Floating bikes on the Broads

[Jen-in-Wellies]

Someone has taken inspiration from @TheBiscuits avatar.

https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/new-buoyancy-bike-business-on-wroxham-broad-7871072

 

[Guest]

5 minutes ago, Jen-in-Wellies said:

Someone has taken inspiration from @TheBiscuits avatar.

https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/new-buoyancy-bike-business-on-wroxham-broad-7871072

 

 

Should add nicely to the mayhem at Wroxham on a sunny change over day...

[Mac of Cygnet]

Barrow boating on the Soar have been hiring these out for several years.

 

 

[BilgePump]

£25 for one hour for one person? If you want to exercise you legs and look slightly ridiculous at the same time, our local park lake will rent you a swan shaped pedallo for an hour for the same price and you can get four in it.

[Jackofalltrades]

I don't get it!

If you want a bike, get a bike. If you want a boat, get a boat. It seems to me this is either very inefficient cycling (water being denser than air) or an expensive boat with no accommodation, heating, cooking, compost toilet facilities, etc.

Still, someone, somewhere will be making a pretty penny out of it.

 

Edited to add, at least in that picture the man is not wearing Lycra. Should be against the law. Lock 'em up.

 

2 minutes ago, BilgePump said:

£25 for one hour for one person? If you want to exercise you legs and look slightly ridiculous at the same time, our local park lake will rent you a swan shaped pedallo for an hour for the same price and you can get four in it.

 

Four swans?

Edited April 7, 2021 by Jackofalltrades

[BilgePump]

2 minutes ago, Jackofalltrades said:

I don't get it!

If you want a bike, get a bike. If you want a boat, get a boat. It seems to me this is either very inefficient cycling (water being denser than air) or an expensive boat with no accommodation, heating, cooking, compost toilet facilities, etc.

Still, someone, somewhere will be making a pretty penny out of it.

 

Edited to add, at least in that picture the man is not wearing Lycra. Should be against the law. Lock 'em up.

 

 

Four swans?

Have you ever tried getting four swans to do the same thing? Neither have I. Value my arms!

[Jackofalltrades]

2 minutes ago, BilgePump said:

Have you ever tried getting four swans to do the same thing? Neither have I. Value my arms!

 

A good point. Well made.

 

[Hudds Lad]

at least when these are chucked in the cut they’ll float, don’t think i’ll apply to open a franchise on the HNC though 

[BilgePump]

1 minute ago, Hudds Lad said:

at least when these are chucked in the cut they’ll float, don’t think i’ll apply to open a franchise on the HNC though 

Plenty of bikes in the Rochdale down here, they're just not floating.

[ditchcrawler]

Ely had them several years ago.

 

[Hudds Lad]

52 minutes ago, BilgePump said:

Plenty of bikes in the Rochdale down here, they're just not floating.

 i can see a flaw in that business plan