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  1. Mountainbike
  2. Road
  3. Standard bike: to brind the kids to school
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Nov
10
revised Bicycle innovations in the pipeline?
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Nov
10
answered Bicycle innovations in the pipeline?
Nov
10
answered Sandals in the winter? Other winter footwear options?
Oct
18
comment What are the reasons for and against wearing a bicycle helmet?
@sharptooth: I always wear my helmet (despite the bad smell).
Oct
18
revised What are the reasons for and against wearing a bicycle helmet?
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Oct
18
comment What are the reasons for and against wearing a bicycle helmet?
Burying has a positive impact on your ecological footprint (on the long term). I'm not quite sure for a stay in the hospital. When you don't commute on your bike being in the hospital is also good (from an ecological point of view). The trip to the hospital (by car) is very bad, but is equivalent to the trip to the bike shop to buy the helmet (with car, because you do not have a helmet yet). You normally don't save a trip to the hospital per helmet, so overall impact of helmet buying vs getting injured and being transported to the hospital comes out negative on ecological footprint.
Oct
18
answered What are the reasons for and against wearing a bicycle helmet?
Oct
7
comment What tips do you have for making temporary “get me home” repairs?
This got me home (or at least to a road) too many times :-( When the bike, or myself, is beyond repair.
Oct
6
comment What type of brakes are best for mountain bike racing?
It's not my brakes. If conditions start to be muddy, the disc brakes start making noice. Also the blocks don't last as long.
Oct
6
answered What type of brakes are best for mountain bike racing?
Oct
6
answered What tips do you have for making temporary “get me home” repairs?
Oct
6
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Oct
6
revised What's the rubber tube in my puncture repair kit for?
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Oct
6
answered What's the rubber tube in my puncture repair kit for?
Oct
4
answered Carbon Fibre Mountain Bikes
Sep
28
comment What's your most useful cycle accessory?
Downhill with high heart-rate =adrenaline level rising. Yiiiiihaaaahhh.
Sep
28
comment What's your most useful cycle accessory?
I have a special bike-cell-phone. The cheapest I could find, this way I don't have to take my smartphone with me on my MTB.
Sep
21
answered What's your most useful cycle accessory?
Sep
21
comment For a long (25mile each way) commute, what kind of bike should I look at?
Slick tires ask for enough pressure. Check your rim-strip if it can take it. And go to the maximum pressure (printed on the side of your tires).
Sep
21
answered Where is the best place to carry water (back or bike)?