Forum: UK
September 26th 08, 10:42 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 64
Views: 1,578
When shopping attacks
Rob Morley wrote:
It amazes me that people think it's a good idea to place an unstable
load where it can so easily cause loss of control.
Silliest thing I've seen is bloke cycling uphill...
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Forum: UK
September 26th 08, 10:17 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling,uk.railway
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Replies: 13
Views: 306
Carrying bikes on trains
Chris Tolley wrote:
Because most of the time they were empty.
Sometimes they were not:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3286/2844228180_463d8ed67c_o.jpg
(North Wales Coast loco-hauled, 2000)
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Forum: UK
September 5th 08, 04:15 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 18
Views: 478
Hebrides tour TR
Roos Eisma wrote:
The main lesson is to carry some spare cables, they're cheap and light.
It's always the things you don't carry that fail. On Skye it was my front wheel rim,
this year our...
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Forum: UK
August 19th 08, 04:04 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 154
Views: 3,262
Ho ho ho
nully wrote:
Not 20%, but 100% of speeding motorists are fined.
Utter ********. Not even 100% of motorists *caught* speeding are fined. I know several
people who've been let off with a warning.
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Forum: UK
August 18th 08, 01:27 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 135
Views: 3,006
Cyclist in accident drives off
nully wrote:
So Paul, are you saying that a dog walker on the path has a 'duty of
care' to watch for cyclists moving faster than him, and to 'make way'
(for want of a better phrase) if one...
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Forum: UK
August 18th 08, 01:19 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 135
Views: 3,006
Cyclist in accident drives off
nully wrote:
C'mon, get off your hobby horse and take a grip for a moment. This is a
*dog*, remember? Not an inanimate bike, a living *creature*.
So you stop each time you hit a slug when...
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Forum: UK
August 15th 08, 01:37 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 0
Views: 430
OT Inflation
Farting... jet propulsion to assist you up the hills
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Forum: UK
August 13th 08, 09:36 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 6
Views: 421
Holyhead / Worcester
Robert Norton wrote:
Living in Dublin, I'm planning a solo trip from Holyhead to my relatives in
Worcs.(and back), allowing about 8 days and using B&B's. Anyone like to
suggest a good route?...
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Forum: UK
August 6th 08, 11:37 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 390
Views: 3,112
Ouch @ Feltham
judith wrote:
I was told that this group was well known for the "zealots and ****wits" it attracted
Ah, so you decided to join them.
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Forum: UK
August 1st 08, 03:49 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 51
Views: 1,715
"Cycle safety called for"
judith wrote:
I despair over the rabid anti-helmet rants that there are in here.
I don't see any. I see a pro-helmet lobby trying to force their beliefs on others and a
pro-choice body of...
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Forum: UK
August 1st 08, 03:12 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 51
Views: 1,715
"Cycle safety called for"
judith wrote:
you can either promote cycling or promote helmets,
the two are incompatible.
What's this all about then? You come from nowhere and flood the group with hysterical
pro-helmet...
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Forum: UK
July 31st 08, 02:02 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 52
Views: 845
What king of newsgroup is this ??
Brian Goldsmith wrote:
I subscribed to this group about a week ago, but I don't see to much
about actual cycling.
I put my cycling holiday diaries on my website, it's a better medium than...
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Forum: UK
July 31st 08, 01:57 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 52
Views: 845
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Forum: UK
July 30th 08, 08:57 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 10
Views: 648
Bikes on trains petitions
Paul Luton wrote:
If you want to take you bike on the train... you should sign this
government e-petition and write to your MP or the PM.
These petitions are counter-productive. Unless they...
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Forum: UK
July 7th 08, 02:46 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 3
Views: 206
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Forum: UK
July 7th 08, 02:44 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 15
Views: 711
Are You Anti-Motorist?
Nuxx Bar wrote:
snipped rubbish
You've not replied to my questions (about your motoring convictions) so why should I
reply to yours?
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Forum: UK
June 13th 08, 02:22 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 26
Views: 797
Grrr. Temporary traffic lights.
Martin wrote:
The car (W481BFC) driver behind me then started honking his horn. When I
looked behind the passenger started pointing at the kerb. I carried on
an the driver lent on his...
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Forum: UK
June 5th 08, 12:33 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 66
Views: 8,299
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Forum: UK
June 5th 08, 11:46 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 66
Views: 8,299
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Forum: UK
June 4th 08, 01:32 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 17
Views: 359
How was your commute?
Plenty of gear talk in here but not much about riding. So how was your commute?
I woke 20 minutes earlier than normal so the initial two mile stretch of main road was
less busy than normal. I then...
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Forum: UK
June 4th 08, 01:13 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 61
Views: 1,443
Don't feed Troll Nuxx
Just zis Guy, you know? wrote:
It also assumes tat Nuxxy's idiocy is confined to Usenet.
He appears not to post in any other usenet forums though... he's a strange bugger alright.
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Forum: UK
June 3rd 08, 09:05 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 22
Views: 698
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Forum: UK
May 30th 08, 03:33 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 25
Views: 826
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Forum: UK
May 29th 08, 02:12 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 11
Views: 464
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Forum: UK
May 29th 08, 10:37 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 11
Views: 464
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