I have finally given up trying to keep poor Ol' Betsy on the road.After what is now the 3rd visit to Wheels in the last several weeks (mistakes # 1, 2 & 3 BTW), I peeled over the Cycle Care & dropped a deposit on a SYM 125. Nice bikes, they ride well plus there's enough room for the Little Wookie AND he has decent foot rests.There was once a time when a 6-year-old bike was almost like new. My original Peugeot was already 7 years old when I got it 2nd hand from [some retal bike place] . Not only did it last 4 full years of teenage abuse, but I sold it & the lady rode it for several more years.I have - for at least 10 years - used Howards to service my various bikes & never had a problem. When they didn't have a van driver recently Mistake # 1 was calling Wheels to pick up. They did so, very quickly I add, but NOTHING has worked properly since.
Do drivers in Bermuda actually know what that yellow thing on the tarmac is? I sometimes doubt it. Riding my pedal bike over the weekend enabled me to see some of this disregard up-close & in slow(er) motion.Almost every corner I took, the oncoming 4 Wheeler was WAY over the line ... there were a few which came closer to me during the ride than those in my own lane! The worst offenders were the Taxis - in particular those really wide ones; can't remember the make & model, but you know the ones.Something that also became apparent is that there are 2 schools of thought when passing pedal bikes:1) Those drivers who cannot pass WITHOUT all 4 wheels going the other side of the line- and -2) Those who try to pass as close as possible to the bike.Either way, my little titanium-tipped & textured Bull Horns attached to my handlebars are capable of making some really cool scratches in auto paint!!
