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The biggest effect of police car on a fast road or speed camera is that they slow speeding vehicles down where they are. Where there is a need to go slower. They need visibility to do that. This van effectively is about revenue from fines. Reason? Well they only operate in one area for one day and ...

I'd say definitely yes! The area to the north, "Back 'o Skiddaw" is lovely; not too hilly (relatively speaking), and very quiet in terms of traffic. Further north, the Solway coast makes for some nice flat routes, but probably too far away. To the south you've got Patterdale and Kirkstone ...

I've been delighted with my Vitus Energie, see https://forum.cyclinguk.org/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=129518&p=1347416&hilit=Vitus#p1347084. Rode 130 miles on it yesterday! Why pay more for bikes that don't seem to be offering anything extra?

I agree with skyhawk. A mechanic should know more than absolutely nothing about how long a job will take. There's no harm in sharing that, even if it's to say, "it sounds from your description it'll cost around X; if you bring it in I'll give you a better idea, though I don't have a policy of w...

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I'm selling my Brompton S6L, in red. It dates from May 2017, so has the trigger shifters that were introduced in that model year. I still have receipt, delivery checklist, manual, etc. It's had very little use, and has always been kept indoors, so is in excellent condition. I have another Brompton f...

Willcee, why do you "draw the line at tubeless"? I'd have thought that you were the ideal use case: ⋅  Using wide tyres ⋅  Getting snake bite punctures ⋅  Heavy bike making wheel removal a bit of a chore I've only been using tubeless for around 1k miles, but h...

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There is still no mention of hook turns or 2 stage turns.

But in an exciting new development, the book does now point out that:

Studded snow tyres are available.

I have a copy that claims to be the "Third TSO Edition, published 2014". I'm happy to answer any questions about it, but can't compare it to any earlier versions s it's the only one I've read! Do the following examples of dodgy politics still appear? Without accepting that these are examp...

My background is cycling a lot in my youth, then switching to driving until my late 30s before "getting into" cycling again as a reasonably fit bloke with a lot of confidence on the road. Then reading Cyclecraft maybe 5 years after that. I did cycle proficiency as a child, but I've not don...

I have a copy that claims to be the "Third TSO Edition, published 2014". I'm happy to answer any questions about it, but can't compare it to any earlier versions s it's the only one I've read!

Another likely advantage of such a policy, is that it may encourage/help the police to be more pro-active and assertive in enforcement. On a recent thread it was mentioned how traffic officers reviewing video evidence submitted by a cyclist would not take enforcement action unless the driving was p...

Looks like the sticky-up bit of metal is the reaction arm. It's meant to be clamped around the chain stay to provide something for the hub to brace against when you apply the brakes. It looks like the bracket has rusted through, and snapped when you applied the brakes. While you kept then brakes on ...

We'll just have to agree to differ on this. Quite frankly if one of my children had suffered such injuries the last thing on my mind would be making money out of it. If I was maimed by a careless driver and couldn't work, needed my house converted to cope with a disability, and the prospect of long...

What about the case where the cyclist is dead or can't remember what happened, and the driver is the only witness? With presumed liability, the driver would be unable to prove that the cyclist was behaving irresponsibly, and therefore would be liable to provide compensation. At the moment, the cycli...