Forum: UK
October 15th 09, 07:55 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Forum: UK
October 15th 09, 07:33 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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We are not alone
On Oct 15, 6:48*pm, "Just zis Guy, you know?"
wrote:
Nice domain name, presumably a nod in the direction of P/O Prune of
wartime renown.
Indeed. For those who haven't...
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Forum: UK
October 15th 09, 06:47 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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We are not alone
"The trolls are still being fed."
A moderator of a forum I read recently posted this http://
www.pprune.org/military-aircrew/390335-trolls-still-being-fed.html.
(The links works whether you're a...
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Forum: UK
October 15th 09, 10:48 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 77
Views: 2,523
The Busway
On Oct 15, 9:08*am, wrote:
Good job this isn't cam.misc or I'd have to include a caveat about not
counting parked cars...
But did you count the ones upside down adjacent to...
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Forum: UK
October 15th 09, 12:37 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,644
Winter - Warm knees
On Oct 14, 10:04*pm, "Mike Sales"
wrote:
"Mike Causer" wrote *(Alan Braggins) wrote:
Hence the well known warning: you can't have your kayak and heat it.
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Forum: UK
October 14th 09, 10:03 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Winter - Warm knees
On Oct 14, 10:39*am, Rob Morley wrote:
On Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:15:06 +0100
Or try a recumbent. *Your knees are a lot warmer than on an
upright, even though your...
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Forum: UK
October 14th 09, 10:00 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Winter - Warm knees
On Oct 14, 6:39*pm, Ian Smith wrote:
Also, recumbents are reputedly harder on the knees, so if the point is
due to marginal knees that get exacerbated by the cold,...
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Forum: UK
October 14th 09, 09:47 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,644
Winter - Warm knees
On Oct 14, 6:32*pm, (Alan Braggins) wrote:
Hence the well known warning: you can't have your kayak and heat it.
You are the ghost of Isaac Asimov and ICMFP.
Very...
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Forum: UK
October 14th 09, 09:39 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Winter - Warm knees
On Oct 14, 10:16*am, Rob Morley wrote:
A tiny fairing on each pedal? *:-)
With double-sided SPD pedals that would be interesting to design....
Mike
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Forum: UK
October 14th 09, 09:21 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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The Busway
On Oct 14, 2:58*pm, Phil W Lee phil(at)lee-family(dot)me(dot)uk
wrote:
Yeah, 1102 is not one of the better ones - do you cut across
through Bottisham to the 1303 with it's pavement...
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Forum: UK
October 14th 09, 08:56 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 77
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The Busway
On Oct 14, 11:10*am, Ben C wrote:
So where's the next bridge going to be?
Across Reach Lode, about half-way long. Where a drove meets it from
both sides. There's only one...
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Forum: UK
October 14th 09, 09:22 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 27
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Winter - Warm knees
On Oct 14, 8:31*am, (Alan Braggins) wrote:
Or try a recumbent. *Your knees are a lot warmer than on an upright,
even though your feet are colder.
Put a small...
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Forum: UK
October 14th 09, 09:12 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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The Busway
On Oct 13, 11:58*pm, Phil W Lee phil(at)lee-family(dot)me(dot)uk
wrote:
You are right, but I have taken a friend's kids down the A603 to the
Mullard radio telescope site a few times and to...
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Forum: UK
October 14th 09, 08:56 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 77
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The Busway
On Oct 13, 10:46*pm, Ben C wrote:
It's a pity because there are tracks and disused railways and things to
get you to Lode from Baits Bite Lock that with a bit of surfacing...
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Forum: UK
October 13th 09, 10:26 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 27
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Winter - Warm knees
On Oct 13, 12:07*pm, "Greg" wrote:
Any recomendations for something to keep my knees toasty this year? Do I
have to wear proper trousers rather than tights?
How about...
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Forum: UK
October 13th 09, 09:56 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 77
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The Busway
On Oct 12, 11:03*pm, chris French
wrote:
I find a real lack of places to go cycling with my kids near us. *Lots
of Cambridgeshire lacks a good network of...
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Forum: UK
October 13th 09, 09:24 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling,uk.legal
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Replies: 210
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Disabled cyclists.
On Oct 13, 6:44*am, Doug wrote:
Maybe the recumbent is a suitable compromise for platform or pavement
use. The sitting position is reminiscent of a wheelchair and so it has
...
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Forum: UK
October 12th 09, 11:51 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Forum: UK
October 11th 09, 08:04 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Slicks, Treads, Weather
On Oct 11, 6:37*pm, Ben C wrote:
Of course on the rare occasion you get a high-speed corner just right
the front wheels are pointing dead straight ahead and none of...
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Forum: UK
October 11th 09, 04:09 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Slicks, Treads, Weather
On Oct 9, 3:04*pm, Ben C wrote:
What's anti-ackerman steering, and what would be the high-speed benefits
of that?
(Ackerman steering-- am I right-- is the thing that...
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Forum: UK
October 10th 09, 03:40 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 60
Views: 1,761
Today I bought.
On Oct 9, 10:50*pm, Marc wrote:
Mike Causer wrote:
No reference to organ doner status? *I've been carrying an organ doner
card since 1977 [1] [2], and have...
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Forum: UK
October 9th 09, 11:16 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 18
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Moulton Repairs
On Oct 9, 10:16*pm, "Just zis Guy, you know?"
wrote:
Campervan John, who long-time parishoners may
remember, caused a bit of a ruckus, but disappeared when his...
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Forum: UK
October 9th 09, 10:54 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 60
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Today I bought.
On Oct 9, 6:54*pm, "Just zis Guy, you know?"
wrote:
My BlackBerry screen has an emergency contact number you can see
without unlocking it. *I was rather dismissive of...
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Forum: UK
October 9th 09, 10:45 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Today I bought.
On Oct 9, 4:42*pm, "Simon Mason" wrote:
A road ID bracelet.
http://www.roadid.com/Common/default.aspx
With:
Name and date of birth.
Address and Postcode
...
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Forum: UK
October 9th 09, 10:24 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Another "should have worn a helmet" case
On Oct 9, 2:41*pm, spindrift wrote:
Helmets for pub goers make more sense.
Oh Sh1t!
A few friends are starting a local cycling group -- Burwell, Cambs [1]
-- and one of...
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