Cycling UK Forum

One thing for sure, as soon as it is deemed possible (by any countries concerned) to travel in Europe again there will be a mad rush. Ferry and air tickets (and accomodation) will be like gold dust. Such a pent-up demand, at least from those who don't have financial worries and haven't been spending...

First of all I would check that there isn't something seriously wrong with the road bike, e.g. brakes binding or underinflated tyres. Assuming that not to be the case, are you sure that you're comparing these bikes under the same conditions? Weather's colder now (more clothes = more wind resistance)...

Mrs Whoof has been using a website called Wandrer (only one e). I think you need to have signed up to Strava but you can load all the rides you done and see what roads in your area that you have ridden. I think there are lots of different functions so you can see %_spent on some roads, length of ro...

I'm puzzled as to why you need an 'end to end' map. What's wrong with separate daily maps? I think mwe need to know more; there may be another solution out there using different tools. Also, unless you're going in 'high season', or going in a group of more than 2, I would strongly suggest not bookin...

I have a PodSac from PlanetX ( https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/CCPDWSB/podsacs-waterproof-saddle-pack ) which I bought for lightweight touring. It holds quite a bit if you need to, but it also folds down small enough for just tools and spare tubes. But in the first lockdown it was so useful for caryin...

If you recorded your voice, speaking the route aloud, onto cassette tape, and then used a Walkman (or similar) to play it back (using the pause button as neccessary) would that count as analogue? (More modern recording devices store sounds digitally so wouldn't be acceptable).

The spec for those electric gloves makes no mention of how long the batteries may last. Electric heating takes loads of power; using batteries seems environmentally irresponsible.
Apart from core warmth, consider an extra pair of arm warmers to keep the blood supply to your hands as warm as possible.

When I was touring in Wales in early September, several cafes only took cash. Between March and then I'd not used any cash; i'd carried the same single £5 note and £10 note all summer. Don't know if it's just Wales but I haven't found any cash-only establishments elsewhere.

No specific type. Just go on Amazon, search on smartphone, choose one that fits the bill. Remember that you are buying the phone to use only as a cycle computer/navigation aid. Galaxy S7 is waterproof and works brilliantly for navigating with all types of apps available; many not needing an interne...

By the end of the ride (about 75km, round-trip) the prompt was giving me directions 6km ahead of schedule! I assumed the problem was with the Wahoo, which would have been annoying to say the least. But after the ride I loaded the TCX file into 'Wordpad' and checked some of the course points. Loadin...

An odd thing happened today during my ride planned with cycle.travel. I've had a Wahoo Elemnt Roam for a couple of weeks and so far it's worked well. Today (only for the second time) I used the Wahoo to guide me on my route downloaded, via a TCX, from cycle.travel. The first time I tried this it wor...

What about a fixed base in one of the spanish resorts rather than a moving on tour? ....... A self-catering apartment not far from the coast, with good access to inland cycling roads and walking countryside, and with shops/a supermarket within short walking distance might be ideal. Excellent idea, ...

Thanks. Looks like an impovement. But I wish they would colour minor roads something other than white. They're so hard to see against the usual pale-grey background. The increased greenery background may help (in forested areas anyway). Saw a friend try to use Google maps yesterday rather than swit...

@nsew , can you provide a URL for those graphs (with the drop-down country button)? Can't find it on Wikipedia. Thanks

Portugal sounds good - I may do something similar myself. I've also been in southern Spain (Malaga, Cadiz etc) in late November and the weather was excellent. Who knows what the Covid situation will be by then? May be better than now, with luck. But no holiday insurance is currently valid if going a...