The sensor should pick up a cyclist, they pick up motorbikes.

So what’s in this super injection? Could it kill them?

Still on the Lapierre factory grips, no reason to change yet, I do like the look of the pro tharsis

saris bones here, bit of a tight fit with the zesty though.

Clearly dutch kids are made of different stuff to UK ones

Ha ha, you really don’t help yourself do you?

By far the worst thing in any big city is the drivers of motor vehicles. Most are idiots.

IME buses and taxis have got a bit better, more cycle friendly, cyclists appear to be getting worse, don’t get me wrong I’m pro cycle, I just think we all need to ride a little more sensibly no excuse for RLJing, Boris didn’t really help matters doing it himself. I’m sure others would disagree.

Biked home from London in severe thunderstorms, A23 was flooded in places and the head wind was pretty full-on, pretty intense at night with buses splashing puddles over you – I quite enjoyed it.

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Bourg St Maurice, ideal for ski-ing/biking in La Plagne or Les Arcs. Major train st too.

My Altura pro gels are lasting pretty well – 12 month plus, plenty of washes.
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I’ve mashed up the screw heads on the shed hinges

simple but great tip.

I got one of these krytonite anchors £50 drilled into the concrete and an abus granite lock £99, not sure you can do security on too much of a budget. I also loop an abus metal cable around other bikes.

But what are they trying to convey?

They look great, we do all need to do our bit though, I see shocking riding and driving everyday on my commute. Smoked glass and mobile phones are another hazard.

I bought a sit on top two seater and just plonked it on the sea in sussex, great fun. Not cheap after you’ve bought all the kit though. They tend to hold they value quite well according to ebay.

Tunbridge Wells.

Get off the moral high ground people, it’s plain selfish to block a busy road in rush hour and cause congestion, especially when you ask to get past. I don’t assume or expect people to get out of my way, I get out of the way for others going faster, it’s common sense.

njee20 / prezet – I don’t usually approve but I think your missus would be better off on the path.

Just out of interest, if it was just you riding down a bus lane and a bus comes up behind you, unable to overtake due to stop:start traffic in the other lane, do you stop, lift your bike onto the pavement and allow the bus to overtake you?

Yes, I’ve pulled over a few times, especially on hills, but to be fair there’s usually either a bus stop so they stop or a set of lights on my commute so they have a chance to pass then.

What is with everyone riding two abreast? You should be cycling, not talking.

Exactly

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@ ourmaninthenorth – you couldn’t be further from the truth, nice attempt at generalisation though.

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I suppose he’s been looking at porn too?

Oh believe me I and others did, they totally ignored us, or were totally oblivious to the danger they were potentially causing. And you’re correct, two abreast in a bus lane should be plenty a room, but take into account pot holes and them swaying about because they were looking at each other rather than ahead meant passing on the outside very dangerous. There’s a time and a place, a busy London commute ain’t one of them.

same level of impatience

Don’t be an idiot, it was a bus lane, fast moving traffic in the other lane, no where to go, a queue of 10+ other cyclists whilst these two plumbs chatted about last nights TV, I’m sure that would test your patience, or do you ride with a halo?

Sorry to resurrect this one but two numpties on boris bikes chatting away in a busy bus lane is just insane, please please don’t ride two abreast, it’s selfish and dangerous, if you want to chat then pull over and get off the road, now get the **** out the way.

2010 514 here, amazing bike. Have you looked at the Cubes?

Done, still a biffer though.

Anyone know who distributes Formula in the UK now?

Lapierre put R1’s on the Zesty AM bike so perfect for Wales.

Phew… that’s was long, I’ll keep mine short(ish). I’ve had R1’s for over a year and no major complaints, very light and responsive, the levers are super comfty, and even with one finger and lightest of touch the reaction is spot on. On the downside I did loose some lever bolts which wasn’t funny when I lost my back break flying down the south downs, I tried to get replacements but no response from the UK dist, which I believe as changed now so might be a different story. Not cheap though. I tested Avids but couldn’t get on the the levers. My mate swears by XT’s.

Head to Grantham and check out Maggie Thatchers old house. Or Belvoir Castle pronounced Beaver I think, on what seems like the only hill in Lincs.

Norfolk coast is lovely, Holkham beach is amazing, stayed in Blakeney went and saw the seals, lots of walks.

Have you taken the protective film off the screen?

Not just me that studies google earth then 🙂

Love my kangol flat cap in the colder months. Also got the standard baseball cap and beanies for biking and ski-ing .

To see the benefits of HD you need to watch something that’s been shot on an Digital HD camera, or film that’s been digitised or CGI rendered at HD resolution, the best is 1280 and then 720, SD is 576. The numbers refer to the amount of pixels vertically, the more pixels the more information in the picture, just like a digital image on your camera or computer screen. You also need a HD playout device eg: set top box, ps3, blu ray player etc connected to the HD TV via HDMI, scart will never display HD. HD normally has less compression, Blu ray has virtually no compression. HD also refers to the audio which is mostly Dolby 5.1, again to hear the benefits you need the correct kit and speaker set up.

Most Sky HD ads are shot in slowmo, this is a clever way to help with image compression, digital encoders hate lots of colours with fast movement. Grass and Football has always been challenging for digital TV, hence why Sky Sports pushed HD so heavily.

Lapierre are doing one at Dalby, and current Lappy owners can ride the course.

Isn’t this an old April 1st post?

Yes, top of St Pauls is a must, whispering gallery and higher. Borough market if you like food. There’s also a really nice sauna in Streatham called Chariots, very friendly I hear.

Yeh I swapped the conti’s for mud x’s on my 514 as soon as autumn kicked in, might put them back on though.

Thanks all, some very useful comments, I think sold.

Do it, and get the haven bars and stem too, then I’ll buy your XT’s. Have you got a 2011 714? Just wondered what the Hutchinson’s were like.

I’m off to plan my divorce.