^^You did the right thing in the circumstances, and the forum ought to collectively salute you.
Thank you.
I remain to be convinced that it is the bike for me.
I used it yesterday, in civvies, to go to the butcher and get some pork and leek sausages.
Which was nice.
While I queued for my bangers, a father explained to his ~5yo what the *clever* thing I was holding in my hand was..... and how handy it was in conjunction with travel by car or train.....
Then I did the supermarket-bike-in-the-trolley-so-no-need-for-a-lock thing. (That got a few I-didn't-know-Sainsburys-sold-these looks)
Which was also nice.
In the evening, I had to go to the wine merchant.
I put on the Sidis and took the fixer.
It was my preferred bike.
What do people to about the handgrips?
Was Andrew Ritchie out of the room and someone else specced those?
Not sure how much I like cycling in soft-soled shoes - the return on the energy-put-in investment is slim, compared to carbon soled shoes - but I guess the flip-side is I (think) I bought it for those occasions when I don't want to wear the carbon soled shoes.....
Yesterday, I was let down by the vendor of the above bike, in as much as he gave me a bum steer when he demonstrated how to fold and unfold.
The patrons of the cafe where I usually breakfast on a Saturday morning were treated to more than 10 but less than 15 minutes of folding fiasco, before I entered the cafe to a round of applause and Queen's I want to ride my bicycle playing on the sound system.
How I laughed.
I've since watched the video of How To Do It.
The b@$t@rd lied. On so many levels, I question whether he did it deliberately.
