Live blog: Scrap TUEs, urges Team Sky’s Geraint Thomas, Sarah Storey withdraws from Para-cycling Track World Champs due to Yellow Fever outbreak + much more
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Thu, Mar 08, 2018 15:01
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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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Rendel Harris 2 hours ago
@Velo-drone I hold no brief for the UCI, but I believe their statement came out before the news broke that Finlay was hit by a driver. They presumably were guided by the race organisation's initial statement which also described his death as "a serious accident" with no mention of a car being involved and so had no reason to think it was anything but a racing incident (or accident).
tomlew 2 hours ago
@boblo This! Also the 'it’s a lot more relaxed than its policy suggests.' is worrying. It sounds like 'we will decide arbitrarily based on the mood of our customer service rep'. If they claim something is their policy, why not say it - like - literally in the policy?
mdavidford 2 hours ago
Depends on your frame of reference. The Earth's rotational speed at that latitude is about 600 mph, it's orbital speed is about 67,000 mph, and the speed around the centre of the galaxy is about 514,000 mph - those could be considered quite fast-moving.
tomlew 2 hours ago
Don't worry. Crank makers will make sure you need to buy a new standard soon!
eburtthebike 2 hours ago
".....a fast-moving 13-mile-long A-road....." No. Unless there is a continuous land slip, the road isn't moving. Problem: drivers going too fast to avoid cyclists. Solution: ban cyclists. Again No. The proper solution is a speed limit on the road, but then the Isle of Man would lose the money they get from car-mad, speed-addicted idiots pretending that they are racing drivers. Frankly, it's a disgrace that the IoM puts money above the lives of vulnerable road users, and would undoubtedly blame the cyclist for their own death. Any clever legal types out there who could prosecute them under Human Rights or something?
boblo 3 hours ago
'during the product’s intended useful life' Oh dear, and it was all going so well. I recall lifetime warranties being diluted to 'reasonable lifetime of the product' on outdoor gear - once the true costs of continued support became clear. This plus 'must be serviced annually by a pro but never mind at the moment' makes me very dubious as to the long term support being offered. I wouldn't buy one of these expecting to invoke the warranty...
GravelIsNothingNew 3 hours ago
Does it come in an internal thread-together version for pressfit BB’s, like Token and Wheels MFG?
jaymack 3 hours ago
I have an Enduro ceramic bottom bracket which replaced a Praxis bottom bracket who's bearings were made by of cheese. It has been faultless despite being treated every bit as badly as any other bottom bracket I've abused over the years. Yes their stuff is expensive but it really is fit'n'forget. Which is of course entirely the point.
jackcycles 3 hours ago
@60kg lean keen climbing machine they aren't really that much more. I just completed a le col Strava challenge, got a £50 off voucher, and found I can buy two pairs of these for £158, so £79 a pop. I haven't tried these hors category bib shorts but have a pair of the pro ones - thought they were ok to be fair. I usually buy castelli bibs just because I like the pad the most, but I need a size medium in castelli rather than an S in le col.
belugabob 4 hours ago
I admire your logic ... and your optimism
16 thoughts on “Live blog: Scrap TUEs, urges Team Sky’s Geraint Thomas, Sarah Storey withdraws from Para-cycling Track World Champs due to Yellow Fever outbreak + much more”
Most people are aware of the
Most people are aware of the ‘might, maybe and possibly’ in the report and the fact that there is no concrete evidence provided by either side to confirm or refute accusations.
Maybe Team Sky can encourage Dr Freeman to attend and offer his side of things. He is undoubtedly a key witness who, to date, has not answered any questions.
Even if this happens the fact remains that technically no rules were broken and that morally there is a debate to be had but that will always be between moralists and absolute competitors over the ‘interpretation’ of rules.
Does anyone else get put off
Does anyone else get put off cycling by just the amount of salt on the roads, which then means having to do a full bike clean after each ride?
I can handle really cold weather and don’t mind rain too much but the amount of salt spreading has increased a lot this winter / spring (obviously because of the temperature being lower).
First sportive of the year coming up this weekend and I’m not where I wanted to be in terms of fitness.
NorthEastJimmy wrote:
Ever heard of turbo trainers?
NorthEastJimmy wrote:
Yep, in exactly the same position. 1hr on turbo is nothing like 3hrs plus actual riding.
Yorkshie Whippet wrote:
Well indeed, but there’s nothing on the fitness side (endurance, core etc) that couldn’t have been done inside. Long hours in the saddle are very good at teaching your arse to deal with long hours in the saddle though…
Yorkshie Whippet wrote:
Yes, it’s much much harder.
NorthEastJimmy wrote:
No. I put mudguards on and rinse it down after a ride. Or go off road, with less salt. Spiked tyres required though.
Drinfinity wrote:
Is that Winter Hill in the background?
carytb wrote:
It is! You win a pot of black peas!
The bit of the moor ahead is only any good when frozen solid, or (very rarely) dried out.
Drinfinity wrote:
Is it the path coming over Anglezarke Moor?
don simon wrote:
No. There’s a clue in the path coming down from the mast…
Drinfinity wrote:
In that case coming over from Egerton, but I can’t think which path it’d be.
Edit: If it’s usually boggy then it has to be up by the Darwen Tower.
Err yes I think I’ve heard of
Err yes I think I’ve heard of a turbo! Thanks.
I have some rollers instead of a trainer because I feel I need to improve my cadence instead of power output, mostly down to the amount of hills around me. However I’d get really bored putting long hours on the saddle inside and wouldn’t want to throw money at something I’m not crazy about.
I also have full length, well fitted mudgaurds on my wet weather / winter bike. They do save a lot of time and trouble when it comes to cleaning the bike but it still doesn’t protect the most important part of your bike that’s vunerable to salt when your cycling in road spray. Dry roads with salt on, even slightly damp, you can get away with but that has been quite rare over the last few months.
That’s it
That’s it
GT – self righteous nob.
GT – self righteous nob.
Cozz wrote:
He’s got every right to be self righteous; he certainly has no history of injecting steroids like the disgraced cyclist Mr Wiggins.