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    New Lockdown Rules in Wales .

    Forgot to add that yesterday they said you are not to `linger`. No mention of that today , that`s a relief .
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    New Lockdown Rules in Wales .

    Benjahamin the details are on the BBC Wales Site this morning . The Title is `First day of tougher lockdown rules `. It is described as Legal Guidance . Cyclists are being told they should travel no farther than a `reasonable walking distance from home ` The Cycle Rules are . Cycle alone or with...
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    New Lockdown Rules in Wales .

    Well I just did a 2 hour ride on my SR 20 Fat Tyre , 21 miles . Looked at all the Aircraft for Parting Out and Servicing at St.Athan and filled my knapsack with goodies at the Coop there . An inspection by Plod would have passed the Bananas , but not the rest .
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    New Lockdown Rules in Wales .

    Yes the Welsh Government have been determined to clobber the 2nd home owners for some time and the cyclists have been dragged into it as a counter balance, read excuse , to balance this nastiness out .
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    New Lockdown Rules in Wales .

    New Rules on Cycling in Wales come into force tomorrow morning . You can only cycle as far as you can walk . This Draconian rule seems to defeat the point of cycling and indeed exercise .
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    What's the best Map App

    I have just started using the ZEOPOXA Cycling App . It is free and I find it excellent . My Brother has also started to use it, as his other stopped working on non metalled roads .
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    Saddle sore

    I have Promax suspension seatposts on my 3 Ebikes and a Lidl Air Cushioned Saddle on the Fat Tyre . The latter has a bladder to set the softness to hardness , I use 3 presses out of 11 , the latter would give a hard ride . My rides are up to 25 miles and I have never got off my bikes and started...
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    Skies are clear

    When this is all over I imagine Businesses will be looking closer to home to purchase their Parts and Supplies , certainly less of this just in time nonsense . It might have worked internally in Japan from where it originated. but the Virus has put the spotlight on it . As far as Steel...
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    Migrant workers

    An Airbus A320 with 180 Passengers is full , no Social distancing there, unless some are sitting on the wings .
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    Lockdown

    And there`s more , other Constabularies have caught this disease of Anti Commonsense . Durham says the only bikes out should be ones with blue lights on them . S Yorkshire stopped children playing in their front garden and Cambridge as befits a learned area have homed in on Supermarket aisles
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    Lockdown

    Priti Patel has made the Northampton Police Chief see the error of his ways . He says he may have been clumsy with his use of language . This thing called Common Sense . Are you born with it ? Can you acquire it ? Can you purchase it ? Obviously he missed out on all three counts . Who picks...
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    Lockdown

    Flecc regarding a Police Chief instructing his Officers to use common sense , obviously it was not the Northamptonshire one . He is threatening to inspect Supermarket trollies to ensure they are not buying the wrong stuff . He makes the STASI look like Amateurs .
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    Ladies first electric bike

    Gbay look no further than the Woosh Rambletta at £849 . It folds , has a good battery range , has front suspension and nice sized tyres . Woosh is a good Company offering Support and their bikes are long lasting and reliable . I don`t work for them, but we have had one in the Family for 8 years...
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    Keep quiet, don't tell my wife!

    Poolepete it looks as though your Wife will be appreciative of your nice Present . I did the same thing 10 years ago for my Wife`s 70th , she has always ridden Bicycles and Motor Scooters starting with a Honda 50 in 1964 . I bought her a Batribike Quartz SE Folder and had it delivered on the...
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    Free 3 month ebike hire for NHS workers

    Hope they supply some nice strong locks with them or manage to keep them in the Ward .
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    Putting e-bike to bed for the duration of C-virus.

    Well I have been out riding in the local Country Park here in S.Wales and Cars are now banned inside it . Only Cyclists and Walkers now and it is very nice . I feel for the good people of London who might have to contend with the likes of PC 601 , yes he of the chalk lines who fined a Bakery...
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    eBike demo scam

    Motorcycle Dealers were asking for a Passport to be left with them before you rode their Demo Bike and that was 20 years ago .
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    Introducing the new Woosh Rambla

    Are you sure you haven`t got your Image Gallery wrong . Those pics show the Rambla not the Rambletta which of course is your Folder with 20 in. wheels , not the 28 in. wheels in the picture .
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    1961 motocomfort mobylette

    Well spotted Peter , Raleigh made them under licence from Motobecane . Google Motobecane and Wikipedia have the full story .
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    1961 motocomfort mobylette

    Certainly won`t go down in value , so buy it . I`m pretty sure they were made by Motobecane which became part of Yamaha . EBIKER 99 I don`t think you have to tax and MOT machines of that age , only insure .