Amazing what you find on Sustrans 4

[oyster]

Out for a gentle, pleasant ride this evening - and it was lovely - when there was a strange noise. To begin with I thought it was from the nearby railway line - but no, nothing there.

As it got louder, I saw it:



(Technically, it is not on the main Sustrans 4 but a little branch that serves as a link into town.)

 

[Benjahmin]

Did you ask him if it recharged as he peddled?

 

[grldtnr]

I wondered how they got it on the Austrians path, as they invariably have gates/barriers to stop motor bikes and cars on, but seeing as is a Steam road roller, I expect it didn't have any difficulty going through them!

 

[oyster]

Did you ask him if it recharged as he peddled?

I was all too happy for him to get by as fast (ha!) as he could.

I remember as a child seeing such things and almost liking the smell of the burning coal. Is it because they use different coal? Or that I am older? The smell was pretty rank.

This little bit is open to traffic for a few yards. Behind me is a locked gate with narrow cycle gap. Ahead, it changes into a shared use path alongside a road.

 

[flecc]

It's obviously for crushing any dongled or otherwise illegal e-bikes that race along there.
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[grldtnr]

Oh I don't know( they have to cat Ch up with them first!