OK you gotta get in my frame of mind here. I was watching a program about a guy called david Ikes i think? (his initials made me giggle a bit) and he was going round moaning about the goverment saying that he wasn't allowed to do this and that and kept saying "oh this is supposed to be a free country" etc etc. to be honest I think he took it too far but somethings he said made me think "hang on a sec....." 1) we've paid for our bikes fair and square, why shouldn't we be allowed to use them? 2) We (most of us ) pay tax which pay for our concrete walls and benches. Again, why shouldn't we be allowed to use them how we want to? I know that damage is an issue, but seriously why shouldn't we be allowed to ride street? I know this topic has been brought up time and time again, but I don't think anyone has thought about these points before so away you go