Recent content by patrick skemp

For my wife who in hilly areas (tuscany, austria) on unassisted bikes used to be able to do c40miles daily with luggage, but now has health problems, but also lost confidence with cross bar bikes; I am hopiing she could handle a bike thats not a full on step through but something in between the...

i have been a member of Cycling UK/CTC for 40 years and couple of years ago I signed up to British Cycling. I did not renew the latter; might be preferable for those into cycle racing but particularly for non sporty rider (but also for keener cyclists who however do not race) CyclingUK offers...

I like them (or temporarily had a brief likening) but for different reasons. whilst abroad using a conventional bike I was overtaken by one. I tucked in behind the scooter and got the benefit of slip stream from a larger vehicle and rider than I would have got off a sports cyclist and yet not...