I was musing the other week., my cars computer said i averaged 23 mph over 1700 miles, now I thought, thats not much faster than a horse drawn carrage, perhaps. But then i thought of all the horses, all the looking after, driving to work over a big hill/mountain, and changed my mind. Bikes are better for short trips, and Im getting mine out. The UK should create more cycle paths, imagine if you could bike to newcastle without fear of getting squashed under a bus, would be great