snafu21

You're very kind. Have an OBE

Geekybiker

I read that the planes actually put out many times more pollution than the volcano does. So if anything the air quality is improving.

JeremyZ

I was in Krakow, Poland, after the eruption and during the funeral of their president. It was martial law there for a bit. They don't mess around when world leaders are (supposed to be) coming to town. Barricaded off the city center with the cops inside, and snipers on the rooftops.

Folding bikes are mostly absent from Poland. But there were tons of stiffies out. Maybe more than usual, since everyone was stuck otherwise.

Geekybiker

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jefmcg

Thanks. After trying a simple and small pannier shoulder bag, and finding it was fine ... as long as I didn't peddle :-( I realised I needed a bag on top of the rack. A bit of on line browsing suggested the mezzo branded one wasn't that expensive, so I ordered it.

It just arrived! I'll post a review shortly as there are very few on the net. This is the only one I could find:

https://www.foldsoc.co.uk/Mike/MikesM...tml#7._Luggage

p.s. it does come with a shoulder strap:

:-) As I was saying at lunch: "I'm cycling, so I can eat what I want. And then complain bitterly that despite all the exercise, I'm not losing any weight!"