Thank you for your worldwide praise of Robin,I'm sure he is a very nice person but at the moment my creditcard glares at me with a distinct 'not another cycle' look and shows some fraying at the edges. It has not quite recovered from the purchase of the Moulton.
Last Summer I visited Germany, regrettably without cycle but traveled extensively by train - along the Rhine and the Danube. The weather was brilliant and there were cycle paths along each of the rivers. Riders of all ages were out enjoying themselves and I sat yellow and air- conditioned in the train - Germans go that colour when they are envious, and when in Rome... I certainly did not see anybody out with that peculiar haircut, the mullet.And (almost)no Lycra in sight!
English cyclists, or at least most of them, appear to be unable to pedal unless they are fully clad in garments of that glaringly colourful fabric, even on a leisurely ride on a Sunday afternoon for example.
Enough of Nation bashing.
I could do with spell checker on this forum - not being a native (English) speaker I find that my spelling turns out sometimes somewhat exotic. So please don't be too hard if you find something stupid which slipped through even after the third reading.
