Cycling UK Forum

We started with a Specialised MX16 - similar to your Halfords one, but the attraction of a brand name. Big mistake. As the children have got bigger, we moved to an Islabikes Beinn 20L and then a Frog 62. Love the Islabikes, but their recent price hikes mean that the larger models are just silly mone...

My preferred route is via King St and Queen St to Southwark bridge, which has a nice cycle lane. Then right into Southwark St, right on Blackfriars Road then immediate left to go along the South Bank. Through St Thomas' hospital and over Westminster bridge. From Parliament Square it's fairly easy to...

Use your bell. I used to get this regularly when riding in a cycle lane up the inside of stationary traffic. Unless you are on a 'bent, most cars are not too much of an obstacle to los. Buses, however, are a real problem. Keep your speed down, your eyes open, and expect a pedestrian anywhere that yo...

It seems to me that there is a real risk that this case could backfire, in that (as many on here are calling for) it might result ultimately in deregulation of pavement cycling. This would do nothing to improve the image of cyclists in the eyes of the general public, and would reduce any incentive t...

I bought a Brompton (approx £950) as a higher rate taxpayer. Left at the end of the year and was taxed on a nominal value of £250. So, I saved the tax on £700 of the cost.

I confess that I have fallen into the Regents Canal in London. I had a squash racquet in my rucksack, and the handle caught on the underside of a bridge as I was cycling through. Gave quite a fright to the couple having a romantic picnic on the bench just past the bridge! I gave up cycling on then t...

Indeed, how many times have you had to brake because a car moved in an unexpected way? Did you feel the need to post a rant each time then? I'm not condoning bad cycling, but I don't subscribe to the view that a cat driver needs a medal merely for taking action to avoid running over another road user.

You can't really put them on a bike until they are 9 months or so - unless you have something like a Circe Morpheus where you can mount a car seat on the front. By that stage, you may find that the current child is able to ride themselves, at least on a trailer bike. We have a Roland Add+Bike, which...

Indeed. I think we rightly object when cyclists are forced onto shared paths to keep the road free for cars. A shared roadway is good for everyone.

OTOH, I had a bus driver yesterday who started encroaching on my (already narrow) cycle lane, so I banged on the doors to alert him. His hand signals in response indicated that he didn't understand the issue.

It is absurd that people would be willing to look more kindly upon someone who had committed a crime or admitted to something they hadn't done than somebody who steadfastly refused to admit to something they hadn't done. But that is just the point - legally, he has done it. At some point in the fut...

But it is relevant. Clubs are dependent on the support of their fans. It's not like this is some official ruling. By maintaining his innocence, Evans gives himself the burden of providing evidence to overturn the guilty verdict. If he succeeds, then of course he should be employable. If he had admit...

I am interested in the assertion that motorcyclists have the right to filter. Does this have any basis in eg the HC? I appreciate the argument that it makes a (small) reduction in the length of the queue, but cannot see why it should be necessary. After all motorbikes are perfectly able to keep up w...

The only company OTTOMH that I wouldn't bother with is Addison Lee I got dangerously cut up by one of their drivers because he was too busy fiddling with his mobile. I was fuming, but didn't manage to get the licence plate. From your comment, it sounds like it wouldn't have made much difference any...

This was in the news a while back - I thought they had a kickstarter project or some such, but didn't see it mentioned in the website. Of course, suspension is not free beer, and the increased comfort costs in terms of wasted power. I'm not sure how much I would be willing to make that sacrifice on ...