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Lots of town councils have cycling maps which will extend well outside of central urban developments, which can be useful, but regarding rights of way there is no joined up mapping. I use the OS25K maps on PC and phone alongside the Open Cycle Map and the local council’s Definitive ROW map (not...

I appreciate that the cost of cars and things are relative so you will have to excuse my tightness as the prices of pigeons up here in the north have gone through the roof. :)

£40 wow, mine cost me £55 in the 60’s, an Anglia van. You found a good deal there.

Re the point about E-cars and the wealthy, with the Leaf starting at £26,800 myself and many friends would consider this to be an expensive car. How perceptions have changed.

Are you sure it’s not the freewheel that’s slipping?

All of my riding over rough ground is at low speed. I prefer to be in control of the power output of the motor and my gear selection rather than it be automatic. Also, on a steep hill I don’t want to have to put more torque onto the pedals to get an increase in assistance. I’d rather just flick...

If you are doing rough off road stuff then it’s definitely down to efficiency. On steep terrain over rocks I find the 29” wheels roll a lot better than 27.5”. I wouldn’t attempt some of the routes I do on 20” wheels.

Can't you just measure them?

I recon my local bike shop normally has just about the largest selection of Ebikes that I've seen but at the moment almost everything is out of stock, especially Cubes. Specialised Levo's are about the only ones available and I think that is because they purchased 400 around Christmas time, all...

Would you cycle to school if you could be driven in a nice warm 4x4 and laugh when your parent tries to park it in my crowded cul-de-sac? To be fair though, I wouldn’t let my 5 to 10 year old cycle on the very busy B road to my nearby Primary.

Two of my local bike shops will not deal with you over certain parts for electric bikes unless you can verify your legal purchase. If someone takes a stolen bike in for something, they can also tell who originally purchased it and if it is on the stolen list. If this was the reason though in...

There it is again.

I agree that an alarm can be an asset but it also needs a good lock. When I had my bike stolen it had an alarm under the seat and a rather poor cable lock on it. A witness said that the thief bent down as if to tie his shoe laces and cut through the lock in about 3 seconds. I ran out of the...

Intimating that Samcycles may be a bigot exemplifies his views on this forum exactly.

Put three of these in this year on two different bikes. Push nipple into rim enough to still be able to get a grip on it with pliers, but usually there is no need, then bend the spoke to enable the thread to enter the nipple Tightening the nipple pulls the spoke straight. You can bend a spoke...

That’s quite a bad buckle but I have pulled back ones just as bad as that by tightening and loosening spokes. Take it to your local bike shop and if he is any good he‘ll straighten it.

If the spoke nipple is still in place, presumably with a piece of spoke still in it, then all you have to do is thread a new spoke in and hold the nipple whilst you screw it in. Usually the rim tape will prevent the nipple from disappearing into the tyre. Unfortunately, if it is on the disk...

I use the "slap-on" patches when out and about and they are really good. I have at least two which have been on my tubes since last summer. Make sure you get the black rubber ones as I once used some red plastic faced ones, free with a mag, which peeled off on a really hot day as they had no...

I’ve got one with two hooks that hook into the rear triangle But the best accessory I’ve added to my mtb , also a Cube, is a prop stand.

I have MemoryMap with OS25k maps for the U.K. on which I can draw routes or import gpx files. I also have ViewRanger for when abroad. My partner has used Cyclemeter for a few years but mainly for the after ride stats.