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the 250W is the nominal power, only for the label. In physical terms, what determines the torque is how much current goes through the controller. If you have a 36V 15A controller, your crank drive gives about 50NM, 60NM on 18A controller, 70NM on 20A. I said 'about' because the highest torque is...

The way the Eurozone deals with the issue is the best under the circumstance. Greece has to get rid of its structural deficit first, which it has practically achieved,then grows its economy. It's painful but apparently, it works. The only alternative is 'can't pay, won't pay'. Greeks want to...

The BBC have a huge influence on public opinion. I am more concerned with the subtle slant of bbc laura kuenssberg that what the Express and the Mail put out. ITV and Preston seem quite good on balanced presentation at the moment.

the Guardian did its own poll, 92% of its readers vote to remain, only 8% vote to leave while 92% of the Express readers want to leave. You are substantially what you read.

I think not. I think it's more likely that Johnson and Gove are going to be toast before Cameron. The majority of conservative MPs are not isolationists like Brexiters. They dropped Enoch Powell before, they'll drop Gove, Johnson and and IDS after the referendum. The Brexiters have already...

well, about 65% of the English will tell you that the issue of immigrations is important to them and our successive goverments have nothing to say about that. They have preferred GDP to their feelings, so the referendum is their chance.

the range you get is proportional to the battery size. If you keep to legal speed, you get about 30 miles with a 10AH battery, 40 miles with 13AH, 50 miles with 15AH battery. If you derestrict your bike, it's going to eat a lot more WH per mile,. At full tilt, the BBS02 can eat twice as many WH...

Remain (51% vs 49%) edges ahead, the Pound rose 1 cent against the US dollar this morning. The bookies still reckon that remain has 80% probability to win.

you have to be mad to trade the EU for the US. My children have worked in the US and the EU. Totally different.

it's been discussed on BBC2 this morning the possibility of a (pro EU) goverment in 2018 calling a second referendum. This time with the Brexit cost known, if there are hundreds of thousand job losses, then people would change their votes. Both sides seem to accept that possibility.

that plan is workable if we have a EU wide national insurance scheme. A minimum level of security net is assumed by the EU, ie the EU would pay out JSA to all unemployed citizens.

the market factors in the risk at any time and deprecates the strength of the Pound accordingly. After Obama's visit, remain had the upper hand, £1 is worth roughly $1.47, currently, leave has the upperhand, £1 = $1.43. The market view is the price inflation if leave wins is about 3%. That's...

I watched John Major calling the Leave campaign deceitful on Marr's show this morning. I am not bothered about what Johnson & Gove are saying on TV as much as what the dailies print on their front page everyday. What Major said is more applicable to the right wing press. The result of the...

the GSM gearbox is very much like the Bewo's, fairly easy to take apart and re-assemble. Nixtoo's motor is still under warranty, if greasing does not work, I would send it back.

yes, I would put the crank back on the chain ring, brush off the dirt and drip a few drops of motor oil around the axle while turning the crank slowly. The oil will seep inside the bottom bracket and wash the dirt out. I keep my fingers crossed that it's just dirt.

just a new thought: the grating noise could be caused by sand and dirt getting into the bottom bracket. Can you check?

I just did the Guardian's EU referendum test. The result: I am the average Guardian reader. You should have a go, I recommend it: http://www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-interactive/2016/jun/02/eu-referendum-find-out-how-much-you-really-know

nixtoo, I don't know enough to make out what is different from before, sorry. Wait for Andy's reply.

I usually use black grease for gearbox. If you go to Halfords, ask them for black lithium moly grease.

flud, before joining the EU, southern European countries were much poorer than now. They have been net recipient of EU development funds for a very long time, and some still do. Their problems started with cheap loans since they joined the Eurozone. Money does not grow trees, people know that...