Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.
He is a joy to watch!
Will help with insurance.
If you really want to make yourself weep go and take a gander at what 1200-1500 buys you on a MTB these days. 12 speed manual gears, brand name...
£1,730 is the price if you buy as a whole groupset at rrp: https://www.probikekit.co.uk/cycling-groupsets/shimano-105-di2-disc-12-s...
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In fact I've just read there's a non-comfort version of the seatpost that actually saves a further 90 grams! Winner!
9 November 21
Clearly this story is nonsense, as no tory is ever hypocritical ever, ever, ever; unless there's a y in the day.
York though - "Our historic gates and mediaeval town centre are too narrow for cycling infra!" When last there a couple years back I was surprised...
There used to be another poster who hated TTs and would pompously tell people they were risking prejudicing trials if they so much as hinted that...