Sadly I think it's the big cycling lobby groups that will win out here. They'll plough more money into cycling infrastructure, squeezing roads to fit more cycle lanes, and sticking in more rental bike stands etc. I've seen little that fills me with confidence that motorcycling will be taken seriously as method to get folk to/from work in isolation. All the headlines are boasting £2bln to support walking and cycling initiatives, but not a single mentions of scooters or motorcycles. In London, few can live close enough to the centre to realistically commute by push bike. I'm in zone 5, I have a 13 mile ride to London Bridge, my wife has 15 mile ride to Charing Cross hospital, no chance either of us can cycle that distance twice daily, all weathers after a long day working and manage kids morning/evening!
QuoteSadly I think it's the big cycling lobby groups that will win out here. They'll plough more money into cycling infrastructure, squeezing roads to fit more cycle lanes, and sticking in more rental bike stands etc. I've seen little that fills me with confidence that motorcycling will be taken seriously as method to get folk to/from work in isolation. All the headlines are boasting £2bln to support walking and cycling initiatives, but not a single mentions of scooters or motorcycles. In London, few can live close enough to the centre to realistically commute by push bike. I'm in zone 5, I have a 13 mile ride to London Bridge, my wife has 15 mile ride to Charing Cross hospital, no chance either of us can cycle that distance twice daily, all weathers after a long day working and manage kids morning/evening!I have a solution. You'll be able to use the cycle lanes. You'll find getting to and from work a breeze, and though there's an inital outley, well compared to a fossil fueled motorcycle it'll be cheap as chips to run. Oh, yeah, its electric.
Did they have to give it such a naff name tho?. 'Cowboy' . I can just imagine the ribbing I'd get when I turned up at work and they spotted that. . 'Howdy Cowboy YEEEHAAA!'.Yes, the first modification would be a couple of strategically positioned stickers
I can't help wondering who decided to call my jacket and jeans 'venom'. Another bad name that makes me laugth is 'Black Widow Exhaust'. I mean really.