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- 25 Oct 2012, 9:26am
- Forum: Campaigning & Public Policy
- Topic: london stations' policy to carry folded bikes
- Replies: 56
- Views: 14118
Re: london stations' policy to carry folded bikes
I always get mine to the side and it is discourteous to do otherwise on a crowded platform but I wouldn't think this would generate complaints at the noise level to change policy.
- 24 Oct 2012, 8:09am
- Forum: Campaigning & Public Policy
- Topic: london stations' policy to carry folded bikes
- Replies: 56
- Views: 14118
Re: london stations' policy to carry folded bikes
I'm trying Twitter first. We all have to travel across London!
- 23 Oct 2012, 11:29pm
- Forum: Campaigning & Public Policy
- Topic: london stations' policy to carry folded bikes
- Replies: 56
- Views: 14118
Re: london stations' policy to carry folded bikes
I would not be able to do this but I don't think I travel on these trains. Do they have trolleys? I could always bring the Bike Hod of course! Dont they realise that Brompton seems to be the only British owned vehicle manufacturing company left in London and probably the whole south east? This is wh...
- 17 Oct 2012, 11:37am
- Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
- Topic: Specialized Secteur Sport - Sora Components
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4656
Re: Specialized Secteur Sport - Sora Components
Thanks Spark always useful to know about bikes like this especially when new riders come out and want to try a road bike but not splash out. Some Decathalon offers can be hard to track down but this looks to be readily available.
- 16 Oct 2012, 9:09pm
- Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
- Topic: Specialized Secteur Sport - Sora Components
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4656
Re: Specialized Secteur Sport - Sora Components
I've just been visiting family in New England and riding around on a Specialized Secteur Sport triple with 9 speed Sora. My generous son in law bought it for me to ride. I thought it was a fabulous bike and very good value for money (I found this thread when checking UK prices on my return). I reall...
- 21 Sep 2012, 5:41pm
- Forum: Campaigning & Public Policy
- Topic: Andrew Mitchell MP
- Replies: 396
- Views: 92395
Andrew Mitchell MP
The controversy about this MP's language and attitude to the police which looks to be appalling and doesn't help cyclists' reputation. Is there a policy issue linked to his behaviour while cycling away from No 10? Should he be dismounting a push through the pedestrian gate (always authority's prefer...
- 21 Sep 2012, 5:10pm
- Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
- Topic: Gear Cable fatigue failures in STIs/Ergos
- Replies: 24
- Views: 2076
Re: Gear Cable fatigue failures in STIs/Ergos
I had rear derailleur STI cable go at nipple end after 4 years on "best" bike. I now know it was going a bit the week before probably frayed because indexing wasn't quite right. Campag Ergo cables lasted until respray 10+years. I really ought to get into a maintenance/replacement schedule.
- 4 Sep 2012, 10:30pm
- Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
- Topic: A Couple Of Rear LED Questions
- Replies: 30
- Views: 2042
Re: A Couple Of Rear LED Questions
I had a Smart rear light that I was using for emergency back up. At top of Col de Madelaine caugh in fog and rain so on it went. Failed long before I was off the mountain. Then it came back on in the Valley and I couldn't turn it off. Water had got in the rather feeble little switch. Not having mudg...
- 31 Aug 2012, 4:54pm
- Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
- Topic: Seat post pack
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1789
Re: Seat post pack
I am coming round to Pete75's view and its back to the future where I started. It's just that a saddle bag does look a bit like an air brake for a bike where a rack bag looks more streamlined. I had the same dilemma and stop using a cantilevered bag, attractive though it was, when I switched to carb...
- 30 Aug 2012, 6:18pm
- Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
- Topic: arm warmers - which ones?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1310
Re: arm warmers - which ones?
I'm very pleased with some Gore ones (they aren't goretex) they are warm and stay up. Third season of using them and they are wearing well with new club short sleeve jerseys and more versatile than my previous habit of long sleeve jerseys with sleeves getting pulled up as the ride progressed.
- 30 Jun 2012, 7:14am
- Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
- Topic: Dolan Road Bikes
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5220
Re: Dolan Road Bikes
I dont know these models but a friend has a Dolan carbon road bike which he is pleased with. I'd regard them as a very respected manufacturer of racing (including track) frames. Sore a restored steel one in a classy retro shop in Vienna. Fred Williams stocks them locally (Wolverhampton) and builds b...
- 17 Jun 2012, 5:34pm
- Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
- Topic: TANDEM FOR MIXED HEIGHT CYCLISTS
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5079
Re: TANDEM FOR MIXED HEIGHT CYCLISTS
[quote="thirdcrank"]It's common for the back of a tandem to be sized smaller than the front, although I've never seen it the other way round. I often pilot a Longstaff made to measure tandem owned by the stoker. Cranks are the same length of course but the front top tube is dipped a bit to...
- 14 May 2012, 11:11pm
- Forum: Cycling UK Topics and Discussions
- Topic: A warm welcome to Sheffield for CTC members
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1232
Re: A warm welcome to Sheffield for CTC members
Thanks Simon, it was a great weekend and there were c100 riders on the Sunday rides. Well done Sheffield CTC.
- 6 May 2012, 3:02pm
- Forum: Cycling UK Topics and Discussions
- Topic: The CTC - is it vulnerable?
- Replies: 256
- Views: 193261
Re: The CTC - is it vulnerable?
BE1 you are right. The Guardian supplement is good, better than the similar one in the Times a week or so ago. I'm convinced these London journalists all live together and nick ideas off each other's laptops. Sky have a lot of money (look at their last financial results) and seem determind to buy cy...
- 23 Feb 2012, 6:05pm
- Forum: Campaigning & Public Policy
- Topic: The Times Campaign for safer cycling
- Replies: 261
- Views: 25078
Re: The Times Campaign for safer cycling
just pleasing to see the power of big media... and the attention it can focus also shows that The Times knows how to run a campaign and get in public eye Agreed . - the CTC should learn from them (that is me speaking as a member as well). Rootes - I am sure we could and it would be great to have th...