Comments on: Why, Harry? Why?

By: pedaller

pedaller — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 23:33:35 +0000

As if cyclists haven’t enough to deal with just in terms of road conditions and occasional abuse from non-cyclists, the last thing we need is to be bickering amongst ourselves. Anyone who is not prepared to carry the flag for all “human powered vehicles”, irrespective of the number of wheels, should not be the CEO of a “peak cycling” body (IMHO)

By: Her again

Her again — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:59:14 +0000

What a funny subtext, considering someone hung around at DISC and took the photos of the record attempt. As for buying habits, how about taking personal responsibility? The rest of us have to (re: N+1).

chuckle

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:27:22 +0000

Harry is a cycling zenopbobe, he doesn’t like anything different. The BV Flagship event - round the bay bans in it’s terms and conditions, anything out of the ordinary. Only “Standard” bikes are permitted, no child seats, tag-alongs trailers unicycles… are permitted. Being seen second class citizens has lead to our family to let our membership lapse. Family cycling solutions (seats, trailers) are welcome to advertise in BV magazines, but not participate in their events.

By: Tweed Coast Treadly

Tweed Coast Treadly — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:16:44 +0000

Isn’t it the always the way with all bureaucracies that those in every position upon the ladder have reached a position, that they were promoted to, that they later prove to be unsuitable to fill but will fail to be replaced!

By: Moz

Moz — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 08:16:41 +0000

Nah, fast faired recumbents are over-rated. I don’t care what Harry says, Ben’s trikes are not wide enough. With the fairing it’s all too easy to go cruising into a corner and realise too late that you’re doing about 70 and there’s no way you’re going to make it through the corner without lifting the inside wheel. This is obviously a design flaw rather than any fault on the part of the rider. Plus there’s the issue of what to do for exercise once you can do 40-50kph cruise so riding to work takes half as long as it should.

(I own a bike and a quad from TriSled, but not a trike. And two bloody Rohloffs, thank you very much for selling me on that idea Mr Goodall. When he offers to let you have a go on the expensive option, just say no)