The most scenic route is to head towards Gouda Gouverwelle station, head up through the Goudse Hout country park and then wend your way between what look like gravel pits towards Bodegraven. Longer, but certainly more pleasant than the direct route to the wast of the pits. There's also a cheese farm on the other side of the river in Bodegraven, but seeing you're staying in Gouda you'll probably have had enough of cheese by then
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- 15 Mar 2024, 10:19am
- Forum: Touring & Expedition
- Topic: Holland - Short Tour
- Replies: 37
- Views: 1168
Re: Holland - Short Tour
- 14 Mar 2024, 9:13pm
- Forum: Touring & Expedition
- Topic: Holland - Short Tour
- Replies: 37
- Views: 1168
- 13 Mar 2024, 3:38pm
- Forum: Touring & Expedition
- Topic: Holland - Short Tour
- Replies: 37
- Views: 1168
Re: Holland - Short Tour
Utrecht isn't in Holland...
And I agree, some of them are very short stages so if the aim is to do sightseeing then fine, but some days you'll have as long off the bike as on it
If you're staying o/n in den Haag then you can easily get the day sailing back from Hoek- saves you having to book a cabin.
And I agree, some of them are very short stages so if the aim is to do sightseeing then fine, but some days you'll have as long off the bike as on it
If you're staying o/n in den Haag then you can easily get the day sailing back from Hoek- saves you having to book a cabin.
- 11 Mar 2024, 1:50pm
- Forum: On the road
- Topic: Knee protection please
- Replies: 39
- Views: 1948
Re: Knee protection please
With the weather recently- he'd be rusted solid in a week.Airsporter1st wrote: ↑11 Mar 2024, 11:04am This guy has it cracked - nice low CofG and fully protected.IMG_1456.jpeg
- 25 Feb 2024, 8:42am
- Forum: The Tea Shop
- Topic: How's your weather?
- Replies: 1938
- Views: 93910
- 23 Feb 2024, 10:45am
- Forum: Does anyone know … ?
- Topic: Allen Key Brand - to protect bolt head on Rare EBB
- Replies: 54
- Views: 3557
Re: Allen Key Brand
I have a set of 1/2"" (maybe 3/8 can't remember if I use an adapter or not) drive hex head sockets that fit on my torque wrench I bought specifically for one high-torque bolt on our tandem. Not cheap (but then neither is the tandem) and not as maneuverable as a hex key but well made and certainly not going to round off any time soon.
- 16 Feb 2024, 10:03am
- Forum: Does anyone know … ?
- Topic: Importing a new or 2nd hand bike into the UK from the EU.
- Replies: 50
- Views: 4142
Re: Importing a new or 2nd hand bike into the UK from the EU.
Fair enough.
One other thing to consider is it will almost certainly be sold with continental braking (right lever-rear etc.) and if they're not exporting to the UK they might not even offer UK braking any more. Without looking at the bike I can't say how easy it would be to swap.
May not be a deal-breaker for you but it would certainly worry me
One other thing to consider is it will almost certainly be sold with continental braking (right lever-rear etc.) and if they're not exporting to the UK they might not even offer UK braking any more. Without looking at the bike I can't say how easy it would be to swap.
May not be a deal-breaker for you but it would certainly worry me
- 16 Feb 2024, 9:46am
- Forum: Does anyone know … ?
- Topic: Importing a new or 2nd hand bike into the UK from the EU.
- Replies: 50
- Views: 4142
Re: Importing a new or 2nd hand bike into the UK from the EU.
Two bits of advice i would offer- Don't seek legal advice off a cycling forum. There are almost certainly people on here that know exactly what the law says, there are people on here who have a good idea, there are people on here who don't know and some of them will still venture an opinion. Working out which is which is difficult and " some people on the internet said it would be OK" will not be looked at favourably by customs and excise.
Secondly don't go around telling people what you're planning to do on a publicly viewable forum?
Secondly don't go around telling people what you're planning to do on a publicly viewable forum?
- 14 Feb 2024, 9:23am
- Forum: Touring & Expedition
- Topic: Tram at Hook of Holland
- Replies: 10
- Views: 791
Re: Tram at Hook of Holland
Alternatively if time isn't an issue then go the other way to Hoek van Holland strand. The cafe's generally don't open until 10 so if you want breakfast you'll be a bit later, otherwise go for a stroll on the beach and get the first metro after 9. You might easily be the only person getting on which makes it easy to get the bike settled before it gets busy
- 5 Feb 2024, 9:37am
- Forum: The Tea Shop
- Topic: Is bringing back conscription a good idea?
- Replies: 49
- Views: 2005
Re: Is bringing back conscription a good idea?
One question- how is it going to be paid for? One reason why the armed forces are so small now is that reducing manpower reduces tax spend and a small, hi-tech armed force is cheaper than a large, lower-tech one. And it's not just wages, all the new conscripts will require equipment, you'll have to increase the amount of training facilities and buy back all the barracks that have been sold off for housing. The Navy may need a few more ships to put them on etc. etc.
Until I see an election manifesto wanting to raise taxes to build a conscript army I'm not going to worry about it
Until I see an election manifesto wanting to raise taxes to build a conscript army I'm not going to worry about it
- 2 Feb 2024, 2:54pm
- Forum: Does anyone know … ?
- Topic: Halfords Cycle2work
- Replies: 38
- Views: 1759
Re: Halfords Cycle2work
I know, it's true for many things. It's why salary sacrifice is IMO one of the worst ways the scheme could have been deliveredpete75 wrote: ↑2 Feb 2024, 2:31pmThat's nothing to do with CTW. It's a feature of all salary sacrifice schemes, coupled with the way minimum wage legislation works.CliveyT wrote: ↑2 Feb 2024, 2:24pm There's one further problem with C2W- if you're a higher rate taxpayer (i.e. the one who needs least help with buying a bike) you get a greater benefit than a standard rate taxpayer. If you're on the minimum wage (i.e someone who would need most help and possibly someone who would most benefit) you can't join the scheme at all.
- 2 Feb 2024, 2:24pm
- Forum: Does anyone know … ?
- Topic: Halfords Cycle2work
- Replies: 38
- Views: 1759
Re: Halfords Cycle2work
There's one further problem with C2W- if you're a higher rate taxpayer (i.e. the one who needs least help with buying a bike) you get a greater benefit than a standard rate taxpayer. If you're on the minimum wage (i.e someone who would need most help and possibly someone who would most benefit) you can't join the scheme at all.
- 29 Jan 2024, 9:33am
- Forum: Touring & Expedition
- Topic: Stena line to Holland with a Brompton as foot passenger
- Replies: 25
- Views: 2392
Re: Stena line to Holland with a Brompton as foot passenger
Without re-reading the thread I'm assuming you're going on the night crossing, because the day crossing from Peterborough/ Cambridge is just about inaccessible by train (first train gets in too late for check-in going out; coming back last train back is OK during the week, have to go via Liverpool ST at weekends and can't be done if there's any engineering work)
- 24 Jan 2024, 4:17pm
- Forum: On the road
- Topic: First ride in four months
- Replies: 130
- Views: 19020
Re: First ride in four months
I think health first and cycling second is the order of the day. Too much too early can always backfire so get well soon.Mick F wrote: ↑24 Jan 2024, 2:45pm Hi guys.
Still feeling rubbish. I went to bed yesterday at 18:30, got up at midnight for a cuppa and was back asleep by 01:30. Up and about at 05:45.
I've done a few things this morning, including a gentle dog walk ......... it was the walk that was gentle!
Bike rides are out of the question at the moment. Fingers crossed I could be ok and active enough for a bike ride on Friday or the weekend.
If I'm not, I'll be making an appointment to see the doc.
Although I did come across this website the other day https://www.englishfords.co.uk/gallery_592777.html and I did think of you
- 24 Jan 2024, 9:57am
- Forum: On the road
- Topic: One Bad Apple
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2306
Re: One Bad Apple
Maybe it's because I'm mostly cycling in Cambridge but actually I find good/tolerant driving more common than bad. Yes there are a couple of roundabouts where I sort of expect a car in the right hand (right turn lane) to try and overtake me and go straight on, the advance stop line seems to be invisible to some people and close passes do happen, but almost every day I'll be wanting to turn right somewhere and someone in the oncoming traffic will slow and gesture for me to do so. If I need to change lanes I'll signal and people will allow me to do so. On Sunday we were cycling to a pub in a neighbouring village and every car and van waited behind us until it was safe to overtake, even not overtaking in places that I would possibly have considered it.
One thing I do do is acknowledge every act of kindness. Even something like not overtaking some parked cars when I'm coming towards them gets a wave. When I worked for Masterfoods petfood and they were training dogs it was described as 'encouraging good behaviour' - don't punish them when doing bad but praise them when doing well. No reason not to apply it to humans as well
One thing I do do is acknowledge every act of kindness. Even something like not overtaking some parked cars when I'm coming towards them gets a wave. When I worked for Masterfoods petfood and they were training dogs it was described as 'encouraging good behaviour' - don't punish them when doing bad but praise them when doing well. No reason not to apply it to humans as well