That was a Maxwell/Murdoch mash up. Surely Musk is much more Hugo Drax... (View Post)

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 … (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 … (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… (View Post)