Wow, what a fantastic reponse, I never expected so many people to chip in. And its a masive thumbs up too. It looks like i had better start looking for a bike . Ive done the speed thing and lived with the dangers of sharing the roads with myopic car drivers, My wife was happy when i sold the road bike because i had already been punted off my bicycle in traffic,and it would be nice to do some riding instead of just watching my lad enjoying himself.
So the next question is what bike is good for a beginner? 125, 250, bigger?
Thanks again guys
Gary.