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On monday, cycling home from work I got myself tangled up in a bush which was growing out over the edge of the road - result, spectacular crash, cracked skull, broken shoulder blade and several cracked ribs. Got out of hospital yesterday and seem to be mending well, look like I've done 10 rounds wi...

On monday, cycling home from work I got myself tangled up in a bush which was growing out over the edge of the road - result, spectacular crash, cracked skull, broken shoulder blade and several cracked ribs. Got out of hospital yesterday and seem to be mending well, look like I've done 10 rounds wit...

peetee wrote:Surely I can't be the only one this bothers?

You're not.

After an enforced layoff due to a knee injury, I just want to get back to my commute (12 miles a day) and some longer weekend rides. Made a start today with 25 miles. The injury happened at the end of August and I stopped riding regularly a few weeks later, I was hoping to average 10 a day this year...

Bigger motor vehicles are causing a lot of damage to country roads, they overfill car park spaces and are a constant danger to more vulnerable road users. Also contributing excessively to pollution and carbon emissions. I work for BCA in the commercials division and a huge proportion of vehicles I ...

My morning & evening commute has recently been in dark ,wet & often foggy weather. I have been surprised by the number of obviously experienced cyclists riding in all black gear. They are usually using good lighting, but why put yours at greater risk of being inconspicuous by wearing black?...

I don't use clip-in pedals, I have traditional pedals with strapless toe clips on both my tourer and hybrid (for my commute). I only use them to keep my foot in the best position for efficient cycling (preventing my feet sliding about and the pedal ending up under my instep). I suspect that the vast...

On a rare visit to The Smoke on saturday, I saw a lad with his road bike sitting in a regular seat on the tube. I'm pretty sure that's not allowed.

Paulatic wrote:I’m pleased you put a question mark

Tongue was firmly in cheek.....

Tennis/squash/badminton raquette grip?

Now we have a pro-cycling prime minister, should we start a Parliamentary Petition to get the law changed so that Cyclists have priority on all roads other than Motorways (as they have in Denmark)?

keyboardmonkey wrote:a) nothing
b) each time they are worn, ASAP after a ride.

Agreed.

On point b, I usually have a bath after a ride and the pants have a bath with me.

I understand and agree with your anger, but I find that round where I live, motorists run red lights just as often as cyclists.

I've noticed that a lot of road-bike people deliberately ignore cycle-paths when they run alongside a road. I seldom use separate cycle paths next to roads unless it's a particularly dangerous road (dual carriage way for example). Often they are more dangerous than the road, near me there's one whi...

Just ordered a pair of wheels suitable for disks (with cassette, I was thinking of replacing the cassette anyway) for £63.99.