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Thinking of C2W scheme and was (in another thread) thinking was going to go for a hybrid but had a very quick look in Halfords and now think prefer mountain bike instead. My use will be starting out again on bikes, never done proper mountain biking, what I want for is basic commuting and...

Hi folks, I'm going to working in the Clitheroe area for the next few months and I was wondering about rides to do, roads to avoid, state of the roads, etc. I'm going there Monday to Fridays most so it will be after work/evening rides on my road bike. Any advice much appreciated. Thanks in advance

Thinking of getting C2W scheme. Thinking a hybrid is best for me, as will use on road and coastal hills. Will be on road, but gravel cycle tracks, grassy sea front, small hills etc, so would like front suspension that has lock out. Looking at no more than £700, as want to see how I go. Heard...

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Hi All I currently live in a rented house with a garage and a garden. I am considering moving to a new build house that will have cycle storage and my own dedicated parking space. Does anyone have any advice on how you go about cleaning and maintaining a bike without a garden? The flats...

My lad and a few mates are off to Le Mans next Weds and staying until Monday. Having a bit of a debate about 'weight' - i.e. he's got to carry stuff. So far he's got our 2 burner stove (will need to buy campingaz out there) but is wanting to take a small generator (about £200) - that he'll...

recently destroyed my second carbon framed bike. I’ve decide to go aluminium but don’t really know where to start. Could anyone offer advice. I want it to be my summer specific main bike. budgets around 2000 quid. Spec wise 105 up, maybe hydraulic disc brakes. 28mm tyre clearance. I have had a...

Basically I bought some used decent speakers, I never looked at new ones and the bass drivers have all faded with sunlight. The speaker woofer front is anodised aluminium, it was coloured black. All 4 of mine are like a gold/beige colour. One of the drivers has failed and the replacement is...

It's only about five or six years old but my missus was out there giving it a clean, and she came across a couple of cracks, like this: She googled about roof cracks, and the front-runner right now seems to be this stuff: ...but she said she'd prefer to know what the roof's actually...

Im going to the Netherlands cycle touring and have purchased a Garmin Edge Explore for route finding . Will it send me along the Dutch cycle routes by default or is there a way I can set it up to do this .

Hello. I've tapped in some details on Budget's website for 8 days of van hire in late June. I was pleasantly surprised at the price of c£132. I suspect there might be extra charges and pitfalls waiting for me. Any advice? *I asked them to email me the details but they've not arrived yet.

Hi Guys, I'm thinking of upgrading one of my bikes and selling this one but am not really sure what it's worth, so I was hoping some of you "experts" might be able to offer some advice. It's had new crank bearings, new gears, new front cogs, new rear gear, new tyres and it's a carbon fibre...

Hi all, I would love to cycle from my house to Paris (370ish miles according to Google). But so far, I'm up to about 35 miles on the flats around the Fens. That said, I haven't really tried for any decent kind of distance and my only experience with hills is a 23 miler around Rutland Water (I...

I am a solid build but slow and steady pace (two hours at 24kmh yesterday). About a mile from home we cycled along a tarmac path, flat and gentle, then across a gravel car park. As I went on to the road I heard a noise and noticed that it felt like my pedal on the right was flexing...

Scotland West Coast Route Advice Please - Kilwinning to Glenluce. I’ll be cycling between Caravan parks in the last week of May, from Kilwinning to Glenluce. I’m looking for some help / local knowledge on planning a my route A quick Strava route initially sends me through Ayr centre, is...

This happened: The driver has now asked to meet in a public place this evening ostensibly to discuss the way forward. Bike is in the LBS with preliminary reports suggesting it will need: - New handlebars - New bar tape - Wheels re-trued Parts and labour may run into the hundreds, but this...

I have a number of small jobs to complete around the house ranging from mixing mortar to repair some of our stone walls and a few areas (around a metre square) of concrete that need replacing. I want a small electric mixer that I can use for these jobs and others as they occur over time. Has...

I have a specialized hubbed MTB front wheel with two hubs that are pitted and need replacing. I've been to a few local bike shops in Mcr and none seem to be able to help with spares. Does anyone have either some advice ref spares or alternatively a borked hub they'd sell the cones from. I cant...

I have just watched this and it's amazing, there's no way I could do the NC 500 in three days! View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8J2gAY-WZhU&t=52s Anyway, it got me to thinking about planning routes virtually. Do you know of any websites where you can plan your route while looking at the...

hi, i'm looking for some new tyres for my bike i ride on the road and off road dirt and gravel, i am looking for 700c tyre around 40mm wide that doesn't give up to much speed on the road but still has grip on the rough stuff, tubeless ready and some puncture protection would be nice tyres i am...

*THIS IS NOT A PLUMBING JOB* I'm planning on making a curtain pole to go in my bay window out of 22mm copper pipe with various pipe fittings of the solder variety: straight coupler, obtuse elbows and end stops. I've got a small blow torch (from Aldi the type that's also a gas soldering iron...

This guy is on my bookmarked list for following. Interesting and hardcore tourer and had an eventful night in the Nepalese jungle https://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/page/?o=2sf&page_id=573408&v=1E

After being deliberately driven at on my commute yesterday I am thinking of buying a helmet Camera. Can someone please recommend one? GoPro are well outside my budget. I'm looking for something with adequate definition to identify a number plate if necessary and with a battery life longer than...

I'm going to a conference next week at the Ron Cooke Hub, part of York University. I'll be travelling to York by train so it looks like it might be a good opportunity to dust off the Brompton to get to the venue from the station. I've got a York cycle map and it looks like I need to turn right...

Not remotely cycling related but CC always seems to have answers to difficult situations, so here goes. My Mum is diagnosed with MSA and has now decided she needs to go into a full time care facility. The wheels are turning to make it happen, (all be it quite slowly), but the problem we will...

Hi, On my 700C rear wheel (Giant PR2 I think), one of the spokes has snapped, see pic. I think it was just fatigue, I'm convinced I didn't bump into anything...So strange that I only noticed it this morning before setting off for work - when I rode home last night I didn't notice any clanking...

I am 115kg (18 stone) 6foot5 and ride daily. I am looking to buy my next road bike and have finally succumb to the fact I am not suited to ride an ultra light carbon racing bike and have been looking at going TITANIUM. Can you lovely, wise and friendly people please offer your advice on how I...

Hi all, I have the following bikes below which is relating to my question further down regarding using my CX on the road and tyre choice based on the CX wheels and tyres i already have from another bike while i strip down the road bike and get it sprayed and rebuilt over next few months. Giant...

Hi, I'm after some advice from anyone familiar with these trails please? I'm off to Comrie for a wedding this coming weekend and I'm taking my hardtail. I've never done any of the trails at Comrie, but experience-wise I'm comfortable with doing the red route at Dalby Forest. One of the other...

Afternoon, I've got a long day in the saddle coming up in a couple of months as I've got to get to Exeter from Northamptonshire, stupid idea but it is all for charity. One option for the route would be heading towards Bath and using N24 to Radstock and also using the Bridgewater to Taunton...