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I used to use tyre levers to get tyres back on, but stripped a couple of tyre beads from being too rough (from one extreme to another)... when I did that I was doing what eyebrows does (albeit only one day a week, as I was a student) and I was a non-smoker (I now smoke a bit...)

Come round my house, I'll stand behind you, place my hands on yours and I'll roll my hands over yours until we slip the rubber on the rim.

So long as you are gentle and there's no pinching...

I think my nipples might need working on as well, I'm pretty sure they were poking out when I tried it last time.

|³|MA3K, I already drink loads of milk, but the palm thing might be helpful...

Basically any advice on how to HTFU would be greatly appreciated?

I'd like to point out that I like to think I'm no weakling, but last night I was totally unable to fit a new tyre that was a bit tight, so (after a few hours of wrestling with it...) I went round to my neighbour, who's been a cyclist for the best part of 60 years to see if he had any tips... he said no, it's just about strength an proceded to put it on the wheel so fast I wondered if he'd substituted the tire while I wasn't looking or something... so I took it home, took the tire back off the wheel, and I still couldn't fucking put it on... till I got annoyed and did it in one stressed go!

So firstly, anyone else got similarly weak thumbs? (I should point out this was the hardest tire I've had to put on in about 20 years of biking) And any advice to struggle less with them? and maybe even other ways I should HTFU?

In case anyone suggests it, I played american football and rugby when I was at college, obviously football, also basketball, I've broken about 7 bones (shin, collar, arm, rib, finger, ankle and leg) and intend to come down to bike polo when I've built my beater...

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Fixie (some would describe it as a shitter, but I love it, old holdworth road bike)
geared road bike (was broken, now I have all the parts, just have to put it together)
Mountain bike, again broken...

So only one working, and two taking up space. But around the 27th of the month I will have 2 working bikes, the broken MTB and a frame to make a nice fixie with...

When I lived in a flat it was one in a bike box outside kitchen and two in the hall by the front door... now I live in a house with an alley way.

We should charge cars according to how many miles they drive, to 'pay for roads' which currently there is no correlation between actual amounts car use and tax.

petrol tax?

Although I do agree with your comment about banning everyone... they should go back to using the railways for goods transport... start a program of installing double-decker railway tracks with good trains running under commuter lines...

And I do think that public transport should bassically be free for people that live in london (but they should double the price for tourists to make up the costs)...

Sorry bit of a flight of fancy, what I meant to say was they should make the west zone a seperate zone so having a ticket for the west (or living there) doesn't give you access to the city... and vice versa.

Never actually tried riding clipless, but to add to the "only happens when it's embarassing"theory, I was there when my ex-g/f fell over on hers... like a lot of people she'd been riding for about a week with no problems (a least that she'd admitted to me) I as waiting for her outside our flat, she gracfully flew to the point I was standing at, slowed and stopped beautifully, stopped there looking at me for what seemed like an age as she slowly keeled over with a surprised look on her face... priceless.

I have fallen over in clips once though, hurried too much getting from pavement to cycle box in front of lights, slipped and keeled over in front of a packed bus... had to get off the road again I was laughing at myself so much... took about 5 minutes to stop laughing enough to get back on!

Biggins!

Maybe that would have been funnier posted to the don't undertake HGVs thread?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7643181.stm

for anyone that wants to see it.

Is it a spotted if they were at CM? lots of very obvious people and think I saw wiganwills bike outside the foundary, but not during CM...

Was also handed a flyer... rather than spotted, more like stalked!

When this thread started I'd commute 5 miles to work, so 50 a week... now I do 10, so 100 a week... but before I broke up with girlfriend who practically lived in the countryside i was doing 15 each way... although last week I was seriously slack and only did 1 day!

Oh and even though my work is next door to one tube station and I live nextdoor to another, with only one change between them cycling is faster, and that's not even considering the times the tube is FUBAR'd...

Oh but on the origianl question I'd say people who don't cycle but are thinking about it would only consider distances of about 3 miles... When I was an overweight teenager I thought the 4 miles I was doing to college was herculean.

Sod all these clever words, the thing that makes me think the most is:

2 dead in 2 weeks.

By the way I'm well up for the cycle to city hall... in fact I think it should include parliment square, city hall and blackfriars bridge.

Out of interest I think critical mass meet last friday of each month (ie this friday) on the south bank... I'm sure people at that would be all over this kind of campaign?

I can't believe how common these threads are. Each one brings me down hard.

+1 to the campaigning idea, I'm wiling to contribute time and money (at least after the 27th when I get paid!)

Judging from what I've read in the thread suggested above by fruitbat the quest for good all round chain tension can be an arduous one.

It's really not that hard, what he says about hitting the chain with something (I use a monkey wrench) works. At least I'm not a mechanic and the first time I tried it I could see the difference, the problem I have is tightening the bolts that hold the gear to the spider... they are always coming loose (I've actually lost about 4 bolts already!)... I've just learnt to live with the fact that if I change the direction of pressure I loose an inch to the gear shifting on the spider!

I took slack chain to the limits yesterday coming down BRixton Hill when it actually popped off and got caught in my hub.

same thing happened to me a couple of weeks ago, only coming down the hill just after clapham north, had a flat, street repair, obviously didn't tighten chain enough, chain wrapped around wheel and I skidded for what seemed like about 20 yards... ruined the tyre but was impressed that I managed to not fall off...

I actually ride with only a right foot strap... it's easy enough getting one foot in when the bikes still, but getting the other foot in was such an arse...

I did put both sets of straps on originally, and did learn to put the second foot in after a bit of practice, but sometimes when I was in a hurry or on a dangerous road I wouldn't bother and that cage would scrap until i could be arsed to put it on... turns out you can break a plastic cage by letting it scrape the floor enough... bought replacement, but haven't bothered fitting it yet...

When i'm a bit less broke I'll be going clipless...

My best friends a postie, anyone want one, I've got the hook up... although i'm not meeting anyone, so will have to post it... £10 + £100 p&p.

Why do some people insist on fitting these lights horizontally?
Is the repeated chaffing on the back of the thigh somehow pleasureable?

I fit mine anally, yes, the chaffing is very pleasurable...

I hate to get serious but why would you consider getting rid of the front light and not realise that the back light is also pointless? You're obviously an idiot.

I ride dressed as a ninja on my black bike with no lights, no one will be able to run me over if they can't see me.

Suburbia, particularly tooting, they don't expect bikes, so when the cars aren't moving they assume nothing else will be...

broke a car's wingmirror bouncing off a ped doing just that...

I will try the ruffling hair... although I will probably forget and end up doing my usually screaming of Aaaaarrrrggggghhhhhhhhhhhh.

My submission called: the police's new bikes

Hi will, I'm new here so can't message you, I assume I can't get in the private section either as I can't see one!

email lpbm at microsofts-web-based-email (rhymes with notsnail) .co.uk

Will be near tower hill tomorrow (it's where I work). Not a messenger or even a fakenger... just a cyclist who breaks things with delicate parts like derailers....

with regards to 'riding wide' - what do people do when a car (usually minicab) gets pissed off with you and comes really close up behind, half overtakes and pushes you into the gutter?

any techniques for avoiding this?

I find pulling up infront of them at the next set of lights and taking my camera out of my bag and taking a photo of them and their licences and sending it with a complaint to London's licensing authority helps me let of steam...

to tell the truth, so far, the stopping in front of them and taking pictures lets off the steam and I've not bothered sending any pictures in...

but that's off the subject...

can I belateded +1 the overtaking on the inside and the people who only overtake me because I stop at redlights... oh and also +1 to the idiots that overtake, pull over and then slow down... and I will try to get out of the way of all of you that want to shoot the gap... and pascalo's idea is great, when I'm sitting inside I totally see that he is right... when I'm outside and my bodies pumped full of addrenaline from someone cutting me up/stepping in front of me /etc...

Is it wrong to hope cyclists that go through reds get run over?

Hoods, well, I've got one front break and it would look wrong to have one, so I've got the pair, just one is disconnected... obviously I also use the tops and drops too...

Does anyone else use the drops with their thumbs towards them? (elbows out, back of hands pointing up...) I find it's good for stretching on long rides...

I'll be going... didn't go on the hovis one... although I've got to admit to also having an irrational disliking of murdoch... although the above picture is pretty sexy.

Anyway, they sent out a survey to me (and I assume everyone else) about what we thought of Sky/setana/etc... so if you really hate them, sign up and tell them how crap they are!

Anyway, WTF is the sky sports and london cycling zone?!
(well the key says zones, but I can only see one?!)

Been done before, they are available and it's an easy solution.

really? Where? I've done a few searches and buggered if I can find the solution?