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Off to the big smoke on Tuesday for a bit of dad and daughter time so need some suggestion for bike related shops i can just pop into for a quick drool over we have found Sargents in Highbury and we did the Brooks shop just up from Camden so apart from Evans and such please recommend some...

More horrific news , he was wearing PPe , no mention of lights, The victim in his 30s was dragged at least 20 yards beneath the lorry’s wheels before the driver was alerted by oncoming motorists to the mountain bike tangled in his front wheel, witnesses said. A passing bus driver pulled up and...

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/cyclist-crushed-by-coach-in-whitechapel-dies-in-hospital-a3460426.html Women die in London way out of proportion to the number on the roads. 2 more yesterday. :(

How often does that sort of comment appear, accompanied by something like: "Ha! just look at Canada! Months of snow and never a problem!. Bloody government!" D1's WhatsApp from the bus to work in Vancouver this morning (Vancouver time..): "I'm having a nightmare getting to work, the busses...

Folk may be interested in this. Free. http://www.lse.ac.uk/Events/LiteraryFestival/2017/Saturday-25-February/Events/08-London

Newly retired (redundant !) and looking to do more midweek cycling. I have a great bike buddy for weekends, but find not much around mid week. Anyone know of any good clubs or fancy joining me on the odd weekday ride. Based in West London, ride both uprights and recumbents - not racy but like...

D1 moves to Vancouver next week and is letting out her flat. Her 1 bedroom, Victorian conversion flat went on Rightmove @£1400pcm on Xmas Eve with viewings available from yesterday. 10 viewings yesterday 15 scheduled for today Already 5 firm offers. 4 above asking rental best at £1550pcm (10%...

Oh boy, there's the whole world of cycle pro/anti arguments going on here. The level of input has much to compare it with the Daily Wail. Do please wade in, if you can be bothered, to address the balance. The link is to one thread on the Mayor of London's 'Talk London' website. If you're...

I want to get up to Waltham Abbey from SE London. Early Saturday morning (before 8am) so traffic should be comparatively light. I don't particularly want to do lots and lots of towpath. We did quite a bit of entering London from Cambridge on the FNRttC last year and it was a bit of a slog...

I suppose I should do a sportive, just in case I get a space for the Ride London 100 to get a feel for things. Evans are doing one of their Ride It events from Osterley Park and that's local enough for me. ANybody else doing it/done it? Are the Evans events run ok?

New for 2017, 1st May Bank Holiday Monday 200km and 100km from Ruislip, West London (Chiltern Line from Marylebone / Wycombe) Metropolitan, Piccadilly and Central Lines from Central London. Easy access by car via M3, M4, M40, M1 and M25 to the A40. Mainly in the Chilterns with the 200km also...

I need to find out if somebody lives at an address in London N1. It's a simple matter of checking to see if there's a nameplate by the bell push on the street door or even ringing the bell and asking for him by name. It's a rented flat that's had lots of tenants in recent years.

Current talk on the forum of riding in London made me think of the steepest climbs in the capital. I'm aware of some long drags up to the likes of Highgate, Hampstead, Crystal Palace, and Sydenham. But I was thinking more of the central area. I recall Hay Hill leading down to Berkeley Square...

Are the Planet X London and the Ribble CGR the same frame? Don't think they are now looking at the pics side by side they do look very similar. The build it yourself deal from PX looks really good for a winter/commuter. Anybody got any experience of either?

was fascinated by this GLC film and a bit depressed that the same olds still have to be said today

I'm thinking about taking part in a ride like the above next year to raise money for our charity of the year at work. It's pretty pricey as I'd only want to do the fully funded option and I just wondered if it was worth it or if there are any alternative rides anyone can suggest. Any advice...

Witness my local dog-walking woods, this morning...

Well that was a first..... I go to London fairly often for business. Today I went through a subway at Old Street with a colleague and when I got to the top of the steps at the far side we stopped to check our directions on my phone A middle aged guy must have been behind us and our...

Hi I have a spare ticket to tomorrow (Friday) evenings cycling, going for £60. It's GW105, Row 7 - so close to the front just after the finish line. Post/PM - first come first serve. I will email you the pdf of the ticket asap. Thanks

I don't think this has been posted yet. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-37515940 "Thousands of lorries could be banned from London to make the roads safer for cyclists, under plans proposed by London Mayor Sadiq Khan. He wants a rating system from zero to five stars for heavy...

One of the 'perks' of my job includes free weekend travel on the Heathrow Express, so I was thinking of hopping on with the bike one Sunday in the future and having a pedal around London. My local knowledge extends to Paddington being in London, so anybody recommend nice bits to ride around...

Following the success of our Spring time drinks earlier this year, I am setting up these Autumnal drinks. Start time 6pm Date: Friday 28th Oct. Location: Butchers Hook and Cleaver, Smithfield

Hi, I am a member of a long established friendly (not for profit) outdoor club, Central London Outdoor Group (mainly walking and cycling, but also occasionally canoeing, sailing etc). http://www.clog.org.uk/ We have one or two cycle rides suitable for beginners (around 25 miles) most weeks...

Starfish Greathearts Foundation has places available in the London to Brighton cycle race on Sunday 11th September 2016! This is a fantastic 54 mile ride down to the south coast. Starting on Clapham Common, you will enjoy a scenic route to the seaside and a delicious lunch to refuel your energy...

A friend of mine is interested in doing a solo ride London to Birmingham near the end of this month. Since i'll be off for two weeks from the 16th of this month onwards I might go with him. This is the same fella who did the DD ride with me on his 13kg, 2012, Limited Edition, badly maintained...

Anyone know how long it takes those who filmed and took all those photos for them to become available ?

I was thinking about having a go at my first Audax this year, specifically the 'London Sightseer'. I like the idea of 100km at my own pace, in a place I don't normally ride. Has anyone on here done this one? And any advice for first Audax? Thanks

Hi all. I wasn't sure where to post this but I have been carrying out a project of digitising many of my old photos and came across a set from the early 1980s of one of the LCC rides through London. This was in the early days of the organisation. They used to organise rides, with a picnic in the...

Hope all cyclist's injured are recovering well...

Wonder what happened there? looks serious - https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/jul/31/ridelondon-accident-cyclists-surrey-london-course-diverted-pyrford-ripley