Forum: UK
December 17th 09, 07:12 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 11
Views: 571
Cycling books.. a list?
There are occasional posts here talking about cycling books - would
there be any interest in compiling a list of books and together with a
brief review and posting it here periodically? Or perhaps...
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Forum: UK
November 27th 09, 05:52 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 9
Views: 355
Long Distance Tour ...
On Nov 27, 7:51*am, JNugent wrote:
On Two Wheels wrote:
.... I'm planning on doing a very long distance tour next year 2010. *Heading
out of England on...
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Forum: UK
October 1st 09, 10:10 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 3
Views: 720
Bike beats helicopter
On Sep 30, 6:26*pm, Simon Brooke wrote:
Still, impressive.
Yes, fairly so. Not as impressive as Jeannie Longo though (different
thread).
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Nige Danton
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Forum: UK
September 30th 09, 03:25 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 0
Views: 285
World road racing championships
Is there no stopping her - Jeannie Longo raced in yet another world
road racing championship. She's now 51. She's been the French or world
champion an incredible 56...
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Forum: UK
September 30th 09, 03:09 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 3
Views: 720
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Forum: Techniques
September 28th 09, 07:01 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 13
Views: 517
anyone ordered from Wiggle to the USA?
On Sep 26, 10:11*pm, pm wrote:
I've done a couple of orders from them. The stuff comes over
surprisingly fast with no hassle. I haven't had to do a return so
can't...
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Forum: UK
September 23rd 09, 05:02 PM Posted to uk.net.news.config,uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 151
Views: 4,475
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Forum: UK
September 23rd 09, 03:22 PM Posted to uk.net.news.config,uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 151
Views: 4,475
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Forum: UK
September 5th 09, 05:29 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 21
Views: 653
Living room pr0n
On Sep 5, 11:01*pm, Oaf wrote:
Unfortunately, my kitchen is too small for me to photograph this
beauty, received this morning:
Black steel frame, horizontal top tube,...
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Forum: UK
July 31st 09, 04:29 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 4
Views: 243
Tube valve query
On Jul 31, 2:25*am, Chris Gerhard wrote:
You can also get extenders, useful to have in your pocket if you have to
borrow a tube.
That's a thought. I've had one of those...
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Forum: UK
July 30th 09, 02:51 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 9
Views: 367
Herts - Suggested ride routes?
On Jul 29, 3:12*pm, Tim Hall wrote:
Thanks for all of the replies here and by email - it's appreciated.
http://www.westlondonctc.org.uk/
That's a good idea...
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Forum: UK
July 30th 09, 11:13 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 4
Views: 243
Tube valve query
On Jul 30, 4:06*pm, "Bill" wrote:
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Hundreds of the things!!
There are indeed and if you run your wheels without a valve stem
lockring then you might want to get them...
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Forum: UK
July 29th 09, 05:30 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 9
Views: 367
Herts - Suggested ride routes?
On Jul 29, 8:56*am, Matthew Brealey wrote:
Of course you can get Ordnance Survey maps online as well, e.g., at
streetmap.co.uk
With google you can even look at an...
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Forum: UK
July 28th 09, 03:55 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 9
Views: 367
Herts - Suggested ride routes?
On Jul 28, 8:19*pm, Matthew Brealey wrote:
tryhttp://www.greatnorthway.org.uk/
Thanks for that - it looks like a good route and very picturesque too
- we are looking for...
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Forum: UK
July 28th 09, 03:19 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 9
Views: 367
Herts - Suggested ride routes?
We are making a short visit to the uk in August and we will have our
bikes with us. We will be spending a week in Brookmans Park, Herts -
can anyone suggest any decent road rides from that area?...
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Forum: UK
July 18th 09, 04:54 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 30
Views: 965
Books
On Jul 18, 7:58*pm, terryj wrote:
crane cousins: journey to the centre of the earth
I've never had a copy of that book - but I do have a web archive from
when the book was...
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Forum: UK
July 18th 09, 07:52 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 1
Views: 160
Recommendation for turbo trainer?
On Jul 17, 10:44*pm, BrianW wrote:
Can anyone recommend a reasonably quiet and effective turbo trainer?
My ideal price bracket would be £100-150. *Following an...
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Forum: UK
July 17th 09, 03:59 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 30
Views: 965
Books
On Jul 17, 6:24*pm, Daniel Barlow wrote:
I very much enjoyed "Push Yourself Just A Little Bit Mo Backstage
at the Tour de France", by Johnny Green (former Clash tour
...
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Forum: UK
July 17th 09, 03:54 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 30
Views: 965
Books
On Jul 17, 6:46*pm, "PoB" wrote:
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Forum: UK
July 12th 09, 09:39 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 3
Views: 190
It's The Tourmalet!
On Jul 12, 3:17*pm, spindrift wrote:
It is...!
Was it Paul Kimmage who once famously said when asked for a review of
the climb "it's a long *******"?
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NIge Danton
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Forum: Techniques
July 10th 09, 07:00 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling,rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 28
Views: 882
Lower gears - road bike
Thanks for all of the interesting and informative replies. I would
have replied to the various points made at the time but unfortunately
I've been offline for a while. I can see there were a few...
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Forum: Techniques
July 2nd 09, 04:29 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling,rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 28
Views: 882
Lower gears - road bike
We are taking a short vacation in the south of France (Pyrenees) and
our road bikes will need lower gears. The current set up is: bike 1 -
record with 53/39 chainwheels, 12-25 cassette and short...
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Forum: UK
July 1st 09, 02:14 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 36
Views: 1,104
XXL
On Jul 1, 2:35*am, David Damerell
wrote:
This seems like a remarkable question. Nearly all cycling gloves of
allegedly traditional design are made with a...
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Forum: UK
June 29th 09, 08:15 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 5
Views: 299
Defining 'obscenity'
On 28/06/2009 22:44, Simon Brooke wrote:
That's as curved as a very curvy thing - I think I'll stick with my
Fizik Arione Wingflex. I've got one on both my bikes and it's proved
to be (for me) the...
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Forum: UK
June 29th 09, 08:08 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 0
Views: 197
Bike shops - Camparan France?
We'll be taking a short vacation at Camparan, France in August - can
anyone point me at decent (road) bike shop in that area? Many thanks.
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Nige Danton
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