Cycling UK Forum

Vorpal wrote:Well, the problem is mainly that 'dangerous cycling' tends to come very much from the perspective of people who don't cycle.

"Riding a bike", typically thought of as pretty dodgy... ;-/

1982john wrote:I think it's a well known phenomenon that younger people are more open to taking risks

"Learning that we're only immortal for a limited time", to quote a Neil Peart lyric...

I don't generally get cold feet (live barefoot at home year round in a not-too-warm house, sandals and no socks for half the year at work and out-and-about, including on the bikes) yet when they do get cold they do a proper job of it, and what's noticeable (especially when barefoot or in sandals) is...

My favourite sport is cycling of course :wink: Another great influence is the period one grew up or got interested: 1970s Which is really the point Is someone the "Greatest" because of personal bias and age? Until you have some objective measurement it'll be hard to take out personal bias...

Years ago I replaced a totally battered re-soldered Optimus with a new multi fuel burner. Use gas for a quick brew up and paraffin for that 3 course meal (!) and winter camping. It's been very good. Stable and reliable. The thing also burns petrol and at a pinch diesel. But I don't really like eith...

Also found this from another perspective, which gives an explanation why the best polyesters are not being used http://thetentlab.com/MoonLightTents/PolyNyl.html It's a bit selective, as these things are when they're justifying using one thing over another and describing other company's approaches ...

Nylon does it, full stop. You get the same thing with wet nylon rope. It's a basic property of the material that it stretches when wet. This. (It's not just silicone coated nylon, it's nylon.) Polysester is less prone to this... but typically weighs more at the same strength (better UV performance ...

I recall that chrome-plated rims are awful in the wet I remember trying to stop my Raleigh Olympus down a hill in the rain and they were never anywhere near as good as "awful", even with Fibrax blocks which were a big step up on the original equipment... I had a paper round with one paper...

The thing that is important to me is that I buy meths or paraffin for about £6 per gallon in plastic containers. The gas costs that much for 500g of fuel and leaves a trail of pressurised cans behind you. I was certainly keener on spirit when I had a free supply of the stuff! Gas cans are typically...

I wouldn't recommend meths to anyone camping for the first time because I don't know how they would get on with it. Trangias are popular with D of E groups, where they will often be the first portable stove a person uses. Certainly a lot more friendly in all sorts of respects than the parafin Primu...

I think it's a type of fraud, which is a crime which I feel is still relevant if the perpetrator is unrepentant. Valverde isn't exactly repentant in one of the few interviews in recent years touching on doping that he seems not to have ended or changed subject on. Yes, he should speak against dopin...

Valverde is a great rider a great tactician and a worthy champion. Yes he was banned for drug taking and served his sentence,after which he was given his licence back. Since then he's been clean. A worthy champion end of. He's unrepentant and ends interviews that ask about his doping IIRC... which ...

the reasons you prefer x fuel type over y don't always have to be important to me or anyone else. But that's not the same as they will be unimportant to anyone else. Someone walks in to a bike shop, says "I want a bike, don't know much about them, what do you recommend?" What would you th...

I wouldn't recommend meths to anyone camping for the first time because I don't know how they would get on with it. Trangias are popular with D of E groups, where they will often be the first portable stove a person uses. Certainly a lot more friendly in all sorts of respects than the parafin Primu...

BTW if you think the meths burner is fast then you'll love the gas burner for Trangia. No contest in the speed stakes. :) I always had a little Camping Gaz Bluet stove so knew that gas was quick. But I thought that meths would be very slow, you know, go off for a walk and come back half an hour lat...