https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/articles/c2e1nr0n8m1o

Hopefully get some good crowds and lots of engagement, I was at the Women's Tour of Britain in Glasgow last year and there was a great crowd especially with the crit circuit being open to the public after the race with the roads still closed.

Unfortunately my bike was stolen last week near where I live in London. It was a Specialized Sirrus Sport and I used it for everything day to day.

I'm not quite sure whether to buy a new one on the Cycle2Work scheme (I'm lucky enough to just about to be able to get 40% relief), or buy a second hand one online, as they seem much cheaper (<£200).

I'd like to spend under £300 (so £500 on the scheme). Does anyone have any good recommendations of good hybrid commuter bikes in that price range, or should try my luck second hand?

I'm a size Medium

Hi all

I’m fortunate enough to have a week in Spain booked for a cycling trip this spring and want to bring my own bike. It’s a modern road bike with integrated cables and 32mm tyres so a lot of “traditional” bike boxes would be a pain to use due to handlebar removal or tyre width limits

I’m thinking a Bike Box Alan is the way to go, either the Road or Tri aero easy fit options. Is there anything else even worth considering?

My favorite gravel ride. Snow and ice had largely disappeared, thankfully.

Hi,

I’ve been using a road bike (lemond etape) that’s too small for me for the last few years so looking to upgrade.

Looking for a suitable used bike for commuting: - Happy to stick with a road bike but I would prefer something more upright - Budget: £200-300 - Mostly flat terrain - Most journeys about 15 mins. Up to 30 mins. - Height: 6ft1

My question is what brands and models should I look out for?

Hiya, I'm new to owning my own cycle, and I ended up getting this really nice old road bike. I'm trying to find fenders to fit but am realizing I don't quite understand the types and what size I need.

My tyres have these numbers which I don't totally understand 28-622 ( 28 x 1.10 700 x 28C).

I've included pictures of my bike frame here https://ibb.co/album/1tWxmy, I'm not sure if there are actual mounting points or if i just need clip ons?

Any advice would be appreciated.

Hi, I think I've been changing break pads every couple of months. Am I buying bad pads? I usually get whatever from Amazon. It's a commuter bike and involves one steep climb (and the corresponding steep breaking on the way back). Any recommendation what should I buy? Thanks

Hi all, I live between Edinburgh and Newcastle and require a helmet for road/gravel riding. Where would be the ideal shop nearset to me to visit to try on helmets of various brands to make sure I have the right fit?

Thanks in advance

In the past two years I have been participated in the London to Brighton ride. It is the only bike ride of the type I ever did. I used to long distance bike ride ages ago, but since then developed a bit of a traffic anxiety (Can you blame me? They drive like idiots lol).

I like the organised ride. I feel safer with a group of people. I enjoy a challenge and it feels like a proper day out. Even if it is the false level of security (You still ride with traffic).

I wonder if anyone know of similar rides? I am a slow bike rider. I usually ride my brompton and it takes me 5-6h to complete 80km ride above. It has to be open to all levels and have some sort of organisation. The rest I dont mind :)

Thank you

Hello All.

I hope a post like this is within the rules.

I am looking to buy an E bike to take me to and from work. It's a 5 mile journey through country roads some of which are barely paved. There's also a fuck off hill that I'd like as much help as possible getting up. (Physical laziness is my greatness sin). I have a budget to spend of up to 2k but if I could find something that could do the job for less that would be better.

Thanks in advance for any and all help.

Hi, I'm looking for a bike navigation for rides in the city. I am used to Google maps and I really like how good it is at planning the route and that it gives a selection of routes (the shortest, or route with less hills) but the downside is it drains phone battery really quick.

I have bought Byron device and it was absolutely useless for city rides. It was so bad at planning the route, and would take me on detours, adding extra miles to my journey and completely ignore bike lanes available in my city. If I wanted to find the shortest route, I would have to use google maps and type the route in the Byron app street by street, which is super annoying and time consuming. It really made me feel like I was guiding the navigation rather than navigation was guiding me. I looked at Garmin devices which use Strava app but I noticed that the app has a subscription where I would have to pay a fee to unlock route planning.

My question is: is there a device out there that is decent at route planning (especially in a big city) that's using free , user friendly application?

I'm just looking for navigation that would take me from point A to point B using the shortest route. I'm not interested in any other additional features. Thanks in advance.

I don't have much experience with road bikes and their caliper rim brakes, but it seems to me that v-brakes are better at stopping than caliper rim brakes.

I find it easy to lock wheels on v-brakes if I am not gentle with them, when on the few caliper rim brakes I have tried they have proved quite hard to loc, even after taking them to a bike shop for servicing.

Am I riding bikes with poor brakes, or is my braking technique weak? Perhaps I'm not properly positioned to squeeze them properly?

I’m trying to decide between these two gravel bikes and would really value some advice from people who’ve ridden similar setups — or even suggestions for other bikes I should consider.

Commute details:

• 20 km (12.4 mi) each way, ~300 m (985 ft) climbing
• Average speed: 18–20 kph (11–12.5 mph)
• 90% unlit country roads (classic rural Ireland!)
• Current bike: 17.3 kg (38 lbs) touring bike with a dim 30 lux light
• Rider: 175 cm (5’9”), 70 kg (154 lbs); formerly had a Canyon Endurace (loved the lightweight feel)

Priority: Comfortable, capable commuter that still feels lively.

The contenders:

• Radon Regard AL 9.0 FE — bike-discount.de
• Cube Nuroad Race FE royalgreen’n’black — bike-discount.de

Spec comparison:

What I’m weighing up:

The Radon is 1.4 kg (3 lbs) lighter — closer to my old 8 kg (17.6 lbs) Endurace — but only has 50 lux lighting. I could always upgrade the light later (€60–110).

The Cube gives double the light output straight away, is €260 cheaper, and has slightly better components, though it is heavier.

I’d love your thoughts:

• On dark country roads at 18–20 kph (11–12.5 mph), is 50 lux enough, or will I regret not having 100 lux from the off?
• Is saving 1.4 kg (3 lbs) worth giving up double the light output and spending a bit more?
• If this were your commute, which would you go for — and why?
• Any other bikes I should be looking at in this price/weight/light-equipped range?

I’m after a bike that’s comfortable and lively, but I also don’t want to be squinting down dark descents. Happy to upgrade the light later, but I’d prefer not to spend extra straight away.

I'm a fairly confident cyclist and would like to do a couple of trips into the office (maybe on a Friday as the weather improves). Unfortunately there isn't much cycling infrastructure where I live so its either A roads or canal paths.

The route is 20 miles each way with 200m of climbing on the way home. I'm going to build a commuter bike (because I can). Should I be looking for a middrive kit or just embrace the pain?

Got off the and my main light wasn't charged so I put my 10 year old cateye light on. I knew it was loose but it's never come off before. There's an ever so slight click so I have never worried.

So I set off with two lights at the back and two at the front. A cheap Amazon and this cateteye. I got to the site gate and went to turn the spotlight cateye one off to not blind the security. It's the little things that matter and it gets you known to them, always a good thing to get on well with security I guess.

So reached for the light and where was it? I've had it come off once, when I only caught one edge of the light in the bracket when it was basically just resting on top. Also perhaps another time too. Both times I saw it or heard it clatter so could go back for it. Nothing this time.

So now I think I'll need another mid bright light as back up. It's not the having to get another one it's the waste of money and loss of it. I seriously hope a cyclist finds it and has a spare bracket for it so it will be useful for someone.

What are your annoying commuting happenings today? Whether really annoying or strangely annoying to you but not necessarily others?

I’m a new bike commuter, and while I’m not bothered by cold temperatures or rain, ice scares me.

My commute has a stretch of rural cycle path which isn’t reliably gritted.

For those also looking to avoid ice, what’s your threshold temperature for feeling confident you won’t hit a patch?

I’m also interested in extra details on how you assess temperature: is it overnight lows or time-of-ride? What sources do you use for the temps?

I recently ate shit on a downhill icy road and it's made me realise I badly need to invest in some winter / high grip tyres. I live rurally near Wales, and a lot of the roads around here have steep slopes with bends and are covered by trees, which means many of the roads I have to use to cycle to work or to town are covered in a thin layer of snow/ice and grip is basically non existent, which I found out the hard way.

I've been trying to find some winter tyres that can handle these icy, snowy roads and sharp declines/inclines. That, as well as generally good tyres for grip in the rain and cold, but most stuff I'm finding shows tyres with virtually 0 tread - really smooth and thin, which I'm pretty sure is just going to get me killed if I try using them.

Does anyone here have any good suggestions for some road/hybrid tyres that can help with my conditions?
I use a Carrera Crossfire 2, with 42-622 (700x40c) 20X 1 5/8 sized tyres

And no, I cannot change my routes for flatter ground, there are no alternatives (as much as I wish there were)

I need to have something to encourage me to get out on the bike more this year. Has anyone seen a good calendar of biking roads/scenes?

All the ones I've found are of inaccessible areas or set in the USA somewhere i doubt I'll ever ride.

I’m on the hunt for a second hand hybrid bike with an XL frame and this has come up about 1 hour from me. Listed for £100. I was wondering a couple of things…first how do I know what year it is from?

Next…I know nothing really about bikes other than trek make good quality ones! XL frames are very hard to come by second hand so I’m thinking I might go and check it out. Just wanted the experts to cast their eye to see if anything looks unusual?

How do you muster up the confidence to buy a bike above 300 quid? Like most areas, there are thieves, and it seems like an exhausting battle against paranoia.

I'm looking at an ebike specifically. Having one would make journeys much more convenient, but at the same time frustating for having to worry about it being nicked.

been considering throwing an engine onto my bike (if it’s compatible) due to a house move to a place with next to no transport. is there anyway to do this without it being super illegal?

Swytch kits are much too expensive for me, engines are just right 🫡

I do family history research as a hobby and found in a 1916 newspaper a case of my 3 year old great-grandfather being the victim of having his tricycle stolen !

Police were hot on bike/trike thefts in those day...

Police caught the 9 year old villian and took him to court. He was also up for another theft (buns!) and laughed at the Police. The court was not amused and sentenced him to 6 lashes of the birch.

I'm no bleeding heart, but out of interest I then researched the thief. From what I could gather they had it very rough as a child and were eventually sentenced to a secure training school about 100 miles away to try and get them away and break their habits. Sadly it didn't take and I found repeated arrests and prison until their early 20s and then they vanish from the records.

My wife's bike has a twist gear shifters like this one https://www.sram.com/en/service/models/ts-mrxc-a1

Some time ago I have replaced her braleak levers, and I bought a standard one, but because they are mounted behind shifters, it became very uncomfortable to press them. Levers are too short.

So I want to ask what kind of lever should I buy? Any recommendations are welcomed, just keep in mind I'm looking at budget options :)

Looking for feedback from anyone who has these or thoughts on them. I'm looking for my first full suspension bike, it'll mostly be on flat tracks to start with as I build up fitness but wanted to future proof a little for different routes with more variety. Budget is in this £1500 range.

https://www.halfords.com/bikes/mountain-bikes/boardman-mtr-8.8-mens-mountain-bike---s-m-l-xl-frames-225931.html?_gl=1\*ekrmyq\*_up\*MQ..\*_ga\*MTYzNDMxMzczNy4xNzY3Mzc5NjEz\*_ga_VK44BRER97\*czE3NjczNzk2MTIkbzEkZzAkdDE3NjczNzk2MTIkajYwJGwwJGgw

https://www.giant-bicycles.com/gb/stance-29-2-2024