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Bearwood, the place of hills !! 5 Replies

Started by MickL in General. Last reply by Andy White 1 hour ago.

Wings of Desire

Started by LS in Off Topic 1 hour ago.

Ferreled brake cables? 2 Replies

Started by CKS in General. Last reply by Andy White 2 hours ago.

Get rid of traffic lights 10 Replies

Started by Chris Jones in General. Last reply by CKS 3 hours ago.

Birmingham to Oxford. Advice, tips and nice places to stop please. 9 Replies

Started by Andy Reeve in General. Last reply by Andy Reeve 4 hours ago.

one way 75 Replies

Started by del schnell in General. Last reply by Ian-C 13 hours ago.

Safe cycle routes to be mandatory in Wales? 9 Replies

Started by Chris in General. Last reply by Kim yesterday.

Bad news, good news.. ? 6 Replies

Started by James Lee in General. Last reply by James Lee yesterday.

Commuting under Spaghetti Junction - Is it safe? 30 Replies

Started by Iain in General. Last reply by Robert yesterday.

I've just seen 16 Replies

Started by James Lee in General. Last reply by Leon Lewis yesterday.

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People power

For people who cycle in and out of the city centre at rush hour every day, here is a spoiler alert - the following may contain observations that are blindingly obvious to you, so apologies in advance.

I've been blogging about my cycling during 30 days of biking and one of the things that struck me was how few other cyclists I saw on my travels. Admittedly, due to the nature of my work, I'm often riding between meetings etc during the day in the week when other people are in the…

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Posted by Sarah-Jane on May 11, 2012 at 8:51 — 10 Comments

30 days of Biking - how was it for you?

It's been a few days since 30 days of Biking finished and as I sit watching the cliche Bank Holiday weather, I've been pondering my biking activities during April. I think I've done my bit regarding profile raising, blogging, tweeting and saying hello to other cyclists as promised, but I was disappointed not to get out and about much beyond my day to day commuting and other practical purposes.

In February and March, some warm sunny weather coincided with a period of underemployment…

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Posted by Sarah-Jane on May 7, 2012 at 12:17 — 2 Comments

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Andy White replied to MickL's discussion Bearwood, the place of hills !!
"You know those two metal levers either side of your downtube?  You need to try…"
1 hour ago
LS posted a discussion

Wings of Desire

Off topic but a good excuse for a night ride into town. …See More
1 hour ago
James Lee replied to MickL's discussion Bearwood, the place of hills !!
"Yes, but go up it on 108". "
1 hour ago
Andy White replied to CKS's discussion Ferreled brake cables?
"Ferrules are not usually integral to the cable and can be bought quite readily - I imagine Halfords…"
2 hours ago
Robert replied to CKS's discussion Ferreled brake cables?
"You need a universal brake cable."
2 hours ago
CKS posted a discussion

Ferreled brake cables?

Does anybody know if some brake cables have an integral ferrel moulded on to them?  The one on my…See More
3 hours ago
CKS replied to Chris Jones's discussion Get rid of traffic lights
"Do traffic lights 'cause' jams at night? "
3 hours ago
John KIRK replied to Chris Jones's discussion Get rid of traffic lights
"I agree entirely, but it would take a long time to educate drivers and other road users to take…"
4 hours ago
Jez Collins replied to MickL's discussion Bearwood, the place of hills !!
"Abbey Rd, from Global Wines until I turn into my road, Rathbone Rd, is my nemesis. It kills me…"
4 hours ago
Andy Reeve replied to Andy Reeve's discussion Birmingham to Oxford. Advice, tips and nice places to stop please.
"Thanks for the comments guys, I seem to remember a pretty nasty hill on the Shakespeare Spring 100…"
4 hours ago
Andy White replied to MickL's discussion Bearwood, the place of hills !!
"I'm disappointed James - it's only got one arrow on it... a mere pimple. "
4 hours ago
Ian Ingram replied to Andy Reeve's discussion Birmingham to Oxford. Advice, tips and nice places to stop please.
"I've done a few rides in that direction over the years and like the following routes starting…"
5 hours ago
Ian-C replied to Chris Jones's discussion Get rid of traffic lights
6 hours ago
James Lee replied to Chris Jones's discussion Get rid of traffic lights
"Only motorists in Silver, grey, blue and black cars.   Who cares? It was a lesson to be…"
9 hours ago
Chris Jones replied to Chris Jones's discussion Get rid of traffic lights
"Is that all motorists who are not prepared to give way - or just moronic motorists ? "
9 hours ago
James Lee replied to Chris Jones's discussion Get rid of traffic lights
"Its called 'gridlock'. No motoring moron is prepared to give way. The lights failed at…"
9 hours ago

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