On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 9:30 AM, john meudell <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> That said, and having spent a major part of my career living in the
> Netherlands, in respect of the wider utility function of a bicycle a lot can
> be put down to (at least in the UK) a very limited and uninspiring range of
> accessories to make utility tasks easier along with a lack of knowledge,
> and/or confidence to use knowledge, of how to adapt a bike to many utility
> transport tasks.
I think the lack of accessories is a result of lack of demand, not the
other way round. There are plenty of bike-seats and trailer bikes (and
trailers and tandems, even the odd cargobike, tricycle and tridem) in
Oxford (and probably in a few other places too).
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