Cycling UK Forum

I flew home from Nice to Liverpool yesterday. I've done this 3 times before using the CTC poly bag with no problems. This time an Easyjet rep came up to me in the check in queue and told me that I wouldn't be allowed to check my bike in as it was (padded with a cheap foam mat & CTC bag) and woul...

I used my Trangia for Seattle to San Francisco & for Arizona & Utah. Denatured alcohol is available from places such as Home Depot (same as B&Q) in large towns. Heet (methanol) is widely available from garages. I used mainly Heet on my tours with no ill effects. More info here http://adv...

When I did my last trip to the USA (Nevada, Arizona & Utah) I bought Delorme / Rand McNally road atlases & just cut the sheets I wanted for my trip out with a Stanley knife. This was OK for a road based trip, if you intend to go off road you'd probably need to get stuff locally. http://www.a...

As Galloper said. Motel 6 on Tropicana was cheap & convenient. There is a small store & a adjacent diner. I used it as the start & end point of a trip to the Grand Canyon, Monument Valley, Arches & Zion. They kept my bike bag for me as well :-) I hated Vegas ! Just not my sort of pla...

Is she a real cyclist. Page 4 of the link above shows her mending a puncture with the bike upside down. :lol: (See other post - http://forum.ctc.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=70703 ) I think she's being PC ......proper cyclist Cara is most definitely a real cyclist, and a very nice one as well. I ...

My Rydons were bought in 2009 , and until this happened have been entirely trouble free. Tim Wood at Echelon Cycles has been in touch and is seeing if he can source the part for me. Update - Both Echelon & RX Bikes came back to me, thanks for that gents. Rob Masters at Yellow emailed me earlier ...

Has anyone had any luck getting hold of spares for Rudy Project kit ?

I've lost the _tiny_ nut that holds one arm of my Rydons in place.

I've emailed the UK distributor www.yellow-limited.com and also the manufacturer, quoting the part number. Neither of them have replied >:(

Beautiful! I was up there in May and it was gorgeous as well.

I'll be arriving at Las Vegas for the start of a circular tour in October. I'm hoping I'll be able to bring my bike in a CTC plastic bike bag as shown here http://travellingtwo.com/resources/flying-with-a-bicycle-in-a-plastic-ctc-bag I've used similar bags for European flights many times, with only ...

I've got the last 2 weeks in September booked as leave and have tickets for the Dover - Dunkerque ferry. Rough idea is to cross into Belgium and then do a circular tour, possible crossing into Holland or even Germany. I usually average 50ish miles per day. How are Belgium & Holland for camping ?...

I've visited Holland several times and Brugge twice, usually travelling by train and staying in hostels. I did hire a bike and ride along the canal to Sluis and the coast once.

What's camping like over there ? Is there a network of small sites similar to the French Camping Municipal ?

I saw this review on another site, it may be of interest.

http://www.hikinginfinland.com/2010/04/ ... -gear.html

I've flown many times using the big poly bag method. A few times I've had to argue that it is a proper bike bag. Take a printout of the page from the bikeshop showing it in use, or even better one from the airline, if you can find one. An Arno strap is useful for sealing the end of the bag. Pipe lag...

It sounds like a wonderful trip but I'm too much of a coward to quit my job & kiss the pension goodbye :oops: If you haven't already read it take a look at Al Humphries "Moods of Future Joys" detailing his ride to South Africa and onwards. Ted Simon's books (motorcycling) are also wort...

It's a turbulent part of the world, read as much recent history as you can before you go. It's good to know how to fix your bike. Either find a local maintenance course, or buy a decent book and work through it, systematically stripping & rebuilding you bike before you go. Look for info at Crazy...