"James Annan" <still_the_same_me@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:400e7c6c$0$586$44c9b20d@news3.asahi-net.or.jp...

> Anyway, we rode a tandem before we came to Japan, and continued after
> our arrival a few years ago. Some bureaucrat noticed this immediately,
> and made disapproving noises, but we ignored him - he refused to give us
> an official FRSGC badge for the bike, but we found this apparent
> reprimand surprisingly easy to cope with. Three years later, and he (or
> perhaps some replacement) is back with a vengeance. He has insisted that
> we cannot continue to ride the tandem to work. If we continue, he will
> ban all cycling for all members of staff. The justification for this
> escalation (and whether is it in principle legally possible) is not
> clear, and we haven't told any other cyclists yet.

Can't you just park it round the corner and walk the last bit?