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    Traction problem with Big Bear

    nice trailer! is it a bespoke one?
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    inflation rate forecast are: current: 1% Q1/17: 1.8% Q2/17: 2% Q3/17 2.1% That may not include recent drop in value of the Pound in the last few weeks. I wouldn't be surprised to see that the figures revised upward of 3%-3.5% A recent poll had the mid point of pain threshold of brexiters at...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    so far, the only winners are the professional investors.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    she is right on one point in her closing speech though. People who voted for brexit have been ignored for a very long time, they have now spoken and we have now to decide what kind of country we want it to be. Let's see how prepared brexiters are to face 20% drop in the value of the Pound and do...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Tillson, economics is a bit like climate science, you can't be quite precise when the storm will hit our shores. Brexit may be a democratic choice but it comes at a cost. Just watch the balance of trade. When it gets worse enough, there won't be a single tory MP to sing Mrs May praise.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    UK's trade deficit running at 5.9% of GDP at present and will get worse pretty soon when the lower value of the Pound forces us to pay much more for imports than we gain in exports, all because we don't have spare export capacity. I doubt that brexiters care that much about the economy...
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    Confused!

    the Gtech frame is too small for your 6ft7 and its motor too small for 18st with creaky knees. Within your budget, check out the £999 Woosh Big Bear. It is not a small bike but may still be too small for you. You would feel more comfortable on the Woosh Zephyr-B, but at £1,049 is over your...
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    Advice most appreciated

    Rosie, what becomes of the old UM and old Twist?
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    Alien Aurora - broken rear spoke

    I think the spokes are at risk when they are nearest to the ground. They are compressed. If they are loosened, they'll bow and pop their heads.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    the Pound briefly sank to $1.26 this morning. Clearly the world does not believe that UK PLC will do well in Mrs May's plan for brexit (if ever there was a plan).
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I am not sure she can - but one thing for sure, she bores me to death with her speeches. She does come through much better on interviews though.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    The MOD paid out about £20m in 10 years to settle 326 cases of injuries and abuses to Iraqi claimants. Fallon was interviewed by Andrew Neil today, he could not say how many of these 326 cases are bogus. The UN charter is quite clear, we can abrogate on the right to life and the right to liberty...
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    Alien Aurora - broken rear spoke

    I agree. I can't think of any no other reason than because they keep drilling the motor flanges for 13 gauge spokes.
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    Advice most appreciated

    Just seen on the Woosh second hand web page, this Santana CD looks like a steal at £350. Location: Hampshire. You only need a unsprung seat post to suit your height. http://wooshbikes.co.uk/?secondhand
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    Alien Aurora - broken rear spoke

    I don't think that there is much difference in probability of breaking spokes between 13 gauge and 14 gauge. Thicker spokes break when compressed or bent but work well in normal circumstance.
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    The best electric bike - by a long way!

    in which way is it different from a drone? this one is 5m wide.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    but in future dates, Afghans for example wouldn't be able to sue in UK Courts for crimes committed by UK military and contractors in their country, outside the UK. Fallon would seek to derogate from the UNHR conventions too.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Tillson, Michael Fallon's idea is to derogate from Article 2 of the ECHR, on the right to life, and Article 5 on the right to liberty. What's left if you remove those two?
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    Advice most appreciated

    woosh have sold out their stock of Santana2, next arrival mid November.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    if we want to teach the world how to behave by intervening into other people's wars, we'd better be whiter than white. A blanket derogation is wrong in principle, parliament should be given a say each case on its merit.