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eyore wrote:Sorry, push bikes are just another of the numerous menaces on the road that cramp my motorcycling enjoyment.

I would have thought that the generally crap road surfaces you have over there are far more of a menace that any cyclist.

I bet that got you thinking about some mega bike trip but I was talking about this type of two wheeled mode of transport:

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For the technically minded that is a Time VXRS frame with an SRAM Red groupset, with a compact ...

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It's a very good article. Congratulations,

I have to say if i was buying a diesel, i would, as has been said go for an older bigger lump, nice and torquey and runs with simple maintenance for ever.

Ditto that.

The friend of ours (the ex-Mercedes Benz mechanic, now retired) who I mentioned earlier in this thread states the same thing. He ...

I haven't ridden a 2012 model but I did love my 2010 RR.

FWIW my wife is a driving instructor and uses a now 8 year old Jazz with 121k on the clock, which she has had from new. It's had 1 new clutch and still drives well. She had a Ford Fiesta before but there was no comparison on the build quality. The Jazz is 10x better.

Can't comment on the Skoda.

I don't think you need to take any protection. In fact I'd advise against it. Have holidayed in Portugal for many years and never had a time when I felt I needed some form of personal protection. The police might take exception if they stopped you and found anything like a taser.