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Just curious about the stance of those that think that helmets should not be compulsory - what do you think should be the rules for scooters?
A road cyclist can easily match the speed of a restricted scooter, so why the current difference in rules?
btw, my "Other" was to maintain awareness and anticipate the actions of all other road users.
"I feel that bike maintenance is seen as a necessary evil of owning and riding a bike. With the technology available today we shouldn’t have to spend Sunday afternoons with a can of degreaser and a bucket of water,” said Meadows."
And so he designs a bike in white.
I don't know how much influence this body has (limited I expect) but reading through their website, it seems they are at least positive towards cycling.
My 'other' comments re: safety were "Better attitudes, training and discipline from drivers towards cyclists and other road users"
i expect i'll be there.. hope its sunny (gone and done it now eh!)
I had meant more that Mr Peterson should have a good chance of getting the ticket revoked.
His claim may well be rejected under the mischief rule, but you never know with US Courts.
Well just took part and somewhat offended that there was nothing under the list of most important steps for cycling safety referring to drivers responsibility - luckily they included an 'Other' option
in addition this site is also quite good for info..
http://www.runsweet.com/index.html
To misquote Crocodile Dundee: "Call that a reliable everyday bike? *This* is a reliable everyday bike"
-- http://hembrow.blogspot.com/2009/01/anatomy-of-reliable-everyday-bicycle...
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OK: lights - good. Hub gears - good. Belt drive - good. Mudguards - good.
No kickstand though, and can you still catch your trousers in a belt drive?
I really like that Jonathan Vaughters. I don't know why. There's just something about him...
Cancellara will fade on long time trials. He will actually lose a lot of time to riders with less strength, but more endurance. The main change will be that Contador will have less competition from riders who are weaker in TT's, but strong in the mountains. So Contador can just wheelsuck the few remaining competitive riders in the mountains and let climbers with a poor TT fight it out for the stage wins. It will be superboring
Furthermore, there is the issue of recovery. Such an effort will tire the riders out immensely. That will be a big disadvantage to adventurous riders who save themselves during most stages and who use the saved energy for a breakaway. So expect more softpedalling to the finish.
The whole sportsman doing lots of great work for charidee might be a bit clichéd but I was really impressed by Bob – moved, even. They're not interested in finding a cure for cancer – a worthy goal though that might be – they just want to give very ill people a great day or two with their families and/or friends. So they can make a real, immediate difference to people's lives. I really hope he does well.
i did 93km on the two-speed on sunday at the lionheart sportive and felt okay, i reckon 200km is do-able. but i guess we'll see, won't we?
Sunday!
sorry, got a bit mixed up...
it was pretty hard last year but mostly because i was trying to keep on jon burrage's wheel and he was on some kind of mission across the levels
this time i'll be taking it a bit easier, probs.
Hopefully it's Sunday or I (and a couple of mates) have got our plans ALL wrong.
After my exploding rim incident last year I'm going to get around the full 200k this time. See you bright and early for scones.
2spd - was it not hard enough last year?
I have to disagree with many of the points made around #5. There is a lack of innovation around TT's in general.
TTT's are great. Superb spectacle and fun to watch. I'd also add another dimension - some long stages that are individual time trials... 180k time trial anyone? Spectators get to see all of the riders indiviually, we generate some meaningful time gaps, the races aren't always run by those who are the best at climbing and SPOCO TT courses can result in pretty balanced outcomes -just like in IM races over hilly terrain.
I'd love to see Cancellara build up a 15 minute gap on the flats and go all-out to try anf defe3nd it thru the mountains.
We can mske the big tours more fun and more entertaining, they've been pretty formulaic for years. The best recent one was the Giro last year with the inclusion of the Strada Bianchi stage. Best and most innovative stage I've seen in years.
It is a silly approach to a serious issue, here we see a needy MP trying to make it look as if she is doing something for her constituents. It is a shame that she hasn't bothered to stop and really think things through, rather than simply feeding off the grief of one of her constituents. At the end of the day she knows perfectly well that this Bill has absolutely no chance of ever making it on to the statute book, and it purely about getting her a good headline in her local rag.
If she really wanted to do something about road safety, she could have tried to bring in a law of Strict Liability.
Oh christ! i have work this week, will keep an eye out for some more Bristol / Bath rides that come up
Rgds James
saturday!
When is it Dave??
I have a mate who owns a bike shop down here in Bristol.
Its not about the bikes its about the way you run the bike shop.
People buy people, why any one would go into Evans or Halfords over a LBS is completely beyond me unless its just for something ancillary like an inner tube of Knog back light.
The local bike shop 'should' be the hub of the local biking community with countless opportunities to cross sell during shop rides & social gatherings.
Opening your own bike shop is a lifestyle choice & truly unique opportunity, fair play my son, get on and do it.
I wish you the best of luck!
Rgds James
Perfectly good law crafted in 1835 and applies to ALL road users on wheels updated for cycles in 1882, and motor cars in 1903 IIRC.
Proportionately one might note that the far greater gain in road safety would be to target the 5% of vehicular traffic (HGV's) which is linked to deaths and serious injuries far out of proportion to its presence on the road, and (if only we had the equivalent of RAIB or the AAIB working on road deaths) the real cause of most HGV deaths - drivers not fit to drive combined with vehicles not legal for use are tackled with due rigour by the law.
Again we see injustice for a cyclist killed by a motorist.
Helmets shouldn't be compulsory for kids - if this was the case then as soon as a child was 16/18yrs old they would abandon helmets to prove they're not children.
Badly fitted helmets are good for nothing, helmets don't make you impervious to injury even when correctly fitted, a helmet offers nowhere near as much protection as a car, cyclists will always come off worse in a collision with anything solid.
Just my opinions
Mule? New to me. Flavours sound fun. Powerbar should be Easy enough to get for the weekend.
Cheers.
I don't know. Most Arsenal fans undertaking a bike ride such as this would quite happily miss out on the closest ground, distance-wise, to the Emirates as a result of the team occupying it being relegated
I just think it's a tad irresponsible of Bob to embark on this ride right now, rather than wait till the close season. The way things are in the keeper's position right now, I reckon he's got a pretty decent chance of a game over the next few weeks
Seriously, though, always loved Bob as a player ever since my parents transplanted the family from Scotland to London in, yes, 1971.
All credit to him for making something positive out of the loss of his daughter, it's a worthwhile cause and one that has been Arsenal's charity of the season in the past - best of luck to him with the ride!