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  1. Aha! Early in the New Year (date not yet finalised) I will be starting a new job at Milton near
    Abingdon, mixed-mode commute (bike to Reading Station, train to Didcot Parkway, bike to Milton).

    Who knows, I might even persuade SWMBO to let me buy that Brommie :-)

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  2. Just zis Guy said:

    Aha! Early in the New Year (date not yet finalised) I will be starting a new job at Milton near
    Abingdon, mixed-mode commute (bike to Reading Station, train to Didcot Parkway, bike to Milton).

    Who knows, I might even persuade SWMBO to let me buy that Brommie :-)

    A bent Brommie of course as you couldn't possibly show your face here otherwise after all you've
    said about upwrongs ;-)

    Tony

  3. On 18/12/03 5:24 pm, in article [email hidden],

    Just zis Guy said:

    Aha! Early in the New Year (date not yet finalised) I will be starting a new job at Milton near
    Abingdon, mixed-mode commute (bike to Reading Station, train to Didcot Parkway, bike to Milton).

    Who knows, I might even persuade SWMBO to let me buy that Brommie :-)

    You may be OK to leave a bike at Didcot and a bike at Reading.

    Alternatively take up the challenge of a long commute on the bike ;-) It must only be about 15-20
    miles each way.

    ..d

  4. On Thu, 18 Dec 2003 17:27:52 -0000 someone who may be "Tony Raven"
    <[email hidden]> wrote this:-

    Quoted message said:

    A bent Brommie of course as you couldn't possibly show your face here otherwise after all you've
    said about upwrongs ;-)

    There was a conversion kit to produce just such a Brompton.

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    David Hansen, Edinburgh | PGP email preferred-key number F566DA0E I will always explain revoked
    keys, unless the UK government prevents me using the RIP Act 2000.

  5. "David Martin" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    Alternatively take up the challenge of a long commute on the bike ;-) It must only be about 15-20
    miles each way.

    That's my plan for going home :-)

    It is 20 miles by the most direct route, but at least one of the roads is full of Safe Drivers doing
    their Safe Driving thing (and with the demolished hedges to prove it).

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  6. David Hansen said:


    There was a conversion kit to produce just such a Brompton.

    Indeed there is tu-harburg.debrekki en.html

    Tony

  7. On Thu, 18 Dec 2003 18:02:09 -0000 someone who may be "Just zis Guy,
    you know?" <[email hidden]> wrote this:-

    Quoted message said:

    It is 20 miles by the most direct route, but at least one of the roads is full of Safe Drivers
    doing their Safe Driving thing (and with the demolished hedges to prove it).

    Dangerous hedges as well.

    They just leapt out in front of me, without looking. I couldn't do anything to stop:-)

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    keys, unless the UK government prevents me using the RIP Act 2000.

  8. Just zis Guy, you know? was sufficiently re-animated to talk about Mixed Mode Commute

    Quoted message said:

    "David Martin" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    Alternatively take up the challenge of a long commute on the bike ;-) It must only be about 15-20
    miles each way.

    That's my plan for going home :-)

    It is 20 miles by the most direct route, but at least one of the roads is full of Safe Drivers
    doing their Safe Driving thing (and with the demolished hedges to prove it).


    That would be the "13 Bends of Death" - the single reason (13 single reasons?) I don't cycle from
    Wallingford to Reading. Mind you, on reflection, it's only drivers I've heard of being killed on
    that bit, so maybe I should.....

    Cheers Jon
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  9. mae <[email hidden]> wedi ysgrifennu:

    Quoted message said:

    one of the roads is full of Safe Drivers doing their Safe Driving thing (and with the demolished
    hedges to prove it).

    They'll be too busy looking at their speedos to keep their eyes on the road, then ;-)

    --
    Rob

    Please keep conversations in the newsgroup so that all may contribute
    and benefit.

  10. Quoted message said:

    A bent Brommie of course as you couldn't possibly show your face here otherwise after all you've
    said about upwrongs ;-)

    Quite ;-) And the conversion kit to make a Brommie to a bent results in a visually not nice looking
    machine at all, I'm afraid.

    Cheers, helen s

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  11. Jon Martin said:

    That would be the "13 Bends of Death" - the single reason (13 single reasons?) I don't cycle from
    Wallingford to Reading. Mind you, on reflection, it's only drivers I've heard of being killed on
    that bit, so maybe I should.....

    My route is via Goring and the A417.

    Guy
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