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Yeah the guards on my train are pretty good in general. Some have even suggested tyres, let me ride free to the end of the line when I had a puncture and that kinda thing - but there are definitely a few Jobsworths though! I also took my bike to Newcastle on the express. Quite a lot of faffing with ...

andrew_s wrote:if you are unlucky the tyre will explode and you'll get bits of rim flailing about. If you are very unlucky, you are doing 40mph down a steep hill at the time.

PS - I do tend to be fairly unlucky

DD?!? Sorry, finger malfunction compounded by inadequate checking (D and F next to each other on keyboard) Don't understand the handling comment, unless you mean the inability to use your body to 'manual' the bike around at low speed? As for the Scotrail ban: my Grasshopper is about the same length...

Or a fast recumbent bike? If you can't get very aero on a DF bike due to your back, a 'bent bike might be a solution. I thought along similar lines and tried a number of 'bent bikes. In the end I bought a DD. Bents were an interesting ride but my decision was driven by: Bents in general are heavier...

Thanks - very helful. I'll have a look today - seems like something to keep an eye on. A collapsing wheel throwing thin shards of alli alloy around would not be an improvement to my commute. Actully, both wheels are disc capable, so maybe a word to Father X might be a good idea!

John Hunter wrote:Our staple diet at home is pasta and lentils ..... cheap and cheerful. I also have a couple of pieces of fruit each day.

Well then - there you go! Get a steak down you

So - I'm running quite wee tyres - carcase pressure rating is about 100psi. Maybe take it up to about 150psi? Sounds a lot! Think I'll wear safety goggles

Thanks - I've seen wear guides (a groove all around the rim) but these rims don't have that. I reckon they may have been ridden only 1500 miles or so but they're pretty lightweight. I have done two sets of blocks since I've had them if that helps any. Running your fingers over the friction surface y...

How do I assess rim wear? How much wear is too much? Thanks

OIL If you think this a simplistic assesment its nearer than you think.[/quote] Relevent and heartfelt by the sound of things, but not quite what I meant really. Asking questions sets things up for a debate or an argument, whereas making suggestions sets out a route forward. So what I was trying to...

So in that case is all this talk about left turning drivers and blind white-van-men just venting? I'd say to Lord Adonis (Min for Transport), that 'token' bike lanes are dangerous driver and rider education and public information is the highest priority a review of what you can do legally on your bi...

At your budget you might consider 2nd hand? Some folk buy bikes and then discover that the sport isn't for them. Maybe visit a more MTB specific forum too - www.singletrackworld.com or UK-MTB.com

He he - absolutely - as a newcomer to the board it seems to me that we are divided. The number of different threads discussing ways to encourage, engage, discipline etc. motor vehicle drivers, transport planners, pedestrians, even riders, is considerable and on every thread for each person who posts...

kwackers wrote:Godwins Law

wasn't this made obsolete by the Neocons?

I like the suggestion of a blue material with hi-vis "Polite" on it.

Seems some folk can mistake this for a branch of law-enforcement and tidy up their driving behaviour no end as a consequence!