THE FAITHFUL 'BIKE'

Shannon News, 8 June 1928, Page 1

THE FAITHFUL 'BIKE'

Thousands of people in Australia use motor cycles for purely utility purposes, i.e., for getting from place to place, as an alternative to other public-service vehicles, says an exchange. To them motor cycling is transport and not sport. Many thousands of people use bicycled for similar journeys. There is, of course, an appreciable difference between the costs of these two respective means of transport. Whereas a good used motor cycle may be picked up for perhaps £ls or £2O, a servicfabie bicycle can be bought anywhere for £3, provided that the purchaser does not ask too much in the matter of appearance. Similarly, the bicycle is not subject to taxation, its owner seldom thinks it worth while to insure it, and its running costs are considerably lower.than. those of the power-driven mount. There must, therefore, always be a large number of persons who, for financial reasons, will remain forever faithful to the "Bike."