Live blog: Who’ll be the 500,000th cyclist on the Embankment Cycle Superhighway? and much more
…Another drafting scandal, bin those gel wrappers, new Brick Lane Bikes… er, bike
Wed, May 23, 2018 13:16
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imajez 6 hours ago
It's far less about finding challenging trails, it's about finding trails full stop. Only around 22% of paths in UK are bridleways and thus legal to ride. Here in Sheffield/Peak District, only 11% of paths are bike legal. So you either ride footpaths or ride on road. Seeing that the biggest benefit of off road riding is no dangerous drivers, roads are often not a real option. Plus, most of the distinctions as to what is a footpath and what is a bridleway is purely arbitrary. Particularly as most paths to most places would have been used by by folk on horseback.
Clem Fandango 6 hours ago
No my friend you are, as usual, picking & choosing arguments to suit your current jab & forgetting to retain the receipts. How are we supposed to take you seriously Nigel when your alter egos and posts are riddled with such glaring inconsistencies? Meaningful Journeys? Saw them at the Astoria back in '97. They were supporting Contrarian Troll & blew them off the stage.
galibiervelo 6 hours ago
JUST Awful. Rest in Peace
galibiervelo 6 hours ago
JUST Awful. Rest in Peace.
chrisonabike 8 hours ago
Clearly "but priorities", but the poor granularity of some of the stats is another thing which works against improving transport safety.
chrisonabike 8 hours ago
Was this a Fifa-style offer eg. "We're planning to come and make money * anyway, but if you make it official you get a cut"? * Probably from venture capital but at any rate mostly not from people directly paying for a ride. Point being: the priorities don't align well with "contributing to the good of the place".
chrisonabike 8 hours ago
It was a lane, and indeed a "mandatory" one, and does have intermittent blocks and wands, although I'm pretty sure those don't make a cycle track unless continuous? (I admit that I'm hazy on the exact Uk definitions but I suspect the definitions are hazy also)? As you note lanes are out, but cycle tracks may be in, if you're in class 2 or 3. So the chap was out of order, but I am more inclined to blame the lack of provision first and then the rules. This was in a part of town where there's a massive space between buildings, not even filled by what was 2 lanes in each direction, with median...
Rendel Harris 8 hours ago
@belugabob Much of it down to effectively bribery I'm afraid, with no overall authority for controlling them London's councils struck individual deals - £1.3M with Forest bikes in Richmond, a staggering £93M over five years with Lime and Voi in Haringey, for example. Can't kill the golden egg goose!
Surreyrider 8 hours ago
This is beyond sad. Condolences to all who knew him.
5 thoughts on “Live blog: Who’ll be the 500,000th cyclist on the Embankment Cycle Superhighway? and much more”
Half Man Half Biscuit, eh? I
Half Man Half Biscuit, eh? I think I preferred Carter USM.
Sturmy Archer, Campagnolo on
Sturmy Archer, Campagnolo on my mind! Or perhaps a Lilac Harry Quinn?
I cut my f**kin’ hedges on
I cut my f**kin’ hedges on Saturday morning and mowed the lawns, and did a run to the tip! Can I please ride my f**kin’ bike in peace now?
I aint got a f**kin hedge.
I aint got a f**kin hedge.
I aint got a f**kin lawn.
And frankly your f**kin songs make me f**kin sick.
20s penalty when you draft
20s penalty when you draft the moto’s for 3/4 course, typical bs ‘penalt’. It’s deliberate so needs harsher, that’s why riders, not just Aru will continue to cheat this way, sticky bottles etc. Nibali his fellow countryman did one of the worst examples of this not so long back.
I bought narrow replica/lookylikey CF mudguards from RSP years ago, not much difference in weight but all the advantages of traditional mudguard materials.
Oh and well done to Raleigh, people getting about doing ordinary everyday stuff who happen to be on a cycle without feeling the need to adorn them with superfluous attire.