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    Commuting bike

    for this sort of distance, rigid forks can be uncomfortable on your wrists and back, and a bit more difficult to control if you hit pot holes.
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    Cassette hub / changing wheel size

    if you have 8-speed cassette then it's a lot simpler to get an 8-speed freewheel replacement. woosh have front and rear BPM and rear SWX02 motors in 650B yes.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    i's not going to happen though. if the economic shock is severe, then Osborne has only to abandon his goal of achieving budget surplus in 2020 or 2021.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    only in theory. In practice, only two parties can control our Parliament. Brexiters may vote for ukip but ukip can't command a majority at Westminster. You have more chance being represented fairly in the European Parliament than in Westminster because the EU has a more democratic electoral...
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    New chain Krieger

    he may need more than 116 links. The one I linked to has 128 links.
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    New chain Krieger

    put some grease on and don't worry about it until the stretch is over 1% but if you want to replace it: http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/kmc-z1x-ept-e-bike-chain/rp-prod120652?gs=1
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    the most pro EU is Edinburgh. Other pro EU cities are: Oxford, Cambridge, Manchester, London, Bristol. In general, the more afluent cities, the more pro EU. People who vote out are usually people who have to compete with immigrants for jobs (not just EU immigranst, all immigrants), who can't...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    the tories are toast anyway, in or out or the EU, their split is more or less down the middle, 70% of their MPs are for in, 70% of their voters are for out. Both sides will fight to the death. Corbyn just has to sit and watch the tories commiting hara-kiri. On taxes, they don't have much choice...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    they are all about same: in: 8/15 out: 6/4 probability: the swingometer moves toward remain this morning, 38% leave, 62% remain just now (was 48/52 yesterday). The Pound rose a bit. My guess is that's due to the BBC showing Osborne and his tax card this morning.
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    News - DfT: Pedal cycles converted to ‘twist and go’ exempt from type approval

    agreed. I think the general consensus is that the end user can have a throttle without fear of commiting an offence, the manufacturers have to present their bikes to the VCA with EN15194 certificate and pay the fees. The only snag is that the VCA people are not ready. Until then, I guess it's...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    the BBC reported this morning that Osborne plays the tax card. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-eu-referendum-36534192 To me, that's the only argument that is effective against leave.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    the fate of the referendum is now in the hands of Corbynites. labour need 3% swing to win the referendum. Labour have to come out and tell their voters now that when they come to power, they intend to force the EU into limiting immigration.
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    News - DfT: Pedal cycles converted to ‘twist and go’ exempt from type approval

    what are they (the VCA people) going to test for to TA an EAPC?
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    eBikes with Integral Battery

    The pictures on this link are stock pictures. http://www.pedelecs.co.uk/forum/threads/some-advance-info-on-the-latest-2016-kudos-models.24151/#post-305486 for example, the Alamo's picture shows Magura HS11 brakes while the specs say Tektro V-brakes. The picture of the Sprint shows TX CD motor...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    bookies' view on probability: remain: 58% leave: 42% Leave is catching up very fast in the last 3 days. http://sports.ladbrokes.com/sports-central/uk-eu-referendum/
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Prof John Curtice said the referendum is primarily a contest between winners and losers of globalization. I fear there are more losers than winners.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    newspapers in the UK are privately owned and usually carry propaganda for their billionaire owners. The UK seem to shelter more billionaires than most. The EU action on offshore tax havens must have rattled them a bit.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    and for once the list of fictions like 'Fishing boats obliged to carry condoms' or 'the EU responsible for your hay fever'. There are hundreds like them here: http://blogs.ec.europa.eu/ECintheUK/euromyths-a-z-index/ it's kind of sad.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    yes, that can happen and may take more than 10 years if the country still wants to isolate itself. The ultimate destination of Brexiteers is the non-aligned states (Russia, Turkey and Israel within Europe). Somehow I don't think our American cousins will like that very much. The trouble is most...