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It can be a bit tricky to use the British Cycling discount as well as Quidco because the BC discount requires a voucher to be presented in-store when purchasing. It can't be used on-line. That said, as long as you can get your purchase tracked by ordering online via Quidco link and then going...

There is that - a bit of a rip-off considering the arrangement is one in the ordinary course of employment of an employee and not a commercial undertaking for profit / reward. Puts small businesses at an unfair disadvantage - as per usual. There ought to be an exemption for companies obtaining...

... and if you join British Cycling you get 10% off purchases at Halfords - along with 3rd party liability insurance thrown in :)

Cycling carries dangers but I don't think it's inherently especially dangerous. Sometimes you just get unlucky and it's usually due to momentary distraction, brake failure, poor loading and bike balance, taking risks etc. if you cause a crash - or just bad luck if you're crashed into. Helps...

If the employer swallows a loss of tax savings on the marginal additional cost of bikes of higher values on behalf of both employer and employee there's probably a way around even the £4.5k. Big companies may well go down those tracks for personnel they want to keep happy. All an employer...

Check out Kudos & Woosh before you make your mind up. I actually tried one of those Halfords eBikes (the 1st one I ever tried) and was pleasantly surprised. But I quickly realized its limitations after researching the market a bit more. If you can get a bike under £1k Cycle2work should still be...

250W is nominal continuous output. If that was peak output you'd have trouble climbing anything of note. Most if not all will deliver more power - but critically not continuously. All restricted bikes tail off assist at 15mph or 1-2 mph more unless they're modded to assist at higher speeds -...

Agreed - Might send Hatti mine to try - worn 3 times then gave up on them in fear of contracting trenchfoot. 2 pairs of ankle-length Embers merino socks cost me half what the Sealskinz ones did, were breatheable and warmer as my feet don't go clammy inside them. No more sweaty feet and toasty in...

Oops :o ... not good ! Hitting a pothole at speed or being too heavy on the front brake can easily cause you to get flipped over the handlebars. Does sounds like you probably landed on your head. Last time I actually got thrown over the bars I landed on my wrist .. put my arm forward to...

I kind of know what you mean about the one-gear sprint being tricky on an Impulse. I have an LCD on my version with integral speedo and having watched it closely, I tend to find I can sprint to 15mph in single gear on the flat when the bike's properly tuned. As long as I pull away in 6th (of 11)...

But on the other hand .... incessant indeterminism might be catching :eek: Should have cautioned the wearing of a Michael Jackson facemask as precaution the other day :o Not tempted with a Phoenix II 7240 just for giggles ?

Thanks for the thoughts - appreciated. Still very woozy but got a lift and managed to get out today to stock up with supplies and get sorted for a few days in, and the obligatory trip to Maplins with a bag full of bits to get paired up and take back stuff I'm not needing. Not even a brick wall...

Hatti Feet-wise, I wear Winter Cycling boots which coupled with 2 pairs of regular weight ankle-length Merino wool socks have meant not a single day of cold feet all Winter. With 2-3 rides excepted, been wearing regular / Cargo shorts all Winter long over 2 layers of lycra - one padded for...

Hi Barry Thanks and really sorry to hear about that - hope the knee cap is recovered ! Irony is I steer pavements and kerbs a very wide berth usually, despite the 2.1 knobbly tyres I have on that bike, so my becoming acquainted with one was entirely involuntary and definitely not by design :)...

Pure luck, Kirstin. If I'd been racing through the streets on a road bike when that happened and flew off that into a wall I seriously doubt I'd have come out of it so lightly (relatively !). Was actually being extremely careful on the speeds and probably going considerably slower than I would...

Juicy 7s Reduced from £360 to £99.95 @ Merlin Cycles Avid Juicy 7 Disc Brake Set | Sram & Avid Disc Brakes | Merlin Cycles If you're building / modding - that's a bargain offer.

We all know not to play games with potholes but just a reminder to be extra careful after Winter. Many of the roads are in a terrible state and the potholes filled with rain. Took a different road than usual yesterday to avoid rush hour traffic and hit one dead on that was very close to the...

Thanks. I'll do some measuring up ... got some answers on the Velomann ones and the supplier told me they're no good for bikes with disc brakes on account of the hoops being too close together to prevent the discs rubbing against the support frame. LBS found me a centre mount kickstand which...

GoPro 2 HD Hero 2 bundle with motorsport accessories is £192 at SportPursuit : SportPursuit 11mp and 170 degrees at 1080p Prices are a tumbling .... coz it seems everyone wants the Hero 3 with wifi !

If you have the Ah to spare and enough power to make a sensible difference to climbing effort carrying all that extra weight on the bike, you'll be motivated to go climb places you wouldn't otherwise go - or would only go once in a blue moon when you're feeling especially up for a challenge. And...