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New bike or old?
I've been procrastinating for a while now, so I've decided to seek some other opinions/recommendations. I'm not a great fan of exercise, but appreciate it's importance, so decided it was time to rescue my bike from the damp cellar where it's be stuck for most of the last 6 years. There were quite a few bits of rust on it,…
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Southern Rail refunds
Just looking for advice.. I bought weekly rail ticket on southern rail today, (which needs a photo ID, as they record the ID number on the ticket). Somehow I lost it within half an hour :( At my destination I was told I would need to buy a new ticket, (even though I had a receipt & the card I paid for it with). More…
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Oyster Card Incomplete Journey
Hi everyone, Went to London Monday and at one station the barriers weren't working so we had to go through knowing it would be an incomplete journey. The problem is I know I have 8 weeks to claim it back but in order to get the refund once approved I need to use my card at a designated tube station. The thing is I don't…
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MSE News: Cheaper train fares on the way with planned ticket overhaul
Train travellers should be able to more easily pick the cheapest fares for their journey under proposals for a shake-up...Read the full story: 'Cheaper train fares on the way with planned ticket overhaul' Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply. If you aren’t sure how it all works,…
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Which bike lights?
Evening Does anybody have any suggestions for which bike lights to buy? Looking for one front and one rear, ideally the rear would have both static and intermittent, just looking for static on the front. Also, any suggestions for where to buy cheap reflective top? not a full jacket but like a breathable vest type garment…
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Commuting to University via Train
Hi I am starting university in September and will have to commute from Norwich to Chelmsford one day a week as I am a part time student. I am trying to calculate how much it will leave me out of pocket and the picture is quite grim - train tickets cost min. £35.00 return trip and that is only when bought in advance and if…
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Need a new front wheel
Hello all. My partner has a pretty basic men's mountain bike with 26 inch wheels and 21speed gears. It has disc breaks. Someone has stolen the front wheel by removing the quick release mechanism and stealing both the wheel and the attachment from our front garden in the night. Obviously we need a new wheel, however we need…
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MSE News: Have you got an unused Oyster card lying around? You can claim part of £223
Transport for London is now sitting on £223m in unused Oyster card credit, its latest figures have revealed...Read the full story: 'Have you got an unused Oyster card lying around? You can claim part of £223m if so' Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply. If you aren’t sure how it all…
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20% off at Chiltern Railways until 21.08.16 (Sunday)
Just a reminder if this has already been posted. E.g. £4.40 London to Birmingham. Travel until 4th September. T&Cs: https://www.chilternrailways.co.uk/advance-fare-offer-ts-cs
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railcard minimum fare confusion
hi everyone, this is my first post on mse... ive lurked many times and been amazed at how knowledgeable you all are on matters such as this.. im so confused it is time to bite the bullet and sign up, hopefully i can help others around here too at some point. for the next 9 months we are going to be trying to pay our sons…
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What Do Cyclists Have Against Cycle Tracks ?
The other day whilst driving home during peak period came across 3 lycra fetishists without a single piece of hi viz between them riding along the single carriageway A road holding up a massive queue of vehicles that could not overtake. There is a proper tarmacced cycle track running along that road, the scene of many…
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MSE News: Rail fares to rise by up to 1.9% from January 2017
Commuters in England could see their season ticket costs rise by up to 1.9% next year, after official figures used to calculate the rise were published...Read the full story: 'Rail fares are rising by up to 1.9% from next January' Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply. If you aren’t…
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Advice needed please. Car pull pulled out on me
Hi Whilst traveling home from work my local road was was closed in one direction. I used the other lane which is closed and has parked cars on it. As I approach the end of the closure I saw a car in a junction, thinking the car seen me I carried on at no more then 12mph, the car then pulled in front of me, I went over the…
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National rail sending me to court
So around earlier today, as a 20-year-old university student, I purchased a return ticket while on the train to my destination. Little did I know there was an issue with my ticket which I discovered when the attendant checked my ticket on the return journey. I have been accidently issued a child ticket and I never asked…
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Aylesbury to London Blackfriars
Hi all, I'm looking for the cheapest and quickest route to Blackfriars. I have a car and don't mind walking between stations etc. Also have Oyster card and rail card. Travelling is not regular and not really know in advance. Any help will be greatly appreciated Thanks!
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What size bike...
Hey, quick question. I'm 5"9.5 and buying a cannondale trail 4 (29s). The size chart says medium up to 5"9 and large 5"10 - 6"1. What size would you suggest I get? I'm leaning towards medium as my inside leg is only 30"-32"
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Hit by a car while cycling - having trouble getting driver to pay for damage
Hi all, I've got a bit of a problem and wonder if anyone can advise. Sorry it's a long one! I cycle pretty much everywhere. Last month I was hit by a car coming out of a side street at very low speed. I wasn't hurt (just one tiny bruise and achy knees the next day) but the back of my bike was damaged, and it cost £120 to…
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Helmet-cam Helmets
Any post that starts with “I am a cyclist but” is going to end well. However I genuinely am a cyclist, I do about 3k miles a year most commuting to work on busy roads through city centre. But…. I get really annoyed by helmet cam wearing trouble makers. Not a day goes by that I don’t see someone riding in the middle of the…
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Disappointing
Had a puncture tonight and was fixing at the side of the road. Seven cyclists passed me in three seperate groups. Not one asked me if I was OK. When did that become the new cycling etiquette?
