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[Erasmo]

Well to be honest in France there's always a group on strike...

[Richard230]

Well to be honest in France there's always a group on strike...

You are right: My newspaper today contained an article regarding the French fuel strike. Apparently, it has little to do with fuel, but more to do with a French union's two-month protest movement against a bill weakling France's worker protections. The fuel industry workers have just joined the fun and are blocking deliveries to all eight of France's oil refineries. This has resulted in 20% of France's gas stations running out of fuel. The unions are now targeting other forms of transportation, including the SNCF rail system and the Paris subways and buses. The CGT union, "whose hard-left flank is driving the labor movement, reacted angrily to overnight police advances on the depot at Fos-sur-Mer", where the protestors were cleared from their blockade of burning tires last night, allowing fuel trucks that had been delayed for days to resume loading up. Prime Minister Manuel Valla said on Europe-1 radio that "Other sites will be liberated" and "I'm very determined", according the the newspaper article published by the Associated Press.

[Mike Werner]

They're now even closing down nuclear powerplants, so there go the EVs.

It's a powerplay with the hardlined CGT union and the government. The union has lost a lot of members over recent years, and are in a last ditch attempt to get members, while the government is trying to survive the worst popularity rating ever.

this is going to run for a while until there's real violence (there already are a few cases, but not that bad).

and just when things start happening and i get countless requests from US newspapers, my ladder went on strike with me on it, and crashed badly. now i'm out of running for 2-3 months, with only one hand to type (my left wrist was broken, a.o., but had to be rebroken but this time with pins... fun, not!

[ZEM Tahiti]

Salut Corentin,
The best thing is to ride the S first because, if you find it small (it is a fun but small bike!) regarding your size, then the DS will fit. The tires are not a problem, you can put road tires next. The geometry and comfort on all kind of roads will be simlar to your BMW..  13K  is an asset for resell. 9.8 are OK for less than 150K a day, unless you have "multiple base" to recharge during the day". Good ride!

[corentinoger]

Well I'm now officially part of the electric family : I finally tried a S and a DSR in Paris, and finally opted for a '15 DS with the larger battery (new bike but last year model, so I get the 12.5kWh battery for the price of the 9.8kWh one if I'd gone for a 2016 model.
As said by someone, I was surprised to realize than  my knees were  bent just the same on both bikes, however I still went for the DS since  I like an upright position, and normally ride with a box at the back (I got the mounting accessory), and I think it looks less out of place on a "dual sport" bike.

Concerning the 'R' version, of course I wish I had more power, but I have many other uses for the €3400 price difference....

I didn't know the news of the fuel shortages had made it abroad, workers unions paralyzed refineries and oil depots, the shortage was mostly caused by people rushing to fill their tanks and jerrycans. It got a lot better after a few days (which is when the flooding started),  I wished I'd had an electric bike instead of queuing with the rest in the hope of not walking home...