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Was right on the top corner of Constitution Hill today. What a great atmosphere and fantastic performance by the riders and organisers. There's a few videos up on youtube now from the hill, just search for Constitution Hill Tour of Britain 2010.

Cheers to the Team Sky soigneur or mechanic for the free ltd edition rainforest cap too!

You certainly don't need to stick with Campag for the chain. I'd look at Wipperman and KMC for example - they have the advantage of using an easy connector whereas I understand Campag chains require a special tool(?).
Also if you're looking to save a few quid I wouldn't be so hasty in changing your chainrings as while the cassette will need replacing with the chain the same won't necessarily be true of the chaingrings.

I'm wondering if a lot of those places that figure in the cold spot list have both speed cameras, lots of cctv, and pretty dense traffic - that might account for East Ham and Tottenham

It would also be interesting to see exactly where the offences are taking place and whether the convictions are due to 'safety' cameras or real policing.

One of the things you need to fine someone for speeding is a link between the VRN and a registered owner/driver.

Considering the reported levels of people driving vehicles not correctly registered in some parts of the country would this also have a bearing on the figures.

What is it with Radlett though? Is it the proximity of the M1, M25, M10 and A1?

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Although it's tempting to think that wealthier drivers see themselves as being above the law, could it be that enforcement is better in those areas?

If they'd debited his account and he'd incurred any bank charges, bounced direct debits etc, etc he could easily have racked up £200 in charges. I reckon that for a lot of people having £900 removed from their bank account unexpectedly would be a tad stressful too, especially when you then have to go to the hassle of trying to get it back.

Thanks everyone for all the great feedback.

It could be that the frame is a little to big - I got a 60cm (I'm 6'2") but as I have long legs and comparatively short arms this probably means that I'm stretched out a lot more than I should be. I don't really know as I'm new to this. I didn't get a proper fitting as I bought from Evans over the internet. Probably false economy, I know.

I will dfinitely try the cream (chafing is actually a problem I was too embarrassed to mention!) and get some proper shorts and mits. I'll have to get some lights soon as well as autumn draws on....and waterproofs etc.

Oh well, I'm still saving money and hey, I love it.

The more money a driver has the greater the sense of entitlement they seem to possess. Clearly they feel they are very important people, going to very important places, to do very important things and as such are perfectly entitled to 'press on' whilst thinking "Out of my way little people, I'm a captain of industry!" like some parody of a manager off the IT Crowd.

Watching driver behaviour in and around Horsham in Sussex, just down the A24 from Leatherhead, would seem to bear this out.

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as above, just fit the biggest rubber you can fit in the frame, i've ridden the Kew -> Weybridge section of the path and you'd be fine on fat road rubber, a bit jarred but fine, maybe find some tyres with a bit of puncture protection just in case