I'm looking for somewhere to post about bicycles and can't find the appropriate topic.
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SophiePendragon · 18/07/2015 09:16
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RudyMentary ·
22/07/2015 15:09
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SophiePendragon ·
22/07/2015 16:19
POL, you can join me on the Cyclists' Sofa which will be my inaugural thread if this goes forward.
We will mostly just talk about bikes and cycling but not actually do any if we can avoid it
ahem 
No I will do some. I promise. Occasionally. Until my new bike comes when I shall of course do the school run EVERY DAY.
We could call the thread 'Couch to 5 metres' 
or 'Couch to TV and back'
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CoolWheelsPan ·
23/07/2015 09:40
The......wheels on the bike go round and round, round and round, round and round..
SophiesDog ·
23/07/2015 14:20
It's me, Sophie, just checking in to see what news.
Are you still reading, MNHQ? 
LadySharrowOfGolter ·
23/07/2015 14:49
Bump bumpy bumpy road there
I'm going to look for a women's cycle club in my area on the back of this thread.
lavendersun ·
23/07/2015 15:21
POL - it was me who did 35 miles earlier this week - I am the biggest amateur there is, in the whole wide world. I am hoping that I won't forever need the half way pub to entice me to ride more than the 12 mile journey I have to do for fitness a few times a week.
Simple for me - ride more = eat more .
RudyMentary ·
23/07/2015 17:33
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prettybird ·
23/07/2015 17:51
I'm just back from a week in Greece. We took my the most suitable bike with us - a 2nd hand Specialized Allez (ds' bike is too expensive new, dh's bike - a B'Twin - is heavier than mine). Technically it was for ds to ride and for dh to use in the mornings/evenings instead of going for a run (his knee is shot) but I went out one night for a short circuit on principle as it was my bike 
Dh and I hired bikes out there - mine was a City type bike with 7 gears and dh's was a mountain bike with 21 gears - both heavy compared to mine
Dh learnt a lot about taking apart and putting together bikes . We borrowed a bike bag from my db and our Local Bike Shop gave us pipe lagging and foam. Lots of cable ties and some cardboard from IKEA packaging and it was successfully transported between Manchester and Preveza Airport and the taxi down to Nidri.
It cost us £50 extra - but it was worth it for the extra pleasure it gave us. Next year we might even take 2 bikes.
SophiesDog ·
23/07/2015 18:05
Oh wow PB that sounds epic I am seriously impressed at your taing the bike to bits and putting it together again! That's quite amazing.
Was it lovely in Greece? I have never been.
FelixFelix ·
23/07/2015 18:13
Yes to a cycling topic! I'm on the thread but it always drops off my list and I forget about it.
I'm a terrible cyclist but thank you to the pp who mentioned me I just know a hell of a lot about it because of my obsessed DP. I am getting there though, very slowly...
prettybird ·
23/07/2015 18:14
This was the 10th time in 11 years that we've been to the same place.
As soon as ds was big enough to get on to the smaller bikes (ie when he was 11) we started hiring bikes (tried to find some the year before but failed). The lady now recognises us
Dh did really well with the dismantling/reconstructing the bike - and learnt a lot in the process. He even took a wee bottle of Swarfega - and I took plenty of wet wipes (my mum taught me that wet wipes were an essential accessory when cycling ).
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