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That doesn’t mean the subsidy is unlimited.
November 13, 2025 at 8:53 PM
That doesn’t mean the subsidy is unlimited.
Capping is killing for any serious bike.
It’s the wrong way to fix a minor problem. Very New New Labour.
It’s the wrong way to fix a minor problem. Very New New Labour.
November 13, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Capping is killing for any serious bike.
It’s the wrong way to fix a minor problem. Very New New Labour.
It’s the wrong way to fix a minor problem. Very New New Labour.
There isn’t unlimited subsidy
November 13, 2025 at 8:14 PM
There isn’t unlimited subsidy
I’m a mid income public servant. Driving to work would be a huge hit to my take-home, there is no public transport that will get me to & from police headquarters in the required epoch.
Argue about how much tax relief should be available all you like, but that does not mean killing the scheme.
Argue about how much tax relief should be available all you like, but that does not mean killing the scheme.
November 13, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I’m a mid income public servant. Driving to work would be a huge hit to my take-home, there is no public transport that will get me to & from police headquarters in the required epoch.
Argue about how much tax relief should be available all you like, but that does not mean killing the scheme.
Argue about how much tax relief should be available all you like, but that does not mean killing the scheme.
Fucking ancestral voices!?
November 13, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Fucking ancestral voices!?
No. About your uninformed opinion about ‘sensible’ cost ceilings for bicycles.
November 13, 2025 at 7:52 PM
No. About your uninformed opinion about ‘sensible’ cost ceilings for bicycles.
A sensible commuting bike. £3k before lights.
November 13, 2025 at 7:48 PM
A sensible commuting bike. £3k before lights.
No, it’s not.
My cycle commute is a 36 mile round trip on country and coastal roads. My lights cost £600, a £1000 bike wouldn’t last a year.
My cycle commute is a 36 mile round trip on country and coastal roads. My lights cost £600, a £1000 bike wouldn’t last a year.
November 13, 2025 at 7:47 PM
No, it’s not.
My cycle commute is a 36 mile round trip on country and coastal roads. My lights cost £600, a £1000 bike wouldn’t last a year.
My cycle commute is a 36 mile round trip on country and coastal roads. My lights cost £600, a £1000 bike wouldn’t last a year.
You seem to be answering a question I didn’t ask!?
November 13, 2025 at 7:46 PM
You seem to be answering a question I didn’t ask!?
TBF that’s my O/Hs bike and I suspect she knocked the light when locking the bike up at the gym!
For winter I have a dynamo light on the fork crown and a ‘pothole’ light like shown in the photo.
For winter I have a dynamo light on the fork crown and a ‘pothole’ light like shown in the photo.
November 13, 2025 at 10:39 AM
TBF that’s my O/Hs bike and I suspect she knocked the light when locking the bike up at the gym!
For winter I have a dynamo light on the fork crown and a ‘pothole’ light like shown in the photo.
For winter I have a dynamo light on the fork crown and a ‘pothole’ light like shown in the photo.
This is it. It’s the interest free loan that makes it useful, a few £ tax is nice, but that’s all.
November 13, 2025 at 9:59 AM
This is it. It’s the interest free loan that makes it useful, a few £ tax is nice, but that’s all.
No light is unbearably bright if it is designed well (stVO) and/or positioned well.
My commute is 10% seaside town, 80% Somerset levels, 10% coastal road.
My commute is 10% seaside town, 80% Somerset levels, 10% coastal road.
November 13, 2025 at 9:58 AM
No light is unbearably bright if it is designed well (stVO) and/or positioned well.
My commute is 10% seaside town, 80% Somerset levels, 10% coastal road.
My commute is 10% seaside town, 80% Somerset levels, 10% coastal road.
Really?
You have a choice. Son Edelux lights and dynamo, or reliable rechargeables.
Exposure Toro eg circa £300 that’s one front light. I still use one bought on the scheme in 2012
You have a choice. Son Edelux lights and dynamo, or reliable rechargeables.
Exposure Toro eg circa £300 that’s one front light. I still use one bought on the scheme in 2012
November 13, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Really?
You have a choice. Son Edelux lights and dynamo, or reliable rechargeables.
Exposure Toro eg circa £300 that’s one front light. I still use one bought on the scheme in 2012
You have a choice. Son Edelux lights and dynamo, or reliable rechargeables.
Exposure Toro eg circa £300 that’s one front light. I still use one bought on the scheme in 2012
A suitable commute bike. £3300 before lights
November 13, 2025 at 9:19 AM
A suitable commute bike. £3300 before lights
So you want to add criteria related to the length of the commute?
But no. My cycle commute is 36 miles per day. ‘Normal’ gears, brakes, etc will last 3 years tops.
A Rohloff hub and carbon belt will last longer but will be outside a scheme with a £1000 cap. A long way outside.
Lights cost £600
But no. My cycle commute is 36 miles per day. ‘Normal’ gears, brakes, etc will last 3 years tops.
A Rohloff hub and carbon belt will last longer but will be outside a scheme with a £1000 cap. A long way outside.
Lights cost £600
November 13, 2025 at 9:16 AM
So you want to add criteria related to the length of the commute?
But no. My cycle commute is 36 miles per day. ‘Normal’ gears, brakes, etc will last 3 years tops.
A Rohloff hub and carbon belt will last longer but will be outside a scheme with a £1000 cap. A long way outside.
Lights cost £600
But no. My cycle commute is 36 miles per day. ‘Normal’ gears, brakes, etc will last 3 years tops.
A Rohloff hub and carbon belt will last longer but will be outside a scheme with a £1000 cap. A long way outside.
Lights cost £600
No I’m not.
I’m against capping the scheme
Income tax isn’t all tax.
I’m against capping the scheme
Income tax isn’t all tax.
November 13, 2025 at 9:00 AM
No I’m not.
I’m against capping the scheme
Income tax isn’t all tax.
I’m against capping the scheme
Income tax isn’t all tax.