Giving it the works

Despite being a bit of a Luddite I do occasionally take a break from etching type on wood blocks in order to check out two-wheel stuff on that there interweb. And amongst the reams of total tosh there is actually the occasional snippet that makes you think or puts a grin on your face.

All interweb forums start off promisingly but then rapidly degenerate into same old, same old. The pointless “What’s the best bike?” followed predictably by owners shouting, “Grindlay Peerless (insert your favourite make) is best!” giving no reason, apart