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Depends whether you want to walk about when you get to where you're going. I use flat pedals with toe cages on all my bikes, don't see any benefit in clip-in pedals unless you're looking for marginal gains.

Peter F wrote:Artificial sweeteners have been extensively tested and at the levels found in food do no harm. Obesity caused by excess calorie intake however is an issue.

Excess calorie intake is only an issue for those who don't burn it off. I find it very annoying that it now seems to be impossible to buy, say, a bottle of orange squash without artificial sweeteners. It's the nanny state.

Why would you want to, regardless of coronavirus? One of the many advantages of cycling as a recreation is that it doesn't need to be done mob-handed.

peetee wrote:The concept is perfectly reasonable IMO. Where the execution frequently falls over, however, is when the pedestrian walks in the middle of the path wearing headphones.

Not just a problem on paths - this morning a woman wearing headphones & walking a dog stepped out into the road in front of me.

flat tyre wrote:Five minute wonder in my view, once the traffic and weather returns to normal all these would be cyclists will be back in their cars.

I hope you're wrong, but I fear you're (at least to quite a large degree) right.

This type of accident can be serious. An incident occurred near where I live a few years ago, see https://beyondthekerb.org.uk/incident/2750/ and https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Clayton-2015-0388.pdf. Five years later and the road layout is still the same, and pedestrians still annoyingly walk along the cycle lane - though why they find it necessary to do so when there is a footpath on the other side of the (single lane) road is a mystery.

Question for you (and any other tricyclists for that matter) - why do you prefer a trike to a bike?

Surprised to read on this thread of someone calling for assistance for a broken chain when only 8 miles from home. For one thing that's walking distance, at a pinch. And for any problems that don't involve an unusable wheel, you can average 7-8 mph just by scooting the bike along with your feet (you may need to lower your seat a bit).

Some dealers reduce the price of discontinued models when they want to bring in new stock, so that's worth looking out for or even asking about.

Some of my usual country lane rides are becoming so crowded with cyclists that I have started using the main roads!

simonhill wrote:The Govt are allowing roads, etc to be more easily closed and used for cycling and walking.

Nice thought, though most roads are pretty much devoid of traffic anyway at the moment.

What do you mean by "...stopping up some limited lanes..." ?

Good luck with this. I recommend you get someone to proofread it as the punctuation is not brilliant, and too many long paragraphs. Such things can reduce the impact.

RH20 wrote: Perhaps a simple yardstick is how much exercise would I normally do.

Indeed, and in fact the original Government guidance (before Gove's suggestion) was to do your 'normal amount of exercise'.

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Lodge wrote:The only real problem with a ride many miles from home is a mechanical failure that can't be repaired (with the tools you have with you, of course). How do you get home? Lock the bike and call a taxi? Perhaps not. Best to stay within a reasonable walking radius.

How does this differ from a drastic failure under normal conditions?

Under normal conditions you might have the option of using public transport to help you get home. That is severely restricted at the moment.

hamster wrote:Have a look for REMA TipTop patches.

Yes, I recommend these. (See the link by reohn2 above).