What sort of cyclist adulates cars?
What sort of cyclist adulates cars?
Time to amend this thread methinks.
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Re: The sort of car a cyclist would buy?
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Re: The sort of car a cyclist would buy?
I would get one, but I don't really need it at the moment.
I'd like to get a couple of Ketts to trail behind the trike, maybe a full sized one for the missus, and two mini versions for the kids, That would be a seriously long vehicle - and would warrant "long vehicle" signs, as well as a "cyclists on tow" sign to make it clear that you can't overtake half of us...
I'd like to get a couple of Ketts to trail behind the trike, maybe a full sized one for the missus, and two mini versions for the kids, That would be a seriously long vehicle - and would warrant "long vehicle" signs, as well as a "cyclists on tow" sign to make it clear that you can't overtake half of us...
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Re: The sort of car a cyclist would buy?
I should have got one a few years ago, would be happy with lower gears rather than the motor, but kids are 2 and 4 now so missed a few years of the benefit.
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Mk V Golf 2.0 TDi, chipped to 170BHP* by me.
Goes like a rocket and does 55mpg!
*Yes the insurers know
Goes like a rocket and does 55mpg!
*Yes the insurers know
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My 40 year old Land Rover does the job just fine!
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I thought cyclists were obliged to drive Citroen 2CVs.
Cus they don't go fast enough to kill another cyclist.
Cus they don't go fast enough to kill another cyclist.
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Skoda Octavia Estate TDI - runs on fresh air swallows bikes whole no need to remove the wheels. We have had three in it. And of course they provide most of the cars for the continental race teams and race management. What's not to like - as they say!!
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Ayesha wrote:I thought cyclists were obliged to drive Citroen 2CVs.
It's the closest car I ever had to a bicycle. I had a couple of them and the best cars I ever owned, apart from my Renault 4s .
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We have a Citroen C3 Pluriel. Which is a modern-day 2CV, pretty much, and you can easily get bikes in the back. The roof rack is an utter PITA though...
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Citroen Berlingo will take a touring bike or three with the wheels still on plus people plus more stuff
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a vintage fiat 500 surely?
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vorsprung wrote:Citroen Berlingo will take a touring bike or three with the wheels still on plus people plus more stuff
We have the older Berlingo but I don't find it that easy: you can stack six bikes across but the lack of length means that the wheels must be turned or the bikes laid a bit flat, so reducing capacity. Our bikes go on an external tow bar rack, the best solution IMV (apart from of course leaving the car at home ).
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Re: The sort of car a cyclist would buy?
steady eddy wrote:Skoda Octavia Estate TDI - runs on fresh air swallows bikes whole no need to remove the wheels. We have had three in it. And of course they provide most of the cars for the continental race teams and race management. What's not to like - as they say!!
+ 1 for the Octavia estate
We have a 1.6Tdi, it's a '11 plate', SE trim level
55 MPG, just 'pottering about' - let alone constant speed driving
£30 VED
Sub £250 Fully Comprehensive insurance (in my name, business cover for SWMBO, & the in-laws also on the policy)
Only issue with it, in 2 years & almost 50,000 miles is the tyre-wear - it required new front ones at 31,000 miles!!!! (15" tyres aren't that common nowadays either)
Edit; Thursday 30th @ 19:10
Oh!!, & I'd love a DAB radio in it as well (so I can listen to '6 Music')
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Re: The sort of car a cyclist would buy?
Ooh lovely. Cabriolet as well. Nice big size to take up most of the roadl.