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skrx said:
Like i said it's just another company out to make a profit. Cyclesheme are the same but let LBS's carry the risk of supplying the bikes.
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Like i said it's just another company out to make a profit. Cyclesheme are the same but let LBS's carry the risk of supplying the bikes.
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Greenbank said:This is the bike I just got on the cycle to work scheme:-
http://www.greenbank.org/bikes/wilier.jpg
And, in the first year, it will probably have 50% of its use for work journeys. I may just choose to take a rather elongated route to work (Putney to Southbank via Ewhurst and the Surrey Hills, or Southbank to Putney via 3 laps of Richmond Park).
Liking that - How much ??
If I was to buy a Road Bike it would only come out in the dry. No-one at work would know the difference between bike makes/models anyway.
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magnatom said:Ah, but you can only afford that because the oven is an ASDA £50 special.
P.S. The oven gloves need a wash....
Haha
Sorry wife we won't be replacing the kitchen this year.
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Lovely bike Greenbank
I just still have a lingering feeling that as far as the public sector goes we should be encouraging more cycle commuting rather than selling bling to you and me who already are converts
Only a handful of my 2400 workmates cycle in, which is a travesty given the fact it's a small, flat city. I've never had any grief from motorists and I think the scheme could be better. (As i said, my main gripe is bike storage and comfort - ie having an area to shower and change). I even bought my commuting bike 2nd hand from the hospital mag. which has a for sale section (cost £20 including lights)
There's even a vacant changing/shower area for men and women completely empty in our hospital as it built new operating theatres in the 1990s. Me and a few cyclists tried a few years ago to get this done up as an ideal area for for getting ready for work after a commute.
The area remains usable - still linked to the water mains etc - just needs some work with a mop and bucket and a lick of paint
We even volunteered to do it ourselves one weekend for free but were poo-pooed by the management for H and S reasons.
I guess that's why I sound a bit cynical about this scheme
(The cheeky part of my brain still thinks I should get a decent bike out of this at a cheap price though - trouble is I've probably got enough bikes already)
I just still have a lingering feeling that as far as the public sector goes we should be encouraging more cycle commuting rather than selling bling to you and me who already are converts
Only a handful of my 2400 workmates cycle in, which is a travesty given the fact it's a small, flat city. I've never had any grief from motorists and I think the scheme could be better. (As i said, my main gripe is bike storage and comfort - ie having an area to shower and change). I even bought my commuting bike 2nd hand from the hospital mag. which has a for sale section (cost £20 including lights)
There's even a vacant changing/shower area for men and women completely empty in our hospital as it built new operating theatres in the 1990s. Me and a few cyclists tried a few years ago to get this done up as an ideal area for for getting ready for work after a commute.
The area remains usable - still linked to the water mains etc - just needs some work with a mop and bucket and a lick of paint
We even volunteered to do it ourselves one weekend for free but were poo-pooed by the management for H and S reasons.
I guess that's why I sound a bit cynical about this scheme
(The cheeky part of my brain still thinks I should get a decent bike out of this at a cheap price though - trouble is I've probably got enough bikes already)
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I aggree Magna - the problem they sited was the showers hadn't been used since 1996 and needed various checks etc.
I fear an anonymous tip off from me would be traced quite easily in a small town with a small town newspaper
(My excuse for being a wuss obviously)
Unbelievably until we had our spat with the hospital management (this was a few years ago when they introduced a £40 a month charge to park in the hospital - which I was all for, and we formed an alternative means of transport to work group) there wasn't even a bus that stopped at the hospital
At least we have a bus route now.
The reason I started this thread was because people know I who don't cycle, but know i do have been asking me about it and I was interested in other's experiences.
I'm still tempted to advise them to get a cheapo 2nd hand bike and not worry - it's not like Glasgow or London here- there's virtually no rush hour traffic (I've never had a run in with a motorist) and no hills.
The South Downs are not far, which have some cool trails, and if they want to try those they could use the scheme to get a decent MTB (although I'm still not sure I should be advising people to be "economical with the truth")
I fear an anonymous tip off from me would be traced quite easily in a small town with a small town newspaper
(My excuse for being a wuss obviously)
Unbelievably until we had our spat with the hospital management (this was a few years ago when they introduced a £40 a month charge to park in the hospital - which I was all for, and we formed an alternative means of transport to work group) there wasn't even a bus that stopped at the hospital
At least we have a bus route now.
The reason I started this thread was because people know I who don't cycle, but know i do have been asking me about it and I was interested in other's experiences.
I'm still tempted to advise them to get a cheapo 2nd hand bike and not worry - it's not like Glasgow or London here- there's virtually no rush hour traffic (I've never had a run in with a motorist) and no hills.
The South Downs are not far, which have some cool trails, and if they want to try those they could use the scheme to get a decent MTB (although I'm still not sure I should be advising people to be "economical with the truth")
mangaman said:I'll PM you the name of the hospital Magnatom as long as you keep it a secret
I'm sure I can trust you since I remember you diagnosing my avatar as an MRI of my torn infrapatellar cartiledge which was pretty impressive at that resolution !
Aye, I'm an MRI physicist with a dodgy knee myself, so I know a thing or two about knee MRI scans!My misses has just told me to say, that she is dragging me to bed
(I wish!) but I'll reply to your PM tomorrow. I know where you are coming from.As for trusting me... I have Max Cliffords phone number....
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Bump !
This company have cropped up and attached a brouchure of bikes via mail order.
They also have a lot of LBS on the scheme but it's not clear if you can only have a bike in the brochure or go to your LBS and choose anything.
Disposal fee is expensive but it seems that they are passing on charge to employee rather than LBS so maybe you can negotiate more with LBS. I will find out from the LBS soon.
This company have cropped up and attached a brouchure of bikes via mail order.
They also have a lot of LBS on the scheme but it's not clear if you can only have a bike in the brochure or go to your LBS and choose anything.
Disposal fee is expensive but it seems that they are passing on charge to employee rather than LBS so maybe you can negotiate more with LBS. I will find out from the LBS soon.
