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Single gear bike - where/which model?
I'm thinking of getting a single gear bike. I know there are fixies that can run in single gear mode, but are they inferior to non-fixie single speed? Can anyone recommend me a decent supplier either online or offline? I'm looking to spend up to £300 to start with.
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Train Fine
Is there any point in arguing over a £50 fine for having your feet up on a train seat opposite you........please don't lecture:o:D It's Merseyrail if that helps:o Just wondering if it's worth paying or putting together a reasoned argument re non display of by-laws Thanks in advance for your help
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Help - bike snapped in half!
Hi folks, I was riding through central London on Tuesday when without warning my Carrera folding bike snapped in half! I was lucky that it happened just as I was about to pull away from a junction, if it had broken a minute earlier I had a bus on my inside and a lorry on my right! I tweeted to Halfords and they told me to…
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Helmet noise
Since I started commuting regularly by bike, I have been wearing a helmet every time. Partly at my wife's insistence, and partly in recognition of the increased risk associated with regular, rather then occasional, riding in traffic. I have had cycle helmets before, but rarely wore them, and when I did it was mainly to be…
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Last time you missed a bus/train?
missed one yesterday , had to wait 2 hours for the next train home from Manchester.
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Tickety Split on National Express?
No one has ever raised the point that you can save money, by purchasing separate tickets with NATIONAL EXPRESS. The ethos is, that it is about the trains! It is not. I am travelling from Cornwall to Warwickshire shortly; the cost of a straight ticket was over £65.00. I purchased 3 tickets, catching the same coach…
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Family trip to London on train
I have read the cheap train guide, but still unsure. 3 adults (two of which are over 60) and a 4 year old all going to London together for the day. What would be the cheapest way of getting a ticket? Do they still do cheap tickets where you all travel together? This would be from Ipswich area. Thanks!
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Help buying a new bike please
I have recently been cycling 12k everyday on my exercise bike, I would like to start cycling to and from work, only about 5 miles along a railway line, a couple of hilly bits at the end and only a small amount of road. I went out on my bike last night and did about 3 miles and was surprised how difficult it was!! I think…
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Senior Railcard and Oyster Card
I've got these linked. When my rail card is renewed I assume I need to got to a booking office (or whatever they are called now) to renew the link. Or does it carry on being linked without me needing to do anything?
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Multiple TOC refunds
Hi, I'm new to this forum, so apologies for repeat posting, but I haven't been able to find a clear answer. Yesterday I bought a return ticket from Crawley to Oxford. I didn't book in advance with a particular TOC, but just turned up at the station and bought a day return from the machine. On my return journey I was…
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London Visit -Oyster Card
Visiting London in August for 5 days, two of which will be traveling to zone 6, the others Zone1/Zone 2. is it worth getting a travel card, £58.60 or just getting an Oyster card and using that? As far as I can see the main cost I will have will be two rtn tickets @ £13.60 each day. An thoughts/advice?
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Sabotage and hatred: what have people got against cyclists?
Very well written article from the Guardian: http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/jul/01/sabotage-and-hatred-what-have-people-got-against-cyclists?CMP=fb_gu John
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Oyster Season Ticket not appearing
Hi, I renewed my weekly travel card this morning as usual, but when I tapped out at Victoria, I noticed I'd been charged for travel. I did some digging when I arrived at work and found that although payment had been taken by my card provider, no season ticket was present on my Oyster card. To complicate matters, I…
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Virgin West Coast + Virgin East Coast
Am a regular traveller to London and used to mainly use East Coast Rail. Service was always better and you could usually get some cheap fares most days. Now they are both run by the same company you can only get cheap fares some days but it is not predictable which days that will be. Some times the weekend is cheap and…
