Recent content by HD462

My worry would be if the keys were being kept, is are the council replacing the locks every month, or just the keys. If it's just the keys, what's to stop someone who's previously kept a key, from coming back and helping themselves to whatever bike is in the locker they've kept the key for?

I think that's the whole point, it's advising people which part of the path to use to bring some order. Doesn't always work, best to ring your bell, slow down, and give pedestrians a wide berth, while covering your brakes in case you need to stop. Especially in windy locations like ours, as...

I'd agree, it may be Dutch made, but looks more like the style of a so called 'hybrid' bike. I like the dashboard on it, appeals to my gadgety side, shame it reads in km/h though.

That's the purpose of the seat I have that I posted a link to on the first page. I'd read a while ago that sitting on your prostate gland doesn't do you much good either. That seat is designed to reduce the pressure on this area. I just posted a link on the first page, but here's the pic off...

Our council mark cycleways differently on different parts of our sea front. In this first photo you'll see they use red tarmac for the cycle area, and it's also signed as being on the left (doesn't stop pedestrians walking on the wrong bit mind you, so you still have to go round them onto the...

I'm looking at those for my wife too, plenty of gel, and sprung base too by the look of it.

It wouldn't close completely, route one comes up here in the north east of England. They may have to make a detour in your area, parts of it here are on road, but the route will still exist. The part of it near us that follows a disused railway line, I was riding years before it was ever an...

Wondered what you meant there, just looked again, I guess you mean Yoga Girl....lol Didn't notice that before. :)

Hi Mike, Here's a video on how to replace cables, lots of others on there too.

I swapped the racing saddle on my Univega to one of these Avenir Saddles a couple of years ago. More comfortable with a hole in the middle that relieves pressure on your man bits. My wife doesn't like it and wants me to get one of those wide saddles for when she rides it. I'll probably get her...

The black mountain bike style one looks very similar to the one I tried by Poweredbicycles.co.uk at a show. If it is it was a nice ride, and I would have bought one if I could have got it on our Cycle to Work scheme. Lower spec gears than the Peak I eventually got, but that probably allowed them...

I'm quite small too, 5ft 5" and 29" inside leg, but my bikes fit me. The problem you have is that the frame is too big. You need a smaller frame so you have the clearance over the crossbar, and have the seat higher to give you the leg length so your leg is almost straight at the bottom of the...

How about motorbike fork gaiters, they come in different sizes and lengths? Here's what a quick search brought up, there are other shops, I've never used this shop, but they sound like a big motorbike parts dealer. Pyramid Parts They're also selling on eBay here.

I've read this thread from start to finish, lots of good points raised on both sides. A couple of things though that I'm surprised no-one has mentioned, first of all, if you want to save some money, like the car scrappage scheme, you can encourage your employer to start a Cycle To Work scheme...

Any idea if this ban on throttles in retrospective, or just for bike purchased in the future? If it follows the lines of motor vehicles, then existing fitments are normally still allowed, but no more after a certain cut-off date. I'll be disappointed if it's retrospective, having just bought a...