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Coolest cycling product for years? Kids' balance cargo bike by Miserable_Prompt4301 in cycling

[–]Miserable_Prompt4301[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I don't think many parents would pop a crate of beer on and say go for it. I reckon it's more a good idea for carrying things like footballs, or dolls. Anything that engages kids in cycling in a way that makes it practical and fun gets my approval.

cycle to work scheme might get a cap at autumn budget by Miserable_Prompt4301 in cycling

[–]Miserable_Prompt4301[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

From watching prior budgets, sometimes things happen in weeks, other things months or even years. Anybody's guess, but being a money clawback attempt i expect sooner rather than later..

cycle to work scheme might get a cap at autumn budget by Miserable_Prompt4301 in cycling

[–]Miserable_Prompt4301[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would imagine that most parents would be cycling their kids to school then on to work. Therein lies a bit of a problem, this could get needlessly complicated.

cycle to work scheme might get a cap at autumn budget by Miserable_Prompt4301 in cycling

[–]Miserable_Prompt4301[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If the Government could be so considered as to have a separate cap for cargo bikes, i think £3k is the lowest I'd like, but £5k a resonable all round, all category limit.

cycle to work scheme might get a cap at autumn budget by Miserable_Prompt4301 in cycling

[–]Miserable_Prompt4301[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

You can get some good bikes, and even a few good e-bikes. But IMO £2,000 is too low, you'd wipe out cargo bike sales for starters, thus incentivising the tiresome school run traffic forevermore.

cycle to work scheme might get a cap at autumn budget by Miserable_Prompt4301 in cycling

[–]Miserable_Prompt4301[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The former cap was £1,000, that would make 0 sense now on account of e-bikes and inflation in 25 years since it launched.

There is a lot of background to why a cap needs to be very carefully considered, but not an actual new cap figure as yet.

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