The Retirement Thread

[numbnuts]

Here's a question I've had. Are you all British even if you live in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland? Is being English the same as British? Or are you like Native Americans who self identify as tribal members, i.e. Arapaho, Utes etc, so you are Yorkshirians, Devon(ish) Cornish and so forth? And if you go with the latter, is it where you were born or where you live now?
Have a blizzard coming in at 3 pm which gives us -22C tomorrow night and since its a balmy -1C now I 'll squeeze in a ride before the poo hits the fan. Hasta Luego, amigos y amigas.

White British

 

[Tenkaykev]

Wuss. Try a much larger area.

Well @classic33 , it seems as though @welsh dragon has thrown the gauntlet down!
"Back, Sack and Crack" seems to be the only way to rise to the challenge. 😄😄

 

[Dirk]

English Brummie by birth.
British by geography.
Devonian by choice - but never denying my roots.

 

[ColinJ]

The battery longevity is a good point. Probably worth asking the question about replacement in the future. Does "not removable" mean it can't be taken out for charging or, I know it's possibly ridiculous to think this, it's not removable at all? That is can't be changed.

Seek and ye shall find!

How do I charge the battery? Simply plug the bike into a household socket using the supplied charger and cable. An optional range extender is also available which can be charged away from the bike. When connected to the bike it charges the main battery when the bike is stationary.

What type of battery is it? The system uses a 36V/250Wh Panasonic 18650GA-10S2/P Li-Ion battery.

How long does it take to charge the battery? From flat, the battery takes 3.5 hours to reach full capacity.

Do I need to/ Can I remove the battery to charge? No, the slimline battery is mounted within the downtube and is not easily accessible. To do so you would have to remove the bottom bracket and crankset. Instead, a port located just above the bottom bracket provides easy access to charge the battery. (the optional range extender is mounted in place of a bottle cage and can be easily removed and charged away from the bike if a socket is not conveniently situated close to the bike).

Is the battery and /or motor replaceable? Yes, the battery is removable through the bottom bracket and the motor is also easy to replace.

How will I know how much battery charge remains? The top-tube mounted button indicates battery life at a glance via a simple colour code. White means it is at full capacity; progressing down through Green, Amber and Red to indicate a maximum of 25% remaining. A companion app is also available to download which displays such details on any smartphone.

What is the life expectancy of the battery? The battery has a life expectancy of around 500 charge cycles.

If you do your research you will find that '500 charge cycles' is pretty much going from fully charged to fully discharged and then going back to fully charged again. That hammers the battery and wouldn't normally be needed except on long rides. Don't keep the battery fully charged or fully discharged (that reduces battery life). Top it back up to (say) 50% after a ride, leave it at that while the bike is not being used, and then put it on charge to top it up to 100% a couple of hours before going for your next ride. That way you would probably eke out the battery to well over 1,000 charge cycles.

 

[ColinJ]

PS While talking about batteries... The same applies to Li-ion batteries in all other machines/devices too. Laptop batteries for example, can get worn out pretty quickly by frequent charging to full capacity. I have a battery conservation setting on my Lenovo laptop which switches charging off at 60% and maintains it at that level of charge while plugged in. if I am going to use the laptop away from the mains, I charge to 100% before disconnecting.

I've just checked - my Lenovo battery has only lost 2.5% of its design capacity in over 2 years of careful use. I have worn out batteries completely in under 2 years in the past by overcharging them.

 

[PaulSB]

Here's a question I've had. Are you all British even if you live in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland? Is being English the same as British? Or are you like Native Americans who self identify as tribal members, i.e. Arapaho, Utes etc, so you are Yorkshirians, Devon(ish) Cornish and so forth? And if you go with the latter, is it where you were born or where you live now?
Have a blizzard coming in at 3 pm which gives us -22C tomorrow night and since its a balmy -1C now I 'll squeeze in a ride before the poo hits the fan. Hasta Luego, amigos y amigas.

I was born in Hampshire - which is where your New Hampshire name comes from - but have lived in Surrey, London, Worcestershire, Yorkshire and now Lancashire. I've been in Lancashire for +/- 38 years and consider this home and while I can't claim to be Lancastrian I'm very proud to live here and be associated with the county. My nationality is English but my citizenship is British. I don't really make a big thing out of either, especially if I'm abroad in Europe. On forms I identify as White British - if I have to.

FYI someone from Yorkshire is a Yorkshireman before @classic33 tells you off!!

 

[Juan Kog]

I have risen!

Flu jab this afternoon. Aren't I lucky?

I'm extremely worried, no sign of Drago . Last seen going for a flu jab.

 

[classic33]

I was born in Hampshire - which is where your New Hampshire name comes from - but have lived in Surrey, London, Worcestershire, Yorkshire and now Lancashire. I've been in Lancashire for +/- 38 years and consider this home and while I can't claim to be Lancastrian I'm very proud to live here and be associated with the county. My nationality is English but my citizenship is British. I don't really make a big thing out of either, especially if I'm abroad in Europe. On forms I identify as White British - if I have to.

FYI someone from Yorkshire is a Yorkshireman before @classic33 tells you off!!

@12boy, he's part right. It's only the males that can be called a Yorkshireman.
And even then you'd have to be born within the Yorkshire boundary.

This includes those affected by the theft on the 1st April 1974*, when they moved The County boundary, and woke up on the wrong side of the new County line. This also means that there are a few from the Red Rose County, now in Yorkshire that never will be Yorkshire.

Correct, non gender specific title, for those born within the boundary is Tyke. This term does not apply to those who move into The County.

Missen, Yorkshire born n'bred, buttered in Ireland.

*We will one day reclaim, that which was taken from us on this day.

 

[classic33]

Well @classic33 , it seems as though @welsh dragon has thrown the gauntlet down!
"Back, Sack and Crack" seems to be the only way to rise to the challenge. 😄😄

T'weren't me she wer talking abhat

 

[classic33]

12boy, I was born on a small speck of dust in a huge universe, lucky I guess where it was as I certainly had no choice in the matter. So I guess that makes me an earthling.

There's some who say I'm not from this planet.

 

[Dirk]

Just heard that VW are collaborating with Toyota on a new electric city car aimed at the Yorkshire market.
It's going to be called the 'Ay-Up'........

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Here's a question I've had. Are you all British even if you live in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland? Is being English the same as British? Or are you like Native Americans who self identify as tribal members, i.e. Arapaho, Utes etc, so you are Yorkshirians, Devon(ish) Cornish and so forth? And if you go with the latter, is it where you were born or where you live now?
Have a blizzard coming in at 3 pm which gives us -22C tomorrow night and since its a balmy -1C now I 'll squeeze in a ride before the poo hits the fan. Hasta Luego, amigos y amigas.

As far as I know I’m mostly Celtic British/Danish/German, in the sense of Celtic British and Anglo-Saxon. I would expect MrsF, Edinburgh-born and bred, to be the same. She of course would identify as Scottish but historically Lothian is part of Celtic and Anglo-Saxon Northumberland not Scotland. It’s ironic that the local language is called Scots but is derived from the language of the Angles the same as English.

 

[classic33]

Just heard that VW are collaborating with Toyota on a new electric city car aimed at the Yorkshire market.
It's going to be called the 'Ay-Up'........

Just remember, these electric assist bikes were invented in Yorkshire*. Only those made by Yorkshire folk can carry the name eebikes though.

*Out of sympathy for those from the flatter southern areas, who had trouble with some of the local inclines. ebikes are a cheap copy of the original.

 

[Sterlo]

@12boy, he's part right. It's only the males that can be called a Yorkshireman.
And even then you'd have to be born within the Yorkshire boundary.

This includes those affected by the theft on the 1st April 1974*, when they moved The County boundary, and woke up on the wrong side of the new County line. This also means that there are a few from the Red Rose County, now in Yorkshire that never will be Yorkshire.

Correct, non gender specific title, for those born within the boundary is Tyke. This term does not apply to those who move into The County.

Missen, Yorkshire born n'bred, buttered in Ireland.

*We will one day reclaim, that which was taken from us on this day.

If you're talking about that Humber*** garbage, as far as I am concerned it never existed. We always called ourselves East Yorkshire. I was born in Yorkshire, lived here all my life (including after 1974) and I'm a proud Yorkshireman.

 

[Dave7]

I'm extremely worried, no sign of Drago . Last seen going for a flu jab.

He is suffering severe distress. He misheard and thought he was going for a poo jab.