Just out of interest (I'm not an arthritis sufferer, thank goodness) what does frequent biking do for the hip and knee joints? Good things or bad? And one's back seems to be constantly bent forward. Is that a bit painful after a time?

Apart from the Fustyweed ladies, our Churchwarden is quite elderly, and rides his bike all over the place. He told me it keeps his paunch away. He does have a very flat stomach, and is (like the Fustyweed Two) slim as a whippet. It must tone up the body, and improve circulation.