Oil is ~$120 per barrel, and possibly rising to $200 by the end of the year. So it's just about doubled in price in one year, and likely to do the same the next
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I couldn't take a bike onto the train - nor is there anywhere to leave it safely nearby. No "joined-up thinking" here in the UK, regarding transport policies. There's also a fair degree of ned-like behaviour in my town, and the inherent joy in wrecking a bicycle would be quite high up the list of antisocial things for them to do.
The other problem is the local roads. I don't feel particularly safe wrapped in a tonne of Sunderland's finest mild steel. I'd probably therefore last about 100m on a bike before needing a spatula to peel my remnants off the tarmac...
It's only British in terms of its components being glued together here. And I'm not sure they even do that any more. But I am sure all the profits return to the Far East!
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The other problem is the local roads. I don't feel particularly safe wrapped in a tonne of Sunderland's finest mild steel. I'd probably therefore last about 100m on a bike before needing a spatula to peel my remnants off the tarmac...
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