Watch out for luggage being marked as 'limited release' - this probably will not be pointed out to you when you check in but it is an airline's way of trying to weasle out of any liability they have because they claim that the bike was not packed correctly. We used a CTC plastic bike bag flying our ...

Unused Nokian W240 spiked tyres 700Cx38 or 40 (40-622) (910gr) bought to use on my cyclocross bike offroad for my commute. Track turned out to be a bit too rough after some work was done on it so I'm now using a mountain bike. Bought from bike-components.de , £80 posted in the UK using MyHermes, pay...

I was thinking about doing the very same thing, but having not ridden very much of it I can not comment.

With the current weather forecast South to North is definitely the way to go!

A gentleman, thankyou. I can't help whether 29" wheels will fit but 2 of those means flying with our tandem should be less risky now.

How do you get the 40% discount, is there a discount code? On the website they're listed the normal price

Some pictures of my setup. Dynamo plugs into the circuit below, there is a TVS diode (can't remember circuit symbol) to limit any high voltage spikes or capacitor overvoltage. The TVS diode is linked to a thermal switch so if it gets too hot it disconnects the circuit from the dynamo. The two capaci...

If you're handy with a soldering iron (and the German language) there are some resources here: http://www.forumslader.de/12V-Version-mit-zusaetzlichem-USB.209.0.html They have done quite a bit of work using diferent rectifier configurations (i.e. ac out of the dynamo to dc to charge batteries). From...