Cycling Forum / Country Specific / UK Cycling / September 2008

We're trying to build a case for a good level of cycle parking at a halls
of residence.  Does anyone have any experience of the proportion of
students in halls in the UK that own cycles, or perhaps more importantly
would like to own cycles?

I have a new toy, an iPhone 3G.  So I have downloaded TrailGuru,
which is SFP, and I'll see if that works.
Maybe the GPS thingy will work, too, and I'll be able to get to and
from Bikefix without going via Brentford.

From here, it would appear so:
http://groups.google.com/group/uk.rec.cycling/browse_frm/thread/7bd06f1abd3f07fe#

Islabikes have updated their range of children's bikes.
The main changes I can see are:
the Beinn 26 comes in large and small frame versions;
the triple front chainring on the Beinn 26 has been replaced by a

If someone campaigns for policies which they know to be killing
people, and their campaigning contributes to the implementation of
that policy, then I don't think any sane person would disagree that
they are therefore a murderer by proxy.  Saddam and Hitler may never

Pleasant ride out to the theatre last night.  Locked up, took off all
lights and mileometer and went in to enjoy the concert (Marty Wilde,
if you're interested).
Came out afterwards and found just my lock, neatly cut.  No bike

If the following things about you are all true, "_", please confirm it
by replying to this post or any of my future posts with "Don't feed
the troll".  Thanks.
1. You are a vile, irritating, unoriginal, useless, lying,

Evening all,
As i was riding home last night, my computer came adrift from its clip
socket thing and went on a trip of its own across the road. It was a
Cateye Enduro 8, which are supposed to be able to handle rough conditions,

A while ago, Chapman refused to answer the following question,
claiming that it was a "false dilemma":
"Which would bother you more: a cyclist being decapitated by piano
wire, or a motorcyclist being decapitated by piano wire?"

If someone was to go onto a newsgroup or forum, and show that one or
more of the opinions held by the majority of the regulars were wrong,
how do you think the regulars would be more likely to react?
1. The Scientific Reaction: "You're right, you know.  We've been wrong

I'm sure the trolls will be really outraged by this, and by
"outraged", I mean experiencing such a surge of spiteful pleasure that
they'll probably be w.nking off while reading it (except that they
won't be too happy about the prison sentence bit...they think that

Be warned: motorcycles on cycle path.
The Severn Bridge, the first one, is closed for maintenance, apart from the
cycle path.  Motorcycles under 50cc are allowed on the cycle path, since
they are not allowed on the main carriageway, which is motorway.  This

Replacing a wheel into a frame the other day I must have somehow kinked the
gear indicator chain as it was jammed solid inside it's tube.  I removed the
nut to release the chain, but the chain came away with the nut, leaving the
indicator rod still screwed into the hub with no ...

There has been some discussion as to whether the 'Do not feed. . . '
responses are annoying for those of us who have already kf'd the
original trolls.
Can I suggest that likes of Tim and '_' use separate 'troll stopper' IDs

("_": if you attempt to scupper any more threads of mine in the way
that you have taken to doing recently, then I will start doing the
same to all your threads *and* posts, except that it won't just be
"Don't feed the troll", and I'll be unlikely to stop before you're way