Cycling Advice

inchy14 said:
Fucking nightmare though!! I get it and often have to take one hand off and flex the fingers to get feeling back, not good when you start a tricky descent either.
32.5 miles this morning in exactly 2 hours, got a 10k run planned later as part of my half distance triathlon in September. Hoping on Sunday to go straight from one to the other (brick run).
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Have you considered DiscoPop's suggestion 5 posts up?
 
shemnel said:
i dont cycle as a thing, maybe a few miles here and there on a nice day, but if you're into riding long distances it must be quite hard in the UK? a lot of traffic on the roads. I was seeing my mum the other day and some cyclist was on the floor, all smashed up, some car had come way too close and wobbled her off. Luckily the other car who stopped were first aiders. but these back lanes do seem quite dangerous.
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I ride long distance events and most of the time the routes are on quiet lanes with little traffic and I've never really been that worried. The vast majority of drivers are fine, there's the occasional one in a hurry but I tend to pull over and let them go as the events I do are about finishing not racing so the time isn't that important.
 
shemnel said:
i dont cycle as a thing, maybe a few miles here and there on a nice day, but if you're into riding long distances it must be quite hard in the UK? a lot of traffic on the roads. I was seeing my mum the other day and some cyclist was on the floor, all smashed up, some car had come way too close and wobbled her off. Luckily the other car who stopped were first aiders. but these back lanes do seem quite dangerous.
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It’s why I cycle very early mornings. I’m not quite all for cycling in the day as there’s potholes and traffic everywhere. Two years ago I visited Denmark as I have a lot of family over there and there’s cycling lanes absolutely everywhere, you’d even find them down what is effectively a duel-carriageway in the outskirts of Copenhagen.

Took a bike out over there in the day and it felt liberating. I think a lot of people would do it if it was simply more accessible. Not sure how we can introduce more cycling lanes though as we seem to have such small roads up and down the UK. At the minute, like many, I’m not brave enough to go out on it unless I know roads are deserted.
 
malg said:
Brompton arrived yesterday. No more worrying about bike being stolen from 'secure' bike shed at work.
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Whats the verdict on these?
Ive started cycling to work, on a typical Carrera hybrid/mountain bike.....its 4 miles.door to door.

If i was a kid i think id look at a Brompton and say "im not riding that"...but saw one today and thought it looked class...and really handy. I dont have a great space to keep a bike at work....so a Brompton could be ideal.
Silly question, but do the smaller wheels make it harder to cycle and/or slower?
 
AlexWilliamsGloves said:
Whats the verdict on these?
Ive started cycling to work, on a typical Carrera hybrid/mountain bike.....its 4 miles.door to door.

If i was a kid i think id look at a Brompton and say "im not riding that"...but saw one today and thought it looked class...and really handy. I dont have a great space to keep a bike at work....so a Brompton could be ideal.
Silly question, but do the smaller wheels make it harder to cycle and/or slower?
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The only thing I've found with the smaller wheels, and I've done over ten years on a Brommie, is that they don't give you much of a chance to correct if the wheel comes into contact with a hazard on the road at wheel level! But you get used to the small wheels and you adopt a riding style to suit.

As for slower/harder - people have ridden 'em up the Tourmalet and similar so they're no snail. I've always had six gears, but they are really meant for the commuter round town, hopping on a train, getting off a train and cycling to the office. But having said that, Mrs Ewing and I have 'toured' in Holland and France. They are superb, like all bikes, on the flat.

My Brommie is now converted and comes with a Bosch battery and a Nano motor which delivers six levels of electrical assistance so I've effectively got more gears than the carbon road bike. They are great little bikes.
 
AlexWilliamsGloves said:
Whats the verdict on these?
Ive started cycling to work, on a typical Carrera hybrid/mountain bike.....its 4 miles.door to door.

If i was a kid i think id look at a Brompton and say "im not riding that"...but saw one today and thought it looked class...and really handy. I dont have a great space to keep a bike at work....so a Brompton could be ideal.
Silly question, but do the smaller wheels make it harder to cycle and/or slower?
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I hired one at Piccadilly for a week as I wasn't too sure. That made my mind up, it is a great bike to ride, feels and handles like a normal bike (something to do with the wheelbase I've been told) . It folds up so easily as well, fits under a desk. It was a good decision for me.
 
Psychedelic Casual said:
I keep getting fizzy fingers when riding.

My handle bars are straight so there no other riding position I can take and after about half an hour i get pins and needles and by the end I can’t feel my hands.

Anyone else have this problem or know how to combat it? I think I need to strengthen my forearms, I also think it’s just positioning of my hands of the handlebars - but what position’s best?
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if you head off to dedicated bike forums, you will find it is a well known experience.
I have read about it, causes and remedies, wont offer advice as they are much more knowledgeable on the subject
 
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