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17-Mar-2016
These are some of her favourite tricks - hope you find the information useful. There are some quite unusual causes of punctures here More...
27-Sep-2015
For Audax, Sportive, MTB Routes, Ride to work, Ride to pub !

A smaller map on your handlebars...
Fewer directions...
Easier to read...

and believe it or not, its from the world of Motorsport... More...

06-May-2011
One aspect of doing a coast to coast ride is the problem that for most cyclists, its a one-way trip. So when you get down to organising it, the one thing that can prove a bit tricky is getting you and your bikes to the start, while leaving your cars at the finish. More...
27-Apr-2011
This is simply a list of sites we've found useful when planning and organising rides. More...
25-Nov-2010
Being stranded on your bike isn't much fun and it happened to a group of us twice earlier this year, for different reasons. On both occasions the issue was the perishing of rubber, once on an inner tube and once on a tyre.

No, they weren't years old, as far as we know More...

09-Feb-2010
Probably a favourite recipe for Brownies, but don't ask how many calories ! The nuts make it less gooey than a standard brownie. If you can't eat nuts, its also nice if a little sticky with the grated peel of a couple of oranges in it instead of the nuts... More...
09-Feb-2010
Good for a bit of protein and carb and they work a bit like that Lembas bread that the elves use, from Lord of the Rings - you feel fuller than you are after you've eaten them. More...
03-Feb-2010
Its easy to get yourself lit up like one of those cross-channel truckers using all sorts of flashing lights. Plus it doesn't cost you that much either, so increased safety in the dark evenings of winter is within most people's grasp.

At least, in terms of being seen by others. However, if you are riding on your own down a darkish lane, it can be a different matter... More...

02-Feb-2010
Just recently in our area there have been a spate of pedestrian reservations installed by our council to help cross difficult roads and to act as traffic calming measures.

If you haven't come across these, they are a small kerbed area in the middle of busy roads, that's wide enough to take a pushchair.

Some of the reason for these is also that traffic flow can be maintained, whereas another pelican crossing just makes matters worse.

However, they are pretty scary for cyclists, especially if the road was not that wide in the first place. Perhaps a bit of redesign would help.. More...