Get you home service ??

speedo
speedo Posts: 115
edited July 2009 in Road beginners
Thought when out riding ( currently cycling around 130 miles a week on open country roads )

How do I get home if i feel unwell / mechanical breakdown ?? when members of the immediate family do not drive

Is anyone aware of an organisation that could help ?????

(I do not think the AA / RAC offer this service in their breakdown cover)

Comments

  • sheffsimon
    sheffsimon Posts: 1,282
    Pretty sure CTC do this, for a annual fee.
  • iain_j
    iain_j Posts: 1,941
    I've got bike insurance with E&L and they include a get you home service, or at least get you to nearest train station. Same with CTC.

    It would help to have the phone number for either of them with me when I go out :lol:
  • Stewie Griffin
    Stewie Griffin Posts: 4,330
    http://www.eta.co.uk/breakdown/cycle_rescue

    I think its free if you take out their Insurance too. Found them on http://www.bikeforall.net/index.php

    Im not with them I just did a search and they came up.
  • ride_whenever
    ride_whenever Posts: 13,279
    Learn some basic maintanence. With a bit of knowledge there is very little that will prevent you from getting home slowly, keeping your bike in good knick also helps a lot.

    As for the feeling unwell aspect, you need to learn to read your body, so you just don't go out if you're not going to make it, as well as carrying adequate water and emergency rations.

    If something bad does happen, you should be able to phone a taxi.
  • skyd0g
    skyd0g Posts: 2,540
    Take local taxi numbers & if you need to call them, make them aware that it's you + bike. Most taxi ranks have drivers with either estate cars, black cabs or similar amongst their drivers. 8)
    Cycling weakly
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,665
    Willpower, grit and determination.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,665
    Taxi?
  • speedo
    speedo Posts: 115
    THANKS TO ALL, FOR THE POSITIVE AND USEFUL RESPONSES.

    TAKING UP THE OPTION OF INSURANCE , AND PRINTED OUT LOCAL TAXI TELEPHONE NUMBERS