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Given that Cyclists Are Better Drivers Than Motorists this would seem to be a good idea. It'll only be a good idea if the education is practical - if motorists are required, for example, to ride a bike for half an hour through typical traffic, every day for a week. If it's all just some theory in a...

Mix the old concept with new equipment With the advent of rear derailleurs that can handle up to 12 cogs I was wonder do you have to use 12 cogs? With the use of 9,10,11, and 12 speed cassettes the increase wear on the cogs and chain make them not so dependable for long term use. Therefore, is it p...

Plus One for equipment one can maintain oneself Agree though I appreciate not everyone wants to or can't. Progress has gone too far with 14-speed cassettes and the like Especially when combined with one chainring which means less gears and greater gaps between them to cover a wide range. BTW AFAIA ...

Hate it. Its like eating water - with bits in :mrgreen: Eating water, ice? You could try some of the recipes on this thread, you are in a small minority :? Still, if you dislike porridge there is more left for the rest of us :wink: Can I have his? Some lads don't know what real porridge is like. Th...

Read the OP's post obviously and the first page. Cannot be bothered with the rest. The OP seems pretty pragmatic. Bikes are much better than they were although there must still be some stinkers. Bicycle technology has improved massively and prices for some things have come down in real terms from d...

Th but we also need to look at how these young girls became vulnerable, and how the protection and safeguarding that should have been there failed. Please tell me this not heading towards victim blaming, or even blaming the culture the children where raised in ? British Culture. :( The victims are ...

You mean like swapping conkers or marbles from drinks bottles, I could offer books to swop for other books At the food store the cashier asks whether one collects points? Not me :wink: I think when I'm naughty and I get some points for speeding I will bribe Bryn to take them, possibly using books a...

..... I've only got better at hill climbing by constantly finding local hills to climb. It does work. Like most things. The more you do it, the better you become. This is true, although there comes a point where no matter how hard you "train" (for hills or anything else) it's impossible t...

That's not my world, definitely not the Ferrari world of cycling. Any suggestions anyone? To be frank, they're all a bit hopeless unless you're into heavy consuming, since their articles are either "tests" or reviews of cycling things you can buy. They are rarely critical and one gets the...

How were the girls in question so neglected, ignored and perhaps even abused by their parents such that they were easy victims of these monsters? Landsurfer seems to think his own girls are vulnerable to such abuse. How could that be without some sort of neglect of parental care? I don't disagree w...

Hi Can they not be bothered to buy a new bulb or are they too tight Have you tried changing a bulb on some modern cars? Batteries sometimes need to come out, headlamp and grille off, Torx fixings on rear lamp clusters, etc Regards tim-b Well, that's alright then. And if the other light goes, then e...

Of course, he may have been reporting a bomb on his bus, set to go off below a certain speed or, if he hadn't reached that speed, when the engine stops and you hit the kill switch................. A more likely scenario is that he was phoning his wife to tell her, "I'M ON THE BUS" as a si...

It takes a lot of miles to work off one slice of cake. Life isn't fair. Well, I looks at it this way .... If indulging in cake requires loadsa miles to compensate, this is a win-win. After all, loadsa miles can be very entertaining. Even the hard ones are nice when they stop (especially a stop at t...

Culture or cultural extremes? These animals shouldn't walk on the streets of the UK again and if they aren't UK nationals should be deported after serving at least 20 years. As you say those poor girls What about the police and social services and their appalling lack of response when these crimes ...

They say that unobtainium is a good guard against puntures,but everyone's out of stock :? I have an unobtanium scraper in my cabinet-making shed. It takes the thinnest most wafty wood shavings and never needs sharpening. I was given it by one of the goblins at the bottom of our garden in exchange f...