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Post by thebfg on Apr 6, 2023 20:02:49 GMT
Great Western Railway is owned by Deutsche Bahn - those nice people who not only shifted hundreds of thousands of Jews to the German death camps of 1939-45, but also made them pay for their tickets. Unlikely, given that Deutsche Bahn was founded on 1st January 1994. The holocaust trains were run by the state owned railway company which as the name suggests was controlled by the Nazi party. As you say the current national railway companny was created much later, no one can blame them for what happened it would be like blaming the current government as well. They also only ran from 1941 to 1944. |
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Post by Aloysius on Apr 6, 2023 20:06:45 GMT
Which is probably wholly owned by the kraut company as stated; but who gives a fuck anyway, I think it comes under the 'that which is' rule that you are fond of. You must have the pedelec wheel by now, how's all that going? Or not, as the case may be. Surprised about you not giving a fuck about Foxy's rhetoric and lies.
Really? But to clarify, I don't give a tinker's cuss about the shit he says, it's more the fact of it's existence but hey-ho. "It's not so much the hours; it's more the minutes." (Woody Allen) |
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Post by on Apr 6, 2023 20:32:37 GMT
Which is probably wholly owned by the kraut company as stated; but who gives a fuck anyway, I think it comes under the 'that which is' rule that you are fond of. You must have the pedelec wheel by now, how's all that going? Or not, as the case may be. Due next week sometime. They estimated it would be around the 12th of April. It was a direct from proc thing via Amazon. Very rare for me to buy things on that site. Fortunately the seller did check if I wanted 16 inch and yes I did so I suspect the wheel will be the right size which will be helpful. Latest thought is small hub motor in front wheel and maybe a big one on the back with a Do Not Use sticker for the rozzers. Letter today from Lavender Hill (??) magistrates court confirming a 6 month driving ban. No idea why it would be Lavender Hill as have never lived anywhere near there. Maybe its a mob job. |
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Post by Aloysius on Apr 6, 2023 20:44:47 GMT
I did once muse on having two powered wheels...would it result in more speed? I think not, although acceleration may be improved.
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Post by on Apr 6, 2023 20:57:18 GMT
I was thinking as backup.
Noticed an offspring unit haulage machine yesterday in the inner city slums which which had a good looking mid drive as well as a light rear wheel hub motor. It was quite a long cycle. I imagine its a bit of a bastard to pedal so worth having a secondary power system to cover such things as chain breakage.
Tink of da kidz.
Although to be fair it was a blatantly middle class woman so more likely just a way to ensure one can get out of the shit area reliably.
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Post by Aloysius on Apr 6, 2023 21:05:26 GMT
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Post by on Apr 6, 2023 21:18:46 GMT
One can make a chain of any length using a link removal tool.
It isn't difficult.
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Post by Aloysius on Apr 6, 2023 21:33:01 GMT
That's supposing you can buy a chain that long in the first place.
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Post by on Apr 6, 2023 21:34:45 GMT
You buy two chains and join them together.
Then take out the bit you don't need.
Shirley.
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Post by on Apr 6, 2023 21:35:59 GMT
The tool also allows one to reinsert the pin.
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Post by Aloysius on Apr 6, 2023 21:47:50 GMT
This is generally considered to be a Bad Idea. But good luck with that. Quick Links are surprisingly good. And cheap.
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Post by thebfg on Apr 6, 2023 21:56:08 GMT
My bent has three chains connected. It's not let me down yet.
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Post by on Apr 6, 2023 22:07:46 GMT
This is generally considered to be a Bad Idea. But good luck with that. Quick Links are surprisingly good. And cheap. I think this may be due to people not knowing how chains work. Yes you can get tight links but if done right its fine. I'll have you know I once had five bicycles in my engine room. They ranged from a 1930s Raleigh butchers bike to a super light 531 Dave Marsh racer. Fast one that was!! And a Holdsworth and a Bickerton and also a Voodoo mountain bike. All in one not so humble narrow boat engine room. There was also my sister's lovely old 531 racer with pencil stays that was sadly wrecked by a taxi driver. Bent frame but a nice bike. No aluminium. The Cannondale is the first ally bike I've had. My last paid job was in 1988 and was a paper round when I was 14 to help buy a Raleigh Ozark 531 mountain bike. I wrecked it and had it deliberately stolen to get the insurance money to buy an outboard for the hydroplane. Poor mother thought someone actually had nicked it out of our garage. Such an honest kid was her immediate thought. I dumped the bike at Kingston bridge and obviously someone took it. |
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Post by naughtyfox on Apr 7, 2023 2:31:07 GMT
Surprised about you not giving a fuck about Foxy's rhetoric and lies.
I'm a lonely old git living on my own in a shitty bedsit in Croydon. Thank God for thunderboat it's my escape from the reality of the squalor I live in. squalor - the state of being extremely dirty and unpleasant, especially as a result of poverty or neglect. |
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Post by Jim on Apr 7, 2023 8:07:58 GMT
Really? But to clarify, I don't give a tinker's cuss about the shit he says, it's more the fact of it's existence but hey-ho. "It's not so much the hours; it's more the minutes." (Woody Allen) its tut, tut It would be a capitalised I, whatever. Tut Tut Tut! And a roll of the eyes. |
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