Thursday 10 September 2009

Bicycles

There was a stall on the market today giving free bike servicing, and they seemed to be really quite busy.
This is in preparation for the Transition Towns extravaganza next Saturday, 'Celebrating Tomorrow's Transport'.
I've also seen one or two of the electric bikes that are being trialed around the area.

It won't just be bicycles, though. They are also giving advice on car sharing/pooling, Dial-a-Ride, electric cars, eco driving (whatever that may be) - and they'll even have a bike powered smoothie maker!
The local footpath officer will be there, and someone will be handing out bus timetables - so I think I'll be bending their ear with the same thing I've been banging on about for the past twenty years - evening buses, or at least something later than 5.50pm from Hereford. (It's actually cheaper to go to a Bed and Breakfast in Hereford if you miss the last bus to Hay, and get the first bus the next morning, rather than get a taxi that evening.)
There's going to be a children's fancy dress bike ride, and a circus performer who rides a bike while on stilts.

If the weather's anything like it's been today, it should be a good day out.

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