"Entry-level." I hate that term! Before Bicycling magazine foolishly shut down its forum and dumped tons of great posts from a few super knowledgeable members, new people often came in asking for advice on what to buy for $xxx (some ridiculously low price), saying, "I don't want to spend much until I find out if I'm really going to like cycling and stick with it." Then they'd ignore our advice and go buy something cheap, usually from a department store, something that was sluggish...Read more

Vauxhall Viva Convertible 'G' registration (1968) - according to Wikipedia "very rare"

My banana stop today.

For those who have migrated from the Bkool platform to Zwift. Feel free to drop onto bkool chat just remind those what they might be missing out on . Only good mannered banter

A thread specially for 'persons of leisure' and independent means, or those with aspirations.How do you while away those lazy days?How do you cope financially?When did you retire?Is retirement what you expected?How long did you take to adjust?Etc.Tell us what you are up to today or what plans you have.Or just have a bit of silliness to while away those lazy hours.I've been busy today. Hilly 15 mile ride in North Devon, took dog for a stroll along Saunton Sands, cut the front lawn...Read more

I have schwalbe lugano folding tyres what is the correct pressure although it states 8-115 psi on the tyre, I believe this is wired tyres Tia

I haven't owned a TV in years and my last TV had a CRT, so I'm somewhat out of the loop with modern televisual devices.My parents bought a new TV as their old one had died. I sorted it out for them last weekend. As the new TV doesn't have a Scary socket, I was unable to connect the DVD player.I see scary to HDMI cables on eBay. Is this all I need to make it work, or would it just be easier to just replace the DVD player as well? They don't seem to be too expensive these days and new ones...Read more

My car has a number of USB ports for charging only, plus a single port in the centre console for data. It’s currently occupied by a dongle that allows my phone to connect Android Auto to the car wirelessly.The challenge is this: I want to be able to play music from a USB drive while still having Android Auto running. Is there a device that would allow both the AA dongle and my media USB to use the same slot simultaneously?Car is a Kia Niro EV 4, if that helps.

It appears that motorists don't appreciate my Road Tax jersey or at least I had far more close passes today then any other day for a few months. I saw my first 'bent out in the wild. Obviously I've seen them before but this was the first time it belonged to someone I didn't know. Strange design too, very long wheelbase with what looked like a normal headtube over the front wheel, steered from underseat but the front wheel was a long way from the rider. More and more helmet wearers that...Read more

We used to have a mince pie thread on Bike Radar where we would share our mince pie recommendations and those to be missed. Thought I would extend the tradition here, but open it to all festive food favourites.I had a piece of iced M&S Christmas cake today. Decent but slightly bitter aftertaste and a bit too dense.I like their individual mince pies from the bakery section. I am in town tomorrow and will see if they have them in store yet.

every couple of minutes , getting annoying now

Does anybody clean their own outside windows?I ask because i live in a bungalow and wonder if it's easy enough to do it myself.I do have a window cleaner and he comes around in a van with the hose in the back using what i suppose is de-mineralised water.He sprays the water on the windows and then goes over with a brush and then leaves it to dry. Probably it takes him no more than ten minutes and charges Thirteen pounds.We do have a Karcher vac that we use for cleaning the windows inside...Read more