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    Xiaomi ebike £307

    I know at least two other companies making this bike.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I really don't know why flud is obsessed with the hookers. It's like judging the English by their football hooligans. One was interviewed by French TV a few days ago. He told the camera: the EU don't know our drinking laws, we can drink outside in the streets if we want. **** the EU. I'll vote...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Farage is not lucky this time. Ukip stronghold (Essex & Suffolk) is properly soaked. The last debate on Channel 4 last night, hosted by Paxman, attracted 1.6m viewers. The barometers (from the undecideds in the room) showed remain on about 55% and leave on 34%.
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    New Gtech ebike

    I can probably answer some of the questions. This bike is somewhere between a normal bike and the Woosh Karoo. Its weight is pleasantly light. I like very much riding the Gtech without power. Totally silent. It's economical on battery because it's only a low assist, so don't fret about the...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    turnout: 67%-70% remain: 60% leave: 40% those are my guesses based on bookies' probability that currently put leave at just 14% to win. Current odds are remain: 1/10 leave: 6/1. Still time to bet. TBH, I believe it's better to wait 5 or 10 more years before revisiting this question. I'd like to...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    the Pound and FTSE100 have been rising all morning. the bookies have Brexit on 17% to win just now.
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    new bike purchase

    the Bali is an all purpose larger Krieger introduced since February this year to suit riders 5ft8 or taller. There are a few reviews of the Krieger on this forum but none of the Bali yet, due to it being quite new. Essentially, it's a crank driven bike fitted with a 15AH battery and an 18A...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I watched the last debate on Channel 4 late last night. Sheila Hancock made a moving speech at closing, the best call for remain. I voted to remain this morning.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    the previous peak was in 2005, 320,000 was the net figure compared to 330,000 last year. Since 2005, immigration remains high, at over 180,000 (2012) in any year. That's not the problem for the NHS though. The real problem is people now live longer. About 12 millions are over 65 (that includes...
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    New Gtech ebike

    @MattHall it's something I have been taught many years ago. One of the first things you learn is the principle of uncertainty. That principle implies that individual photons can travel faster than light at short distance. wiki that up then move on to reality and entanglement. In the LHC, two...
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    New Gtech ebike

    there are simple examples like the closing speed of two opposite beams in the LHC or Cherenkov radiation. FTL travel does not infringe general relativity. I don't know if you did quantum mechanics at uni, but the jury is still out.
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    New Gtech ebike

    faster than light travel is possible.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    they are real - but 350,000 in 65 millions is 0.53%. It's not like squeezing 100,000 into 90,000 place Wembley stadium. Non EU immigration has always been higher than EU. We have had huge numbers of immigrants before.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    it's a straightforward attempt to reform the employment contracts, making it easier for employers to let go of their staff more easily. You can't touch this sort of things in France.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    of course it does, to a certain degree. Don't forget that RR need capital and stability more than a cheaper Pound.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    the problem is Brexit serves the economic interest of fewer people than the EU. If you look at the businesses that back Brexit, it's easy to see why. In the case of JCB and Dyson, they'll benefit from a weaker Pound and less red tape plus I suspect an amount of personal political conviction from...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    the BBC did a fantastic job helping voters with impartial information but I can still see BBC1 randomly invited panellists this morning still confused. One woman said she wanted to vote leave because we don't have border control. This is not the basis for a good result if leave wins on...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I think we should vote to remain this time and ask for a new referendum in the next parliament or in the one after next.
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    Powacycle workbike has had it :( It's time to start looking for other bikes

    fit a pair of Schwalbe Marathon Plus to the new bike. Besides fitting puncture proof tyres, crank drive bikes usually have quick release front and rear wheels.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    the IOM is a low tax financial centre: no corporation tax, no inheritance tax, no capital gain tax. Perfect for buy to lets, family trusts etc.