The rules of the road
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Ask around, whether online or with club mates, to see what bargains are to be had
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Be nice...
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The serenity of a ride can be disrupted if you find another cyclist lurking on your wheel without offering a turn
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Obey the highway code (Pic Tony Webster via Creative Commons)
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Now THIS is a pothole
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Ride at your FTP for 20 minutes, with ten minutes recovery, and then go again (Pic: Luca Bettini)
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We were all beginners once... (Pic: HorshamandCrawleyCTC via Creative Commons)
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A bike ride should be a place of peace and solitude, and not disrupted by a squealing chain
The rules of the road
If there’s one thing guaranteed to rile cyclists more than the behaviour of other cyclists on the road, it’s the opinions of other riders on how you should behave.
It’s a source of endless online debate, anger, frustration and even amusement usually culminating in a realisation that a very large number of people can only really agree on very few things.
With that in mind, we’ve boldly thrown our hat into the proverbial ring and offered up a few opinions of our own on cycling etiquette – we’re not talking about those rules, but day-to-day dos and don’ts that keep the cycling world spinning happily. And, of course, being RCUK we’re definitely right (we’re probably not). So here’s our guide to the ‘rules’ of the road…