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Kings Lynn might be a good starting point. You can get a train there. Either head N to the coast, but as Nuke says that road can be busy. Or you can head East, Sandringham way and keep heading East till you get to Norwich and or the Broads. I like the Broads and it's worth a days cycling. Then pick ...

Sounds like a good plan, but there are tens of things that can go wrong. All you can do is have a good plan and then contingencies for any major hiccups. Hopefully the train bit will be OK, at least you aren't on Southern. Re the boxing, I'd ring Evans the day before to: a, confirm you have a time s...

No headset, just frame and forks.

The one I'm selling does have headset from previous build.

Suggesting or recommending a test ride is very common on this forum, but I wonder if they have any real value for the average person. I accept that for many contributors to this forum, a test ride is very revealing. They probably have a shed full of bikes and a quick ride can reveal that an extra de...

Lust on. What's wrong with wanting such an icon in the touring world. I checked into a small GH a couple of days ago and parked up was a nice olive green LHT that belonged to a guy from S Korea. I don't expect it will be the last I see on my travels. If you compare frames, I think you will find litt...

You can always post any unwanted gear home to save carrying it with you on the rest of the trip.

...........but does it include cycle touring? Policies often have a clause that bans something done as the sole part of the holiday. The example I've seen given is you can go diving, but you can't be on a diving holiday, eg living on a dive boat. My policy specifically includes "cycle touring&q...

If you are after a 26" Surly LHT, I have a 56 cm frame for sale. Hardly used, black, £200 plus postage. Unfortunately I live the other side of the country, otherwise you could have tried out one of mine. Not available till I get home at end of March as I am currently touring in Asia on one of m...

I have toured on NZ 2x2 months. Glad to see you are now thinking about where you can get a bike rather than where you can ride. Your best chances will be the new rail trails plus outdoor centres like Queenstown. You may find some of these are one way rides with transport back options. If going multi...

Lawynet, I know you are mainly in Indonesia, I don't know if it is different. I agree that people put motorbikes indoors, but only at night. They often seem very casual during the day, often leaving keys in and sometimes even the engine running when they go into a shop, etc. I never feel particularl...

Gotta laugh at you guys, you love to get stuck in. The OP is probably hiding under the sofa. To the matter: I ride quite lot. I've just finished 67kms, day before yesterday 93kms, day before 87, admittedly in up to 35° heat, but I think 85 miles is a long way. I know most of you guys knock off 100km...

I cycle a lot in SE Asia and am in Burma at the moment. I only use a cheapo cable combination lock. I also have a very short combination lock just for putting through back wheel when I make a short stop eg into a 7 Eleven or a meal where bike is visible. At night I never leave bike outside, it is ei...

Here is some info. https://blogs.kent.ac.uk/kentsport-news ... challenge/

Looks like the OP may have already 'invested' £330 in the ride (or £230, depending which bit of the page you read).

Mid/late March seems a bit early to be organising a charity ride like this. Is there any historical significance? Looking data for 23rd March for Ypres: Average max temp 10°, min 4° Averages for the month: Average windspeed 22kph (pretty meaningless) Rain days 10 It's described as a " dry month...

What sort of bike is it? Do you understand how to use the gears? To put it very simply, if you've got 3 at the front then you have 3 different sets of gears. You can't just use any rear cogs with any front ones, there are certain combinations. If you don't know this, I suggest you speak to bike shop...