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Surely riding the same local routes can't be as boring as sitting on a training machine?

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I avoid exposure to direct sunlight as much as possible, as I am a very fair complexion and burn easily. That doesn't mean staying indoors, but covering up as appropriate with clothing and sunblock.

Ever since childhood I have taken 10ml cod liver oil a day (a habit instilled by my mother) and it seems to do the trick. The one I use proclaims 200% NRV for vitamin D.

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Jamesh wrote:
xerxes wrote:I've never used cleats, and I think if you're just starting then they re probably a bad idea anyway. Just get some ordinary pedals with a toe cage, and wear a pair of old trainers. If you are intending doing competitive riding then you may graduate on to cleats, but otherwise they are a waste of money. (I realise this doesn't help much if you've already bought them!)

I must disagree I wouldn't ride any distance without clipless pedals!

Sliding around in platform pedslst isn't my idea of fun!

I'm sure others agree. However a close friend of mine has knee trouble and rides without clipless or clips on fast road bikes.

Cheers James

Your feet don't slide around with a toe cage.

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Bmblbzzz wrote:My suggestion to the OP would be not to patch at the roadside (unless it's your last tube and there's no chance to beg, borrow, buy or steal another, of course). Just put a spare tube in. Take punctured tubes home and mend them there, in bulk. That way you get to do it in more comfortable conditions and use up more of the glue in one go.

That depends whether you have found where the puncture is. If you just put in a new tube you risk getting that punctured as well if you haven't removed the offending thorn/piece of glass/metal or whatever from the tyre. Sometimes it's not obvious where it is and the only way to find it is to put the tube underwater, to give you an approximate location where to look on the tyre. By the time you've done all that you might as well patch it. By far the most time spent on fixing punctures is removing and re-installing the tyre.

But there is no need for the OP to buy a new kit. Patches and rubber solution can both be bought separately.

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I've never used cleats, and I think if you're just starting then they re probably a bad idea anyway. Just get some ordinary pedals with a toe cage, and wear a pair of old trainers. If you are intending doing competitive riding then you may graduate on to cleats, but otherwise they are a waste of money. (I realise this doesn't help much if you've already bought them!)

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Just seen this on Facebook. Wonder why it never caught on?

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I'm surprised no-one has suggested a simple rucksack. I've never used anything else. Beats messing about with panniers any day.

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Don't think it will work on my Nokia 3310.

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freiston wrote:This reminds me of a grate posed eye sore on face buck the other day:
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That's brilliant. It cud (!) be further improved by using 'quay' instead of 'key' and 'putt' instead of 'put'!

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Pebble wrote:Had one a few weeks back, clippings all over the road was weaving in and out of it and then - click click click click click click - I had a 4 inch piece of hawthorn attached to the rear wheel, decided just to leave it, 10 mile of that clicking noise before the wood wore away, tyre was still inflated when I got home after another hour of riding. Found the embedded thorn and prised it out followed by the hiss of the air coming out. So it was well worth leaving it in, if I had pulled the whole twig out I would have had to mend it roadside. I have had a few like this with marathon plus, they seem to be able to hold the thorn and keep the air in ?

Yes this is a good tip. I discovered this to my cost many years ago when I picked up a thorn. The tyre didn't go down, so I stopped and pulled it out, in the belief that this would stop it working its way through the tyre. Big mistake!

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What's the point of a bell when you have a voice?

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What about base layers with long sleeves - I have a very old (30+ years) Helly Hansen vest which is perfect, but could do with a couple extra. Good for keeping the wrists warm this time of year.

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ChrisP100 wrote:I'd rather take my chances on the road, but I'm aware that it frustrates drivers given that there is a 'cycle path' next to the road.

If you feel safer on the road, then use it. Let's face it, there is a vanishingly small percentage of roads where any kind of cyclepath exists, so most of the time we are using the road anyway. Frustrated motorists should be the least of our worries.

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Sweep wrote:
tatanab wrote:Unnecessary - as a cyclist I abhor this modern fashion. Aggravating ---- YOU BET!

Me too - as a cyclist.

And me. I was wondering if I was unique in my aversion to lights being used in daylight hours - glad to discover I'm not.

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It will be a minor miracle if none of the riders contract Covid-19 following the ascent of the Peyresourde. The behaviour of the crowds on some of the climbs is appalling at the best of times, but the fact they were even allowed to be there this year beggars belief.

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