Cycling UK Forum

scragend wrote: ↑26 Jan 2024, 1:10pm

Jdsk wrote: ↑26 Jan 2024, 11:18am

Jdsk wrote: ↑10 Oct 2023, 3:55pm "Night train extended to link Brussels and Amsterdam to Prague":
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/ ... ith-prague

From 25 March 2024.

PS: "European Sleeper is also planning a winter night train between Amsterdam and the French Alps, as well as an EU-backed Amsterdam-Barcelona service launching in 2025. More sleeping cars should increase comfort and the travel experience, it said."

The Man has:
Bikes are carried on the European Sleeper for €19. They are carried in a large bike compartment in the seats car at one end of the train.
https://www.seat61.com/trains-and-route ... ravel_tips

Will this be the same to Prague?

The Prague train is just the existing Berlin one, but it will carry on to Prague, so yes.

I've been doing dummy bookings for the summer as far as Prague with a bike and the web site will let you do it.

Brucey wrote: ↑15 Apr 2024, 12:21pm

Jezrant wrote: ↑15 Apr 2024, 10:34am........It’s quite possible for a new alu frame to flex that much and that easily (as seen in the video the OP posted)? Is that really normal? And how long would it then take to harden fully?

First I should say I don't remember seeing the video. Second, 'flex' is a term normally attributed to purely elastic deformations. No aging treatment can greatly alter the stiffness of a frame. only really the yield point, ie. when the deformations become plastic in nature. Normally frames age ~80-90% in a few weeks ie. in the boat from Taiwan, but this does depend on the ambient temperature.

Jdsk wrote: ↑15 Apr 2024, 10:36am

simonineaston wrote: ↑15 Apr 2024, 10:27am ...
The awkward fact that China has a near monopoly of the elements essential for electric car production.
...

Which elements, please? And are you referring to current (!) production or reserves?

simonineaston wrote: ↑15 Apr 2024, 10:51am

According to a study from the prestigious Brooking’s Institution, China presently produces some 60% of the world’s rare earth elements and processes 85% of them.

Quote from article in Forbes - see here and another article here…

simonineaston wrote: ↑15 Apr 2024, 10:27am ...
The awkward fact that China has a near monopoly of the elements essential for electric car production.
...

Jdsk wrote: ↑14 Mar 2024, 9:14am

Jdsk wrote: ↑13 Mar 2024, 7:44pm

Jdsk wrote: ↑13 Mar 2024, 8:46am More details of the exoneration and compensation:
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/202 ... on-scandal

Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Bill"":
https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/b ... 230181.pdf

"What is the Post Office Horizon bill and why is it controversial?":
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/202 ... troversial

"Bill in the post: How the ‘unprecedented’ legislation is intended to work":
https://rozenberg.substack.com/p/bill-in-the-post

simonhill wrote: ↑14 Apr 2024, 2:27pm There is now a road legal e-scooter available in the UK. This could muddy the waters a bit.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/joanneshur ... e-scooter/

Labe wrote: ↑14 Apr 2024, 2:15pm

Jdsk wrote: ↑14 Apr 2024, 9:31am

Labe wrote: ↑13 Apr 2024, 2:47pm Just a leisure rider in my 50’s looking at getting a new bike and trying to decide what to get between a gravel bike or full suspension mtb .
Will be riding in and around East Riding of Yorkshire cycle paths disused railway tracks and road .
On the one hand full suspension for comfort especially with current potholes situation but also can be sluggish and heavy riding.
A gravel bike which are new to me and do you go flat bar / drop bars along with single drive train vs dual ring .
I’m bothered about stiff neck from drops but better areodynamics in head wind .
Thoughts or suggestions welcomed.
Ps currently riding hard tail for commute

What size and type are your current tyres, and how much would you like to spend on the new bike?

Hi Jonathan I’m currently riding a hard tail with 29 inch 2.25 , 4” travel front forks and 1*10 32t 11-46 , great for work commute.
Willing to spend upto £2000
Today I got the chance to go on a group road ride , first time on a road bike in 30 years lol
A Viking road master 700 by 25c 34/50 11-32 small frame , fit me like a glove ,
Managed 60km at a steady pace mainly head wind as well

al_yrpal wrote: ↑14 Apr 2024, 10:05am Some nice negative stories for you to trash Britain once more.... Whether they make any difference to anyone is unclear or whether other unmentioned positives outweigh them?