Ka, electric bikes.

[armb]

The Ka's exhaust died last week, so Monday it went in for a replacement and the service I'd been trying to put off until the MOT was due (I had changed the oil). Vaguely starting to think about what we'll do when it dies - the rust on the door sills is only cosmetic now, but I suspect it won't last more than two years. By which time both boys will be at secondary school, so I won't be taking them to school before commuting.
I did call in on the electric bike people on Mill Road again recently (after looking at tape decks in Cambridge Resale, having finally got around to starting to transfer story tapes to MP3 and finding mine had died, but I'll see if Satchell can fix the old one first). They've sold out of their current kit, and looking at improvements before restocking. Wednesday's cycle commute I averaged over 15mph (the UK legal limit for electric assists) for the commute both ways - I've only managed it one way previously, depending on the wind. But an assist should keep up the speed into more of a headwind, or when feeling under the weather. But while I'm nowhere near being able to cycle the whole way every day yet, I have done 1000 miles so far this year, according to what I've recorded on http://www.bikejournal.com.

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[grey-lady.livejournal.com]

I would be interested on your take on the electric-assist bicycles, as I saw an article on them and thought I might have to investigate this more closely. I'm going to be living (touch wood) closer to my work, and at a range where it could well make sense to have one, so if you have comments on brands / pricing / quality etc. I'd be happy to hear them!