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60L sounds like a lot to me. Spreading the load is good & sticking with small front & back panniers would be ideal as long as your tent & poles fit. I cycle camp (on my own & with my partner) using rear Ortlieb Bike Packer Classics, Sport Packer front & an Ortlieb bar bag. They'r...

Since I posted the original query have been thinking about toeclips & can seee your point re the Time clips - makes complete sense, so I'll consider changing to those (my partner's given up with clips & spd's altogether for the same reason, but I can't face that). The low gears/higher cadenc...

Ritchie - Worrying similarity there with the dodgy knee. Apart from more cycling to strengthen it I don't know what to do about it - I'd be very interested to hear what the osteopath has to say. If he says we're just too old I'll be gutted! I'll definitely check the frame alignment PW - thanks for t...

I wonder if anyone's experienced this; I couldn't find any previous threads. I've been getting stiff shoulders, especially the right one after only a couple of hours cycling. The pain is strongest in the lower part of the shoulder blade area, but wears off quickly after getting off the bike. I had m...

I don't have kids but do use a "Bike Box" trailer. I ws lucky enough to be given some offcuts from that reflective stuff they use on police cars, which I liberally applied all over the aluminium trailer box. The main roads here in Mid Wales at night are unlit but fast, but the effect of al...

Diolch yn fawr am y syniad 'na - dwi'n wedi bod yn dysgu Cymraeg hefyd (mae'n teimlo fel gwaith caled weithiau!) ac mae'n neis iawn i glywed o'r rhywun o Gymru. well - this is what I hope I've said yn Saesneg/English: Thanks for that idea - I've been learning Welsh aswell, (feels like hard work some...

I think you're right, I do mean El Puerto de Santa Maria. My Spanish teacher will be grateful for the reminder of harbout gender, as indeed am I. Thank you. Long live pedantry.

Please moderate me if I'm going on too much! The road into Cadiz is a main highway, & although it's permitted to cycle on the hard lane of the autopistas it can be a bit noisy & tiring. (Often the autopista offers only straight route out of a town & they're ok to cycle, especially at nig...

In my experience the regional trains are good for bikes; bikes are permitted, certainly I've taken them out of Sevilla & Cadiz, & often the end carriage has a raised wide area where you can sit with your bike. I've often heard that the faster trains on regional routes & the major routes ...