Forum: UK
June 20th 14, 12:22 PM Posted to uk.net.news.moderation,uk.rec.cycling
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Moderators being rather picky?
Quoting Judith :
wrote:
Certainly it has. There was a long period when it attracted more new
posters than any other uk.*...
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Forum: UK
October 9th 09, 12:47 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 64
Views: 1,325
Slicks, Treads, Weather
Quoting Ben C :
The contact patch shape thing does sound plausible up to a point, but I
don't believe him when he says you don't need treads on motorbikes.
A brief Google...
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Forum: UK
October 8th 09, 05:36 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 64
Views: 1,325
Slicks, Treads, Weather
Quoting RudiL :
On 8 Oct, 16:49, David Damerell
The ever-irascible Jobst Brandt had considerable confidence in his...
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Forum: UK
October 8th 09, 04:49 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 64
Views: 1,325
Slicks, Treads, Weather
Quoting Ben C :
But then Nick says cars are different. So we still have to answer the
bicycle question.
We could, perhaps, build a large drum, cover it with asphalt, and...
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Forum: UK
October 8th 09, 04:47 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 64
Views: 1,325
Slicks, Treads, Weather
Quoting Tim Hall :
On Wed, 7 Oct 2009 23:14:01 +0100 (BST), wrote:
I have heard various figures, but none have been lower than about
120 MPH. ...
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Forum: UK
October 8th 09, 04:42 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 195
Views: 3,204
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Forum: UK
October 8th 09, 01:10 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 64
Views: 1,325
Slicks, Treads, Weather
Quoting :
Well, to a first approximation (and even a second), the grip has
nothing to do with the contact area - elementary physics.
But that approximation is less complex than...
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Forum: UK
October 7th 09, 08:24 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 32
Views: 787
dynamo query
Quoting Rob Morley :
David Damerell wrote:
Context is everything. A device on a bike that makes electricity from
motion is a "dynamo", AC...
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Forum: UK
October 6th 09, 04:52 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,507
The Jubilee Greenway
Quoting Jenny Humphreys :
waterways and views. A key aim of the 2012 Olympics is for it to be
the first "sustainable" Games
.... for some definition of...
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Forum: UK
October 6th 09, 04:48 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 32
Views: 787
dynamo query
Quoting al Mossah :
My hub dynamo also generates DC (come to think of it, isn't that a
definition of a dynamo, as opposed to an alternator?)
Context is everything. A...
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Forum: UK
October 6th 09, 04:44 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,256
The right saddle
Quoting :
David Damerell wrote:
Speaking of bull****, are you ever going to explain why the Bricklayers
Arms flyover is not in fact seven...
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Forum: UK
October 6th 09, 03:58 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 84
Views: 1,969
Jason MacIntyre's family sue for £500,000
Quoting Ian :
I don't see anything beyond belief there. The fundamental and
perfectly reasonable point is that people should be prosecuted and
punished for what they...
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Forum: UK
October 2nd 09, 06:21 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,256
The right saddle
Quoting :
Sorry, but that's bull****.
Speaking of bull****, are you ever going to explain why the Bricklayers
Arms flyover is not in fact seven stories high? Thought not.
--...
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Forum: UK
October 2nd 09, 06:17 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 71
Views: 1,409
Wiggos' wife knocked off her bike.
Quoting Simon Mason :
"Simon Brooke" wrote in message
And to add to that, when I broke my back, I got back on my bike and
rode another...
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Forum: UK
September 30th 09, 05:28 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 140
Views: 2,724
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Forum: UK
September 30th 09, 05:25 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 65
Views: 1,294
Folders!
Quoting Just zis Guy, you know? :
Getting off the train this morning I counted nine Bromptons, one
Dahon, one Mezzo and none (0) Raleighs.
I think there is a reason for...
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Forum: UK
September 30th 09, 05:22 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 116
Views: 1,690
Where "facilities" end
Quoting Clive George :
Under the wall of death roundabout? There's an underpass there?
Yes. It is full of broken glass and smells of wee.
--
David Damerell...
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Forum: UK
September 29th 09, 05:42 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 43
Views: 1,428
Loads on bikes
Quoting Paul - xxx :
Face it, as a general household transport solution the bike, good as it
may be, is not a solution for everyone, and will never really...
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Forum: UK
September 29th 09, 03:31 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 14
Views: 548
Muscle pain on long rides.
Quoting John Burns :
I did a 35 mile run at the weekend in very windy conditions (gusting to
about 40!) on quite a hilly route (Slochd summit). Towards the end I...
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Forum: UK
September 29th 09, 03:24 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 7
Views: 285
Frame Repairs
Quoting Doki :
"Marc" wrote in message
So far I'm looking at Bob Jackson/ Dave Yates.
Any comment on either or any more suggestions?
Eddison...
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Forum: UK
September 29th 09, 03:22 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 65
Views: 1,294
Folders!
Quoting Doki :
The current options that are sticking out to me are the Ikea bikes that
still seem to be available quite cheaply, and the old Raleigh Twenty, which
I believe...
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Forum: UK
September 26th 09, 03:16 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 195
Views: 3,204
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Forum: UK
September 26th 09, 03:13 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 20
Views: 920
another dynamo question
Quoting Adam Lea :
Also, does anyone use a secondary light with a dynamo system?
I do; no single point of failure, and all that. I have a headtorch for
backup front light - a...
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Forum: UK
September 24th 09, 04:12 PM Posted to uk.net.news.config,uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 151
Views: 4,470
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Forum: UK
September 24th 09, 04:07 PM Posted to uk.net.news.config,uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 151
Views: 4,470
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