My wife and I have just got into cycling but we are finding
it quite lonely as, unless we are cycling right next to each
other, we cannot hear each other talk.

=v= My bike group has had great success with Motorola walkie-
talkies. They're lightweight, work well, and the newer models
look very cool. I see from their website that they're sold
in the U.K.

=v= In the U.S. we had a system called Nextel, with cellphones
that had walkie-talkie features. My group used these for a
while, as did many small bike messenger businesses. We had
some trouble with the service, so reverted to having separate
cellphones and walkie-talkies. It's a good idea, though.

Isn't that a good thing?

=v= Maybe for *your* wife.
_Jym_