road.cc live blog – Team Sky’s new kit*, new Mason, dog on a Brompton, truly crap cycle lane + more
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Thu, Nov 23, 2017 17:13
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Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.
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ChrisA 2 hours ago
There I was, trying to be serious! I was trying to differentiate between soft footpaths & gravel or surfaced tracks. And no, I have never ridden wearing headphones/buds. I did try ear buds once when walking the dog & didn't like the loss of awareness. For the pedants; I don't have a moral problem with riding on isolated 'surfaced' footpaths nor have I ever encountered any problems with other users when riding on said footpaths.
Rendel Harris 3 hours ago
Is that riding with The Jimi Hendrix Experience and The Grateful Dead on the headphones?
panda 7 hours ago
" ... noticeably easier to pedal." Really? How noticeable? I've seen a thing at point of sale in a major bike shop near Kingston which had two identical chainsets connected to two different bottom brackets, inviting the customer to try spinning each one and go "ooh, this one spins much longer when there's no grease in it or load on it, it must be better", but from what I've read, the real-world difference between tuned ceramic and out-of-the box decent steel is about one watt, at best?
ChrisA 9 hours ago
@imajez Most people would have walked, but we take your point. I've never had a problem with riding on stoned tracks, designated as footpaths, but I'm not ripping up the surface on downhill footpaths. 0:-)
leedorney 9 hours ago
'Rather than using cups that cartridge bearings sit within, the MAXhit is the bearings, if you catch my drift' Still none the wiser - stick with dub and a ceramic Chinese affair at that which are brilliant for cost & durability in my experience!
Destroyer666 9 hours ago
@tomlew Will check Neco, cheers.
NotNigel 10 hours ago
I’m not sure it’s a knee jerk reaction from Adam Hansen’s point. I think it’s more the media, as per usual, having a full statement in front of them about everything that was wrong with the tragic incident on Friday, and running with the headline that will get the most attention and clicks. No doubt this very publication will be the same come Monday. My sincere condolences to Finlay’s family and friends.
Rendel Harris 11 hours ago
@mdavidford Always worth remembering with these spending outcries as well that a fatal road incident costs us as taxpayers £2.7M, and a serious injury incident £325,000. So if just one fatal road incident, or a small handful of serious injury ones, has been prevented across the whole of Oxfordshire by 20mph limits in the last four years, the taxpayer is actually in profit.
mdavidford 11 hours ago
For reference, annual highways spend is about £80m (out of a total spend of £999m). Less than 0.013% is an interesting definition of 'high'.
9 thoughts on “road.cc live blog – Team Sky’s new kit*, new Mason, dog on a Brompton, truly crap cycle lane + more”
God of coffee!https://imgur
God of coffee!
No question American streets
No question American streets lend themselves to Strava artistry.
I tried plotting an amusing Strava route local to me in the countryside, it was much harder than I thought!
Dagnamit! They changed the
Dagnamit! They changed the article title to “good” news for coffee lovers (was “god” news).
Henri Lloyd for protection as
Henri Lloyd for protection as the good ship SKY is sinking?
don simon wrote:
10/10.
New Team Sky exhibit at
New Team Sky exhibit at Madame Toussauds
Stu may be ready to roll, but
Stu may be ready to roll, but he’ll probably get on better if he fits some pedals. I doubt it’s downhill all the way the Wiltshire! That Mason is a lovely looking bike.
Not sure about the clothes,
Not sure about the clothes, but the pose those Sky boys are striking in that publicity photo is half Blue Steel and half…
handlebarcam wrote:
Indeed; I was thinking part John Wayne fan club meet, part post proctologist examination.