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Any suggestions for an enjoyable bike route?

Posted by whenthiswasfields over 2 years ago
Last active over 2 years ago 3 responses

Does anyone have any advice re. enjoyable or decent bike routes around/just outside town? I like the loop around Regents Park, sure there’s more. Hutton

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Are you hounded by filthy chavs?

Posted by whenthiswasfields about 1 year ago
Last active about 1 year ago 6 responses

I cycle every morning from Dalston to the West End. This route takes me through the back streets of Islington and out onto Roseberry Avenue by Sadlers Wells. Islington has some of the worst examples of little, criminally minded scumbags it has ever been my misfortune to meet. I’ve had rocks thrown at me, ba...

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Where in London/Greater London is there a mountainbike course?

Posted by unknown about 1 year ago
Last active about 1 year ago 1 response

And I don’t mean, pedal around Richmond Park…a ‘proper one’ with bumps and things! (and perhaps take part in events?)

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Where can I go 'bashing' - Hash house harriering on bikes?

Posted by unknown about 1 year ago
Last active about 1 year ago 8 responses

I have done the hashing, but heard there is ‘bashing’ beer and bikes and silly songs…. But the cycle clubs seem to be be the ‘serious sort’. Does anyone know of one or have gone on one?

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Can we make London safer for cyclists, please?

Posted by whenthiswasfields over 2 years ago
Last active about 1 year ago 13 responses

I know that cycling is the most efficient way of getting anywhere in London. It’s so quick (halved my journey length to work) and is cheap (saved me £40 a week on bus fares) but every single day I nearly get killed. Cars and taxis and (to a lesser extent buses) appear to own the road and the air. I was a London d...

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Any words of advice for a cyclist?

Posted by whenthiswasfields over 2 years ago
Last active over 2 years ago 7 responses

Was given a bike, have just discovered cycling in London and am riding here, there and everywhere. Have bought panniers, a lightweight stack-hat, flashing lights and a bright yellow waistcoat (perfect for hitting those hardcore raves of an evening, too) as very much don’t want to die. Would appreciate words of...

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Where can I buy a second-hand bicycle?

Posted by whenthiswasfields about 1 year ago
Last active about 1 year ago 3 responses

I’d like to buy a cheap, sturdy second-hand bicycle to facilitate short hops to friends’ houses etc. (no braving the main roads for me). As a responsible citizen I’d really rather said bicycle wasn’t stolen. Does anyone know how I might be sure of this? Magpie

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What are your bendy bus experiences?

Posted by whenthiswasfields about 1 year ago
Last active about 1 year ago 0 responses

Has anyone had amusing experiences on the Bendy 73s? I was on my way to Angel from Stoke Newington on Saturday and the driver actually got off the bus somewhere a little way down Albion Road, screaming, “I’m having a nightmare! I don’t want to hit it! My heart is beating so fast!”. Poor gu...

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Cycle through Westminster? Want to protest?

Posted by Geekchic about 1 year ago
Last active about 1 year ago 2 responses

Then go to this site! It’s a small and hopefully amusing way for cyclists to engage in a little civil disobedience on their way to work, while protesting against the Serious and Organised Crime and Policing Act, or SOCPA, recently voted the 3rd most unpopular law in Britain by Radio 4 listeners. You may alread...

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Are there rules of the road that cyclists should be allowed to break?

Posted by Geekchic about 1 year ago
Last active 17 days ago 8 responses

So I was reading this thread and noted a load of people going off topic onto cyclists not obeying rules of the road. So I thought I’d start my own thread. Cyclists are often criticised for: a) Not obeying red traffic lights. This is generally right, but there are times when cyclists should be allowed to ...

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Is cycling on the Greenway a bit dodgy?

Posted by uberrich about 1 year ago
Last active about 1 year ago 7 responses

My girlfriend is thinking about starting to cycle to work and dutifully used the handy TfL journey planner to figure out the best route. She showed it to me and I thought it looked great as it was mostly off road. However, not knowing East London particularly well at all, it transpires that what I thought was a nice...

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Should I sue Hackney Council?

Posted by pockettiger about 1 year ago
Last active about 1 year ago 7 responses

I recently came off my bicycle coming round the corner from Reading Lane onto Mare Street by Hackney town hall. There are some roadworks there and my back wheel skidded out on gravel and oil left in the road. My bike needed minor repairs and I have an impresive hole in my chin, ‘minor lacerations’ (glu...

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Any thoughts on cycle safety?

Posted by unknown about 1 year ago
Last active about 1 year ago 7 responses

I read recently about cyclists being thrown off their bikes and their heads shoved under cars.. (nice). It looks as if it is a trend that will spread; they are easy targets after all. For those who are interested in getting personal safety stuff, The Suzy Lamplugh Trust has some really good information and person...

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Getting into cycling?

Posted by happylilvegemite about 1 year ago
Last active about 1 year ago 15 responses

Just wondering where people suggest I look for a bike – have already tried a few stores in and around the City where I work and was completely ignored, and vowed never to return to either chain – but I still need one so I can get into cycling to work and on weekends. I admit I am a 20-something female...

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Has anyone got suggestions for a cycling article or two?

Posted by AlexCrawford about 1 year ago
Last active about 1 year ago 27 responses

I’m doing a couple of pieces for the LC magazine and wondered if you had any ideas or quotes for me? see the below and do pass on to anyone else you think has some ideas: — Music and cycling (700 words). This could include a wrap of history, trends, popular music, great songs, notable lyrics ets etc (tho...

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Can anyone help me get damages from a careless motorist?

Posted by numbersix about 1 year ago
Last active about 1 year ago 3 responses

Has anyone had any experience of getting damages recovered from a passenger in a car causing injury to a passing cyclist? I was door’d by a passenger a couple of nights ago & it’s written off my frame which is worth about 1k. Would be interesting to know if it’s worth pursuing and how people...

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How do we get extra bike parking places by my office?

Posted by SuperFrankie about 1 year ago
Last active about 1 year ago 6 responses

We’re all going green and reducing our carbon footprint right? But now everyone is at it and there is no space to park my bike outside the office. How do I get them to put a couple of extra bike stands on the pavement?

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Bike parking at Waterloo?

Posted by hmac about 1 year ago
Last active about 1 year ago 0 responses

I’m going to start catching a train from waterloo to richmond and back each day. I want to ride my bike to Waterloo. I’ve seen there are bike racks at the station, but do they get really full at peak times? I don’t want to arrive and have nowhere to put my bike! Thanks in advance,

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Tips on cycling through Peckham, Brixton & Elephant & Castle?

Posted by unknown about 1 year ago
Last active about 1 year ago 1 response

Sod cycling through the canals, cycling along dodgy parts of London sounds more challenging… Do you recommend any good pubs (maybe notorious for drugs/shootings) or anything historical of note in these areas? Any greasy spoons, Nigerian cafes etc…? Any quality estates worth seeing? Any ‘No-Go...

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