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I’d forgotten I’d had mine yesterday until reading this. Had my jab on Saturday. Practice Nurse "We're giving a shingles jab today as well" Me "I've already had shingles " Practice nurse "doesn't matter you can catch it again". Administers injection "oh, and you m...

I've had a Shimano 105 triple set up all running well. The chain needed renewing - new KMC for old Sram. I noticed that the cable for the rear derailleur was frayed and I changed it. The new inner seemed "draggy" and the changing was poor. I changed the outer at the derailleur which seemed...

I’d forgotten I’d had mine yesterday until reading this. Had my jab on Saturday. Practice Nurse "We're giving a shingles jab today as well" Me "I've already had shingles " Practice nurse "doesn't matter you can catch it again". Administers injection "oh, and you m...

I usually get a reaction from the flu jab - a bit under par for a few days. My experience pretty well mirrors that of the Guardian columnist. I had a flu jab in late 2017 and in early 2018 I had a severe bout of what I would describe as " a coughing flu ". My elder son and a lot of my acqu...

Whilst riding the Danube cycle path I kept to the right in order to comply with what I thought was the rule of the road. I sometimes encountered groups on e-bikes. They seemed to ride without consideration of what was the correct side - a bit disconcerting when I had a large group coming towards me....

I don't have an answer to your problem. I find vitamin supplementation confusing. The dosages are often multiples of the daily recommended amount. I believe that vitamins by supplements are not absorbed by the body as well as by absorption by foodstuffs. Perhaps that is why the dosages are so high. ...

I rode Narbonne to Dieppe last year. I went by Ferry to Calais - train - Calais to Narbonne via Lille. Partly dismantled bike in light bike bag - carried during the ride. I've used the Bike Bus but the dates are limited and it's overnight on a coach - but it is a good way to take your bike. Riding o...

"Bicycles aren't much better. A walk along the canal path between Bradford-on Avon and Bath was ruined on the bank holiday weekend by a tidal wave of cyclists aggressively ringing at us pedestrians to get the hell out of the way. Though one kind soul did make a stab at basic politeness by shout...

Chief medical officer now advising doing some form of strength training twice a week in addition to aerobic exercise. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-49609597 I regularly duo some press ups, sit ups together with dead lift and squats. Nothing heavy (~35 kg), doesn't take very long or require gym ...

I would hesitate to give any definitive advice on this. I tend not to drink very much during a ride - less than a bottle on a 100k audax yesterday - in fact I've done a 200k on one bottle. That's possibly because I started cycling in the fifties and most cyclists didn't carry a bottle for a 50 mile ...

If I get a dropped chain I can usually get it back on the chainwheel by judicious use of the front changer ( usually without dismounting.) If I can't do that I try to find a twig and lift it on to the top of the chainwheel so that it engages enough for me to lift the back wheel and turn the pedals s...

Am I missing something here ? Your odometer reading will give accumulated reading ( I usually zero my ancient wired Cateye at the start of a tour ) and the trip distance can be reset as and when required.

I don't see why you can't do both. Quite. But you'll have to ask the people who don't. A side benefit of cycling as we knew it was having to deal with variations in weather and season. It's a benefit because the body needs it. At least that's the proposition I'm making. What is your proposition bas...

Thanks for the replies. After much investigation it appears that the bus is the option. Then it looks as if we will take the scenic train to Nimes (if it's still running.) It's still running (I take it often as I live nearby and loooove this train (one of the most picturesque lines in France/Europe...

But surely the point is that although your cardio is undoubtedly improved, there might be other benefits from meeting the challenge of cold weather (or in this case indeed, hot and humid weather). I doubt that there are any benefits from meeting the challenge of cold weather in itself, though being...