Forum: UK
June 30th 08, 07:58 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 25
Views: 3,356
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Forum: UK
June 30th 08, 02:06 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 25
Views: 3,356
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Forum: UK
June 29th 08, 09:03 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 24
Views: 675
A topical cartoon
Brownz (Mobile) writtificated
Freedom of choice IMO - if you want to wear one fair play - if you
don't fair play, just don't keep banging on about it - like when
someone posts a link to a...
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Forum: UK
June 28th 08, 04:21 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 24
Views: 675
A topical cartoon
Brownz (Mobile) writtificated
But where did he get the *elm*t from?
Why the **** [etc]
Time of the month?
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Forum: UK
June 27th 08, 01:00 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 66
Views: 1,172
Entertaining Letters in Local Rag
From the Manchester Evening News letter pages, 27th June 2008[1]:
"The [traffic] congestion is the fault of the council in the first place,
but they arrogantly put the cause down to the...
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Forum: UK
June 26th 08, 06:54 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 19
Views: 899
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Forum: UK
June 26th 08, 06:47 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 40
Views: 1,007
How would you ride this?
Ian Jackson writtificated
However, despite a lack of segregated facilities cycling KSI rates are
comparable to that of pedestrians.
You meant `because of' rather than `despite'.
:)
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Forum: UK
June 26th 08, 03:05 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 40
Views: 1,007
How would you ride this?
Neil Williams writtificated
Except for that if this occurs at each stop on the bus route, let's
say there are 10 stops in a given city centre, that's going to be a
couple of minutes - and...
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Forum: UK
June 26th 08, 09:42 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 12
Views: 647
Wheel truing - what is a reasonable price?
icogs writtificated
How much would you expect to pay to have a wheel trued at your LBS?
Locally everyone seems to charge £7 to true a wheel. I'd happily pay up to
£10.
Also, is this a common...
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Forum: UK
June 26th 08, 09:35 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 15
Views: 377
Get your stolen bike back
Pete Biggs writtificated
I don't expect the
police to go round scanning random bikes on the street
Quite, but they *do* check frame numbers of random bikes in the street[1].
[1] Well, frame...
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Forum: UK
June 26th 08, 09:32 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 40
Views: 1,007
How would you ride this?
Just zis Guy, you know? writtificated
How much space do you need?
More than the bus gave the oncoming driver.
Certainly more than three ****ing feet between my head and 10 tonnes of
metal...
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Forum: UK
June 25th 08, 11:29 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 15
Views: 377
Get your stolen bike back
Helen Deborah Vecht writtificated
I've had several bikes stolen.
Most were reported to the police.
I knew the frame numbers.
It never made any difference.
You can have some chance or no...
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Forum: UK
June 25th 08, 10:08 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 40
Views: 1,007
How would you ride this?
Neil Williams writtificated
Indeed. Which is why Dutch-style segregated lanes are better than
cycles in a bus lane. Apart from that cycles and buses are
fundamentally incompatible[1] and...
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Forum: UK
June 25th 08, 09:20 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 15
Views: 377
Get your stolen bike back
Just had an interesting talk with a policeman.
Tags, it seems, are merely a deterrent to theft. The problem with them is
that when plod spots an oik with a too-nice-for-him bike he doesn't have...
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Forum: UK
June 25th 08, 08:58 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 40
Views: 1,007
How would you ride this?
Marz writtificated
I'm not seeing the problem here
The problem is that 10 tonnes of metal whooshing by a few feet away at
30mph is unnerving, and I'm used to it.
For someone new to cycling, it...
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Forum: UK
June 25th 08, 06:46 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 18
Views: 719
Speedo
Colin McKenzie writtificated
diameter
Circumference.
:)
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Forum: UK
June 25th 08, 11:05 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 35
Views: 1,361
Calculating Money Saved via Cycling
Adam Lea writtificated
In my case it is not the cost but the time taken to get it serviced.
Why is it that I can book my car into a garage and I can get a service
and MOT done in one day, but...
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Forum: UK
June 25th 08, 10:58 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 18
Views: 719
Speedo
Dave writtificated
I am possibly after a new one to replace my Sigma 400 that is a little
restrictive on tyre sizes.
Even the cheapest cycle computers that I've used let you enter your own...
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Forum: UK
June 25th 08, 10:54 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 40
Views: 1,007
How would you ride this?
LSMike writtificated
Take a look at this stretch of road, and discuss where you'd ride, and
how you'd deal with the traffic:
Plenty of space for a car to pass, but a bus gets a little close for...
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Forum: UK
June 25th 08, 09:40 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 6
Views: 222
rhino bike
Capt T writtificated
A seized front fork is not easy to service, and you won't be able to
get spares for that one. An LBS will probably want to replace it.
Whats an LBS?
A local bike...
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Forum: UK
June 25th 08, 09:35 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 27
Views: 671
Tips to Go Green...
Adam Lea writtificated
At 19 was "Go to a car wash".
Why is that more efficient than hand washing? I use about two buckets
of water to wash mine. I find it hard to believe that a car wash...
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Forum: UK
June 25th 08, 09:31 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 7
Views: 271
Raleigh City bike from years ago
James Thomson writtificated
Just wondered if it might have any value - perhaps if I do it up.
If you mean resale value, roadster bikes in "as found" condition -
unless they're particularly...
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Forum: UK
June 24th 08, 11:02 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 7
Views: 271
Raleigh City bike from years ago
dannyfrankszzz writtificated
I googled Withington Cycles but their site seems to be down. However,
the shop still seems to be running.
This is prolly too much info but:
The shop is indeedy...
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Forum: UK
June 22nd 08, 05:53 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling,uk.legal
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Replies: 615
Views: 10,627
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Forum: UK
June 21st 08, 09:43 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 16
Views: 620
Rear wheel 'too small'
Nat writtificated
I wonder if any of you have ever encountered this problem. Every time
I try to change the back wheel, I have some inner tube left over which
causes a bump. It is almost as...
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