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I'm guessing he's saying that many of the people on here who are calling for severe punishment of the rider will have ridden themselves irresponsibly in the past.

No, it is not enough. There is no evidence for a legal charge of speeding because there is no camera reading to produce a number. There is no charge simply of 'speeding' so a simple statement 'I was speeding' is not enough for a conviction. What the prosecution is entitled to do is to...

I'm afraid not. Apart from anything else there is no other evidence of him riding illegally, even though posters on an internet forum will 'know' he was. You cannot be prosecuted twice for the same offence, except in the most exceptional circumstances. Which this is most certainly not.

He cannot be tried or punished for anything else related to this incident. The prosecution get one go, they tried with the three charges. He was acquitted of all three. That is the end of it.

I only managed a minute of that shite, but what has dropping litter got to do with this thread?

He could not be sent down for simply riding an illegal ebike. It's a construction and use offence, punishable only by a fine. Money to fight the case does not come into it, because in any event the case is prosecuted by a CPS lawyer. The victim or their family has no say in that, however much...

It's a fair jump from 700c to 26". I would be concerned the assistance would stop at a too low real speed, unless you can derestrict the bike. Also bear in mind the motor and pedals will be closer to the ground, and you will under gear the bike. Fine for steady road and cycle path use, but...

Oo, did someone say rigid forks? The Rambletta looks decent. Very similar design to my AVE, which remains a favourite bike of mine. This style of bike is a lot more capable than people realise. I've done a couple of 80 mile rides on mine. It doesn't roll quite as well as full size wheel...

He was charged with causing a death while uninsured, and causing a death while riding without a licence. He was found not guilty by the jury of both charges. That is the end of it. The prosecution cannot now go back and lay other charges arising from the same incident. The double jeopardy...

The jury acquitted him, not the judge. Tempting to suggest there may have been a hint or two in the judge's summing up of the case. But that is being listened to by both lawyers who will jump on any suggestion of bias in either direction.

There can be no 'follow up' charges. He was acquitted of causing a death while riding uninsured and without a licence. That's it, the criminal case is finished. Following the abolition of double jeopardy, the death by careless charge could in theory be reopened, but only if there is...

He denied all three charges and was found not guilty of all three charges. The other two, causing a death by while riding unlicensed, and causing a death while riding uninsured. require an element of bad riding to be proved. Since the jury acquitted him of careless in the death by charge, it...

The fork on the Charger is a Suntour Aion. Since I believe it's pointless on the bike it is fitted to, I'm not very interested in the spec. But here's a review: https://www.bikemag.com/gear/components/suspension/forks/review-suntour-aion-rc-fork/

Hex bolts would generally be in place, but I doubt the holes are big enough to allow water in. Any half-decent bike shop should have some spares knocking about. A bottle cage is handy anyway, even if you don't want to carry water you could use a bottle shaped tool caddy for your spare tube...

I've explained the marketing rationale behind fitting cheap suspension forks. It's the ultimate victory of style over substance. Not that I especially criticise companies for doing it, they are only responding to buyer preference and they need to sell bikes. My Charger has a higher end...

# Those are the surfaces that a cheapo suspension fork is useless on.

I'm not suggesting cheapo suspension forks do any harm. But they don't provide any benefit over a rigid fork for the use 99.9 percent of hybrid ebikes are put to. In more extreme use, what I would describe as proper mountain biking, a cheap fork also does not do the job. So they really have...

You ought to try riding a bike with a good quality suspension corrected rigid fork. You would then realise cheapo suspension forks are a waste of space on roads and well made paths. Proper mountain biking is different, but even then a cheapo fork will perform no better than a rigid. The...

A suspension fork at this price point tends to add weight and very little else. Most bikes you look at will have one because sales are driven by marketing, and inexperienced cyclist buyers assume a suspension fork must be better than a rigid. Not worth worrying about either way - a suspension...

The law accepts there are times when you will be going so fast as to be unable to avoid a collision with a pedestrian. There have been a handful of cases in which someone has tried to run across a motorway and been hit by traffic. The drivers are not prosecuted. Thus it's a judgment call as...