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why did you not like the 500W? I always thought 500W at the front is a bit heavy and ugly looking. 250W gives a much nicer weight distribution. If I need more power, I use a higher amp controller.

Parisians just buy a second and cheaper car with the right immatriculation.

he can get his wall but I don't think he can fulfil some of his wackier pledges like getting Mexico to pay for it or banning Muslims to enter the country or scrapping Obama care. There are plenty of potential legal challenges from those affected by his decisions.

woosh recommend them for their bikes.

easy. The business does not need to have leases or bikes or staff. Each member shop uploads their own listings like they'd do with ebay. value of the business = membership * £100. You need 166,000 members to reach that valuation. But by then, the website would generate more than £1M a year...

dirt + grease that short the top two switches.

spotted on twitter today:

open, check and clean the 3 button switches.

the main costs are in order of importance: staffing, premises, insurance, admin and bikes. For most bike shops, staffing, premises and insurance are already covered, admin will be assisted by the website. Their staff only have to print the rental contract from the website, get the customer to...

sure, you can start with the usual website for a single point of sale but that will not leave you with enough money for marketing. My scheme would run on subcription fees and is free to member renters and not limited to London or the UK. It would be of interest to existing bike shops wanting to...

I mean Coop style. NetJet scheme is excellent if you have docking stations. If you have to operate with staff, it's easier to market as an not for profit enterprise or a cooperative. I am thinking of membership of £10 a year. That is to pay for the running cost of the website. You join, sign in...

woosh use chip and pin when renting their e-bikes. No problem with card thieves. I would recommend also that the renter must join the scheme membership and pay the joining fee with paypal and book online. When they pick up their bike, they must have their booking reference and pay with chip and...

KD it does not have to be a nightmare. The biggest issue is not the bike itself, you can specify exactly what you want in a bike, an engineering design company can sort the details out. The biggest issue is the size of the project. You need to think big enough to resource the project correctly...

relationship with bike manufacturers is more issue to think about. All bike manufacturers only guarantee their bikes for normal use, not for rental use. They may also wriggle out of their responsibilities in case of accidents.

Rambo76 presumably, you don't have docking stations for your bikes. The renters will need to be supplied with a lock. What happens if he/she locks the rented bike to a lamp post, goes shopping for 30 minutes, comes back and sees the bike vandalised or gone? Who is responsible?

Rambo76, have you thought about bike locks and vandalism?

I know quite a few leisure cyclists like Hatti are too scared of using the Boris bikes. Hatti rides her Petite or the folding Gale in London. It may be a physical thing or fear of traffic.She said the the Boris bike is a bit too big and heavy for her. Also, it's hard to go uphill with.

let's spell it out, accidents are linked to speed, and specifically illegal bikes, the bulk of illegal bikes are dongled CD and derestricted direct drive bikes. They are the only bikes consistently capable of 20mph+. If your bike has a legal geared hub motor, you hardly get any assistance at...

that's an exaggeration, James. You use the word 'inexperienced' to make your argument ring true. e-bikes, especially those with thumb throttle and sensored brakes, are much easier to control than push bikes. They should reduce accidents, not increase them.

motorbikes and e-bikes are only banned in major cities. The authorities want to reduce congestion and accidents. I think that they are doing the right thing. Presumably those who are affected would use public transport instead.