )
  4. MikelBikel

    Most efficient travel

    The bicycle *is* the most efficient. Ask any gov official! :D
  5. MikelBikel

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    :)
  6. MikelBikel

    E-Bikes: The phenomenon, The Problem.

    Imagine they say "motorcycle hooligans" instead of "football.." :D
  7. MikelBikel

    Most efficient travel

    "Launched"? No, "coming soon" since 2019.. "More *efficient* than a bicycle", another bold claim.. Still, it's intriguing :cool:
  8. MikelBikel

    Most efficient travel

    That can't be good for air quality. :eek:
  9. MikelBikel

    Most efficient travel

    https://www.timeout.com/london/news/these-four-london-boroughs-have-the-longest-life-expectancy-in-the-uk-062823 Wha'd'ya know, it's not 1952 after all:D
  10. MikelBikel

    Most efficient travel

    https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/uk-firms-range-rover-resto-mod-gets-ulez-compliant-v8 Just need deep pockets full of green, vroom! ;)
  11. MikelBikel

    Most efficient travel

    He says the ELITech TemTop LKC1000S+ claims to measure "HCHO (Formaldehyde) mg/m³, TVOC (Total Volatile Organic Compounds) mg/m³ as well as PM2.5, PM10, AQI", Not just particulates. Maybe some London based members can get one and measure *rigourously* for themselves on the A41 Finchley rd on a...
  12. MikelBikel

    Most efficient travel

    Note that the *only* "dangerously high" readings were obtained in London underground where only *electric* trains run.:cool:
  13. MikelBikel

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Getting interesting in Europe now, Italexit, Swexit, Grexit, Polexit..? who's next? https://www.politico.eu/europe-poll-of-polls/ Interesting facts: Austria has a new "Beer"party (Bierpartei), at 8% in polls :) . I never knew them for their humour! The Czechs and Luxembourgeois have "Pirate"...
  14. MikelBikel

    Prices of the electricity we use to charge

    I think the solar is automatically isolated from the grid in case it feeds 220VAC back into the network and electrocutes the workers. Heard some (private, presumably expensive?) systems have a double changeover which isolates house from grid so solar can be used independently...
  15. MikelBikel

    Just Bought This......

    "Struggle to get my leg over", well done, welcome to the Step-thru club! :D (Sorry, couldn't resist, humour, funny, joke)
  16. MikelBikel

    Prices of the electricity we use to charge

    Seems to be lithium, either -ion, -polymer or -manganese, at least in the rechargeable types. https://vapegreen.co.uk/blog/guides-and-tutorials/vape-batteries This one suggests disposables are mainly lithium ion.:confused...
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    Prices of the electricity we use to charge

    How is the Lithium mining in Cornwall going? https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/science-and-technology/2021/05/in-cornwall-ruinous-tin-and-copper-mines-are-yielding-battery-grade-lithium-heres-what-that-means Maybe some geothermal power from it though...