Quite a few 'traffic free ' routes include the canal towpaths near me e.g. there's the Leigh branch of the Leeds/Liverpool which is thoughtfully block-paved for much of the route Wigan- Leigh town ctre [9 miles] and is certainly pretty direct compared to the street routes. However with the real hazard of coming up sharp with meeting a jogger or a careless cyclist, under a very low canal over-bridge [i have an efficient that is LOUD bell - not a 'pinger' for this], it is conceivable that one could end up , Bang..Splash... Yep you got it. IN THE DRINK.
OK so unlikely to be a Flash, another Bang, Puff of smoke and dead fish rising but what would be the result do we think guys? I suspect the battery at £300 odd [quid] would be a write off, wouldn't it, nor would it do the electrics [controller] nor motor much good?
This is not just a hypothetical; I have pedalled canal-side for years and continue to do so with my old lafree [nimh] and Velo/Leeds [li-ion] regularly; and i can tell you one bridge is so low and 'blind' in leigh you are bent over and trying to keep balance let alone negotiating a numpty 'haring' [as in hare] it the other way. What's that ? get off? is my name Mitchell?
OK so unlikely to be a Flash, another Bang, Puff of smoke and dead fish rising but what would be the result do we think guys? I suspect the battery at £300 odd [quid] would be a write off, wouldn't it, nor would it do the electrics [controller] nor motor much good?
This is not just a hypothetical; I have pedalled canal-side for years and continue to do so with my old lafree [nimh] and Velo/Leeds [li-ion] regularly; and i can tell you one bridge is so low and 'blind' in leigh you are bent over and trying to keep balance let alone negotiating a numpty 'haring' [as in hare] it the other way. What's that ? get off? is my name Mitchell?
