Cycling for Noobs

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Dillthedog Jun 2020 2:52pm, 23 Jun 2020 3,779 posts	Dillthedog I made it up the steep hill last Friday, without keeping over. To be fair, I did stop for a rest before going for it, but at least I made it. Cheddar Gorge is in my sights now, although that’s really busy and far more embarrassing when you topple off because it’s too steep.
AJLB Jun 2020 4:36pm, 23 Jun 2020 167 posts	AJLB Ooof, yes Cheddar gorge is tough - I seem to remember it hitting 1 in 5 in one spot. A real sense of achievement though - you can pretend you're in the pyrennees!
TheBeardRunner (aka Abul Choudhury Jun 2020 5:01pm, 23 Jun 2020 1,267 posts	TheBeardRunner (aka Abul Choudhury How does the £50.voucher thing work?
Dillthedog Jun 2020 5:09pm, 23 Jun 2020 3,780 posts	Dillthedog AJLB, it’s the 1 in 5 bit that I’m worried about, as well as the 2 and a bit miles of uphill! I missed my chance a few weeks ago when it was shut to stop tourists coming down, now it’s mobbed. If I’m going to topple off on a steep bit, I’d prefer not to have too big an audience
KimCanRun Jun 2020 7:40pm, 23 Jun 2020 4,619 posts	KimCanRun Thanks for the feedback on folding bikes. Much appreciated. Still to decide!
LazyDaisy Jun 2020 7:44pm, 23 Jun 2020 30,509 posts	LazyDaisy Not sure if the details have been announced yet, TBR.
Dibble Jun 2020 8:51pm, 23 Jun 2020 703 posts	Dibble we (bike shops) have the details on the voucher scheme so we can register ourselves. broadly speaking when the scheme starts you get a voucher and bring it to a bike shop that has registered and get £50 towards making your bike roadworthy. so you can spend it on fixing tyres, brakes, lights etc. it must include some labour you can't just upgrade an already working component. I think you are allowed 2 vouchers per household but can only spend one per bike. oh you will need to bring ID too and then there's a bit of faff for the bike shop to get the £50 refunded
Dibble Jun 2020 8:54pm, 23 Jun 2020 704 posts	Dibble the other thing to bear in mind is you will probably find it difficult to find a bike shop without a huge waiting list at the moment even before this scheme has even started!
EvilPixie Jun 2020 4:03pm, 25 Jun 2020 17,847 posts	EvilPixie bouncing
DeeGee Jun 2020 9:06am, 26 Jun 2020 19,469 posts	DeeGee I'd like to hope that the community-interest bike place that we have at our two stations might be able to accept these vouchers. They do a fantastic service supporting cycling locally so I'd be taking my bike there if I could.