Cycling Advice

Gaudion M said:
Due to the sun lit uplands of brexit you cant get a decent bike anywhere. EU based outfits like Cannyon and Rose have stopped selling direct here and many of the other independent supply chains have also called it a day for selling into the UK meaning parts are also in short supply. Its mostly high end stuff that has zero supply but the knock on impact is that any half decent bikes are sold out and anything second hand that would do the job is going for up to 80/90% of the cost new.
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Yep, the Giant I ordered was delayed for 8 weeks stuck in Felixstowe. Rick Green where I get all my bikes is bare as are virtually all bike shops
 
Tugay One Cup said:
Anyone got any recommendations on where to find mountain bikes at a decent price? Not arsed about it being brand new because I'm not looking to pay £600+ for a semi-decent hardtail.

My brother's picked up a Calibre Bossnut in good condition for £500 on Facebook marketplace but I'm wondering if there's an alternative seeing as I've not logged on for six years.
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I got a specialised rockhopper, £550 from Evans, delivered within a week built apart from the pedals.
 
Can anybody recommend a cycling camera for my helmet? I was out for my daily ride today and some tosser in a VW van decided to launch a load of clear liquid at me out of the passenger window... He carried on driving when I gesticulated at him to pull over or i'd have flattened the cnut

It could have been water, piss, Covid juice or anything... All because I had the audacity to ride on the road in broad fucking daylight with perfect visibility and I was even wearing a hi-vis bib
 
Bluemanc100 said:
Can anybody recommend a cycling camera for my helmet? I was out for my daily ride today and some tosser in a VW van decided to launch a load of clear liquid at me out of the passenger window... He carried on driving when I gesticulated at him to pull over or i'd have flattened the cnut

It could have been water, piss, Covid juice or anything... All because I had the audacity to ride on the road in broad fucking daylight with perfect visibility and I was even wearing a hi-vis bib
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Welcome to the world of knobhead drivers. I had a bag of chips thrown at me once!
I have a GoPro Hero 7 mounted underneath my Garmin. I got it in the Black Friday sale for £150. Not cheap but it works a treat. As my mum always used to say to me, ‘You only have to pay it once.’
Had a couple of close passes from cars and a lorry go through a chicane ignoring the fact I was about a metre away from it and had priority. I nearly reported that but couldn’t be arsed in the end. You do ride with a more reassured feeling knowing you’re recording everything.
There are some far cheaper options but they may not stack up to the GoPro.
Another thing, I ride with a mirror on my commuter bike. Have done so for years and can honestly say once you have a mirror fitted you will never go back. I use it constantly.
 
Bluemanc100 said:
Can anybody recommend a cycling camera for my helmet? I was out for my daily ride today and some tosser in a VW van decided to launch a load of clear liquid at me out of the passenger window... He carried on driving when I gesticulated at him to pull over or i'd have flattened the cnut

It could have been water, piss, Covid juice or anything... All because I had the audacity to ride on the road in broad fucking daylight with perfect visibility and I was even wearing a hi-vis bib
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A cycling pal of mine ended up in very similar situation when a scrote launched bag of chips at him. He gesticulated for the driver to pull over, which he duly did. He got out of the car and promptly battered my mate. The bloke was a martial arts steroided up twat. It went to court and he pleaded self defence and got off. My mate had fractured jaw and broken nose and needed extensive band expensive dental surgery. Just ain’t worth the hassle you never know what some **** might be.
 
johnnytapia said:
A cycling pal of mine ended up in very similar situation when a scrote launched bag of chips at him. He gesticulated for the driver to pull over, which he duly did. He got out of the car and promptly battered my mate. The bloke was a martial arts steroided up twat. It went to court and he pleaded self defence and got off. My mate had fractured jaw and broken nose and needed extensive band expensive dental surgery. Just ain’t worth the hassle you never know what some **** might be.
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100% this.

Even if you're the hardest bastard around and the bloke in the car is a tiny ****, you never know who is tooled up and looking for an excuse.

Cameras are your best friend, even if they don't satisfy your immediate appetite for retribution.
 
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