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  • Re: e-bike website narrowly avoids gaffe

    From Spike@21:1/5 to Spike on Sat Jul 8 09:01:12 2023
    Spike <Aero.Spike@mail.invalid> wrote:

    QUOTE: In January, [James “Captain Slow”] May made the case for 20mph speed
    limits, saying the limit in urban and residential areas is "plenty fast enough". Our sister site, e-bike tips, in March, reported on May's
    statement that electric bikes "really could change the world". END QUOTE

    Thank goodness the site involved[1], in using the phrase ‘electric bikes really could change the world’, managed to avoid saying ‘e-bikes really could set the world on fire’…

    [1] https://ebiketips.road.cc

    Apologies…

    It was James May that used the phrase “really could change the world”, as was reported by the website concerned. Article here:

    <https://ebiketips.road.cc/content/news/e-bikes-really-could-change-the-world-says-james-may-4383>

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    Spike

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  • From Spike@21:1/5 to All on Sat Jul 8 08:43:08 2023
    QUOTE: In January, [James “Captain Slow”] May made the case for 20mph speed limits, saying the limit in urban and residential areas is "plenty fast enough". Our sister site, e-bike tips, in March, reported on May's
    statement that electric bikes "really could change the world". ENDQUOTE

    Thank goodness the site involved[1], in using the phrase ‘electric bikes really could change the world’, managed to avoid saying ‘e-bikes really could set the world on fire’…

    [1] https://ebiketips.road.cc

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    Spike

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  • From JNugent@21:1/5 to Spike on Sat Jul 8 11:06:54 2023
    On 08/07/2023 09:43 am, Spike wrote:

    QUOTE: In January, [James “Captain Slow”] May made the case for 20mph speed
    limits, saying the limit in urban and residential areas is "plenty fast enough". Our sister site, e-bike tips, in March, reported on May's
    statement that electric bikes "really could change the world". ENDQUOTE

    Thank goodness the site involved[1], in using the phrase ‘electric bikes really could change the world’, managed to avoid saying ‘e-bikes really could set the world on fire’…

    [1] https://ebiketips.road.cc

    :-)

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