Herne Hill Hire Bikes

[Paul on the Pearson]

Thinking of going to the novice session at herne hill tommorrow so :-
Does any one know if some of the hire bikes have look pedals? Being a man of good breeding and impecable taste in all things satorial dont actually own any trainers so straps wont be much good, especially with a pair of patent leather winkle pickers.

Hello Alan and Lisa, didnt notice who was at the helm, was it Chris, was on the way home from a Brighton and back ride.

[sylv]

I think they all have straps so best is to bring your own pedals with a spanner and fit them on.

[Elliot M]

yup -- and go early to make sure you get an ok-ish bike! i've done the novice session quite a few times, you'll have a great time. and if you look fairly fit and confident at the end of the session they'll let you stay on for some of the advanced session.

[Paul on the Pearson]

Thanks for that. Will take my own pedals, just have to work out which way to turn the spanner when getting them off,clockwise or anti clockwise!

Completely different subject:-
any nice routes, avoiding A roads if poss back from Brighton. Probably bad timing but :- usually come into Colgate and over the roundabout A242 I think(one on extended through and off) to Faygate, but at 5.30 a nightmare to get across as the traffic is relentless and fast, riding across I would probably have ended up another bit of flattened roadkill. Got off and pushed it across the road a bit down from the roundabout which wasnt much safer.
Or I should just not be so lazy and leave earlier to miss the rush hour.

[sylv]

I simply remember the fact that you should turn the spanner in the same direction that the pedal is moving on its axle when riding to loosen and the opposite to tighten - does this make sense? It's got to do with preventing self-tightening if a shoelace got caught in I think ...

[Tamar Collis]

The way I remember how to do my pedals is this: put pedal you wish to remove in the horizontal position towards the front of the bike. Fit the spanner so that it points back towards the bottom bracket. Push the pedal spanner down and it unscrews. This works both sides and you don't have to worry about trying to remember clockwise/anticlock etc.

[Rob]

put the spanner into place, and push it down towards the crank!! this will only work in one direction if your standing over the bike(then again track bike isnt free wheel)get someone to help you!!

all bike have normal pedals, you need to supply your own if you want different ones!

make sure when you take the biek that its solid...do your own test and make sure your satisfied, wheels are tight etc etc!!!

and hope for the best..some pikies broke into the shed whilst it was closed and nicked loads of bikes!!