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I'm not saying that the incidents are identical (no collision with this for one thing)... But... I immediately thought of the case of Hilda Griffiths when reading about this... https://road.cc/news/son-urges-westminster-speed-limits

How many times does this have to happen before action is taken. These poor people were likely cycling enthusiasts who thought going out early on a Sunday was the safe option. So sad but so unsurprising. RIP - it could be any of us.

Given that many bikepacking long distance rides / challenges (they aren't races as we don't do that in the UK on ROW's, do we) are organised by individuals who do it for free and have enough to contend with just getting a few people to turn up to the start and ride in accordance with the self supported rules, suggesting they take on anti doping controls is a pipe dream. Maybe the lot who organise the mountain races and GB duro could given the cash they charge for entries, but for the grass routes UK events, no. The onus is on the sponsored riders to promote self policing and ethics. The rest of us will continue to ride these routes as we've always done - as an individual effort without recourse to any form of cheating.

Saracen and Ridgeback were the other two mainstream brands. If you lived in North East England, Denton / Donague were the custom frames of choice.

Primarily to annoy a certain rightwing troll, I'd just like to point out that it's no longer Sir Sadiq but Baron Khan of Tooting. I don't really approve of titles but that one has sent the far right commentariat into such a sizzling (gammon) rage that in this case I think it's allowable.

@Carbon cycle Two rather difficult points there: firstly if you raise limits for ebikes because they are "annoying for drivers on the road" you are opening the door for people to start saying well human-powered bicycles are annoying for drivers on the road as well, not many of them do 20 mph and virtually none do 30 mph, so let's ban all bikes except ebikes; secondly, 30 mph is quite some speed on a bicycle and it demands a good level of skill and experience to handle that safely, especially in traffic. If you allow that level of speed, it won't be long before it's decided that people need training and licensing and insurance and possibly MOTs on their machines as well. I'm sure your comment is made in a positive spirit but those negative consequences would far outweigh any positives.

Why are there different speed limits for e- bikes - too slow to keep up with traffic in town, so annoying for drivers on the road, and way too fast for anywhere they interact with pedestrians. Daft - make it 20 or even 30 or limit cars to 15 and have all the traffic flow

They do have group rates... on the Rouvy side, but those pre-date the acquisition.

@Wales56 Thanks for that. As an ex-technical author, the writing could do with a bit of tidying up. "With a gradeability of up to 18% it is an excellent climber, taking ramps in any conventional parking garage in a stride....." "......and includes less wear-prone components that need servicing." "...maneuvering..." Also rather strange use of the word 'recuperating' to describe regenerative braking: is this some modern definition? That writer wouldn't have passed the tech author course.

Yes. Surprised they haven't introduced some sort of family subscription rate.