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I scrounged and renovated an old bike trailer which had been rotting in a friends garden for years. Around £25 on new tyres, tubes and a lick of paint has saved me several tanks of petrol so far. It's surprising how much more respect drivers give you when you are pulling something that could damage their car (ha ha). Used it a lot more than I thought I would. Well worth the investment.

Thanks so much everyone.

Much appreciated, I'll be binge watching YouTube all evening now.

Regards All

Hope this is the right place to ask but...
... does anyone remember the guy who rode around dishing out historical facts on a BBC series? He wore (as I recall) a day glow outfit and his bike had a single axle front fork. I think there were two series made. I cannot remember the title of the programme or the gentleman's name (put it down to age). Any pointers appreciated.
Many thanks.

My favourite cycling head wear is a Tilley hat. It shades my eyes and folic-ally challenged head. The mesh cools the crown also the lacing does not go under the chin but across the forehead under the hat. To tighten it on windy days you simply pull on the lacing at the back which hangs down under the brim. Not lost it and had to go back for it yet!

On a positive note.
I use a large cargo trailer when making a 6 mile round trip to the farm shop. Last week some traffic controlled roadworks appeared and having passed through them in a car a couple of times through work travel, I noted the time it takes before the opposite flow turns green so I could determine if I would have time to clear the single lane contraflow with my bike and trailer before the lights changed to green at the other end. The construction team had allowed ample time for slow cyclists (such as my self) to get through with ease. Yesterday I arrived with bike and trailer at said lights just as they turned red. Four cars queued behind me so as the lights changed to green I waved them through before I set off knowing I would have enough time and to ensure they didn't have to travel at my snails pace. Each driver either pipped or waved as they passed, even a BMW driver (ha ha). No such excitement on the way back. I have noted that drivers are much more respectful when passing you when you are pulling a trailer. Is it because it's a rare occurrence to see these days or are they wary that the trailer is not soft and squishy like a human and it could actually damage their paintwork?