Kerouac

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• Stolen bikes

  in General • 15 years, 4 months

  

  Hi folks.

  Firstly, sorry to a) make my first post for a long time, and one of very few, on this topic, b) be out of London and c) not even fixed related, but...

  My friend had her fairly distinctive Dawes stolen from Reading Oracle today (25/08) - locks cut in daylight in bike racks. On the off chance they take the train in to London or head to Brick Lane, please keep an eye out.

  

  Thanks.

• Reasons why cycling is good for drivers/pedestrians

  in General • 16 years, 8 months

  

  1. Many cyclist also are drivers so still pay road tax but yet cause less damage
     
     

  Sorry to add a seemingly pedantic point but for when this gets printed up into a leaflet to drop through the sunroofs of offending drivers, can this get changed to VED or Car Tax (so as not to fuel the misconception that drivers pay for the roads...)?

• Paris Roubaix

  in Rides & Races • 16 years, 8 months

  

  The damn waitress kept distracting me with her strangely attractive ginger face...

  £6.50 Gin and Lemonade aside it was pretty good, especially as British Eurosport only showed 20km.

• Paris Roubaix

  in Rides & Races • 16 years, 8 months

  

  Times are up; 1230-1630.

  Checking Eurosport it looks like they're only showing an hour of it before the jogging, 1430-1530 - I presume there's no special brasserie owners' channel showing a bit more...

  [Hi by-the-way!]

• London 2 Brighton fg?

  in Cycle Touring and Bikepacking • 17 years, 9 months

  

  Hi.

  I rode the L2B last year using a 72" gear. Ditchling Beacon had me scared (and people telling me to ride geared) so I scoped it out a week beforehand. I absolutely love climbing on fixed when you use your upper body almost as much as your legs, and DB satisfied that and turned out to be great fun. Quite a bit easier and shorter that I was expecting, but by no means a walk in the park. If you work your way to the front as much as possible in the first half of the ride you shouldn't be too crowded in. If you're assertive on your way up and let people know you're coming past you should be OK.

  I managed the whole ride without unclipping, though being able to ride at 0.002mph up hills and around the walkers is a must (and that was with a 7.30 start).

  The only time I almost regretted my decision was on the many long, steep and windy descents - DEFINITELY run a front brake and be confident in leg braking (and breatheeee).

  It definitely felt like much more of an achievement having done in on a fixed, and it was also a lot more fun! With the ride on home to Eastbourne after Brighton taking it to 80 miles, I was really pleased!

  You'll get a few comments from those in the know along the way which is bound to put a smile on your face, and what could better than cruising up hills past all the roadies in lycra (especially fun in baggy shorts!).