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Mountain bike mudguard recommendations?
I've just picked up a Trek 4900 mountain bike (front suspension only) and looking to get some mudguards for it to try and reduce some of the muck being thrown up by the tyres. I've had a look around and some of the SKS products seem to review fairly well and seem easy to remove and clip on if needed. Any recommendations…
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Please recommend road cycling MSE bargains/must haves
Hi all, I've recently signed up for a long road ride - Edinburgh to London in 5 days for the charity Missing People: http://www.missingpeople.org.uk/missing-people/fundraising/missing-people-cycle-challenge Later on today I'm off to test ride my new road bike. It'll be my first ever road bike as my previous cycling history…
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Front lights please
This is not intended as a dig at cyclists, most are sensible when it comes to lights, however, there do seem to be a number of cyclists out there that think a reflective jacket and a rear light is sufficient, it's not, over the last few days I've seen a few cyclists with no front lights, a reflective jacket and rear light…
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Cyclist's Rant Thread
Post them here, get it out of your system and stop the rest of the board from descending into the usual 'drivers vs cyclists' stuff we're all bored of. Enjoy...
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Cheapest fare help please!
We are considering train travel from Southampton airport to Manchester travelling on fri 30th nov am returning sun dec 2 nd pm. Cheapest I can find is £82 each. Can this be done cheaper by splitting journey? If not we can drive, just thought it'd make a change! Thanks in advance xx
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Yet Another Dull Cylists v Motorist Riding/Driving Thread Rant
This new Forum had so much potential to help people who wish to ride more for pleasure, fitness or to save money but has been contaminated by users uninterested in the subject and who instead would rather vent their spleen against other road users. As I said elsewhere. There are good cyclists and bad cyclists, experienced…
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Flight delayed: Who to claim off
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Cyclists - what annoys you most about motorists?
I'm not talking about the ones who try and mow you down so they can add another cyclist sticker to the side of their vehicle! More of the subtle unthinking actions that come from assuming the roads only belong to them. My personnal annoyance is a queue of traffic, and the obligitory 1 in 4 that position themselves 6 inches…
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London Midland TERRIBLE
I bought the great escape London Midland deal to go from Liverpool to London. I upgraded to First Class for the extra £10. What a waste of money that was !! 1. The website is VERY misleading as I was under the impression I could use the Virgin train. Obviously I know that the companies are separate but on the London…
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Peak/off-peak confusion
I have just looked at purchasing a rail ticket from London Waterloo to Ash Vale, with a 16-25 railcard departing around 5pm on a Friday evening. I was astonished to find that the off peak fare (which is defined as a cheaper ticket for travelling on trains which are less busy) is £2 more expensive than the anytime fare. I'm…
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Southern unused ticket refunds
Hi everyone I had an experience last month that was very frustrating and not of my making. I purchased a train ticket for travel using Southerns online booking and ticket collection on departure option. The recommended route given to me by Southern was a train departing at 8.48, this was printed on my ticket confirmation…
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Buses on strike!
First in Devon & Cornwall were on strike today (Friday 26 October 2012) resulting in only a very limited bus service operating Were you caught up in this and how was your journey affected? Have you been financially inconvenienced? What are your views? Are you for or against the strike?
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leeds to birmingham
im in leeds at uni , someone wants me to go down to birmingham, my home town is manc, its cheaper to go from manc to birmingham , but that would be a hassle and maybe not that cheap with both? coach doesnt seem that cheap and takes a long time, train from leeds to birmingham have to be lucky to get cheaper ones with…
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Recommend me a bicycle light
With the end of BST looming I'm looking to fit a new front headlight to my ancient mountain bike for my two mile bicycle commute through a village and along a bit of rural single carriageway. Budget is £10-20 (maybe more for something particularly good). Must be fixed to the bike, I don't want something that straps to my…
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Manchester Metrolink and Mobility scooters
I currently drive to work as I can't sit on a bus for the amount of time it takes to get to work due to mobility problems and at least with a car I can stop get out of the car, stretch, etc etc. We live on the route of the former Oldham Loop train line and within the next couple of months the trams should be up and…
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£12 Cardboard Bike
Sounds bizarre but if you're looking for a cheapo alternative to a normal bike then consider this. It weighs 9kg, can carry a weight of 220kg and is waterproof! They're not out just yet but at that price we should ALL get one and use it for corner-shop runs - helps reduce that carbon footprint no? Google 'cardboard bicycle…
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MSE Blog: The curse of dodgy 'Boris bike' charges
This is the thread to discuss the MSE blog: The curse of dodgy ‘Boris bike’ charges "There remain serious concerns about how well the Barclays Cycle Hire scheme is working – particularly with reports of people being slapped with charges of up to £150..."
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Compensation from tfl
Yesterday my son and girlfriend were delayed between ilford and Stratford on their way to stansted a train broke down ahead of them they were trapped on the train behind and an hour later on their way at great expense to stansted arriving an hour late and incurring extra cost to be transferred to a later plan. What's the…
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tip on building electric bike
what type of lithium battery do i put on for the bike to get as many miles per hour for it? thanks:)
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Cycling to work tactics
I’ve been cycling to work for just over a year. It’s 6 miles down a canal tow path and thenon roads (about 50:50). All flat; allpaved. I enjoy it and it’s preferable tobeing squashed inside of a tram. I’m afair weather cyclist and tend to avoid the cold and, especially, the rain. It would be interesting to hear fellow…
