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  1. Wicky

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    That would make SoundWave and VFR's brain explode https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/52847648 It's bad enough with what the govt are desperately trying to develop - and I certainly won't be installing it https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/grownups/coding...
  2. Wicky

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Hancock: We've backed both horses - betamax and VHS er... Videodisc ... VHD, Blu-ray ....
  3. Wicky

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Govt. should have used Angelsey (or Downing St ) instead of isle of Wight for track & trace app testing https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-53091149
  4. Wicky

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Auusie friend thought this was satire
  5. Wicky

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Its effectiveness needs a good number using it, however faith/trust in govt esp after the Cummings debacle etc. will maybe lead to folk not taking it up, and if they do ignoring it. More than one in four people who test positive for the coronavirus cannot be reached by the test and trace system...
  6. Wicky

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Boris's 'world-beating' track and trace COVID system fully working by June 1 2021? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-53095336 Testing moved from Isle of Wight to cabinet members in Parliament.... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-53079006
  7. Wicky

    Bewildered!

    "Is £2500 a reasonable budget for what we want?" More than enough - before you buy test ride a few inc. hub and mid-drive models. Though there has been a surge in demand of late and it might mean travelling around Devon further afield to get a representative sample to try out.
  8. Wicky

    What are the thickest tyres for a Carrera eBike

    Think about the Smart Sam Plus with the Green Guard puncture protection https://e-biketires.com/en/e-mtb-reader/smart-sam-plus.html or look at the suggested alternatives
  9. Wicky

    What are the thickest tyres for a Carrera eBike

    About as thick as you'll get... https://winstanleysbikes.co.uk/tannus-shield-700c-solid-tyre
  10. Wicky

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Sweden's coronavirus death toll tops 5,000 The number of people with coronavirus who have died in Sweden has now reached 5,041, health officials have announced. With a population of just over 10 million, Sweden has had a heavier toll compared to its neighbours and has been closely watched owing...
  11. Wicky

    Kalkhoff unreliability

    Search for the long thread on Kalkhoff Impulse failures. Best dump it in loch and get another more reliable bike. :eek:
  12. Wicky

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Sweden's herd immunity strategy hasn't worked out... https://www.bmj.com/content/369/bmj.m2376
  13. Wicky

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Post Brexit trade deal with NZ... exporting Covid in return for Lamb? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-53059633 I've an expat friend who lives in Bulgaria flying into the UK in a week or so and warned him that even after 14 quarantine here at his mum's he might struggle to return back...
  14. Wicky

    Can any one help

    Not far as the demands from the high powered motor will suck em dry & shag em out (rinse & repeat) as you've found. Better to get a bike with a legal 250w motor or a 50cc moped.
  15. Wicky

    Can any one help

    Battery sounds shagged - best get your money back.
  16. Wicky

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Probably worded pragmatically - instead of stipulating a regulation N95 mask is required to travel - a 'face covering' gives more leeway and avoids confrontation - so if somebody turns up at a train station or bus stop without one, and can remove a t-shirt / sanitary towel and wrap that around...
  17. Wicky

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    In WW2 frontline soldiers commonly wandered around with the chinstraps of their helmets undone - a bit like some folks beliefs about safety belts in cars, and coming to more harm than having it properly done up. Also wether they are are green or veteran will probably have a bearing on how they...
  18. Wicky

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Strange that Soundwave - a few weeks ago you seemed to be denying that that there was a problem with Covid-19 and that hospitals were empty. Changed your mind now?
  19. Wicky

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Nobel prize winning journalist hits hard times ... https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/justiceforkatiehopkins
  20. Wicky

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Also Tommie's source - Daily Mail / Express should be treated with caution. https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/daily-mail/ Analysis / Bias The Daily Mail is a known a supporter of the Conservatives. They are also one of the pro-Brexit tabloids and according to a Reuters article, the Daily Mail...