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  1. anotherkiwi

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I know this guy who is truly amazing at building walls, great walls, beautiful walls, and he will make Ireland pay for that wall... :rolleyes:
  2. anotherkiwi

    Fascism returns to Spain

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generalitat_de_Catalunya#Current_status A must read to begin to understand what Catalonia is. The government is a minority government and a majority of Catalans do not with to leave Spain as shown in the 2014 referendum...
  3. anotherkiwi

    Fascism returns to Spain

    A Belgian reporter for one of the largest French language newspapers was on a show the other day and explained that he had done an interview of the Catalan leaders for the Brussels edition. He said he came away from those interviews thinking that the Catalan political leaders are completely out...
  4. anotherkiwi

    Insurance for e-bikes

    I have been insured by them since 1977 and they have taken good care of me so far. The premium goes up a lot when moving above the amount currently insured, that next value step up being 7500€.
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    Insurance for e-bikes

    Is 71 GBP/yr unreasonable? For "anywhere" coverage of two bikes for a total value of £4,308.15. He frowned when I asked about a vélomobile...
  6. anotherkiwi

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    It says that gold trading has warped the exports from the UK, you aren't selling as much goods as you think you are because gold trading is huge ATM. (<= see that SW I'm starting to use your abbreviations! Oh damn SW doesn't read the brexit thread...)
  7. anotherkiwi

    London cyclist tempted to join the fold - Gocycle GS?

    And OP think of the girls you will meet! "Oh what a fab bike, can I have a go please?" = pub lunch date, diner, the movies, ... ;)
  8. anotherkiwi

    Cycling in the Rain!!!

    I have the same and they work on the upright bike. But now I'm riding a 20th century bike not a 19th century one, will they work as well? :(
  9. anotherkiwi

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    You have all read this of course? https://www.ft.com/content/0407854e-f9d0-11e6-9516-2d969e0d3b65?mhq5j=e7 I don't think the FT is a left wing radical newspaper with biased opinions? I may be wrong...
  10. anotherkiwi

    Do You Insure Your Bike

    Admin fee to cancel? That is illegal in the EU :rolleyes:
  11. anotherkiwi

    I see your cheating then!

    Some stock answers: - God is it that obvious? Don't tell my wife/husband/SO... - Yes! Am I in the lead? - Is this candid camera? - Come again?
  12. anotherkiwi

    Fascism returns to Spain

    To give you an idea of the usage of the langue d'Oc (Occitan) and it's variants (one of which is Catalan): French Catalonia is reasonably small and limited to the Eastern Pyrenees. Under the rule of Franco there was of course a spike of Catalan speaking refugees.
  13. anotherkiwi

    Hey thats cheating.

    Maybe he shouldn't have traded in his high end racer for a 1500€ steel Chinese bike with a funny name then started winning races. Every race he started... Against younger promising amateurs... And there is a lot of hypocrisy coming from french club racers on forums because a few of them use...
  14. anotherkiwi

    Mid drive vs rear wheel.

    My "250" W GSM unrestricted gets me to over 40 km/h in very little time and I don' t see the need for 750 W.
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    I see your cheating then!

    I have been riding analogic for a few weeks. All sorts of people are passing me and I don't care! I am happy just being able to ride places I couldn't ride to on an upright. Take him to work with you for a week and let him do the ladder work...
  16. anotherkiwi

    Chainrings - is this correct?

    OK so if you have a single chainring any 104 BCD chainring will fit. A narrow/wide might be the best choice to keep the chain on. My choice on a 28 (27.5, 29)" wheel would be a 46 tooth for mixed riding, 48 on the flat and 44 even 42 for hills. You have to have a cadence of about 70 with a...
  17. anotherkiwi

    Update on N.I. e-bike regs.

    Sounds very Unighted your kingdom... A foreign country? WTF!
  18. anotherkiwi

    Which place are you least likely to tour and visit with your ebikes?

    My nephew is a craft beer kind of person and he quite likes the Basque craft beer but then the Basque Country isn't Spain... :D
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    Chainrings - is this correct?

    Which chainring do you have, the 44? There is a 48 tooth https://www.e-bikeshop.co.uk/Haibike-sDuro-Outer-Chainring I wouldn't go to a 48 tooth on a 28" wheel myself and they don't make a 46 but any 104/110 BCD whichever it is, chainring should fit?
  20. anotherkiwi

    Best LEGAL 250 w hub motor for hills for DIY

    Here you go spanos: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinglish j