Cycling UK Forum

I read it. Naw. The pain distracts one from the real world! :D The pain side of it is kind of bundled up in my comments about endurance. I don't suffer greatly on long rides. Some people have terrible pain but still go back for more. I've heard some comments like "the best bit about a long rid...

My latest blog article tries to explain the Spiritual side of long distance bike riding

Continental Ultragatorskins are good enough tyres and are fairly puncture proof until worn. But they are not grippy in the wet, that is their main flaw. Panaracer Stratius Elite are faster, similar for puncture resistance and have better wet grip. Continental 4 Seasons are expensive but have good we...

It really depends on the bike but A standard road racing bike with pivot brakes will take 25mm max Cross bikes and some "audax" bikes have deep drop pivot brakes. The drop on them is 57mm, shimano and tektro make the brakes. These usually can cope with 25mm+guards or even 28mm For bigger t...

Q.1 I was thinking of having a large (50mm x 300mm) strip of constant red light on the rear mudguard, would you prefer a flashing mode? Don't care Q.2 Do you use panniers and if so do they obscure any of the mudguard when viewed from behind? Panniers, sometimes. Obscure mudguard no Q.3 Would you fe...

The only downside I can think of with a BB generator is that if you stop pedalling, which you might do when going downhill fast, it stops making electric.
When I am going downhill fast I want the lights to be as bright as possible
It would be good on a fixed though

The only prize you usually get for doing an Audax is the card with the stamps on

Some of them are vaguely interesting and/or artistic...here are a few

Don't understand why your current bike isn't up to the mileage. Should be ok with regular maintenance. perhaps the OP doesn't have the time to do the maintenance? I have a Cotic Roadrat with drops that is similar to the OPs Genesis I do a 30 mile round trip commute on dirty lanes in Devon Since Jan...

Go to Harwich, get the ferry to Rotterdam. Get a VVV map and cycle round the Netherlands for a few days

I checked to see if paypal payment worked

It doesn't seem to, I ended up with the same display of the higher price

Si wrote:Probably help if everyone who experiences difficulty reports it to the CTC as well as Wiggle, if you haven't already.

Who can we send the comments to at the CTC? An email address would be nice

Disproved. I just went into the CTC shop. filled my basket, created a new account and, hey presto, back to the full wiggle price. Same here. I deleted all the cookies so it couldn't trace back to my old wiggle login, I re-registered using a different email address but at the "delivery" st...

My new carbon Specialized Roubaix "feels" fast and has the magic acceleration factor but also absorbs road bumps and noise
Dunno what it weighs exactly but it feels light

When I was shopping around I tried an Eddy Merckx EMX1 as well and that had similar properties

Have you had anything catch properly yet? I've seen contradictory views on how they behave during a 'fold-up'. Quite fancy some for my close clearance as the race guards are better than nothing but not ideal...still reading reviews before buying any though. I've not but I've no reason to assume the...

I got these for my new carbon fibre, close clearance bike with no mudguard eyes. I was surprised to find that they are basically full 'guards

Write up here on my blog