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Cycling to work - kit ideas
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Trust me, I will!!!
As for the comment re having a spare tube and therefore not needing a puncture kit - it means I can fix it on the train! :rotfl:
I'm also considering puncture reduction methods and was thinking of getting some panaracer tyre liners (only the cost of a weeks petrol for two)
Re the High Vis, I live in the back end of nowhere down unlit roads - better safe than sorry surely?
Thanks for the replies though guys, very useful! A test ride is in order in the not too distant to see how long it will take me (and just how unfit I really am!)
You don't need tyre liners, just keep them correctly inflated and use kevlar-lined tyres and you'll be fine. Mostly, its worn-out or under-inflated tyres that puncture easily.
If a motorist can't see a cyclist with bright LED lights, he isn't going to see the same cyclist wearing a hi-viz.
5 miles should take a fit cyclist no longer than 25 minutes.0 -
You've not seen some of the hill I'll have to get up :eek::eek: No way I'll be averaging 10mph up those......
Liners are cheaper than buying new tyres
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Check with Lidl i think they have cycle gear at the moment.Liverpool is one of the wonders of Britain,
What it may grow to in time, I know not what.
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I've got 2 spare tubes, 2 METAL tyre levers (plastic ones are useless), and a good (pricey) pump. (also spare light batteries in winter but don't bother in summer). That's it apart from my work clothes and sarnies, I commute 7 miles a day I don't bother with waterproofs because I'm changing anyway.Out on blue six..
It's Chips and Jackets, Peas and Trousers.0 -
Hi vis jackets are available in Poundland, they are better when hooked over a backpack, they flap about more then and are not an extra layer to make you too warm in the summer.Member of the first Mortgage Free in 3 challenge, no.19
Balance 19th April '07 = minus £27,640
Balance 1st November '09 = mortgage paid off with £1903 left over. Title deeds are now ours.0 -
I've got one already. Its got MMOC (Morris Minor Owners Club) stamped on the back though, oh well! Proud of who, and what, I am. :female::male::cool:0
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when i cycled to work i used to take the car on a Saturday(earlier start) and took in a weeks worth of uniforms
that way i didnt have to worry about carrying stuff every day0 -
I dont have a uniform. I just need to be presentable really Proud of who, and what, I am. :female::male::cool:0
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even still,just less to carry
i use one of these http://www.camelbak.com/sports-recreation/hydration-packs/2010-hawg-nv.aspx
so if it doesnt fit in then it aint going0
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