It's quite funny that some people think petrol is not a reliable indicator of the cost of living. Not only is it a major cost to be borne by every motorist, it also contributes, through high transportation costs, to just about every product and service on offer. If that's not contributing to the cost of living, I'm a banana.
I'd hoped that with petrol prices hitting record levels in the UK, cycling would have been given a considerable boost. I don't think there's any sign yet of people rushing out to buy new bikes but the cycle racks at my work have definitely started filling up, albeit mostly with mountain bikes.
I'm hoping to start commuting on one of my classics to see if I can get a bit of interest going in old road bikes. Those knobbly-tyred types don't know what they're missing. The positive side of this general lack of interest is that I can still pick up nice machines at very low prices.
Next week, I'll be adding a 1950s BSA, with original and quite reasonable paintwork and 531 throughout, to my stable for the very modest sum of £30-or about eight gallons of petrol!
Cheers, Bruce.
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