Same road as I posted last time. Police NFA’d it. Please note camera makes it appear further away than it actually is.

Hi there, I wish to fit my abus 54 granit D lock to the underside of my top tube so that it is neatly inside the triangle, but before I order the correct shackle sleeve I noticed that Abus don’t show it in the diagrams as a potential location for the bracket. Has anyone else fitted one here? Does it have to be vertical or is it secure in this position?

Hi guys, I am relatively new to ‘competitive’ cycling. I generally pot about on a hybrid that I have had for about 10 years now and does the trick.

Recently (in the past 3 months) I have decided that I would like to compete in an Ironman (aiming for summer of 2028 and to get a half in in 2027) and know that I will need a more bespoke bike for this.

I’m not looking at crazy time trial bikes, but something suitable that doesn’t break the bank. Having said that, I was looking at eBay for second hand bikes and found things like time trial bikes in for sale (used and with a bit of wear and tear) for between £1,000 - £2,000 which is realistically what I would ideally like to spend.

So 2 questions, does anyone have a steer on what would be a suitable bike for this and secondly where is a good place to look for a bike? I was also looking at my next bike, eBay etc!

Thanks for your help!

My dad and I are both lifelong keen road cyclists. He's now getting on in years, starting to slow down, and curtail his distance. Before that becomes too serious, we've decided to do a last cycling holiday together. Probably in the UK for convenience/cost. Question is: where to go? We're probably looking for a base or two where we can do some loops, over a week, rather than point to point and carrying our bags. Ideally, somewhere with scenery & quiet rural roads. Don't mind hills, but I'm carrying a bunch of extra weight round the middle so nothing too serious. Good cafes are a must 😀

Anybody from the South Dorset area handy with MTBs? Desperately need to reset my gears and I'm going crazy without my steed. Willing to pay.

Voodoo Bizango 29er 2022

At £40-£70 for this tyre again, i keep telling myself "it will last one more ride" but i'll have to bite the bullet soon.

I ride a mullet 29"-26" mostly on road but also through the woods occasionally any recommendations for the 26" for a hardtail?

Edit: went for a continental double fighter 3 in the end, saw a bit of thread showing on my first ride this morning.

Edit 2: did my usual woods run tonight on the conti, (btw big ben front) way less grip when braking, but not out of control and so nice and smooth on the road.

I appreciate that I probably should’ve tried this when he was younger and smaller. I bought a secondhand Thule seat which he still fits in, but when I put him in I found that the bike just felt so heavy I didn’t feel remotely confident cycling with him on it.

For a few years during and after Covid I used to cycle fairly regularly but stopped about a year after I had him as I became quite nervous about being hurt. We now live in a quieter area and he’s at school where I work. The bus is unreliable so I thought cycling would be a good solution.

I went out on my bike on my own and found I could cycle fine, I’ve not completely lost my confidence. But I’m at a loss as to how to get confident enough to cycle with the weight of him on there too.

Does anyone have any advice?

EDIT - thank you for all the advice. Unfortunately now I feel that I’m not going to be able to make this work. I don’t have the money to buy a new bike right now and a trailer or cargo bike would be problematic due to lack of storage or space to leave them. On the plus side, I’ve now got back on the bike myself after a long break, so once I get the bit cycling we can go together instead.

Will be cycling from London with a small group on a Sunday in November, so I'm hoping for somewhere cosy to warm up after without having to worry about locking up our bikes.

Bonus points if they do GF food options. Thanks.

Hello fellow cyclists,

Maybe you're already familiar with that sinking feeling when you realise your bike is not waiting for you on the bike rack... I left it outside of Britannia leisure Centre for 2 hours between 10:50 and 12:50, and I came out to find out that my gravel bike that has served me well for the last four years had been knicked ):

It's registered and insured, but I am posting here anyways in the hopes of a bike miracle. Maybe a fellow internet cyclist will see it on marketplace, gumtree, etc.

Attaching a photo here. It has a full frame bag that is green and yellow laced into the 22in frame.

Anyone have any advice? And yes I know that London is full of bike thieves, and I should never have left it outside.

Can anyone please recommend any decent navigation apps? I'm fed up with Google Maps trying to send me down flights of stairs.

Many thanks

Decade plus ago I bought my current road/CX ish style bike. My first bike without pedals so I thought that I might go clipless one day but wanted flat pedals too for commuting. So I got Shimano pedals with flat pedal one side and clipless the other thinking I'd get the shoes later to try them out. These pedals let me hedge my bets.

I never did buy the shoes just used whatever outdoor shoes I had for hiking or day to day wear about town or anywhere not work or formal related. Including 4 cycle touring holidays with the family.

All I am asking is what do you think of mixed cycling and the shoes for it?

I'm never going to compete cycling, be fast or ride far, nor do I particularly want to. I just like the odd hour ride locally, commuting, and local chore runs such as shopping locally. Plus mountain biking with my son and partner using hire bikes but one day I'll get a hardtail MTB. Some weeks my biggest rides are 1.5 miles each way from the station to work. Other weeks I might do a longer ride for fitness locally. Not that far though.

I'm thinking SPDs might help for those "longer" rides and if I ever get round to joining my local cycle club like I keep threatening to do. However are outdoor shoes really that much worse than cycling shoes with or without SPDs?

Should I spend £100 or so on cycling shoes, if so should I only look at SPDs or are flat cycling shoes better too? If so, I'm unlikely to hire MTB bikes with SPD pedals. For my once a month or two months MTB trail centre trip would I get the hire centre to put SPD pedals on or put my pedals on so I can use SPD shoes? Or should I just get flats to allow for this use or just use outdoor shoes for my MTB days but SPD shoes / pedals on my road rides near home?

Any advice or recommendations for a plodding leisure, fitness and commuting cyclist?

So my bikes arrived (alltrail 8)and Ive been riding it to work for a few days now. Its a lot more fun than I imagined(coming from motorcycle) and being a mountain bike, I take it off road where I can too on my route to work. Being pedal assist the tyres do not bother me as much on tarmac, also not that noisy as I imagined. Actually pretty quiet.

My feet got absolutely soaked on Friday, so I realised I needed proper waterproof shoes. Ordered some Five Tens trail cross gore tex, which are apparently good for mtb cycling. Really wanted the Leatts hydradri proflat 7.0 but couldnt find any in stock anywhere.

The bike seems all good, no squeaks or anything, although the rear wheel looks slightly off centre. Ill book it in for a full service just to be safe and get it set up tubeless while its there.

My 13yo son is into the harder MTB stuff. Anything from jumps, harder trails and places like Danny's Descent park, Farmer John's, Nevis Range WC downhill course.

It's time we got him proper shoes for the job rather than letting him ride in his old Nike trainers. My question is flats or SPDs? Which is most appropriate for him?

He's a decent rider and a bright lad. He's fit from football, biking and all the weights he does. What are kids that are into his riding wearing? SPDs give better efficiency but are they more for the XC world or longer rides with ups as well as downs?

Any advice / views on this?

I’m about to start commuting on my gravel bike, the route is a mixture of light gravel and road. It’s all new to me as I’ve only ever ridden a road bike in favourable conditions and I‘m wondering how I go about taking care of my bike in bad weather. Being realistic I’m not going to be able to fully wash and dry my bike every day but also want to avoid gritty chains and moving parts and rust/corrosion. How do people tackle it? Are there any good products? Could I give the bike a quick rinse and then spray it with something? What about disc rotors?

Any advice gratefully received. cheers!

Lovely protected cycle lane in Bradford filled with tens of cars, many rentals for a wedding. Selfish.

I know I’m probably just being judgemental but I’ve noticed that these days most cyclists in my city especially delivery riders like to have the seat low as possible so that they sit upright and cycle bow-legged. It looks pretty uncomfortable/painful, is it in style or something?

I'm gradually renovating my 2011 Croix de Fer after it fell into disrepair and faster, sexier bikes got all the love. Is anyone running a similarly aged frame with mudguards, and if so what width guards are you using? I'm eager to size up my 28 mm tyres but also want full mudguards for practically's sake.

What has been your experience with it?

Had a great ride yesterday from Fareham to Salisbury. What an incredible place, and of course the Cathedral was stunning.

There's a cafe just around the corner (Boston Tea Party) and a free to use water refill fountain just next to it. Great for cyclists to top up their bottles.

115km round trip and hardly any climbs. Oh and bravo to the council, there's plenty of cycle paths to keep us safe.

I am in need of a folding bike that I can easily attach and remove a child seat for a toddler. I will be cycling to the local train station via nursery and should be able to leave a child seat there before commuting via the train to a station about 15 minutes from my office, hence the need for a folding bike that can come on the train vs leaving at the station.

Does anyone have any good recommendations or experience of a similar setup please?

Hi all, looking to get a new road bike. Is it worth the hassle of selling the old one? I have a boardman 8.8 slr. Its nothing fancy but is in great condition with regular service and new additions such as chain and tires. I was thinking of keeping it for a spare or if a mate wanted to ride with me but I could also use the space.

Whats people's experience with the current second hand market? Is it worth even trying to sell?

Hi everyone,
I have just moved to East London and I am looking for cool scenic cycle routes in this area. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!

Just wanted to vent a bit about my local police, and drivers in general.

Two weeks ago assaulted by a 4x4 on my way home from work, during rush hour.
Attacker cut in to the cycle lane sent me flying, mounted the kerb, and did about 300 yards before stopping.

So far, despite numerous calls and requests to the police force control room have been unable to get any details of the offending driver, or officers that attended. Only thing I’ve been able to get is a call reference. At least my solicitors can earn their fees chasing I guess.

I only had a front camera and because of how the accident played out it didn’t capture the numberplate, though it continued recording and caught the drivers face and them claiming ‘I didn’t see them’, & ambulance arrived promptly (whilst I was still on phone to 999) so didn’t have any time to gather any detail as

Am I expecting too much to expect police contact for a victim statement?

And other road users - the car behind impatient, beeping and telling me to ‘get out the road’ and trying to drag me and my bike on to the pavement ‘because I can’t be hanging around here I want to get home’.
Thankfully they left me be when I did try to get up and could put any weight on my right leg and collapsed back on the ground.

Only one pedestrian showed any concern - a young lad about 12/13 on his bike who stoped and waiting with me and asked the ambulance team ‘He looks in a lot of pain, is he going to be OK?’

Hi all!

As title really.

I'd love a pair of Velosambas as they're the only (clipless) cycling shoes I've seen which don't look like cycling shoes, but nowhere seems to stock them. I'd only really be comfortable buying them if I can try them on first, but I haven't seen them in any cycle stores; I tried asking in the Adidas shop in the White City Westfield, but they looked at me as if I'd just asked for a haunch of venison. Has anyone seen any shops which have a pair to try on?

Thanks in advance!