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Nice big steel tubes. Best of both worlds. Or not.

a rather fetching raleigh scirocco off of the '80s

it is, cross my heart

There was a REALLY scientific study done on the effects of pollution on occupants of cars vs runners and cyclists beside the road in Washington DC. The result was that blood levels of carbon monoxide and other pollutants was higher in the car occupants than in the cyclists and runners on the roads. But of course the pinhead who made that idiotic comment wouldn't have found that out, as she obviously never researched her story before opening her mouth.

I would like to see a keep pedestrians safe from cyclists on the pavement campaign. In the past week my 21 month old daughter was nearly hit by one, as was myself almost hit by one this evening. In both cases the cyclist was traveling at least 12 MPH.,and approached from behind so we/I had no idea that we were so close to potential impact until Tthey sped past with a clearance of about 1 - 2 ft. That's just two in the last week, there have been many other times.In all cases I have noticed that they don't wear helmets and don't have lights. These people were all adults or at least old enough to ride on the roads without Mummy's permission

The project bike with that hub sounds interesting - any clues as to what it'll be ?

And is the Ignacio Cromoly ? Looks a bit ally-ish to me

All of my cycling kit is Rapha, having read all of the posts in this thread I am now sure that this will continue to be the case.
If I started a small business(which is what Rapha is) and built it up over a period of years and someone came along and so obviously copied my products and website including the look and the photography, I would take action to protect my business, In fact it is what any responsible commercial organisation would do.
I have no connection with Rapha other than being a very satisfied customer. By the way I'm 55, not well off and ride an Enigma before you start with the incorrect stereotypes.

AT some point the lazy council office workers will find time to post correct speed signs and correct distance sgns.

TOO often you see a 50 or 70mph sign with diagonal stripes through them indicating a lower speed is required but it is left to you to work out what is the new limit .

Classic sign in Watlington on finger board 6 1/4 mile to Oxford , go through the roundabout 1/2 mile later and you see a sign saying 7 miles.
On the German Autobann the distance to Karlsruhre starts around 300km reduces to about 150km and then shoots upto 235km , so it is a universal problem.

Saw a photo of myself in the search section in the Monaco suit but was unable to copy it , please email any photos to skippi@ausi.com as would like to use in the blogs. Recently Fatcyclist did a skiy on Mc Quaid and my comment attracted 14500 views , so you can imagine how many look at the blog each time he posts.

Politicians need to realise that Cyclists vote and thus they need to work harder at safeguarding our safety on the roads !

You haven't lived if you have never raced anyone during your commute.

The Game has its home on the Bikeradar.com commuting forum. I've just checked and the main thread is currently at 1193 pages. There are some entertaining characters on there, I have to say

@kempo, welcome you sound like a player. However, unlike most addictions, admitting it is not the first step on the road to quitting. Once you've started you can never go back to being a normal (boring, slow) commuter cyclist.

Hmm is there a law against it yet? Perhaps we need an amendment to the wreckless cycling acts?

Seems to me the gist of the article is that poor air quality might be of some risk to cyclists, but that the benefits of cycling seem to outweight most of the disbenefits and we don't know what the actual risk is to cyclists or indeed the pedestrians or passangers in cars or buses…so carry in cycling.

Seems like it is basically a plea for more information on air quality which would be a good thing. Over the years I've seen loads of studies about pollution and cycling and for every one that's drawn attention to cyclists breathing in pollutants more deeply there's been another countering that they breathe them out more forcefully …so, how many cyclists do you know with a hacking cough brought on simply by cycling?

There should by 'Pedestrian Priority; Considerate Cycling Permitted' signs here and enforcement action against reckless cyclists, not against all cyclists.

To support this send an email saying this to cycling@lambeth.gov.uk

Look through the Thames Path posts on my Kennington People on Bikes blog to see the path at different times and on different days. And you can check out the quality of the on-road alternative.

http://kenningtonpob.blogspot.com/search/label/Thames%20Path

I'm sure I read or heard on the TV something to the effect that the air inside a car, with the windows up, was more dangerous than that in the street outside.

If I recall correctly, this was due to fact that the "fresh" air intake on cars is lower than the mouth of cyclists and pedestrians outside, and the the source of the pollution, vehicle exhausts, were pointing directly back towards the vehicle behind it, and thus directly into that vehicle's "fresh" air intake.
The other factor was, that once in the vehicle, the pollution takes some time to dissipate, whereas outside in the street, a puff of wind and it's blown away immediately.

I wonder if this researcher has thought about that, or has she fallen for the myth that the "filter" on some cars' "fresh" air intake removes the pollution? It may well remove large items of dust, but pollution also has very small particles and also a gaseous content that no filter will stop.

She needs to measure the pollution levels inside the car, not just outside it!