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I did a three day ride which covered about 80 miles a day for three days consecutively. I ate more than usual, particularly breakfast, and did try to concentrate on slow burn carbs - so brown pasta, jacket potatoes, baked beans ( :D ) dried fruit, that kind of stuff - and yup, sure enough, wind-assi...

regarding degreaser - can I make a suggestion? Use paraffin or white spirit. You can use it over and over again if you do as follows: Find a large glass jar and put about 3 inches of water in the bottom. Use the paraffin in the chain cleaning tool as usual and then pour it from the bottom reservoir ...

A 22 mile commute is a pretty serious undertaking - I know - I used to do a little further than that. What you need more than anything is speed I really support this point of view - if you're fit, or as your fitness develops, you'll find that a speedy, fast rolling bike makes a big difference. I oc...

I bought a Cotic Roadrat with an Alfine 8 speed hub. This is a steel frame, making for a comfy ride and is fast and lively, meaning that a 22 mile each-way commute is practical. It's flat bar but you can turn the stem over if you like to give it a lower front. The wheels can be specced to be disc-co...

At the risk of being stoned for cross-posting, anyone who wishes to make their suggestions known to the **Scottish** government can start here http://forum.ctc.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=30621.

Rather like motorcycling, compare the hazard faced by a cyclist hitting/being hit by a car (or Artic!) with the hazard faced by a car driver being hit/hitting a bike. So, whilst irresponsible biking is as unacceptable as irresponsible driving, there maybe should be a presumption in favour of the vul...

Anyone else see the TV programme on this last night? Depressing! A re-enactment of three cyclist -v- cardriver accidents that were ludicrous in the degree to which they failed to represent any real road riding/driving experience. Then a 'hands-'up' poll amongst the usual suspects from cycling and mo...

Oh and then there's "I lost my heart to a draft excluder" with Sarah Brightman and Hot Gossip (but I'm showing my age!)

"The concrete and the clay beneath my feet begin to crumble" pops into my mind occasionally during my commute along ropy cycle track. I did think it was the follow-up to Glenn Campbell's "I'm a Limestone Cowboy", but turns out it was by Unit 4 plus 2

Yes, cycling is much safer in Holland - but that is due to the safety in numbers effect. It would be even safer if cyclists were permitted to use the roads. Totally anecdotal, but Central Glasgow has quite a few cyclists (and few dedicated cycle lanes). In general the car drivers are considerate. I...

@3rdcrank - thanks- interesting read. A lot of common sense in the "cycle-friendly infrastructure" doc

I think that 2 things arise from this thread: 1. To put together a vision of how we would like to see an integrated system (if it doesn't already exist) and to campaign for it's implementation. 2. To educate motorists (and cyclists) that we need to share the road: co-operation not war. Gerry Anyone...

Yeah - I agree, I'm not complaining about the speeding penalty - what I'm saying is that other areas of traffic laws need to be enforced as strictly, both for the general good and for fairness.

I don't like or use cycle lanes much either. Couple of points: IMO one big issue is that clycle lanes let drivers think that "Cyclists should be in the cycle lanes", which implies that the cars have the primary right to use the rest of the road. This is a bit like cyclists saying to car dr...