steveqa

No biking today, far to slippery for a road bike. Joined today after finding this site via Google. I commute to London most days on my Allez but just upgraded to a Ridley. If you decide to ride in London, the main equipment you need is an AirZound horn! London pedestrians are menace. See you around, Steve.

Johnny_Monkey

You commute from the East Midlands to London on your bike?

steveqa

Oh no! I use the train! Midland Mainline has dedicated space for bikes and a free reservation service. Steve

East Hill

Hello stevega, where are you in the Midlands? I've got many relatives in Brum...

Welcome to BF!

East Hill

Treefox

I cycled to a turbo session last night here in Oxford - only once did I nearly kill myself!

There was all the panic on the news about ice, but it wasn't bad at all once I got out of the small residential streets.

steveqa

Hi there,

I am in the east midlands, about 50 miles from Brum. I originate from the west midlands though - Wolverhampton. Lived in Asia for a few years and S Africa for two before coming back to the UK. France is our favorite place though, so wide open compared to the UK.
Steve x

East Hill

Did you do much touring whilst in those exotic locales? It sounds like quite a varied bit of scenery.

East Hill

steveqa

Unfortunately I didnt do much touring in either Indonesia or S Africa. Indonesian roads are way too dangerous - the only time I went out was between 5:30 and 9:00 am on a Sunday morning when the main highway in Jakarta was closed to motor vehicles - just crowded then with joggers, roller bladers, cyclists and kids playing football. I used to do about 3 - 4 circuits, about 50 - 60 km and get off the roads before 8:30 and the ensuring mayhem!

Cycling in S Africa was avoided - the violent crime there is terrible and there were virtually no cyclists - you'd be mugged and shot for the bike! Sad world.

East Hill

And some people think England is dangerous...not hardly compared to some other bits.

East Hill