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And Ford have just announced they will review their plans in a No Deal scenario. This link mentions the possibility of closing their two main plants here. .

Not really, the law has to take into account multiwheel bikes with more than one person pedalling. There are even group bike designs with many pedalling. .

It starts with the authorities and their laws, needing every vehicle type to be accurately defined. Even bicycles of various kinds. For example, most laws mentioning bikes refer to "bicycles, tricycles and bicycles with four or more wheels". But the Countryside Act 1968 which gave us...

That's even more ridiculous, truly showing how stupid people can be. I can sort of understand the accusation with e-bikes, since it looks as though we are pedalling. But with a kayak not seen as being paddled but driven by a propeller, the cheating accusation is simply idiotic since it so...

Yes, they were even called push bikes in the trade long ago and I used the term for much of my life. I bet it's still common usage for many. Even the DfT, since EPAC is a mainland European term. Here they are EAPCs. We are right, they are wrong, since they are electric assist in law, not...

So very true. The EU will outlive all of today's Brexiters. .

This is inevitable with the present structure since a country's election will be seen as by far the more important than that of a power limited European parliament. If the EU achieves its aim of becoming a single country of states, that will be immediately corrected. Then it will be more like...

But they are MPs, part of the establishment. Their 1% is far more important than ours. .

Agreed, I meant the wealthy establishment individuals. .

In other words, be complacent. No thanks, I prefer vigilance to nasty surprises. .

Fully agreed and very true for me too, but it's after 46 years of being in the EU, so I fear that could change and on all indications that's likely. But it's not only about the economy and living standards, it's having only UK government control that I fear the most. Such things as our...

It's the skinny lady in charge who's the problem. .

Given the patchy mobile phone coverage in the UK, particularly in hilly areas like mine, Alexa on a bike will be practically useless anyway. .

The puncture resistance of tyres varies tremendously. One bike I had with Maxxis tyres was a magnet for punctures, soon lost count of how many. But on nearly four years of riding Kenda puncture resistant tyres in two different sizes I didn't suffer one puncture. And in several years of riding...

Come now Tony, the government are involved. It's bound to be worse! .

Perhaps the most portentous thing about the pre No Deal multiple lorry test was that all the lorries were empty. .

While the UK just favours the wealthy establishment. .

This is the major reason why I won't ride a bike without a rear view mirror, and always use it. It makes a huge difference, meaningI never get pinched in this way. And that's not just by giving way, far from it. Very often when I see the impending threat I move out so far to control the road...

I think they've been looking at NASA's moon buggies and got carried away. Either that or they taken all our moaning about potholes too seriously. .

If using an assistance motor to make cycling easier is cheating, then so is: Using light alloy for frames rather than steel. Using carbon fibre or titanium for the same reason. Using gears to make hill climbing easier. Using toe clips etc to increase pedalling efficiency. Using skinny high...