RE: [OT] Wacky!

["Brian G. Reynolds" <brian.g.reynolds@xxxxxxx>]

The Brompton is a great folder as are other makes, although I have no
personal experience of this type of commuting there are numerous reports of
train operators seeing a bike wheel and not allowing them on the train!

To get round this there are various hard and soft carry cases on the
market.

Even Land-Rover make a folding bicycle!

Anyone seriously interested in this type of commuting can do worse than
contacting the CTC, Cycle Touring Club, not as its name indicates but an
organisation that speaks and acts for cyclists rights.

There are other organisations that are very knowledgeable and know the
"back" routes to places, such as the London Cycle Campaign.

Also a fair few companies pay a mileage/clothing allowance to cyclists!

B.

-----Original Message-----
From: Ian Oliver [mailto:ioliver.lists@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 06 December 2001 18:39
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] [OT] Wacky!


In article
<1AD05C34099CE048B5881A7852C61DE00FBAB6@xxxxxxx>,
Mark Harrison wrote:
> - From home to station (by car, dropped off my wife)  15 minutes
> - From entrance to station to platform (by foot) 4 minutes
> - On the train       35
> minutes
> - From platform to bus stop     4
> minutes
> - Waiting for bus
> 10 minutes (or much longer on the tube!)
> - On the bus       15
> minutes
> - From bus stop to office     5
> minutes

Have you considered a folding bicycle such as the Brompton? I use one
and do the 4.5 miles into my office everyday in 16 minutes (22 home as
it's uphill) If there's any traffic it all it's faster than a car and
waaay faster than a bus. They weigh less than 25 pounds, can easily be
carried onto a train, and mine even goes in the boot of an MX-5 (not
much else does!) They may look a bit odd but once your legs/lungs
improve you can pass most other cyclists if that bothers you at all.

Sensible mudguards means you can wear office clothes and there are good
luggage options so carrying clothes, shopping, notebook etc. is easy.

Ian Oliver
Sunny Leeds, UK
Using Java on Tini for control via Dallas 1-wire





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