Forum: UK
July 29th 08, 09:07 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 3
Views: 393
Bar bag recommendations
On Jul 28, 8:23*pm, Tosspot wrote:
dan gregory wrote:
Tosspot wrote:
Moving away from the car argument....
A year ago, on the recommendation of a friend, I...
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Forum: UK
March 15th 08, 11:08 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 17
Views: 454
Changing from 27" to 700c
I did this, but had to gain an extra 5mm or so on the brake drop-outs
(if that's the term) on the Weinmann centre pulls. There was enough
meat on the to file out the slot the requisite amount....
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Forum: UK
February 4th 08, 09:08 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 35
Views: 1,514
Head torches
On Jan 31, 4:12*pm, wrote:
+1 for me on the Petzl Tikka XP. *Couldn't bear the idea of having one
of the dimmer models, and it's "only " GBP 30 inc delivery from the
excellent...
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Forum: UK
January 18th 08, 11:07 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 61
Views: 1,684
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Forum: UK
November 25th 07, 11:51 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 15
Views: 743
Competent person
On Nov 25, 10:12 pm, Brian G wrote:
Garry from Cork wrote:
Do you have insurance against being kicked to death by a donkey?
Relax.
Whatever you're drinking, I...
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Forum: UK
November 14th 07, 10:15 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 4
Views: 322
Nuts& Bolts
On Nov 14, 8:11 pm, "archierob" wrote:
The trick I have found is not to put one nut on the bolt but two. This
also assumes that the bolt is put in 'inside out' ie it...
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Forum: UK
November 2nd 07, 10:12 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 11
Views: 713
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Forum: UK
November 1st 07, 09:07 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 51
Views: 810
Cycling in the wet
On Oct 31, 11:26 am, wrote:
A colleague is of the opinion that rain in the afternoon is a good
sign for his homeward journey, as the wetness reduces road friction
and so...
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Forum: UK
September 22nd 07, 10:00 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 40
Views: 1,125
Elderly Drivers
On Sep 21, 4:28 pm, "p.k." wrote:
Bernie wrote:
Old people who don't have the reaction times of younger people should
be banned from the road.
that is not...
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Forum: UK
September 22nd 07, 09:55 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 40
Views: 1,125
Elderly Drivers
But if we're going to ban drivers en masse(and I'm not saying I'd
be opposed to the idea) let's at least target the people who cause the
majority of the problems.
The younger...
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Forum: UK
July 14th 07, 09:45 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 25
Views: 626
different designs of (caliper) brakes
why are cantilever brakes deemed good for tourers / mountain bikes,
but side-pulls or centre-pulls for "racing" type bikes. Surely you
need good brakes whatever, and though tourers might be heavier,...
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Forum: UK
June 25th 07, 10:27 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 8
Views: 178
Slick(ish) 26" tyres
On Jun 25, 2:16 pm, David Martin
wrote:
On Jun 25, 12:08 pm, Simon Brooke wrote: in message...
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Forum: UK
May 17th 07, 08:04 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 8
Views: 256
Camping Card Internatinal
Trevor posted help on getting a "camping card international" ...
Not wishing to poo-poo your advice but I've camped all over Europe
(well, France, Spain, Portugal at least) and I've never found...
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Forum: UK
April 17th 07, 09:23 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,730
Potential convert?
On Apr 17, 5:44 pm, (Ziggy) wrote:
On Tue, 17 Apr 2007 17:32:57 +0100, Richard Bates
wrote:
Bypass wrote:
Now that...
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Forum: UK
March 20th 07, 10:11 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 46
Views: 1,642
Most 'exotic' roadkill?
On Mar 12, 11:24 pm, Mark Thompson
wrote:
Vernon's inclusion of an "exotica" roadkill category had me thinking. What
kind of...
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Forum: UK
February 25th 07, 09:02 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 23
Views: 487
Alzheimer's defence
On Feb 25, 7:14 pm, Al C-F
wrote:
Garry from Cork wrote:
Young male drivers are far more dangerous than anyone else.
Can you back that...
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Forum: UK
February 13th 07, 08:09 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,132
saddle rot - fatal?
On Feb 7, 12:23 pm, Rob Morley wrote:
In article ,
bugbear
says...
I recently...
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Forum: UK
January 28th 07, 11:44 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,174
Brooks Saddles
regarding
If it's new then its the first of its kind and therefore not improved.
If it's improved then there was a model before so it's not new.
Therefore nothing can be both new and...
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Forum: UK
January 20th 07, 10:15 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,174
Brooks Saddles
Simon Brooke wrote:
in message , Paul Cassel
') wrote:
Steve Hodgson wrote:
I was in one of my local...
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Forum: UK
January 12th 07, 07:01 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 14
Views: 750
tool pouch
Brian G wrote:
Clive George wrote:
I'm looking for a little pouch to hold my tools in.....
I've got a round food-pot, I think called something like "lock-n-seal",
bought from Waitrose.
The...
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Forum: UK
January 12th 07, 07:01 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 14
Views: 750
tool pouch
Brian G wrote:
Clive George wrote:
I'm looking for a little pouch to hold my tools in.....
I've got a round food-pot, I think called something like "lock-n-seal",
bought from Waitrose.
The...
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