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- 18 Jul 2010, 8:37pm
- Forum: Lands End to John O'Groats
- Topic: Lands End to John O'Groats in 17m 37s
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1140
Re: Lands End to John O'Groats in 17m 37s
Glad you all enjoyed it
- 16 Jul 2010, 11:41pm
- Forum: Lands End to John O'Groats
- Topic: Lands End to John O'Groats in 17m 37s
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1140
Lands End to John O'Groats in 17m 37s
I've finally gotten around to creating a slideshow of the trip for those who want a sense if it without reading the blog:
http://www.benlovejoy.com/cycle/triprep ... /lejog.mp4
http://www.benlovejoy.com/cycle/triprep ... /lejog.mp4
- 25 May 2010, 9:19pm
- Forum: Touring & Expedition
- Topic: Amsterdam hotel recommendations, please
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1469
Re: Amsterdam hotel recommendations, please
Cool, idea, thanks - bookmarked for possible future use.
- 11 May 2010, 2:24pm
- Forum: Touring & Expedition
- Topic: Amsterdam hotel recommendations, please
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1469
Re: Amsterdam hotel recommendations, please
Hotel sorted now, thanks - will post the details once my co-rider has booked, and report back on it after the ride.
- 11 May 2010, 11:28am
- Forum: Touring & Expedition
- Topic: Amsterdam hotel recommendations, please
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1469
- 10 May 2010, 5:11pm
- Forum: Touring & Expedition
- Topic: Amsterdam hotel recommendations, please
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1469
Re: Amsterdam hotel recommendations, please
Thanks, already tried them and they're coming out as expensive as quite posh hotels for the dates I'm after!
- 10 May 2010, 2:41pm
- Forum: Touring & Expedition
- Topic: Amsterdam hotel recommendations, please
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1469
Re: Amsterdam hotel recommendations, please
Thanks - the Bicycle Hotel is quite expensive on the dates we're after. I've applied for the Vrienden op de Fiets membership.
More recommendations welcome, thanks.
More recommendations welcome, thanks.
- 9 May 2010, 5:45pm
- Forum: Touring & Expedition
- Topic: Amsterdam hotel recommendations, please
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1469
Amsterdam hotel recommendations, please
I'm doing a London to Amsterdam ride in June, and am looking for a reasonably-priced hotel with secure cycle parking.
Any recommendations?
Ben
Any recommendations?
Ben
- 2 May 2010, 4:29pm
- Forum: Lands End to John O'Groats
- Topic: Plotting a route on the Vista HCx
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2322
Re: Plotting a route on the Vista HCx
Mapsource with City Navigator for me, though if I really want fine-grained control I do this:
http://www.benlovejoy.com/cycle/kit/gps/tutorial/
http://www.benlovejoy.com/cycle/kit/gps/tutorial/
- 12 Apr 2010, 10:59pm
- Forum: Lands End to John O'Groats
- Topic: Riding without panniers
- Replies: 41
- Views: 3043
Re: Riding without panniers
On the camera question, I started out with my SLR but (having the luxury of being able to choose on a day-to-day basis) soon decided not to bother with it. Almost all the photos of my LEJOG were taken with a Samsung NV24HD (chosen because of the wide-angle lens):
http://www.benlovejoy.com/cycle/tripreports/lejog/
http://www.benlovejoy.com/cycle/tripreports/lejog/
- 18 Feb 2010, 11:00pm
- Forum: Cycling UK Topics and Discussions
- Topic: CTC - does it want members?
- Replies: 87
- Views: 105498
Re: CTC - does it want members?
I eventually joined British Cycling, which was cheaper than the CTC and includes the same insurance cover.
- 3 Nov 2009, 9:36pm
- Forum: The Tea Shop
- Topic: Betamax
- Replies: 169
- Views: 8652
Re: Betamax
It was an answer to a Parliamentary Question about five years ago; I doubt that the ratio has changed since.
AFAIK, all the money raised by the licence fee goes to the Beeb, but as has been pointed out, the Beeb does a lot more with the money than just telly.
AFAIK, all the money raised by the licence fee goes to the Beeb, but as has been pointed out, the Beeb does a lot more with the money than just telly.
- 3 Nov 2009, 9:19pm
- Forum: The Tea Shop
- Topic: Betamax
- Replies: 169
- Views: 8652
Re: Betamax
thirdcrank wrote:What I am saying is that in present days conditions, the television is an important facility
I disagree: I haven't had a telly for years, and don't feel I'm missing anything important. The radio provides a free source of news and current affairs, so what important function does telly perform in your view?
As an aside, I'm only arguing the principle here. In practice, I get my news from news.bbc.co.uk and Radio 4, and would gladly pay an equivalent to the TV licencing fee for those. Though advertising seems an acceptable way to fund the former: I access it quite frequently from abroad and don't find the ads intrusive[1].
Ben
[1] The BBC site uses geographic IP addressing to tell when it is being accessed from outside the UK. When it is, it serves banner ads on the site and short video ads at the start of each video clip.
- 3 Nov 2009, 9:06pm
- Forum: The Tea Shop
- Topic: Betamax
- Replies: 169
- Views: 8652
Re: Betamax
hubgearfreak wrote:you're right, of course, but there's much bigger expenses that we all have to pay for, that we don't necessarily use. roads, for example
VED raises eight times more money than is spent on roads, so non-road-users (if indeed there are any[1]) don't pay for roads.
Ben
[1] Don't drive, don't cycle, don't take taxis, don't catch buses - must be vanishingly few of them
- 3 Nov 2009, 6:57pm
- Forum: The Tea Shop
- Topic: Betamax
- Replies: 169
- Views: 8652
Re: Betamax
thirdcrank wrote:The present arrangement is virtually a dwelling tax, since it is almost universally applied
It's a voluntary subscription paid by those who choose to have TV sets. The fact that a great many people choose to subscribe doesn't make it a tax or something that should be paid by all.