Forum: UK
September 6th 09, 10:23 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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New bike - questions
Ian Smith wrote on 29/08/2009 21:37:
Looks like it's a common issue then. Another creak I had on the same bike
came from the bottom bracket. Took it back to the shop and they
reassembled it...
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Forum: UK
September 6th 09, 10:22 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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New bike - questions
Hi - apologies to all for the tardiness of this reply!
Ian Smith wrote on 27/08/2009 19:45:
On Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:29:50 +0100, Peter Scandrett strained every synapse
to present us with this...
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Forum: UK
August 27th 09, 05:29 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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New bike - questions
Hiya
I've recently bought a Ridgeback Velocity -
http://www.ridgeback.co.uk/index.php?bikeID=75&seriesID=37&show_bike=TRUE
- about six weeks ago. It replaces a Raleigh Jackal which has done me...
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Forum: UK
May 4th 09, 09:32 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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April 30th 09, 09:28 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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April 26th 09, 10:26 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Forum: UK
February 7th 09, 10:40 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Eddington Number
A.Dazzle wrote on 04/02/2009 09:09:
(and it was in the past year, say. Can't see any point in knowing what you
used to do maybe 10 or 15 years ago!;-)
... and you had the exact number and, lo,...
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Forum: UK
January 19th 09, 08:43 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Tandem problem
Ian Smith wrote on 19/01/2009 20:31:
There is a 59 minute solution. Hint below
I thought it was 62 minutes, but telling me the target time was helpful
(though I didn't need the hint...
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Forum: UK
August 27th 08, 08:44 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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bike "upgrade"
Sorry, a bit late on this one...
northwesterner wrote on 19/07/2008 09:19:
My old "mountain bike", (Raleigh Jackal) bought probably 15 years ago, but
in real terms a year old plus storage, is...
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Forum: UK
August 12th 08, 01:39 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Bikes on trains query
Hi
This might be a question for uk.railway but I haven't asked there as
crossposting tends to attract trolling, it seems :-)
My friend and I went away for the weekend with our bikes (and car, yes,...
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Forum: UK
June 14th 08, 10:09 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Grrr. Temporary traffic lights.
A.C.P.Crawshaw wrote on 13/06/2008 14:22:
He started ranting so I shouted "bike lane"
and pointed downwards before riding off. They complain about us not
using the facilities provided, then...
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Forum: UK
June 9th 08, 08:53 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Velodrome training
Pete Biggs wrote on 09/06/2008 12:34:
when
individuals were training doing laps their coach was often shouting
out numbers in the range 70-90; I remember clearly that 82 was called
once,...
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Forum: UK
June 8th 08, 09:45 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Velodrome training
Hiya
Last Tuesday I was doing a gig[1] in the Manchester Velodrome; we were
doing the event in the middle, putting up a stage/PA/lighting etc during
the day for the event in the evening. However,...
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Forum: UK
May 8th 08, 09:06 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Randonee
David Damerell wrote on 07/05/2008 12:09:
Quoting Peter Scandrett :
More info on my webpage if anyone's interested in reading it:
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Forum: UK
May 6th 08, 10:47 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Randonee
delurk
Well... I ended up attacking the (short version of the) Isle of Wight
Randonee on Sunday with a friend, and survived. Did my maximum distance
in a day for me, too, of 41.6 miles, which I...
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Forum: UK
April 13th 08, 02:20 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Crash
Tom Crispin wrote on 13/04/2008 13:28:
Here is a diagram of the incident:
www.johnballcycling.org.uk/photos/mutilation/crash
Very minor point - if this diagram is to be used in official...
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Forum: UK
March 28th 08, 12:52 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Radio 4 any questions Sat Mar 22
Mark T wrote on 28/03/2008 12:39:
The listen again site is he
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/progs/listenagain.shtml#a
The question is posed at 30 mins into the programme.
Can anyone...
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Forum: UK
March 22nd 08, 09:53 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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March 5th 08, 09:27 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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'Backwards' bikes
dkahn400 wrote on 05/03/2008 15:21:
So how do you propose to overcome Newton's third law?
I could just lean over... one can steer a bike while riding no-handed,
after all, and quite how one...
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Forum: UK
March 2nd 08, 01:30 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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'Backwards' bikes
Hi
Just a random thought, really. I've never tried riding one, but those
backwards bikes you get as attractions at fairs/in places like Covent
Garden - why are they so (apparently) difficult to...
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Forum: UK
February 24th 08, 05:30 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Randonee
Hi
(Sorry, I can't find the original thread)
Having read the thread about this and am pondering it myself now! Like
the OP however, I'm a bit concerned about the hills, too. I reckon I
could do...
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Forum: UK
January 6th 08, 07:17 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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January 6th 08, 04:14 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Matthew Parris apologises
David Hansen wrote on 06/01/2008 10:28:
and we redressed the balance with a letter the following day,
and a second letter and a Thunderer column by a cyclist on Monday.
Has anyone...
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Forum: UK
December 23rd 07, 01:30 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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New front chain rings - not able to use small one
Hi - to all who replied, not just Mark.
Mark T wrote on 21/12/2007 16:05:
Front mechs are a work of Stan, and will often play up when the chain is
towards one end of the rear sprockets but work...
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Forum: UK
December 21st 07, 03:46 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
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