I absolutely agree, BUT ... the chap who reinvented it says he used it to let his wife cycle after an injury that made traditional pedals hard for her to use. So there is a niche application, even th… (View Post)

It's been a sea change in cycling over the last 15 years or so - from 25mm to 28mm tyres up to about 35mm to 45mm. There are lots of drivers - tyre technology, in the UK deteriorating roads sinc… (View Post)

On the French, the Daily Telegraph Ukraine the Latest has a new (double-barreled English sounding) presenter who is French, and has been speaking with a poshish English accent, and there has been som… (View Post)

His numbers look way off. He asserts that the Kent CC annual payroll is 87.5/.22 = £400 million. Kent CC has 30k staff. There is no way they are paying them an average of £13,333. He's making th… (View Post)

I thought Mr Starmer was quite gentle with her. I am not aware of any evidence that Burka-bans improve race relations in a society, or that the UK has poorer communal relations than the three countri… (View Post)