For me having a couple of opportunity's a few weeks ago to ride a Swiss Flyer X class, probably the Rolls Royce of Panasonic bikes....Then getting back on the wisper I was kinda expecting to be disappointed. Not a bit of it! In all honesty they are a great bike for the money!

 

Thanks Eddie!

 

Great to speak to you Mick (Carpet Bagger) I look forward to meeting you after the London show.

 

All the best

 

David

After scanning the internet i found this written by somebody on a club ride around the section of Pendle Hill which i rode,

 

I don't have long to find out as Sabden is right at the bottom of Pendle Hill, we ride through the town then a marshall directs us left and then the real torture begins. Nothing could prepare you for this climb. The gradient according to my computer stayed between 25-30% all the way up. Riders were climbing off there bikes left right and centre. Others were weaving left and right to try to reduce the gradient. My legs had very little in them and they were screaming at me to get off. At the ¾ mark I start to weave from left to right which makes things a little better. At the top I am completely spent, as I ride up and down the rolling road there is just no power at all. I eventually arrive at a crossroads and recognise where I am. I take a left and then realise we are going to approach Newchurch in Pendle from the road on the left. Arthur had gone that way on a recent club run and said afterwards he remembered why we didn't go that way anymore because it was so steep.

 

I didn't have to get off the Agattu !!! Shame i wasn't going up the same time as they were....