I use old fashioned leather straps on my touring bike. Does that make me a bad person? Though Mrs Flatlander insists on using downtube shifters as well, so she's even more retro than I am. They are D… (View Post)

Toe straps, yes, nothing too dangerous. I figure that if you look like you aren't trying to go fast there is no embarrassment in trundling around at 20kmh. If someone on a racing machine passes you j… (View Post)

I believe these days the bike has to be available for purchase for it to be approved. I wonder what the price tag is? Ah: https://www.hopetechhb.com/hbt £25k for the frame with the fork "POA&quo… (View Post)

18,000 pages on an environmental statement? FGS. Mrs Flatlander was asked to do a site assessment / management plan for council X and they wanted to use DEFRA's suggested format which amounts to seve… (View Post)

I hope they didn't trample the orchids on Manvers Way road verge. The full force of the law will be after them if they did... Surely it won't be too difficult to find out who organised the coach and … (View Post)