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Forum: Cycling Topic: Right - So How do I Improve my Climbs? |
| Rhythm Thief |
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Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 22:51
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| You could get yourself a fixed wheel bike. I bought one on Sunday and rode it to work and back today and I can already feel myself going up the hills faster. Having to keep a reasonable speed without the option of changing down a gear helps a lot. Using your legs to brake builds up muscle too. |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Cycle Lanes |
| Rhythm Thief |
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Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 00:36
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Replies: 31
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Hello again everyone, by the way.  |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Cycle Lanes |
| Rhythm Thief |
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Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 00:36
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Replies: 31
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| I cycle a lot, mostly to work and back (maybe 100 miles a week, sometimes a bit more). There are no cycle paths of any sort, and I wouldn't use them if there were. I'm cycling to get from a to b, not to fanny around looking at the scenery with my family. I ride at an average of nearly 20mph, with a ... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Honda ad? This is more like it! |
| Rhythm Thief |
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Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 21:51
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Replies: 6
Views: 2133
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Forum: Near Misses and Crashes Topic: frustration overtake... my fault? |
| Rhythm Thief |
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Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 20:26
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Replies: 11
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| i can't go faster than i consider safe for the conditions, i didn't really get many signs that my speed choice was frustrating him so how could i avoid this potentially nasty scenario? how can someone get so wound up about driving? how much time did he save? :? :roll: Don't let it bother you, it do... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Wot?? |
| Rhythm Thief |
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Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 22:43
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| I found this http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://www.dooyoo.de/auto/volvo-480/812484/&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=10&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3DVolvo%2B480%2Bgarret%2Bturbo%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DX while I was googling for some stuff about the Volv... |
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Forum: Polls Topic: Old Bangers - What value do you put on an MoT? |
| Rhythm Thief |
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Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 21:08
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| I don't put cars through MOTs any more, unless I'm reasonably sure they'll pass. Last year I bought a Volvo 240 estate for £130 off ebay, and ran it for 10 months until the MOT ran out. I then bought a Volvo 480 with 12 months' MOT and will break the 240 and sell the bits. It's the cheapest way to r... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: The truth about speeding fines. |
| Rhythm Thief |
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Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 00:50
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Bypasses Don't Work |
| Rhythm Thief |
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Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2006 23:32
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Replies: 23
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| It often takes the same time to negotiate my local motorway junctions than it does to actually make the motorway journey. That includes 11pm at night, thanks to getting stopped by three consecutive sets of traffic lights on a simple roundabout interchange! Bring back part time signals ! Absolutely.... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Pensioner fined £50 for feeding pigeons |
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Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2006 23:21
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Replies: 62
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| Quite a good response, if you do come up against some jobsworth who says "I don't make the rules". is to say "no, you merely enforce them without flexibility, initiative or intelligence". Rather like these two wardens by the sound of it. I mean, I'm not a fan of pigeons either and I'd never feed the... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: For pities sake |
| Rhythm Thief |
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Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2006 16:11
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| The controversial scheme has already proved a success in Holland So has legalised prostitution, liberal drug laws and euthinasia. But do we want them over here. Don't forget. Holland is the only country in Europe that you can legaly kill someone. I already operate pretty liberal drug laws in my fla... |
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Forum: Improving Road Safety Topic: Desperate Village welcomes speed cameras |
| Rhythm Thief |
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Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 23:57
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Replies: 147
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SafeSpeed wrote: Villigers might thnk they own the road, but they do not.
What with "Villigers" being a brand of cigar  |
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Forum: Trucking Topic: Introducing folk with a special interest in trucking |
| Rhythm Thief |
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Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 22:01
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Replies: 66
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Hi, you all know me cos I've been here a while and posted on all sorts of topics. Just making my interest known  I drive an artic for a living. |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Give Way lines? |
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Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 21:55
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Replies: 192
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| ... Obviously if I want to overtake a truck I make sure that I can overtake quickly enough to be out of his way soon, and certainly do not overtake one near a slip road. Yes. This comes up again and again in these forums. It's approaching the status of a golden rule. :listenup: suspend overtaking n... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: motorway speeds |
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Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2006 21:03
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Replies: 35
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I got an indicated 125 mph out of my Volvo 480 turbo on the M40 once. Bit scary...it's only a hairdresser's car, after all  I like to sit around 80 - 90 as a rule, given reasonable conditions. I'm also quite happy around 65. It all depends. |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Give Way lines? |
| Rhythm Thief |
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Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 23:05
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Replies: 192
Views: 75509
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| ... Obviously if I want to overtake a truck I make sure that I can overtake quickly enough to be out of his way soon, and certainly do not overtake one near a slip road. Yes. This comes up again and again in these forums. It's approaching the status of a golden rule. :listenup: suspend overtaking n... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Give Way lines? |
| Rhythm Thief |
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Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 22:55
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Replies: 192
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| ah well.... i moved from L1 to L2 on the M6 earlier today to allow a truck to merge. guess i did wrong then? being a pro, the guy in the truck would have understood perfectly if i'd have held my lane & speed to block him out and make him brake. :roll: I appreciate it when it happens (and I alwa... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Give Way lines? |
| Rhythm Thief |
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Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 22:44
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Replies: 192
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| :? Well I've never read such a load of drivel from so called professionals in all my life! Like some other contributors to this thread, I am also a wagon driver. You can twist and turn the Highway Code rules as much as you want, but the fact remains that regardless of whether the dotted lines mean ... |
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Forum: Road Safety, Speed Camera and Policy News Topic: Accelerator jam car hits 135mph |
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Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 21:06
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Replies: 133
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| a) I have had the throttle stick fully open, which while scary for about a second didn't mean crashing or much danger to anyone else, however it was in a Renault 4 which has manual gearbox, and no power anything. Use clutch to disengauge power and get to a safe place to stop (partially lift clutch ... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Blue 30 mph sign |
| Rhythm Thief |
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Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 22:45
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Replies: 12
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| I've seen that one too and been meaning to post here asking what it means. It's near a school, but that's the only reason I can think of. |
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