THE first footstreet in York was Stonegate. I distinctly remember that when it started, we were told we should not even see so much as a bicycle in this street.

A second point: some of the cycling fraternity have suggested that when the cycle store is opened on York station, I should be asked to perform the opening ceremony.

I would be delighted. My fee is £50, which I shall donate to the Yorkshire Air Ambulance.

Mike Usherwood, Mendip Close, Huntington, York.