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Take a look at the Clug if

Take a look at the Clug if you can store your bikes against a wall. A very small and simple device and the video shows how you can store many bikes in a smaller space 

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An ebike will make it

An ebike will make it slightly quicker as you won’t be so slow going up hills and the fast pull away from the lights is fun and often take the car drivers by surprise. I use my ebike to get back into cycling again because it allowed me to go further and when I get tired switch on the motor. I also find it excellent training for the road bike because the bike is so heavy in comparison.  I think on a flat route the ebike will cost you time but if it’s hilly and you are not fit, it will be quicker. 

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The last time I was

The last time I was challenged taking my bike into an office, I told the person that it was worth  more than the average car in the car park and not to worry, when its stolen, I will tell the CEO that you forced me to take it outside when I was going to put it in my office out of the way. 

He let me pass. 

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Why do you have to be a pro
Why do you have to be a pro or elite athlete to ride an expensive bike. I am no expert, far from it, but I have Di2 because of problems with my hands. If they can afford the bike be pleased for them.

I ride in partial team kit but only because it was on sale and they are the most comfortable shorts I have ever owned and the quality on them is superb.

You probably wouldn’t like me either as I have lots of yellow and bright lights front and back.

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I second a tow bar and if you
I second a tow bar and if you get a detachable one you don’t have to live with it all year round. I have a Thule rack, expensive but my bike is safe.

Tried many of the racks which strap on the back window and they are okay if you have one bike and only want to transport a bike on odd occasions

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I came across a bike in the
I came across a bike in the middle lane of the M40.

The problem is that once the Police come to retrieve it from the carriageway you will probably get a ticket for an insecure load.

Also don’t forget the bikes when going through a toll booth :O

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Don’t forget that you can’t
Don’t forget that you can’t take any of those gas canisters to blow up the tyres

As a former frequent flyer, the best way to avoid any hassles with your luggage is to check it in. There is no fight for the overhead bin space.

As other posters have said, if anything possibly resembles a weapon it will be confiscated and that will be down to the airport and the security staff on duty

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If you are going to be
If you are going to be prosecuted it would be for Careless Driving.

However, I think its unlikely as guidelines for when its careless is above the speed you were doing. Its also unlikely because you are on a bicycle. Guidelines on a motorbike are 20mph faster than the speed of the traffic, personally I am around 10mph as at that speed I can stop but then I have amazing brakes.

How close were you to the vehicles?
Were you in the drivers blind spot?
Did the driver indicate before they moved?

As said by a previous post, its putting you at risk, so personally I always ride at a speed I can stop remembering that bicycle brakes are not great. Also if you ride a bit further away from the cars if that is possible you have a fraction more time to stop or swerve.

I think your main worry will be if the drivers insurance company decide you are partially to blame and want to recoup some of the costs from you

To anyone out there who says you can’t put points on my license if I don’t have one, they can and do. When you apply for your provisional license it will come with the points on it!

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A cyclist can get 3 points on
A cyclist can get 3 points on their license (even if they don’t have one) for jumping a red light. Since many cyclists also own cars it would be a good place to start and even if they don’t when they do apply for their provisional license it will come with 3 points

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I too am new to road cycling
I too am new to road cycling although I have done a lot of cycling over the years, I have never owned a road bike until now. As everyone says fit is key and herein lies the problem, as few shops have many ladies bike. I was lucky, my local high end bike shop recommended a Specialized Ruby and I love it. Its really comfortable and suits my style of riding.

I rode some bikes at the NEC show this past weekend and some of them hurt my neck after only a few minutes so a test ride is important. Unless you want to get into serious cycling another school of thought is build up your fitness on a conventional bike which you can pick up cheap and put some road tyres on it. Then when you know what road bike you want you will be amazed how much faster you will go as you will be use to pushing that heavy lump around

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