Towing with a bicycle: Boats, caravans and cars
Our own successful attempt last week to pull a caravan with a bicycle prompted us to ponder the limits of what a bicycle is capable of towing.
Our own successful attempt last week to pull a caravan with a bicycle prompted us to ponder the limits of what a bicycle is capable of towing.
What better time than Wimbledon fortnight to invest in a roof for your bicycle? The tennis championship is widely acknowledged to be a thinly-disguised rain dance that brings wet weather to all parts of the country, but cyclists who invest in a Veltop need not fear the inevitable downpours.
If a greater number of MPs and other opinion formers used bicycles it would boost cycling by encouraging others to follow suit, according to the organisers of this year’s All-Party Parliamentary Cycling Group bike ride.
The ride started at the London Eye and took a group of 120 riders on a trip around Westminster before finishing at the House of Lords.
It’s the ideal accessory for cyclists who demand the height of luxury on their camping trips – a fully-equipped, single-berth caravan designed to be towed by a bicycle.
Celebrity owners of the £250,000 Rolls Royce Phantom such as David Beckham, Simon Cowell and Alan Sugar pay less to travel through central London than users of London transport; tube fares can be 50 per cent more expensive than being chauffeured by Phantom over the same distance.