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  • in reply to: Anyone fancy a fake Canyon? #916631
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    alansmurphy wrote:
    Do people really pay a grand for fakes?

     

    £12 on a jersey or sunglasses is about my risk appetite!

     

    Nothing much can go wrong with a jersey – but fake sunglasses can be very brittle.  Not what you want near your eyes. 

    in reply to: Could e bikes mean faster commutes for regular cyclists? #916751
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    If you’re currently averaging

    If you’re currently averaging more than the legal e bike limit now then I don’t see the point in the e bike for you.

     

    Plenty of people won’t be doing 15mph average though – either through lack of fitness or not wanting to arrive at work sweaty.  The e bikes will be perfect for them. 

    in reply to: Strava bots? Fake profiles? #915677
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    I don’t understand the
    I don’t understand the benefits of the fake accounts. Are they worth something ? They are clearly fake people and activities.

    Who runs them ?

    in reply to: Simultaneous punctures #914461
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    Only time I’ve double flatted
    Only time I’ve double flatted is hitting a nasty pothole on a bend at speed on Tri bars.
    I didn’t realise both had gone until I set off again after fixing the first flat.

    in reply to: Just an idea #913875
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    in reply to: Some advice please…. #913805
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    Look up Paris Roubaix on
    Look up Paris Roubaix on YouTube. Road bikes can take a lot of abuse.

    Your budget will be absolutely fine – go for decent wheels that will take wider tyres – more air in the tyre makes for a comfier ride.

    I’d say any bike over about 500 would be able to cope though.

    in reply to: Buying Cheap Chinese from AliExpress #913263
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    With a jersey what’s the
    With a jersey what’s the worst that can happen ?
    With protective stuff like glasses or helmets – why would you take chances ?

    I’ve seen some fake Oakleys that look similar but will snap and scar you or worse in a crash.

    in reply to: Buying Cheap Chinese from AliExpress #913255
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    It’s not the price that
    It’s not the price that concerns me – more the unverifiable safety rating….

    in reply to: Buying Cheap Chinese from AliExpress #913249
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    I’d rather wear no helmet
    I’d rather wear no helmet rather than a cheap one off eBay. How do you know that the the thing doesn’t splinter into eye piercing shards in s crash ?

    in reply to: Volunteering Prudential Ride 100 #912951
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    Again like the London
    Again like the London Marathon.
    The event itself is a charity and it’s aim is to raise as much as possible for the charity – The London Marathon Charitable Trust.

    Over the years the charity has given millions of aid to the boroughs of London.
    They’d not be doing their job if they organised the events and didn’t maximize their return.

    in reply to: Drink Driver: I need a car to get to the end of my drive… #913037
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    OldRidgeback wrote:
    I read this elsewhere and feel sorry for her in  a way. Her husband did pretty much everything from what I’ve read. And she’s devastated, which is understandable.

     

    Well she SAYS that – but who knows the truth – it’s certainly something she’d want to play up in court.  She seems adept enough to find wine in the local garage. It’s not like she’s been locked up in a basement for 30 years…

    “I bought a sandwich at the shop and two bottles of wine and I just drank them there in the car. I threw the empty bottles under my coat – I was just so distraught. 

    ‘I have never and will never drive after having a drink. I know it was wrong to have a drink in the car but I was desperate to get rid of the pain I was feeling.”

     

    Kind of clashes with “Police found Woodward slumped in her seat with a sandwich, her dog and two unopened bottles of wine next to her. “

     

    The garage dude called the police on her BEFORE she’d got her wine – so she’s trying to save her own skin by saying she’d only drank in the car after buying the booze. 

     

    I’d not trust her as far as I can throw her. 

    in reply to: Drink Driver: I need a car to get to the end of my drive… #913023
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    Shes driving an 80k jeep –

    Shes driving an 80k jeep – the fine won’t register at all.

     

    Glad she lost her licence.  An awful attitude to other people’s lives. 

     

    Pity that she got off with no community service – it sounds exactly what she needs to do. 

     

    Knocking around in an empty house doesn’t sound healthy to me. 

    in reply to: Volunteering Prudential Ride 100 #912943
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    I’m not sure about ride
    I’m not sure about ride London but the marathon itself is a charity. So all profits go to that.

    I’ve spent all day manning feed stations at Triathlons for private companies. You get a teeshirt and fed and watered but that’s it.

    Events wouldn’t be able to happen without volunteers and it’s good fun to do.

    Some years I’ll race it and you do appreciate the hard work of all of the volunteers.

    I suspect that ride London will be a charity too.

    in reply to: Helmets, Child Seats, GUNS AND AMMO!, Shoes, Hydration Packs etc #912935
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    No more Giro helmets for me.
    No more Giro helmets for me.

    in reply to: “Old” router #912851
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    Check the speed you’re
    Check the speed you’re getting with an app.
    If it’s less than you expected then get on the phone to your provider. They often send you a new server to replace the old.

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