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I used to be a driving instructor and I would always teach pupils to give two meters to pass a cyclist, if you cant then pass slowly. This was standard for all D.I.s. The thinking behind this was a person on a bike stands approx 6ft, if they topple/swerve you've still got room to to avoid collision?

Wiggins for me, now he's turned into a climber, the whole mod thing and the haircut, and he's from Kilburn (albeit via Begium) no contest!

Is that wood treated in anyway? Tanalised, steamed. will it warp or get woodworm catch fire? looks great.

Commie, I'm based in Cornwall.

Ive got a 12 foot length of well aged bamboo, oooh get me! Got a couple of old frames that I could sacrifice. Cheers!

Yeah cheers for that. I repair a lot of surfboards, just wondered if fibreglass would be compatable to join steel to bamboo?

Thinking of building a bamboo bike frame, will probably cut drop outs, bottom bracket etc. from another old frame, anybody had a go? Ive got some bamboo thats a good size. Any advice welcome.

so anyway, ridden my plug to work everyday, some steep hills, lots of wind and rain. Rode my old holdsworth, (campag 16 speed down tube shifters, on fri. nearly killed me.) Out today every bad hill round here, very windy. Stopped off for some proper beer, nea bother. why am I finding s/speed not that bad in Cornwall, is it cos I is Catholic?

I was told that my local tip at St Day had handed over all scrap rights to a local firm. They collect any sellable waste, take it away to their warehouse, clean it, then sell it to the general public. They pay the tip a yearly fee for this privilage. So ends picking up a cheap frame/bike when you are at the tip.

There must be a way of buying stuff from the warehouse, you'd assume that would be pretty cheap. I've never seen this stuff for sale, unless it must end up on ebay or at car boots

Did I mention the wind down here, nothing to do with the pasties, normal journey to work no wind takes 40 mins, tailwind 31 mins, headwind 1 hour! Dont let that deter thee.

Cheese and bean pasty, Barnecut Bakery, all over Cornwall! Surfed today, 4 foot cross/off. Got my new charge plug on cycle to work scheme yesterday, Took it for a spin tonight, slightly better than the one I built, but that only cost £20 all up. Why cant you take old bikes from the tip anymore?

Dont forget youth hostels, they are cheap and dotted all along the coast (20 miles or so). The one at Treyarnon Bay takes some beating, great sea veiws, perfect waves outside your window. Perfect!

I live near Padstow, and cycle to work, couple of days on my singlespeed, the rest on road and cyclocross (compact) 10 miles each way. There are lots of short steep hills but plenty of rolling gentle "slopes". The wind is the killer, lots of s'west and cold n'west. (Pain is just weakness leaving the body)

      The beer is great "Tinners and Proper Job", great food, try the Cornish Arms, St Merryn, just taken over by Rick Stein, not poncey, just a proper pub