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July 15th 09, 04:55 PM
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It's cycling, Jim, but not as we know it
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8147104.stm
I'm pretty sure that counts as a moped in traffic law, but ingenious anyway. Guy -- http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk/urc | http://www.nohelmetlaw.org.uk/ "To every complex problem there is a solution which is simple, neat and wrong" - HL Mencken Newsgroup may contain nuts. 
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July 15th 09, 05:03 PM
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It's cycling, Jim, but not as we know it
Just zis Guy, you know? wrote:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8147104.stm I'm pretty sure that counts as a moped in traffic law, but ingenious anyway. Guy Very interesting but also very expensive.I assume that the price will fall considerably if it takes of(pun intended). Bod
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July 15th 09, 05:08 PM
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It's cycling, Jim, but not as we know it
Just zis Guy, you know? wrote:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8147104.stm I'm pretty sure that counts as a moped in traffic law, but ingenious anyway. As you cannie change the laws of physics, capt'n... its a motorbike/moped in the UK. The power output of the electric bits will exceed the electric assist bicycle limit (which I thought was a harmonised EU regulation these days). - Nigel -- Nigel Cliffe, Webmaster at http://www.2mm.org.uk/
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July 15th 09, 05:20 PM
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It's cycling, Jim, but not as we know it
"Just zis Guy, you know?" writes:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8147104.stm I'm pretty sure that counts as a moped in traffic law, but ingenious anyway. Great copy there. Perhaps someone should tell the BBC that a regular motorbike, electric or otherwise, incorporates a system that amplifies the effort you put in by an infinite factor! Allowing you to accelerate quickly and maintain high speeds with no effort!
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July 15th 09, 05:24 PM
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It's cycling, Jim, but not as we know it
On 2009-07-15, Paul Rudin wrote:
"Just zis Guy, you know?" writes: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8147104.stm I'm pretty sure that counts as a moped in traffic law, but ingenious anyway. Great copy there. Perhaps someone should tell the BBC that a regular motorbike, electric or otherwise, incorporates a system that amplifies the effort you put in by an infinite factor! Allowing you to accelerate quickly and maintain high speeds with no effort! It may be a novel method of power control. I assumed all electric bikes worked like that-- automatically multiply the effort so it's my lil' ol' legs in, Lance Armstrong's out. It seems the obvious way to do it. But they may mostly just have a push button for "on" or a slider or something.
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July 15th 09, 06:00 PM
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It's cycling, Jim, but not as we know it
Nigel Cliffe wrote:
Just zis Guy, you know? wrote: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8147104.stm I'm pretty sure that counts as a moped in traffic law, but ingenious anyway. As you cannie change the laws of physics, capt'n... its a motorbike/moped in the UK. The power output of the electric bits will exceed the electric assist bicycle limit (which I thought was a harmonised EU regulation these days). - Nigel Yes,I think it's 15mph. Bod
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July 15th 09, 06:16 PM
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It's cycling, Jim, but not as we know it
Just zis Guy, you know? wrote:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8147104.stm I'm pretty sure that counts as a moped in traffic law, but ingenious anyway. Not if it can do 50mph, mopeds are limited to 31mph. Also the concept of how hard you pedal controlling the power of an electrical assist bike is not new.
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July 15th 09, 09:15 PM
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It's cycling, Jim, but not as we know it
On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:55:53 +0100, "Just zis Guy, you know?"
wrote: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8147104.stm I'm pretty sure that counts as a moped in traffic law, but ingenious anyway. Guy Another forgery. -- Guy
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July 16th 09, 08:40 AM
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It's cycling, Jim, but not as we know it
"Bod" wrote in message ... Nigel Cliffe wrote: Just zis Guy, you know? wrote: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8147104.stm I'm pretty sure that counts as a moped in traffic law, but ingenious anyway. As you cannie change the laws of physics, capt'n... its a motorbike/moped in the UK. The power output of the electric bits will exceed the electric assist bicycle limit (which I thought was a harmonised EU regulation these days). - Nigel Yes,I think it's 15mph. Bod A UK moped is restricted to 30mph and I think there is a power restriction too. This is definitely not a bycycle - it is very much like the 1960's moped (that could reach near these speeds. Dave
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July 16th 09, 10:05 AM
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It's cycling, Jim, but not as we know it
In ,
someone tweaked the Babbage-Engine to tell us: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8147104.stm I'm pretty sure that counts as a moped in traffic law, but ingenious anyway. If it can really do 50 mph, it's a motorbike. And if I wanted a motorbike, I'd make Uncle Marvo an offer for the Mighty KAWASAKI. -- Dave Larrington http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk It would appear apparent, to me at least, that dinosaurs were largely burrowing creatures.
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