We’ll be hearing more about this

A member of the royal family may be pumping to work on a bicycle every day according to media reports. The bike is a Strida. And the rider is Viscount Linley who has had his sanity questioned for allowing his four-year old daughter to hang off the back of the luggage rack .

A spokesman for Linley, son of Princess Margaret, said: “David feels its better to cycle than clog up roads with a gas-guzzler.”

Viscount Linley, said to be worth �27m, owns an up-to-date Strida, having previously owned one of the original designs.

Viscount Linley has a British-made Pashley Sovereign bicycle on order. This will be fitted with a children’s bicycle seat.

His spokesman said: “[Viscount Linley's] little girl has just started school and he takes her every day. They are encouraged not to drive because it causes huge traffic congestion so bicycling or walking is the best option.”

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