Fix Your Bike Voucher Scheme

[Blue Hills]

I will be looking to get a voucher for my wife's bike. Just needs a tune up - indexing and brake adjustment. I'm sure our LBS will do a grand job of it (assuming I can get a voucher).

buy her the park book of bicycle maintenance for her birthday - if she rides at all the indexing is going to need looking at again soon enough - and then off to the bike shop again? Ditto brakes.

 

[figbat]

I trained myself to become a decent bike spanner man. A moral question - Why should I, a taxpayer, subsidise someone such as yourself who has the same number of fingers, thumbs and brain cells as me, just because they haven't troubled themself to do the same?

I have kept myself largely fit and healthy yet I subsidise those who haven't.
I school my children in independent schools yet I subsidise those who use state schools.
I have never made use of a prison, have largely stayed clear of the police, have never taken any government credits or grants and have paid for my own housing, yet I subsidise those for others. Welcome to the welfare state.
Sure, I could do with some new cables or brake pads here and there but I don't expect the government to get them for me.

 

[rrarider]

I'm rather hoping that I can get one of the big bike retailers to tighten my dust caps to the correct torque and add a couple of consumables, like tyres, to the bill of £49.99.

 

[BurningLegs]

buy her the park book of bicycle maintenance for her birthday

No, because that would be a terrible gift for her.

 

[rivers]

I won't be signing up for the scheme, but fair play to those who do. I'm seeing the scheme as a way for people who have an old bike that needs a bit of attention to get their bike roadworthy without costing them a small fortune hopefully. I keep mine and my wife's bikes in roadworthy condition and send them in for a service once a year, and a strip and rebuild on my bikes every 2-3. Also, none of my trusted bike mechanics have signed up to scheme due to the amount of faff involved on their end. And I won't be taking any of my bikes to the local halford's.

 

[Saracenlad]

Looks like the scheme has hit a road block. No vouchers available. I hope that this scheme is not abused. I fear that it will. Could be a great way to get more cyclists active. I really hope it can do some good.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

I'm wondering how many people this could benefit? How much is available in the pot?

 

[BigMeatball]

I have kept myself largely fit and healthy yet I subsidise those who haven't.
I school my children in independent schools yet I subsidise those who use state schools.
I have never made use of a prison, have largely stayed clear of the police, have never taken any government credits or grants and have paid for my own housing, yet I subsidise those for others. Welcome to the welfare state.
Sure, I could do with some new cables or brake pads here and there but I don't expect the government to get them for me.

I guess some people just lack altruism.

It's the same "me me me me" people that are showing their true colors in these times. Just a bunch of tossers

 

[vickster]

I'm wondering how many people this could benefit? How much is available in the pot?

£50 x 50,000 (£2.5m)?

 

[straas]

I have kept myself largely fit and healthy yet I subsidise those who haven't.
I school my children in independent schools yet I subsidise those who use state schools.
I have never made use of a prison, have largely stayed clear of the police, have never taken any government credits or grants and have paid for my own housing, yet I subsidise those for others. Welcome to the welfare state.
Sure, I could do with some new cables or brake pads here and there but I don't expect the government to get them for me.

I've never had to use an ambulance - we should get rid of them.

 

[figbat]

I've never had to use an ambulance - we should get rid of them.

Nor me, and despite having paid for them I don't use them on a whim, letting them go to those who really need them.

 

[fossyant]

I've never had to use an ambulance - we should get rid of them.

No, thanks for subsidising my use twice (OK caused by drivers hitting me).

 

[straas]

No, thanks for subsidising my use twice (OK caused by drivers hitting me).

feckless sponger

 

[fossyant]

feckless sponger

I could of cycled quicker to A&E 5 years ago, as the Ambulance wasn't on the "Blues and Twos" as they were taking it very steady - broken spine. I did say to them I could have got here quicker on the bike (although not wise).

 

[BigMeatball]

No, thanks for subsidising my use twice (OK caused by drivers hitting me).

TWICE? Are you kidding me? That's unacceptable!!! As a taxpayer who has never used an ambulance, I'm outraged!



Man, that comment from drago must be one of the most stupid things I've read in a long time.