Cycling UK Forum

I've been walking and using the turbo trainer over the winter.
I had a 3 day weekend. First ride in ages yesterday was 26 miles. I did 28 miles today.

Hopefully I'll lose some weight and be a lot fitter by the summer.
Riding a mountain bike with touring tyres on it helps. Very windy weather here too.

I'd like an unbreakable stainless steel flask that will keep my tea hot.
My current one means the tea ends up lukewarm on day rides.
I do prime it by filling it with boiling water and shaking it.
What can people recommend?
It can go in a bag. I'm not bothered about putting it in a bottle cage.

Hello, does anyone know where I can buy some o rings for the fluid reservoir on the brake levers? I'm not after a complete service kit, just a couple of pairs of o rings. We have two bikes fitted with these brakes. The seals have started to weep and I think it would be a good idea to bleed them. I c...

I am surprised no one has mentioned your rear rack. It really isn't a good idea to attach it with cable ties. It looks a rather flimsy affair too. Anything attached to it could end up in your rear wheel and cause a nasty accident. If you want to carry stuff, get something more substantial and bolt i...

It looks purely ornamental to me. Perhaps it was designed to hold flowers.
Do you know who lives there? They might let you in for a closer look, especially if you arrive by bike.

I'm glad to say I look nothing like your description.
I do like trains though, having lived at both ends of the Somerset and Dorset line.
Now sadly dismantled.
Do cyclists and train enthusiasts fall into a certain type?

Series 33, episode 4.
Watch this on BBC I player if you can. There's a brilliant piece about a deaf blind cycle mechanic.

It may be possible to fit a wider cassette body on it if the current cassette won't fit.
Google Shimano tech docs then look up the part number for your hub.

Cue for a UB40 song....
There's a rat in my kitchen, now what am I gonna do? There's a rat in my kitchen, now what am I gonna do?

A sprinkling of snow here. I hope the tesco van can get throughtonight.

[quote=Typically, people in shops work part time - one result being that the Monday morning discussion about what happened over the weekend has been replaced by frequent update sessions as different shifts start and finish. Staff are hired and fired for de-skilled jobs like checkout operating - the ...

A bike shop local to me has moved to a larger premises. It now appears to be a bicycle boutique with rather a lot of staff. I went to have a look in there today out of curiosity. I walked around the shop for about ten minutes. Not one member of staff acknowledged me. I asked someone how much somethi...

The usual. Get thinner and fitter and get a better job.
Oh, and I must save some money each month.

A woman in a boob tube and hot pants?

There is a large department store near me that hasn't got any security guards. I know a girl who works there. People regularly steal large items by putting them in a trolley and wheeling them straight past the check outs. Smaller items get put in babies buggies or straight into a bag or pocket. The ...