Cycling UK Forum

Just for reference. Recently had a problem with my bike (a 15 year old Dawes) where the pedals would go round but the back wheel didn't. Sometimes fixable by back pedalling. Evidently a knackered freewheel - showed up when the weather got colder and the grease presumably thicker. Anyway, took into l...

I have alloy pedals with little nubs that stick up; unlike my previous plastic/rubber pedals, my feet never slip on the alloy ones. The nubs grip the soles of your shoes beautifully. I had toe clips for years but realised at some point that they are more effort then just using grippy pedals.

I'm always puzzled by people who leave their locks on stands at work. Do they never cycle anywhere else on their bike?
A lock isn't much use unless you can use it when you stop to pick up shopping, visit a friend etc. Or do some people only use their bike to ride to work?

The more I read about disc brakes the more I wonder what is wrong with rim brakes! They always seem to work fine and are easy to fix.

rotavator wrote:Any views on the folding electric bike for £499.99?

Lights the blue touch paper and stands well back!

There is a review here:
https://www.bikeradar.com/reviews/bikes ... ke-review/

It may not have been the bus driver's fault: A spokeswoman for Stagecoach said: “CCTV footage shows that the teenage cyclist left the cycle path and pulled out on to the road without looking, in front of the bus." I've seen teenage cyclists nearly coming to grief many times on the busway and al...

Surely by far the simplest way to calculate it is: 1. Find an empty car park 2. Put a chalk mark beside ground contact point of rear tyre 3. Pedal forward one revolution of the cranks. 4. Put another chalk mark where the bike is now 5. Measure the distance between the marks. 6. Repeat for different ...

Their cycling jackets and gloves are excellent. Been using one of their jackets for years now.

My bike has a step-through frame, because it is a lot easier to get on and off. It came with a wide-ish saddle, but I've always found it perfectly comfortable. Also, as I discovered years ago, if you have a briefcase on a rear rack, you will have an accident when mounting or dismounting on a mans bi...

Years ago, when I lived in the south of France, I was walking home one day from the supermarket to the flat where I lived, and two large alsatians ran out from a house barking and growling. No way I could outrun them, so instead I turned towards them, went into a crouch, and advanced toward them whi...

Commute in normal clothes and shoes - problem solved!
You also save lots of time getting changed at the other end; just don;t ride too fast and you won't get sweaty.

A basket is the best place for shopping

Insects in the eye are much more annoying than insects in the mouth.
They seem to get there even when I'm wearing wrap-around glasses.

That e-motorbike will be a lot quieter than a vintage Vespa.
The worst thing about some motorbikes is how hideously noisy they are (I realise the noise is part of the attraction for some).

Update on the 'Aluminium' lights. Nice lights, quite well made, and last a longish time (and they are rechargeable). They are good 'be seen' lights as they are bright and cast light out in a very wide angle. Conversely no good for seeing as they have no beam, but that's OK, I've already got a nice b...