Cycling UK Forum

Thanks are due to Neil & Nigel.

Snowcard have confirmed they cover Long Distance Audax events. They also use a well established underwriter and are focussed on providing reliable service (as opposed to cheapest price). I'll be sorting my policy with them shortly.

If it's anything like Pet Insurance (I'm a vet) then there are loads of different companies and in effect you get what you pay for. If it's cheap it's cheap for a reason. There are certain companies that are dreadful, they take your money and look at any reason for not paying out I use Snowcard and...

On the strength of my researches so far, I've cancelled the ETA policy I'd just taken out, because SportsCover Direct is clearly a better product at an equally keen price. Probably because activity is a central theme of this insurance, there don't seem to be any naughty exclusions from cover for th...

Interesting one that...and any particular reason the electrician was female? It's a bit like my favourite: you can put hot things in a vacuum flask and it they stay hot and you can put cold things in and they stay cold. But how does it know? I got a vacuum flask from Santa Now I know how it works I...

Given the choice of a wonderful wife or a wonderful bike, which would you choose

Dura-Ace or Campagnola?

I quit my job at the Helium Factory after being told off by the Manager

I refuse to be spoken to in that tone of voice

That's great, thanks all. I've done 200KM rides in the summer with only a small saddle pack as part of a group but I knew Id need something bigger for longer / colder rides. ANyone got experience of this or something similar.? https://www.evanscycles.com/ortlieb-bikepacking-seat-pack-EV276883 I'd p...

For shorter events and good weather I find the 9 litre carradice super c audax is enough Longer rides and changeable weather and I use a 15 litre nelson. I work on the principle that I'd rather have extra kit/clothes that I don't need, than need kit and not have it. Obviously you don't want to be lo...

Actually not that uncommon, or nonsensical in seaside resorts In the Summer it is thronged with pedestrians, elderly and kids, during May to September it is quieter Any sensible cyclist would be making a similar risk assessment As above. Visiting my parents in a South Coast seaside town during the ...

a) The likelihood of actually seeing an Ebike on an event your riding is very low. I've not seen one in 3 years (18 events and 3600Km so far this year). They do exist, but practical ones only hit the market last year. Since I got my Gain in April I've done five Audax events and have four more booke...

Horizon, I think you may be allowing an unnecessary prejudice to prevent you from trying out something you could really enjoy. AUK regulation 12.1 says that Ebikes may participate in shorted events (Brevet Populaires) but are not eligible for validation. Just as in this thread it is a decision that ...

There is a undoubtedly a proportion of society who don't like cyclists, mainly because we have the audacity to delay there oh so important car journeys, & it's easy to view this as an ongoing part of their agenda. Having read the document it does seem fairly balanced. As has already been said if...

I've joined the Chinese Whispers Club

The first rule is that you don't talk about Chinese Whisper Club

The second rule is that chew drink & walk around Viennese sisters pub

Head torch works for me, but getting the position of both torch and sheet is obviously important.

As already said GPS, following track and with backlight on is much more practical, route sheet then becomes a back up option.

How I wish I had all this wisdom about how unnecessary and dangerous disc brakes are before I bought my replacement Audax bike. I suppose I'd better get rid of it & go back to rim brakes. Or, having ridden several thousand Km on and not experienced any of the problems quoted here perhaps I'll ke...