Cycling UK Forum

Yes, it was seeping through the fabric - in my experience this is unusual unless there is some puncture damage to the garment. If you can identify the particular area that is getting wet then I would place it over a bowl and pour some water into that part to see if it leaks through. Surface abrasio...

Using a cool iron or putting the garment in the tumble dryer sill help restore the DWR coating effectiveness (see garment label) and when this no longer has the desired effect you need to reapply the DWR coating using products like NikWax thx direct, this is NOT a waterproofing compound just water r...

The cycling industry has advice on people training to do 100 mile rides, but little on people who want to get to the shops, or ride to the park for an ice cream with their kids. - and that is the main problem with encouraging cycling amongst the general population in this country, it is marketed as...

I see these type of threads quite often and I have a question - why are ‘Road Bikes’ always referred to? I would have thought that a basic hybrid would be the ideal starting bike, reasonably comfortable, able to handle a wide variety of surfaces, a wide range of gearing and used for shopping commuti...

I have the same problem and I have a rack with easy-wheels. It seems to happen as the bike leans slightly to one side due to variations on the surface and the tyre just touches the surface and moves round catching the gear chain on the spoke. It took me quite a few weeks to identify just what the cl...

After numerous close calls on previous motoring offences David Beckham finally gets nailed for using a mobile phone at the wheel. As 6 points already on his licence sux moth ban and fines. I wonder if he might consider changing his behaviour once back on the road? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-engla...

I think the real point here is that an incident involving a ‘land’ or ‘noddy’ train immediately invites investigation and suspension of activity yet daily far worse infractions on the highway are just accepted as part of the normal goings on. Simialraly ‘near miss’ incidents within commercial activi...

the torque isn't that high (like brake torque is) and it isn't 'pulsy' (like pedalling torque is) so it is probably going to be OK. It might be better to build even x1 but if this makes the spokes go into the rim at a funny angle it is a question of choosing the lesser of two evils. BTW I thought t...

Do away with all cycle lanes and make it quite plain to car bus and lorry drivers that cyclists are to ride in the centre of the appropriate lane for their direction at the junction. You might have to accept that filtering is not allowed though.

As vehicles used on the road need to meet defined standards surely the logic is that if there is no ‘standard’ then it can’t be used. As long as these things can meet expected road conditions (particularly speed, manouvering and braking) then introducing a ‘standard’ allows manufacturers to design a...

Is there any indication of why he holds these views as opposed to campaigning on uninsured/unlicensed drivers for instance?

At risk of thread divert, which size of tarp do you use? Do you carry any poles to help with your pitching, if so how many? Am planning to head for the woods soon to practice my tarping. My trap is 3m x 2.9m. I use trekking poles when hiking and have a fibreglass ‘hoop’ pole when cycling. The trekk...

Enforcement and punishment, or fear of them, are the only things that would work At the moment we have the worst combination of low enforcement levels and weak punishment, the best example of the latter being not issuing driving bans once 12 points accumulated. Sorry but if you or your family absol...

The DD range of kit looks very lightweight and reasonably priced ... especially the sleeping bags .... anyone had much bad weather experience of the mesh inner and tarp combo ? I have used this combo for over two years on a number of long hikes weekly mileage around 100) and a couple of weeks in th...