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Here is a good video showing how to easily fit a new difficult to fit bike tyre without any tyre levers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XUFVrl0UT4

By the way the bike thieves who used to resell stolen bikes around the Brick Lane Market area have now long since been frightened away by increased police activity at that market. But there are a couple of licensed second hand bike stalls. But the condition of most of these bikes is terrible. Usually they have worn out bottom brackets and the brakes don't work too well.

Amerityre are a fairly new tubeless polyurathan foam tyre. They are similar to the older Greentyre but seem to be much better quality see this: [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28slWsd_fG4"]Review:
Amerityre flat-free (tubeless) tire technology - YouTube[/ame]
Incidently I also used a similar tyre of tyre called a Greentyre on an old three speed bikes for several months with no problems whatsoever. Maybe these tyres are not so good on cheap alloy wheels, but they performed quite well on my old steel rimmed three speed bike wheels. But as I said the Amerityre is supposed to be far superior.

Most budget cycling gear is rubbish. For example I bought an inner tube from Wilkensons once for about 2 pounds and thought it was a bargin but after a few weeks the tube split when I was repairing a puncture on it. Budget cycling puncture repair kits are rubbish too, the patches are harder to get to stick to the tube and tend to peel off easily. The same goes with tyre levers they snap.

Ironically years ago cycle couriers specifically chose single fixed gear track bikes as these were the least likely to get stolen. Now due to the popularity of such bikes these are also a prime target.

By the way I think it would be a good idea if we contacted some of the Olympic cyclist competitors, as some of them might be interested in supporting this cause. It would also raise the profile of this event if Olympic cyclists were taking part in it.

This revelation about the Olympics is truely terrifying : Is The Olympics The Next 9/11? Whistleblower Speaks Out! - YouTube

By the way there is no mention that this will go anywhere near to the Olympic Park, so it will probably be just around central London. People should come out to support this event as hopefully we can make cycling safer.

Meet up at 6.30pm on the Southbank by Waterloo Bridge on Friday the 10th of August for a solidarity ride for a cyclist killed on the 1st of August by an Olympic bus. Full story here:
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2012/08/498534.html?c=on#c285656

It is a shame that London doesn't have more canals as they are a great way getting around town and you can cycle along them. Cycling along a traffic free canal towpath is so refreshing, furthermore they usually never have any broken glass on them either so riding them means far less punctures.

I have road bike and have cycled across Wimbledon common loads of times. Most of the paths are suitable for thin tired bikes as they are not too stoney and bumpy. The only problem is mud so fit mudguards to your bike if possible. You may struggle to get up some of the steeper hills if traversing the common from east to west but being a road bike they are light enough to pick up and carry or push up hills.

There is tyre called Amerityre which is made of hard polyurethane foam. They are therefore garenteed puncture proof. More on them here: http://www.puncture-proof-tyres.co.uk/ All the reviews of them I have read so far have been positive. They seem to be much better than a similar tyre called Green Tyre, though I had a pair of these on an old three speed roadster for around six months and had no problems at all.

By the way do you know if you can get any bike wheel hubs with roller bearings in as the small ball bearings in wheel hubs seem to wear out so fast. I had to change the hub of my back wheel after just six months of cycling. I know that roller bearings last far long than ball bearings.

Well I get loads of punctures even with good quality tyres. These are usually caused by pieces of glass which seem to litter most of London's roads. I am getting so fed up of having to repair punctures every few days that I am seriously thinking about giving up cycling and getting a foot scooter instead.

I have used gatorskin tyres, swalbe tyres and armadillo tyres all of which seem to get one puncture after another. I did notice though that I had far fewer punctures when I used to ride a mountain bike, maybe because the rubber is much thicker on mountain bike tyres. But skinny road bike tyres seem to puncture all the time no matter what tyre you use.

I have found that most budget cycling gear is rubbish. Though I have bought a rear light from a pound shop and it has lasted quite well, but for a quid it is easily replaced if it goes wrong.

Has anyone else tried green tyres? These are made of polyurethane foam instead of hollow rubber and are therefore puncture proof. I had a pair years ago on an old three speed bike and has no problems with them at all. I rode around on them for about eight months until the bike broke down due to a broken back axle. Then I dumped the bike but wished I had taken the tyres and kept them because they showed virtually no sign of wear and were not that much more uncomfortable to ride in than rubber tyres.

By the way pneumatic bicycle tyres must be one of the mosty stupid things ever invented in my opinion! Solid tyres may not have been perfect but they were a damn sight better than trying to fix a puncture in the pouring rain or having to push a bike home ten miles! And now that there are polyurathane foam tyres why the hell are manufacturers still churning out these damn stupid penumatic tyres? If I owned a bike shop I would fit all my bikes with polyurathane foam tyres as standard.

With me I am still afraid of punctures while out cycling. No matter what tyres I use I always a puncture sooner of later. Maybe its because I ride a bike with narrow tyres as I found I used to get far less punctures when I used to ride a mountain bike with wide tyres. I think it is because the rubber on narrow road bike tyres simply is not thick enough.

There is a solution polyurethane foam tyres like Green Tyre or Amerityre but these can only be bought online as I haven't come across any bike shops that sell them.

It is a wonder that this thing is still going. It started way back in May 1995. It was an offshoot of the protest group Reclaim the Streets. I have been on a few of these bike rides which are always chaotic. Incidently one of its founders Jim Sutton turned out to be an undercover cop see this; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rd2UJJoZWCA

Fahgeddaboudit.
Those locks weigh a ton though and cost a bomb too. The Oxford Magnum I have found is reasonably priced and reasonably lightweight too.

There is a free bicycle workshop where you can work on your bike for free with the help of cycle experts every Thursday afternoon in the Heathrow area at Transition Heathrow, Vineries Close, Sipson Lane, Sipson see this:
http://www.transitionheathrow.com/upcoming-events/
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Yes, by the way I recommend Oxford Magnum D locks as they are pretty tough locks without too much weight. Also they are pretty corrosion resistant too so won't seize up and leave you unable to open them with your key. I have had numerous D locks over the years and the Oxford Magnum is my favourite so far.

By the way always use two good quality D locks and secure the seat as well. Two good quality D locks will put off most potential thieves. Never rely on just one D lock.

The BBC were down there a couple of years ago to film it, see this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYf_WriupbM

If your getting a scooter at least get one that will hold up. Although didn't realise some of them were £500.

I wouldn't pay more than about 40 - 60 pounds for a scooter. The whole point is to save money as I have found that modern bikes no matter how much they cost have components that wear out really fast. On my latest bike after just a few months the rear wheel bearings started to wear out.