Best playlists, albums or selective tunes for the boring indoor turbo sessions?!

Spotify for an individual person costs £11.99 a month that’s £143.88 a year!!! I personally bought Spotify premium for life for £35 and I have had it for over 8 months, so I’ve saved around £60 already, and will save £143.88 - £35 so £108 in 4 months or so. If anyone wants to do the same thing as me message me and I can help you out.

Spotted many suspect bikes listed under an account named Moses Bikes ranging from foldables, hybrid cannondale and few ebikes. If you’ve recently had one go missing, I’d suggest giving it a check. 10+ new listings in the last 18 hrs

Anyone cycling Mott street be careful - lots of fly tipping, mud and stones(?) on the road surface.

That is all

I don't know whether I've just become more sensitive to it because I've seen a couple of egregious examples recently, but has anyone else noticed more cars just jumping reds or accelerating just as a light turns red than they used to? I'm not making the point that all cyclists are perfect and we all obviously need to second guess the worst next thing a car might do, but it just feels so dangerous when you can't trust the a car might actual obey a light. Often the driver will just put up a hand as if they didn't just nearly flatten someone.

Hi All,

Looking on Amazon, I just dont know how much I need to spend or brand I need to choose for good quality tires. I am looking for size 700/35c . Can anybody recommend which which brand/how much I need to spend? Maybe some other tips on avoiding punctures?

Hi everyone, a couple of months ago I was hit by a hire bike in Knightsbridge.

I provided CCTV of the accident and close up images of the hire bike rider who hit me to the hire bike company and the police. The hire bike rider provided me with a fake name and number.

I put in a claim for my damaged helmet, clothing and bike which hire bike company accepted and agreed to pay.

However, I have permanent scarring on my knee and shoulder. I also have a torn tendon in my shoulder (received steroid injection) and im currently having physio to help, my elbow will take 6-9 months to heal and I’m in pain every day since the accident. When I mentioned this to the hire bike company I sent them X-rays, MRI, and my doctors letters. They have now asked me “to provide us with the financial expectation for all heads of claim in full and final settlement”.

So far all my appointments and treatments have been covered by my own health insurance so I’m not sure how I can put a figure on all the pain and suffering I’ve gone through and continue to deal with. Any advice please? Thank you

I just need to get this out of my chest if that’s ok!

Yes, shoutout to this lovely human who literally had her front wheel touching my rear wheel at the red light, and decided to just roll her eyes when I looked back to see what was going on.

You had plenty of space behind you, there was no need to be right behind my rear wheel.

When the light turned green, I had a clip-in mishap, (I didn’t fall, just didn’t clip in at first because my foot slipped and had to brake suddenly so I could reposition as I felt like losing balance).

You were still too close to my rear wheel and were surprised I applied the brakes. You went on sighing and saying “jesus christ lose some weight!”. I was speechless, I couldn’t believe it lol.

You’re fucking horrible - you don’t know my struggles or the struggles of anyone who’s fat or overweight and just wants to ride a bike to work or for leisure.

You made me wonder how many fat people hear abuse on their cycling commutes to work and have to deal with your scummy breed.

I’ve got thousands of miles on my legs. Yes, I’m fat - much due to metabolic bullshit which I’m now trying to sort.

But woman, what is your problem? Have you thought that fat people might be riding bikes to help with weight loss? Not saying that that’s the main thing, but have you thought about that?

What is your problem?

I was polite in not replying to you at the time, but I should’ve. My blood was boiling. I’m done with people like you, I have no respect.

Fuck these bullies!

(I’m also a woman btw!)

Seen a couple of ‘innovators’ running this setup this year - is this a new phenomenon?

1. Why do so many of you have to overtake so aggressively. It's 2 lanes, not 4 lanes, and you pulling back in just before contact, going 20 mph feels deeply unsafe. I saw more bike on bike crashes on embankment in my last year commuting than in the previous 10 years in central London. One of you fuckers even shouted at me when I was already hugging the kerb. These days I pick a "meat shield" going roughly the same speed as me and follow them.
2. What's with the bright fucking lights. I used to moan about car lights but the fucking flood lights some of you have. Sometimes on a helmet! And don't get me started on the on-off-on-off ones. You can hide a London bus in the second it takes my eyes to get used to the dark again. Look at lime bikes - bright but not too bright. No flashing. Visible. It's possible.
3. I know tourists suck but maybe slow down a bit and give pedestrians some space? I saw several near misses and two hard hits just in this one year. Going fast isn't a right in busy central London places. Go to the velodrome to get it out of your system (do go, it's awesome).

Signed - someone who just wants a safe, non-miserable commute

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Might have some good bargains - I'll drop a visit tomorrow morning and will report back if I see any good finds.

It would be goos to hear any supermarket staples for carbing up on those longer harder rides.

So far, I have

1. Skittles

£1.50 for 136g bag
89g carbs per 100g
Easy to portion decant, eat on bike

2. Belvita Breakfast Bars

- cheap (forgot price)
70g carb per 100g
7g protein per 100g (4g fibre)
^ in the duo crunch strawberry & yogurt
These come wrapped in packs two, so easy to stow in a pocket or smalll bike luggage

I often take a banana too (carbs: 23g /100g)

I got accused of riding too fast couple weeks ago. I do ride reasonably fast, not flat out tho. Try to wait patiently, ring my loud bell when people in the middle of the path. Go to front of queues if space for 2, as I will usually be faster(slower riders why did you go in the right lane?) anyway the guy was in the middle of a wide lane, I passed, a bit closer than I would have liked. He caught me at the lights, had a go. I largely ignored but did say he should be aware of other people and ride on left. He then proceeded to race me. WTH? AITA

I'm after a really robust commuter bike to take a child seat on the back (plus a 3-4-yo). One mile to nursery/school, further 7 miles to the office in the City.

Doesn't need to be flashy or fast, but does need to be minimal fuss/maintenance, and small enough to fit into a bike shelter in front of the house. Can't be doing with loads of punctures and loose chains etc.

Would consider an ebike option too. Happy to spend anything from 500-1500 on the whole setup.

Anyone got an ideal rig they'd like to share? [Incl bike + child seat]

Thanks

Hi,

Wondered if theres a reasonable route from Euston to east Croydon or if I should just get public transport?

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I have been living in London for three years now, and as a woman of course I get harassed but I noticed that whenever Im cycling around London or even in Brighton I get harassed more, like almost every time! Is this something that other women noticed too?

Anyone trying to travel towards Regents park from Oxford Street Via Baker Street should be aware that there is a road closure there.

One question I have is for how long? It is causing a lot of congestion.

is there a place that my dad can drop the bike off, with the keys as I intend to ride my bike home after taking the train from the airport?

My name is Jim Waterson, I run the London Centric news outlet (www.londoncentric.media) and am a long term lurker on this subreddit!

I’m carrying out some reporting that could do with some specialist expertise from a London e-bike mechanic.

I can pay £150 for up to a day’s work, although realistically it could take much less time than that and the rate would remain the same. Might suit someone with a day off who wants a bit of extra Christmas money in return for some interesting work.

You’d need to be willing to be quoted in a piece. I don’t do clickbait and this is an investigation meaning it’s possible nothing will ever be published if the facts don’t stack up. That’s the joy of doing reporting the right way…

DM me if interested!

I recently got the annual pass for Santander bikes, with a discount, and so far I took an e-bike 4 times but I haven’t been charged the £1 fee each time. Will they charge me at the end of the month or at the end of the year? Or is it a nice bug that I should happily ignore?

I've read that when a shop sells a bike using the Cycle to Work scheme, they do not get as much profit as they would selling the bike without the Cycle to Work scheme.

Assuming that's the case, would a shop offer a discount on a new bike if you don't use a Cycle to Work scheme?

Are any Mason definition/resolution owners able to help me with sizing?

I'm 179cm with an 83cm inside leg. Trying to decide whether to go for the 54 or 56.

I suspect both can be made to work, but wondering which would be "ideal".

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Thanks

Hi! After my latest 'nearly getting killed november' incident (lime bike this time), i'm on the lookout for a route-finding app that will ideally give me routes the way google maps does (unlike komoot where it doesn't generate the route) but will help me avoid traffic, or roads at all. Anyone know of anything? Thanks in advance!

This junction https://maps.app.goo.gl/imkRQQWN6LT4hQJb6

So about 6months ago they removed the mini roundabout and added what I think is two zebras with a toucan sandwiched between, but the road markings don't make it that obvious that it's a toucan.

Nobody knows what they're doing, half the drivers don't think its a toucan, the other half don't know what a toucan is. Cyclists aren't much better either. It leads to gridlock.

What is this junction now?