Cycling Thread

Thats not such a bad thing Getafix. It means that in 6 months time and they have decided to move onto their new fashionable sport these multi thousand pound bikes will be on ebay... for usually less than half price. 

Discs and preferably not cable operated.

Brand? Giant v Marin

Marin.

The main discs argument is off road, rims get the mud and crap first..

Also worth checking the ATB sales website , they do have ex demo, ex
salesman samples sometimes. (ATB and Surf Sales used to be the same
company)

The first few sets I bought were the genuine ones at £15.99 a pair, I recently bought some Clarkes from All Terrain Cycles for £5.68 a pair and they seem to be pretty good actually.

http://www.allterraincycles.co.uk/product/113331.html

That's a good point about the rims actually. My rims are looking a bit tired but the discs are straight so they still work fine at the mo. My old bike with cantilevers wouldnt accept new pads on the back as it was so buckled I couldn't fit the new pads in!

So, right, if it's raining and pitch black, and I scream "lights" at you because you're a t*t riding along an essentially unlit cycle route without any, dressed in dark, non-reflective clothing so I only saw you at the last minute (luckily as I'm slowing for the stupidly J-shaped corner), then telling me to "go forth and multiply" will result in me calling you a procreating idiot. This is only natural. What I won't do, right, is stop, and turn back, when you've stopped and are inviting me back to come and say it to your face. This is because it's cold and dark, and I've got a policy of not getting involved in physical violence with knuckle dragging idiots. I just don't like that you're selfish enough to put me and others in danger because you're too cheap to spend £30 on a half-way acceptable set of lights. I don't care if you get run down by a lorry that doesn't see you, frankly you endanger me more than the various "professional" drivers* that cut me up every morning or the people passing me at 60 round blind corners with their wing mirrors almost clipping my handlebars.

(note: this rant is AFTER several hours cooling off and a couple of calming beers)


*taxi, bus, bin lorry, delivery lorry