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[email protected] 100 years ago... BIKES FOR SMALL WOMEN range of gears. We toured for two weeks, Rear lights camping, and the bike was more than up Recently the West Riding County to carrying all our gear. My height is 5'6". Council passed a bye-law compelling Gill Cochrane all vehicles to carry a red rear light, and also expressed the opinion that SPORTIVE GEARING this new regulation should also apply You say in your ‘Sram gears down’ news to cyclists. The Lancashire CC is also piece in April-May that ‘While you considering similar legislation – urged could (mix and match road shifters with thereto by the Royal Automobile Club, mountain bike cassettes) no one does... it is generally supposed. which is why you’ll see some sportive Cycles are not at present included in the Universal Lights Bill, and riders walking up the likes of consequently are not affected by Hardknott Pass.’ such bye-laws, but there is fear that Well I, for one, have been using the motorists will make a determined When my mountain bike wore out, 9-speed Ultegra shifters with MTB effort to enforce rear lights upon I decided I wanted to try drop bars. rear gears (and a triple chainset) on us, their object being palpably the I quickly discovered there were no my Fred Whitton bike for the last two increase in speed at night. suitable bikes small enough – or more years and will do so again this year.