To and from work it is this:
Kona Dew Drop, but fitted with Cane Creek brake repeaters, mudguards, rear carrier, air horn. Chosen as having the widest gear range I could find on a standard road bike to cope with most things (I’m not athletic, so need a very low gear getting up hills, while I pedal except on the steepest downhill). Drop bars because I don’t like wide bars, and gives the option of greater streamlining when against a strong wind, and disc brakes for best performance even when riding through puddles (mudguards for that, too!) As you can tell, I live in a place that is not flat, and is often windy and wet! I great commuter bike, that can do longer runs, but not exactly a light bike.
Otherwise I’m most likely to be seen in this:
2001 Audi TT 1.8T Quattro 230 (stock photo)
Superb roadholding, goes wherever it is pointed, enough oomph to overtake anything I want to, with a good margin for safety. The fact and grin factor of its available performance ensures I happily stick (close) to low speed limits and readily give way to others, knowing I can make up time later. The nicest looking incarnation of the TT in my view. The supremely comfortable seats make up for the inevitable effects of the taut suspension. Being a 2+2 it has plenty of luggage capacity for two people, and my wife (whose car it is) observes that it has room for grandchildren when they come along! Only gripes are low ground clearance requiring care at speed on bumpy roads, and poor radio aerial rendering it useless in poor signal areas.
After retirement the bike will change to something along these lines:
Ampler Curt 250W 10 speed electric bike, ~£2.6k at present, 15kg as photo, but would need some additions and mods. Light enough to cycle without using the battery except up steeper hills, and with the benefit of assured journey completion if the terrain or distance are misjudged.
And in the event of a large lottery win, the car might change to this:
Tesla Model X - this one with a much nicer paint job that Tesla offer, Which matches whatever you wear!
Why? In no particular order, style, speed, carrying capacity, electric…
Btw,my first car for a very short time was a triumph tr-250 , long before any disability.
). I restored this 12 years ago, sold it 10 years ago, when I still lived in Holland.
