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A bit of perspective is needed regarding the A82. Me and my mates cycled the A82 several hundred times over 20 years and never encountered any problem. The Tarbet - Ardlui stretch can be rather daunting to those not used to narrow twisting roads but in my experience most car drivers drive sensibly o...

I used to hate them as my regular weekend cycle/camping haunt up the side of Loch Lomond became infested with people who rarely ventured further than their local supermarket at weekends. Even the secluded and peaceful drum up spots which lay empty every other weekend of the year became occupied by g...

well I have just had my bike MOTed and just SORNed ( declared as not going to use on public roads ) it so I have gone the other direction - I will probably in future just tax it for the summer months now I dont need it for work. Good luck with going motorised, just look out for the idiots & don...

Just an update. I went out for my first ride last Sunday and apart from a wobble at the start all went fine. As advised the biggest difference compared to the push bike was having to think much quicker especially at junctions and approaching traffic lights. I chose a quiet time of the day and roads ...

Today was ideal for cycling in my neck of the woods....max 10c overcast with a smir of rain. Brought back memories of summer cycling in Scotland.

I used to be an avid Olympic Games watcher back in the days GB had the likes of Foster, Ovett, Cram, Coe Wells etc. Rarely watched it since they departed the scene. Now I just see modern day winners and even past winners as being the best at hiding their drug taking which is very sad for those who a...

Thanks all...some great tips and advice which I shall take heed of. RickH about the clutch control. The main reason for choosing the bike I got was because it hasn't got one. I thought it would be one thing less to to think about.I'm sure once I eventually manage to get out on the bloomin' thing I'l...

If you get the "bug" for motorbikes you may want to make the transition to a manual bike at some point, simply due to the wider variety of bikes it opens up for you. Cheers!! Yes I'll see how I get on and take it from there although I have no desire to ride anything bigger mainly as it'll...

I've been bicycling for ~45 years and motorcycling for ~35 years. I would say they are very different experiences. Your cycling experience will help you with spotting dodgy road surfaces, having an awareness of driver behaviour, but that's probably about it. All of my motorcycling has been sub-70mp...

I still remember the joys of riding around on my first 50cc moped coming from a push bike - its wonderful able to go distances you could only dream of and get there faster, only downs side when its cold you feel it as you not doing anything - strange now I rarely use my monster motor bike that coul...

If you have a quiet place go and practice such things as braking, emergency stops and slow speed riding, which will allow you to get used the controls. I would say then go and do a quiet route that you ride your cycle on. Obviously you will be going faster but the same principles apply. I passed my...

I turned 60 on Saturday.... :shock: Now I have always been a cyclist and always will be. I've never been interested in driving a car and only had the odd fleeting fancy of ever owning a motorcycle....until a few weeks ago that is. When mentioning this to my wife much to my surprise she said she woul...

I've seen as many idiots on bikes as I have in cars. Thankfully the vast majority of road users manage to get on well together.

Over 40 years of cycling I've only had two incidents both very minor and only the one actually involved me falling off. That was when I was almost stationary and both wheels slipped sideways on ice. The other incident was just a couple of years ago when out with my wife on a short ride. We had stopp...

LollyKat wrote:I agree - it's brose.

Guess who never never read the whole thread.

Goes to show instant porridge is nothing new.