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  1. anotherkiwi

    News from France

    https://www.bike-discount.de/en/buy/brooks-mud-flap-black-57415/wg_id-151 https://www.bike-discount.de/en/buy/sks-p-45-spoiler-long-136345/wg_id-151 I have the second one which also happens to cost 10% of the first ones price... :eek: Despite its length water still reaches the motor, it would...
  2. anotherkiwi

    hello

    You could move to the continent, they are legal here. :) There is a guy selling a R&M Charger on the forum at the moment, I didn't notice any number plate... The other solution is to just buy one and ride carefully. If you have an accident you will not be insured.
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    cyclists dont count as road users argues transport Minister

    I was going to say "I don't know where you find your politicians" then I thought about a few here...
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    Rear hub motor choice

    Bafang won't talk to anyone at less than half a million dollars (I quote one of the Americans). So you will be paying more for stock and higher wages and rent and... There are some very good EU sources but they are much more expensive than BMS Battery.
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    News from France

    Saint-Lô
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    Nick here from Gtech

    Welcome Nick When you have a version that can handle the Basque mountains you know who to send one to for testing :)
  7. anotherkiwi

    Not a bike but...

    Renault has open sourced the Twizy offering a development kit so that people can make electric vehicules using the Twizy as a base platform. http://www.autoblog.com/2017/01/11/renault-open-platform-ev-partnership/
  8. anotherkiwi

    News from France

    Solex will no longer be made in China but in Normandie!
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    Electric three wheel bikes

    @Emo Rider you are talking about delta or tadpole?
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    Self sealing inner tube saves the day :)

    I have never run tires over 43 PSI!
  11. anotherkiwi

    How long should a chain last on a E-MTB

    I get where you are coming from when you see 450€ for the latest e-bike cassette from SRAM! :eek:
  12. anotherkiwi

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Ideology Tom, that's his fuel. For a while I thought it was amused provocation and cynicism with maybe a dash of irony, hell maybe a bit of anarchy and he didn't really think what he was writing. Then I swing to another point of view and see a closet full of black shirts...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    The minimum wage in France is 8.49 GBP (9.76€). That means that if you work a full time job you can eat, pay your rent, taxes etc. and even have a bit left over for leisure (movies, a restaurant...). If it was 7.50 GBP (8.63€) with luck and housing benefit you could probably make ends meet as a...
  14. anotherkiwi

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    There may have been some abuse of our health systems by UK nationals coming as health tourists rather than waiting their turn for your wonderful NHS :rolleyes: My dentists speak fluent Spanish because a majority of their clients cross the border for treatment which they pay in cash. Dental...
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    How long should a chain last on a E-MTB

    Note: I am running the normal 10€ 8 speed connex chain not the e-bike specific version which is 17€. The XT 10 speed chain is 29€...
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    How long should a chain last on a E-MTB

    Also there are chains and chains - I have moved from a 5€ KMC bulk pack chain which was lasting about 1000 km to a Wipperman Connex at 10€ which has passed that distance and looks like new, is silent and is still running on factory lubrification (don't tell Eddie...)
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    https://www.gov.uk/working-abroad/overview an interesting page.
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    Electric bike with a difference

    My father had a collie who tried that... once... :eek: Ever after he was the only dog we had who would only pee in wide open spaces, never against a post :)
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Imagine the headlines if France and Spain installed a 1000€ annual accès fee to health care for UK pensioners. Totally justified because they consume more healthcare than they have paid for or will pay in.