brixtonvilla
should be Oslovilla, really
zenie said:Buy a good lock
And insurance. And don't get too sentimentally attached to your wheels...
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And insurance. And don't get too sentimentally attached to your wheels...
fredfelt
Mostly unknown member
Sign up to the CTC to get free 3rd party insurance.
If possible have at least two bikes. One for the pub that does not shine which you are happy to leave locked up in town and a shiney one for Sunday best. Become sentimentally attached to your Sunday best bike and be obsesive about its security.
Consider cycle touring as a fab way to take a holiday. Put a lightweight tent on your rack and head to the hills.
If possible have at least two bikes. One for the pub that does not shine which you are happy to leave locked up in town and a shiney one for Sunday best. Become sentimentally attached to your Sunday best bike and be obsesive about its security.
Consider cycle touring as a fab way to take a holiday. Put a lightweight tent on your rack and head to the hills.
Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
I dunno about cheap - I got a quote for £110 for my biketommers said:
Biddlybee
making knots with sticks
They offer a discount on theft insurance too though I think.
edit: http://www.lcc.org.uk/index.asp?PageID=146
edit: http://www.lcc.org.uk/index.asp?PageID=146
Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
Yeah - it's about 10% of the cost of the bike and additions - goodness knows what it is without the discount!BiddlyBee said:
Biddlybee
making knots with sticks
Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
£850 but I've spent £300 on other bitsBiddlyBee said:
Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
Not everyone, but it's wise to.beeboo said:
I got shouted at by another cyclist for not signalling that I was slowing down - I didn't even know there was a sign for it and still don't know what it is - I take the view that it's pointless making a sign that no-one will understand and if you crash into me if I slow down smoothly, you're too close to me anyway.
Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
Maybe, but if you were to employ such a move, I'd bet most motorists and other cyclists would just think 'what's that nutter doing?'beeboo said:
Crispy
The following psytrance is baṉned: All
Always signal. And not that wussy "lift the hand 6 inches cos I'm too cool to stick my hand out" copout. The whole point of the signal is to let people know what you're doing. Full stretch, and maybe even a little twitch of the fingers "I'm going that way, yes that way!"
nick
Pleomorphic Adenomas R us
Yes, where possible.
But it is also a good idea to know when taking your hands off the bars to signal is safe and when it is not. (not safe if you are going to need to brake or avoid a pothole, child etc.)
I could be wrong but I think that looking over your shoulder into the eyes of people behind you and changing path steadily and purposefully is as good as sticking your arm out to signal.
PS if you look over your shoulder, you hav a natural tendancy to steer in that direction
Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
Here's a tip: expect bike nerds to stop you at busy junctions and ask you geeky questions about your gears
Crispy
The following psytrance is baṉned: All
low gear = pinwheels. used for starting off
high gear = tooo haaard to push. used for cruising at speed.
I tend to stick to the middle 7 gers on my bike. I only shift to the bottom set for a really steep hill and only use the top set when going VERY fast.
high gear = tooo haaard to push. used for cruising at speed.
I tend to stick to the middle 7 gers on my bike. I only shift to the bottom set for a really steep hill and only use the top set when going VERY fast.
Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
I only use the one gear on my current bike - ridiculous considering that I have, as you say, 'poncy gears' 
It should be, and if the guy behind you is paying attention it is.nick said:
But then I've been pulled out on before after first making eye contact, and I was on a motorbike at the time. You will never lose money by betting on how crap/inattentive the average driver can be
Also from an ass covering poiint of view. If you're ever involved in a serious accident where damages come into the frame, I believe they can be reduced if the court determines you were partly to blame. I can just see some slimey defence brief getting a chunk taken out of any awarded damages because you didn't follow the letter of the law and extend your arm.
Don't give them the satisfaction of being able to do this, especially if you're facing the rest of your life eating through a straw
Engrain indicating as a habit, you might save your own life one day.
Herbsman.
Nah Lotion, Pet, Nor Powder.
Bollocks, you should have told him to piss off (unless....). There's a signal for stopping, i.e. when you're going to pull in to the kerb and come to a stop, i.e. when you've reached your destination and you're going to get off your bike. The signal is basically your right arm waving the traffic to carry on past you. You do not need to signal when you're slowing down to stop for a red light or a junction.Orang Utan said:
I've never seen anyone use the signal. And, you're right, most people don't know what the f*ck that signal means anyway - I know, because I used to do it all the time, and motorists would still stay behind me, with a confused look on their face, until they actually saw me stop and get off the bike. IMO it might be better to just signal left, because it's more easily understood.
Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
Herbsman. said:
Well I can get a bike a year on my ride to work scheme, so maybe I'll get one next. I had my heart set on a flash road bike though
