Recent content by Bikealot

Delivered from 50 Cycles on 16 May and used solely for commuting and the associated exercise (6.5. miles each way). I live near Lincoln and the route is mainly cycle path, some road in stop-start rush hour conditions (Lincoln's version of a rush hour) and one short but steep hill in the City...

In my view the 'wedding' was a spectacle put on by the elite for the elite and paid for, whether directly or indirectly, by you and I. In its favour I suppose the world will see us as great wedding planners. Some will always get vicarious enjoyment by being allowed to watch but the experience is...

I have seen this site before but then it was obviously a work in progress. It has now added several more counties including my own. The route it gave me from home to work is a good one. The only issue would be that for a short part of the suggested route is down a steep cobbled street. A nearby...

No bike ride as still waiting delivery of Kalkhoff B27. Ordered October and was due end of March. The final wedding straw for me is the £20 million cost of security, 5000 police officers on duty, and while the Syrian ambassador has his invitation rescinded at the last minute the ambassadors...

SUPERLORRY]Lincoln news, Local Lincolnshire news | This is Lincolnshire pioneer Dick Denby believes it is now just a matter of time before monster trucks like his 25.25m-long vehicle are allowed to run on Britain's roads.[/url] This recent article carries a photo of one of the 'super...

Some figures to compare House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 26 Jan 2009 (pt 0003)

This is a private member's bill that is very unlikely to become law (I hope) and I think nicely captures both the anti-cycling prejudice that stains our country and the increasingly 'Kafkaesque' nature of British law making that believes everything causes risk so we must legislate against...

Yesterday my wife and I travelled to York by train from Newark. I regularly travel by train to London using the 'East Coast' Train company and class myself as normally competent (and observant) holding down a professionally demanding job. I am in my 50s but have all my faculties :) As I was...

There have been some news reports of sharp practice by big supermarket garages in particular putting the price up in anticipation of the duty cut. I have paid £6.27 a gallon for diesel and it is quite possible we will see £10.00 a gallon. A quick bit of Google research shows average weekly...

Remember the door safety zone when passing parked cars. I once saw a postman who should have taken note of this. His sudden crash to the ground was spectacular, almost gymnastic, but very painful. The driver started to blame the postman for riding too close but with several witnesses who...

OK, but this and 100s of other under enforced traffic laws are still in the police officer's tool kit to get out when discretion or the 'attitude test' is failed. I suppose they are also there to apply retrospectively when the rider causes an incident because of the manner of their riding...

Cycling without due care and attention. Source: Road Traffic Act 1988 Section 29 Offence: It is an offence for a person to ride a cycle on a road without due care and attention, or without reasonable consideration for other persons using the road.

Wow factor The Kalkhoff Image 27 seems to me to have the 'wow' factor. See 50cycles web site. This is a Bionx and may suit your needs.

With the sides down in heavy wind it could become a kite! I'll take my chances with the weather.

When did you first become aware of electric bicycles? Where did you see an electric bike for the first time? Why did you become interested in electric bikes? What did you do about this interest?Thank you for reading this;) 1. I have had a general interest for some years. 2. About 4...