Comfortable saddle, be nice to your nads
You can watch this in the meantime, tonight.I’m shitting myself now! Hahaha.. Cheers though lads, looking forward to it really.
Bike comes tomorrow or Wednesday I think.
If you've held up a car for a length of time it is nice to give a thank you (a small wave or thumbs up as they pass you).Agree on this, would also recommend something like a Kryptonite leash to protect against theft of the saddle as this and wheels are most common parts stolen from bicycles
I bought nice/comfortable handle grips for longer trips which make a difference IMO
Learn hand signals
That was outrageous, winding up the ignorant fucktards by falsely creating a them v us load of bollocks like that.You can watch this in the meantime, tonight.
https://www.channel5.com/show/cyclists-scourge-of-the-streets/
I’ve not had a bicycle since I was a kid but I’ve just bought one so that I can ride to-and-from work (4miles away) and to-and-from my my Sister’s (7miles away). I actually used to be a spinning instructor but never had a bicycle as an adult.
Will only be riding on dry days and the rides are only going to be leisurely rather than for fitness, that can be a side-positive. Mainly doing it to save money on petrol and to use my car less for green reasons (I’m getting more green conscious as I get older).
I haven’t spent a fortune but didn’t want to buy some shite that wouldn’t last long or that was ugly looking. Saw some cracking models that were between £1-2k but went for the nicest looking one I could find for £500.
Having not had a bicycle since I was a kid, I actually know very little about them. Are there certain things I should do or shouldn’t do?
Should I get insurance (is that even a thing with bicycles?)?
Should I do anything to the bicycle on a regular basis to keep it working well?
Do I get it serviced regularly like a car?
Where are the best places for repairs or new tyres when needed?
Also, if cycling wear is advisable, is there cycling clothing available that isn’t the tight Lycra stuff (that look isn’t for me at all!)? And where’s the best place to get it from?
With ETA I got bike insurance, personal liability and breakdown recovery* for about £60 a year. I'd be tempted to go that route rather than the home insurance option unless home insurance can offer the liability bit.Cheapest way to insure your bike is to add it to your home contents insurance...
It is, but I thought he meant insuring the bike for being on the road. I don't think it would be a bad thing to introduce compulsory cycle insurance for bike riders on the road.Cheapest way to insure your bike is to add it to your home contents insurance...
That’s almost as bad as those cyclists who undertake you in slow moving traffic blissfully unaware that you have your left indicator on.Dunno if it's been said already as I've not read all the pages, but definitely keep your wits about you. Common sense I know, but it feels like there's a lot of angry cunts on the roads out there to piss off cyclists. And plenty of zombie drivers, as I call them, who just don't seem to notice you and so pull out of side streets and junctions without seeing you, or just don't give you any room as they overtake.
I've been commuting on bikes for years. I don't own a car and so cycle a lot. I've been knocked off my bike 4 times in the last 10 years, the last being a couple of weeks ago, and as usual, a car pulling out of a junction. He was extremely apologetic about it and straight away said he wasn't looking as he pulled out. Luckily I saw that he wasn't looking and so attempted to get around the front of his car, meaning he clipped my back wheel, making me wobble off onto a grass verge where I could commando roll to safety haha.
So when passing junctions and side streets etc, try to look at where the driver is looking as they may move out without seeing you. It might sound like common sense, but maybe not everyone thinks like this and like with driving, you could be the safest and most experienced but yet other people make mistakes/are idiots/zombies or nutters out to get cyclists.
Another one of my favourites (that's resulted with me coming off) is when a driver wants to turn left, and instead of slowing down behind you to wait for you to pass the left turn they want to turn into, they go around you and then turn left right in front of you, or as in my case once before, pretty much into me, making me fly over their bonnet.
It is, but I thought he meant insuring the bike for being on the road. I don't think it would be a bad thing to introduce compulsory cycle insurance for bike riders on the road.
And for those scallies who ride in the dark dressed in black, get some lights on your bikes you cheapskate inconsiderate and irresponsible chancing cunts: (