Cycling has always been very much a socialist thing National Clarion Cycling Club - Wikipedia
50 years ago.................... now very right wing, and trendy.
It's the same old two or three subjects debated endlessly, from entrenched positions, over and over. I'd have more chance of a date with Kim Basinger than I would changing anyone's mind over there.
Are there really £10K bikes - I'm sure there will be but why? how? who? wish I had a car worth that. I used to work for Aston Martin and I'm still shocked at the £10K bike - it's clearly my problem.
Gammon is nothing to do with left or right wing. It simply means nonsense. Depending on your particular leaning it is generally applied to the apposing faction. Given the propensity of social media like Twitter et al to be left leaning the use of gammon in respect to right wing is more prevalent.
Mine cost £7000 seven years ago and was the bike I had wanted for many years. I received a bonus from work which paid for it and it was a major reward to myself for losing a lot of weight (35kg) and getting fitter. I will never replace it. It hangs on the wall in my office when I am not riding it. It is an absolute joy to ride and I never fail to get a big grin when I push the pedals for the first time on a ride. The experience of riding a super light weight road bike compared to the typical high street offerings is like jumping out of a Morris Minor into a Farrari.
The bike not the car the Aston Martin Stork bike is a paltry $27,000Mine cost £7000 seven years ago and was the bike I had wanted for many years. I received a bonus from work which paid for it and it was a major reward to myself for losing a lot of weight (35kg) and getting fitter. I will never replace it. It hangs on the wall in my office when I am not riding it. It is an absolute joy to ride and I never fail to get a big grin when I push the pedals for the first time on a ride. The experience of riding a super light weight road bike compared to the typical high street offerings is like jumping out of a Morris Minor into a Farrari.
In contrast I have been driving the same car for 17 years which ironically is actually going up in value now.
I would love an Aston Martin though
I had gammon for dinner last night. It was very good.
Oh thats just him hamming it up
Some Ebikes are £13,000 Mine was £5k, so considered mid-range. Though I intend to up the costs by fitting more high end kit i have which will add another £2K to that.
I've spent a fortune on motorbikes in years gone by. I would still be doing it if the rest of the family were not so worried. To be fair I had a reputation. I actually had a company motor cycle with one job. The company got fed up with me driving a lorry to work as it filled the car park (I dropped off plaster board at building sites for my Dad on the way in). The company offered me a company car but I had to turn them down as I had not passed my driving test. Them were the days, I even had a Morris Minor van for two years to cart my trials bike about in before I took my test... As the company bike was handed over at the bike shop the owner asked me his usual question "What colour should I order for the replacement?". Yes I had a blue replacement within three weeks. Over enthusiastic motorcycling is actually one of the reasons I cycle now. I damaged one of my knees on a curb while dragging my knee on the road. The other knee got smashed in a skiing incident.
As me 80yr old Mother says. If thats what you want then go for it. Life is too short to worry about not enjoying the finer things in life if thats what you feel you need.
