Bus Ticket Prices (Moaning)

[Hilary B]

No, it depends on having a good range of gears, and a lighter weight bike - a touring bike like mine is ideal ... light but very strong. A �99 Halfords thing is no good.
Hilary, you know that cycling would make you fitter

I am only moderately unfit, and if I have shopping to carry it is quite enough to do walking up from the shops. From town centre, ALL roads are uphill, and up to here is one of the steepest.

The least steep way out of town is also along narrow (but still busy) roads. If I had been fit enough to start when I moved here, 9 years ago, maybe, but NOT to start from where I am now!
There is also the time factor. The only time I might have available is unexpected days off, or when work finishes early. I can be online while waiting for something to proofread, but I can't very well go OUT!

[matthew2riches]

but you aren't allowed to use it for "non-work" journeys are you?

It is covered for all uses apart from hire and reward which I have the option for if I need it.

[Two_Sheds]

if I have shopping to carry it is quite enough to do walking up from the shops.

I have the other problem ... I can't walk with shopping, because of my neck/shoulder injury.
The only way I can carry two bags of shopping is in my panniers - the bike takes all the weight for me.

When I'm an old lady I'm going to get one of these:

covered in flags and pompoms, with a little dog in the back

[matthew2riches]

Ha ha ha!

We used one of these bikes and built an A board with adverts on the back for an advertising campaign. The client loved it!

[Incy]

We have one very similar but smaller in our garage. It was given to my son when he was 6 or 7 as he couldn't ride a 2 wheeler due to his disability. Bit small for you though two sheds or you'd have been welcome to it.