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Building a bamboo bike part 6: time for a ride!
So, it lives! After much sanding and some swears, our Dave has finally got his bamboo bike up and running. And do you know what? it looks pretty cool.
The next thing to do is sling a leg over it, and see how it rides, and Dave headed out to the sunny Mendips to see if the bike was fit for purpose. So have a watch to see whether it stays bike-shaped...
After a test ride the only other thing for Dave to try is rock up to a race on the bamboo beauty. Watch out for that vid on Youtube later this evening. Spoiler alert: it's nowhere near as sunny.
I've put those on Mrs H's bike and keep meaning to put them on mine as well, they are really effective because not only can drivers see you clearly...
Move the bikes repeatedly - solves the problem, but at your inconvenience. Chop them up - gets the operator's attention and they might do something...
Another book suggestion - I can highly recommend "Lost Summers and Half-Forgotten Afternoons: A Mint Sauce collection" - a beautifully presented...
Neighbourhood: you can't change anything because we have a disabled resident! Also driving children to schools! People power!...
But... the last is only not the case with drivers on normal roads because driving on the cycle path / footway / rolling a vehicle up there is seen...
If only!
I think you're missing an opportunity to pack even more tech into it - add accelerometers that can detect whether they're pedalling or stepping....
Thanks. I guess the question is "need". If the road is busy, it sounds like it is a desired route between places? In which case (given this an...
Don't know what you mean. I thought my suggestion was entirely practical.
I'd buy a motorbike fo rthat kind of money!