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Forum: Touring
09-16-03, 08:40 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 3,164
Posted By alexeicharkham

how much does it cost a month to tour? I've only...

how much does it cost a month to tour? I've only done it in comparable luxury myself...b&b (bed and breakfasts) or campsites...

roughstuff I did like your site too - thanks for that
Forum: Touring
09-16-03, 05:08 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 678
Posted By alexeicharkham

couldnt open the link unfortunately. good pics...

couldnt open the link unfortunately. good pics though bac
Forum: Folding Bikes
09-15-03, 07:42 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 7,288
Posted By alexeicharkham

thanks both - I'll look into a moulton I...

thanks both - I'll look into a moulton I think....depends on how small it packs up I guess
Forum: Folding Bikes
09-12-03, 09:01 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 7,288
Posted By alexeicharkham

anyone toured on a folding bike?

any good? thinking about this as it would be really useful for chucking on a plane/train....
Forum: Touring
09-12-03, 09:00 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 484
Posted By alexeicharkham

lands end to john o'groats - our weblog

if anyone's interested, here's a brief weblog and some piccies of me and a mate riding lejog over a couple of weeks.

great, attainable trip - fairly challenging but not a killer. really quite easy...
Forum: Touring
09-11-03, 10:06 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 510
Posted By alexeicharkham

great stuff chewa....good to hear you guys...

great stuff chewa....good to hear you guys enjoyed it. I've ridden both - very impressed I must say.

Just did the end to end trip - didn't end up going your way though (we kinda stayed west until...
Forum: Touring
08-20-03, 08:10 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 604
Posted By alexeicharkham

gstuff - I like the new moniker (name)....I might...

gstuff - I like the new moniker (name)....I might change mine by deed poll now meself
Forum: Touring
08-20-03, 08:07 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 401
Posted By alexeicharkham

aah well - I'll look out for your house on the...

aah well - I'll look out for your house on the way past chewa (not 100% sure the way we're taking)...enjoy your tour yerselves....

Alexei
Forum: Touring
08-19-03, 07:48 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 604
Posted By alexeicharkham

salvaico - good luck - hope the winds blowing the...

salvaico - good luck - hope the winds blowing the right way for you...

chris - have you changed your picture? I recognise the quote...werent you an ape?
Forum: Touring
08-19-03, 07:46 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 401
Posted By alexeicharkham

lands end to john ogroats - off on friday

just letting you guys know that me and a friend are off on friday to do lands end to john ogroats (the most southerly to the most northerly points in the uk - 1000 miles) in a fortnight....wish us...
Forum: Touring
08-14-03, 07:42 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 749
Posted By alexeicharkham

do you need to book the huts? are they guest...

do you need to book the huts? are they guest house kinda things where you can just turn up? I've never really been up there but really would like to

can you fly to or near Berechtesgarden (cool...
Forum: Touring
08-14-03, 07:29 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 3,164
Posted By alexeicharkham

not sure 'special' is necessarily the word there...

not sure 'special' is necessarily the word there (anton - you said "it takes a special person....") - we are social animals so spending much of one's life alone isn't really what we were designed for...
Forum: Triathlon
07-29-03, 11:17 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 660
Posted By alexeicharkham

tri-er -I do cycle a bit...

tri-er -I do cycle a bit...
Forum: Triathlon
07-29-03, 10:42 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 660
Posted By alexeicharkham

good luck with the forum guys. I've done 2 tri's,...

good luck with the forum guys. I've done 2 tri's, so don't really consider myself one of you, but will check out the posts now and again to see how you're all doing....

Alexei
Forum: Touring
06-09-03, 11:01 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,737
Posted By alexeicharkham

bt, I think people should post longer...

bt, I think people should post longer words/paragraphs...:rolleyes:
Forum: Touring
06-09-03, 10:59 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,737
Posted By alexeicharkham

"Just be aware, if you are caught with Mace in...

"Just be aware, if you are caught with Mace in the UK, you will get free accomodation courtesty of Her Majesty's Prison Service."

Brains - we have more gun murders here in London than in New York...
Forum: Touring
05-16-03, 10:46 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 413
Posted By alexeicharkham

it can be quite wet up there brian....good luck...

it can be quite wet up there brian....good luck fella
Forum: Touring
05-16-03, 10:43 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 810
Posted By alexeicharkham

only problem is that northern europeans are a bit...

only problem is that northern europeans are a bit square...:o

just kidding guys just kidding
Forum: Winter Cycling
04-29-03, 10:22 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 661
Posted By alexeicharkham

the winter is no longer here!!!!

God bless all things summer-related I say.

(Apologies to anyone in the southern hemisphere though...) :rolleyes:
Forum: Touring
04-15-03, 10:37 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 645
Posted By alexeicharkham

seems you're on your own there....:)

seems you're on your own there....:)
Forum: Touring
02-14-03, 07:07 AM
Replies: 88
Views: 5,475
Posted By alexeicharkham

sounds good guys. I'm hoping to do lands...

sounds good guys.

I'm hoping to do lands end to john o'groats (britain's most southerly tip to its most northerly one (I think)) over 2 weeks, some time in june or july. looking forward to...
Forum: Commuting
02-07-03, 06:36 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,098
Posted By alexeicharkham

I'm with you mrfix - anything is game imo (in my...

I'm with you mrfix - anything is game imo (in my opinion), as long as ya dont run down pedestrians



great picture nemo by the way
Forum: Touring
01-23-03, 11:10 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 533
Posted By alexeicharkham

just for my tuppence worth, we were in s....

just for my tuppence worth, we were in s. portugal/south-west spain over christmas (having been in northern france in the summer) - we much preferred spain, for so many reasons. food, historical...
Forum: Touring
01-23-03, 11:06 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 521
Posted By alexeicharkham

thanks a lot guys, v helpful

thanks a lot guys, v helpful
Forum: Touring
01-22-03, 11:14 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 521
Posted By alexeicharkham

uk end to end (lands end to john o'groats) - info needed

anyone got any good links for info on lands end to john o'groats please?

or any of you done it?

thinking about doing it in the summer. going witha mate who likes his luxuries, so looking...
Forum: Training & Nutrition
01-16-03, 12:31 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 6,034
Posted By alexeicharkham

is standing up while riding bad for the knees?

I have a hybrid and a road bike. The hybrid is quite heavy (another thread about heavy bikes, below, reminded me of this question), so I find I stand up a fair bit. I remember hearing a while ago...
Forum: Training & Nutrition
01-16-03, 12:25 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 938
Posted By alexeicharkham

ChipRGW I bet you wished you never posted this...

ChipRGW I bet you wished you never posted this one...
Forum: Winter Cycling
01-14-03, 11:43 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,456
Posted By alexeicharkham

GAP has on sale at the moment earwarmers for 4...

GAP has on sale at the moment earwarmers for 4 pounds UK. they're really good - you dont get as hot as with a woolly hat, but they do the trick on your ears. they're also loads cheaper than proper...
Forum: Touring
01-14-03, 11:18 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 5,648
Posted By alexeicharkham

what about if you wanna hang out in your tent and...

what about if you wanna hang out in your tent and read etc? if it's raining I would've thought you can't do this, as you'd have to tuck yourself up.

how much does it weigh and cost, by the way??
...
Forum: Touring
01-08-03, 10:27 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,075
Posted By alexeicharkham

why so many swim trunks, shorts , headbands and...

why so many swim trunks, shorts , headbands and bandannas? two of each max I wouldve said

u got any pyjamas or v comfy things to sleep in?

a book to read

a vest is v useful if you wanna tan...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
12-06-02, 06:41 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 457
Posted By alexeicharkham

as I say, I'm defo up for this. pls let me know...

as I say, I'm defo up for this. pls let me know if you're going, or when you have the dates - I can head down with you both if you're from the South East, or just keep a look out for you
Forum: Touring
12-04-02, 10:14 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,631
Posted By alexeicharkham

nathank - on or off road? and how many miles a...

nathank - on or off road? and how many miles a day?

to be honest, I'm more inclined to pick your brains re routes and difficulty around there, but I am interested anyway

cheers
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
12-04-02, 10:07 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 457
Posted By alexeicharkham

that sounds great. I'm definitely up for it. ...

that sounds great. I'm definitely up for it.

if you're doing it, can you send a reminder nearer the time? hopefully the logistics wont be too hard (I'm in london)

thought about doing a marathon...
Forum: Training & Nutrition
12-04-02, 05:17 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,155
Posted By alexeicharkham

he really does acknowledge that the cancer/chemo,...

he really does acknowledge that the cancer/chemo, having taken off all that weight, made him a much better long distance rider, and climber; rather than the one day racer he was. he feels that...
Forum: Training & Nutrition
12-03-02, 11:40 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,071
Posted By alexeicharkham

was it the victoria trip? how was it chris?

was it the victoria trip? how was it chris?
Forum: Training & Nutrition
12-03-02, 11:38 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,155
Posted By alexeicharkham

lance armstrong swam 6 miles a day when he was 12...

lance armstrong swam 6 miles a day when he was 12 years old, and he's not a bad cyclist now, from what I hear...

swimming is good for you in so many ways - as well as the other stuff people have...
Forum: Touring
12-03-02, 11:28 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,631
Posted By alexeicharkham

if you could tour anywhere in the world, where would it be?

Joe Gardner posted this one ages ago - I was just browsing. I thought it sounded like an interesting question to ask all of you...

Al
Forum: Commuting
12-03-02, 11:16 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 940
Posted By alexeicharkham

I also ride a motorbike, and know all about the...

I also ride a motorbike, and know all about the 'lifesaver' (the check over your shoulder just before you pull away). A moped recently forgot his, so I shouted 'Lifesaver!' at him. He stopped and...
Forum: Touring
12-03-02, 06:08 AM
Replies: 12
Bob
Views: 954
Posted By alexeicharkham

wow

wow
Forum: Touring
11-28-02, 09:06 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 949
Posted By alexeicharkham

schwalbe marathon streaks away sorry, but no...

schwalbe marathon streaks away

sorry, but no preference here I'm afraid
Forum: Commuting
11-28-02, 06:50 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 586
Posted By alexeicharkham

sounds great a bit like the scene in...

sounds great

a bit like the scene in Superman with the football...
Forum: Commuting
11-28-02, 06:48 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 2,324
Posted By alexeicharkham

just a ditty: when touring (altho I know this is...

just a ditty: when touring (altho I know this is the commuting bit), one seems to be much better received when wearing lycra etc than trackies and tshirt - people expect you're more hard-core if...
Forum: Training & Nutrition
11-27-02, 11:23 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 4,508
Posted By alexeicharkham

a physio told me it is to do with that thick...

a physio told me it is to do with that thick tissue tube you refer to - if it isnt warmed up properly, the something or other underneath it rubs against it and causes the discomfort of splints. the...
Forum: Touring
11-27-02, 11:08 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 487
Posted By alexeicharkham

I met a couple of dutch ladies who rode from...

I met a couple of dutch ladies who rode from netherlands to china back in 97

they told me that there are loads of places to stay out there - small, very cheap guest houses line the roads...
Forum: Touring
11-27-02, 10:57 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,546
Posted By alexeicharkham

hey roughstuff I didnt know that was you - yr...

hey roughstuff I didnt know that was you - yr website is excellent - I've used it loads of times

I agree with roughstuff - I've had karrimors (expensive, but so good) for about 3 yrs now, and have...
Forum: Commuting
11-27-02, 10:44 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,408
Posted By alexeicharkham

by the by, for attaching lights to helmets, I've...

by the by, for attaching lights to helmets, I've figured out a pretty easy way.

attach the light fitting (ie the bit that shld go on the bike itself) to the helmet using plastic cable ties (ie the...
Forum: Commuting
11-27-02, 10:30 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 882
Posted By alexeicharkham

cool question. right side if only using one, as...

cool question. right side if only using one, as the stand is on the left side, so the bike is less likely to fall over.
Forum: Touring
11-08-02, 10:18 AM
Replies: 12
Bob
Views: 954
Posted By alexeicharkham

I definitely saw some stuff about trailers etc a...

I definitely saw some stuff about trailers etc a short while ago (pretty sure it was in this section). have a search for 'trailer' or 'bob' and see what you find...
Forum: Touring
11-08-02, 10:15 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 528
Posted By alexeicharkham

the photos on the second site are FANtastic. out...

the photos on the second site are FANtastic. out of this world kinda pictures.
Forum: Training & Nutrition
11-06-02, 10:47 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,261
Posted By alexeicharkham

I think all things remaining equal, mountain...

I think all things remaining equal, mountain biking is harder - thicker tires and softer surfaces = more work
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