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I think my first thoughts were this seems a wrongheaded action by the council. Thinking about what was supposedly complained about, noisy cycling meets, I can see a potential problem. Having been in various outdoor activity groups over the last 20 plus years I am aware how noisy groups at meet up p...

Stop being lazy, take your lock with you, personally I can't stand the look of racks and lamposts/railings with several locks adorned to it, especially since you know full well many don't actually get use! it's selfish as it makes life harder to lock your own bike up and it's unsightly. +1 -"H...

I'd been watching this thread and wondering about this. My recent tour (couple of months) I'd be doing 4+ hours without eating, often without stopping, often without drinking and in hot weather (the heatwave in France ...). Ian Cyclists as a group contain a very broad spectrum of fitness and experi...

I don't think the issue here is food/nutrition, it's fitness. The OP rode for a couple of hours, and was tired out due to pushing too hard for their level of fitness. Eating more food won't help. I think the best advice would be to ignore your average speed and pace yourself, concentrate on buildin...

Just when the opposite should be happening:-( https://www.theguardian.com/environment/bike-blog/2019/aug/16/what-do-we-lose-when-we-lose-a-local-bike-shop?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other An interesting article, thank you. One particular point mentioned, that would help cycling in general, is the reduction o...

The rails are effectively acting as springs. Dependant upon the correct material being used they shouldn’t fatigue but I have concerns about how well the idea would work in practice and over a wide weight range. For those that want shock absorption there are other solutions on the market.

That moderating effect is widely espoused. Personally I don't completely agree with it. My perception of cameron before the 2010 GE was a kind of change in which end of tory party was gaining power. More centrist IMHO and pushing a kind of slightly green edge to n the blue. IIRC this was the time o...

No. EDIT:- And furthermore as e-bike use increases as it surely will and as a matter of course increasing overall bike use,infrastructure will need to increase as a result and there'll follow a critical mass that government both local and national will not be able to ignore. I see the e-bike as a s...

I have little to no sympathy for those that deliberately and actively evade paying taxes, and particularly so large companies. Perhaps I’m incorrect but I believe that the likes of Amazon, ebay, and Facebook do not pay ‘correct’ taxes on U.K. earned income, IMHO those big hitters cost the public pur...

A fairly well known female politician suggests an all-female cabinet to get us out of This Mess A letter in the Grauniad points out that all her suggested ministers are white, and eight of the ten studied or taught at Russell Group universities, looks like another Elite Cabinet Just a fantasy, one ...

My wife enjoys cycling and we cycle together most days and clock up around 5000 miles each year. Lately she's noticed that if she doesn't cycle for a week or two then sensitivity in her saddle area is much improved. She doesn't want to give up cycling so we're in the market for a better saddle. I s...

As part of our celebration and follow-up of this year's TriVets series, we at Cycling UK are looking for some helpful tips and advice from forum users for keeping riding into your later years. Obviously ebikes are a way forward for many but what other tips can you pass on in terms of nutrition, bik...

I am a manager at work and when I want my team to adopt a new process I make it easy and remove obstacles to their progress.


Some of the most sensible words I’ve seen for a while.

.. I love being autistic, I believe it has made me truly love all animals in a way many don't or can not .. I think many of this parish are on the spectrum at least, +1?! I can get on with people but dislike crowds But what about people who are more abnormal? Most foetuses with downs syndrome are a...

What do people think of this ? (Watch from 2m35s - note that the link will expire at 10:30 tonight) . We saw this on last night's news and were quite appalled. Quite apart from the terrorising, and assaulting, of law-abiding and innocent customers simply doing their shopping, these POB's (I can't c...