Well we're off to 'compete' in the jole rider 12hr night baton relay. 8pm to 8am round Hullavington airfield. Well, at least there aren't any hills… 🙂 While we're there wel'll be testing some lights: a couple of basic commuter LED units, a couple of high-end rechargeables, two cheap 'n' cheerful torches and a heath-robinson creation of my own devising. look out for the results on Monday. or Tuesday, if we fall asleep at the keyboard. The ride is in aid of Jole Rider, a charity which sends bikes out to Africa for schoolchildren, some of whom have to walk more than ten miles a day. They also provide workshop tools and training so the bikes can be fixed when they break. If you're feeling charitable, why not nick over to http://www.justgiving.com/nbr_hk and bung them a few quid?
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I see quite a few MAAP items out in the Surrey Hills. The new shop has a cafe and they're from Melbourne so the coffee should be good: I'm looking forward to visiting.
@chrisonabike Mercedes was acceptable, but the second one (old Toyota people carrier/ex-taxi) was a prosecutable offence.
I wasn't saying that nor talking about people who say that. I said it was silly to claim that wearing a helmet indicates acceptance of dangerous driving and poor infrastructure. I choose to wear a helmet; I also regularly report dangerous driving to the police and correspond with councils and road authorities about ways infrastructure could be improved for cyclists. I rather doubt I'm the only helmet wearer who does so.
@JamieT (a pedant writes) she's a London Assembly member, not an MP.
@Rendel Harris ".....but the claim that wearing one is somehow to be accepting dangerous driving and poor infrastructure is silly." Not that silly. Demanding that cyclists wear a helmet is seen by many people as 'the answer' to cycling safety, so there's no need to put in infrastructure. The difference between infrastructure and helmets is that infrastructure works. Helmets are a distraction from what really works, and the more time we spend talking about them, the less time we spend on things that do work. Helmets should be consigned to the dustbin of history as a failed experiment, and we should cease even mentioning them.
@Mr Blackbird Hats off to George Hall My hat's not coming off- despite this touch of cycleway-washing, Hall still bears the Mark of Cain, until he repudiates his party altogether
Perhaps an article showing a) what is available in the uk as cargo bikes and) comments from real life scenarios from those already using bikes or cargo bikes as one gentleman has done in the comments. Perhaps road.cc could follow up with this. Even the London Assembly member said not every business should use cargo bikes but suggested a more nuanced approach suitable for certain trades or companies....
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Well that was good…
If a bit knackering. Riding around an airfield all night turns out to be more of a challenge, and more fun, than it sounds. Respect to the solo rider who managed 185 laps in 12 hours – most of it in the dark (it worked out at 166.5 miles). Having now done a road enduro I reckon there would be real mileage in this sort of event – mind you, step 1: first find an airfield (or similar) might prove to be a bit of a stumbling block.
How did the road.cc team do? 218 laps and second place, pipped to top spot (and a free holiday at Center Parcs Longleat) by one lap. Oh well. Mind you, there was only four of us and five of them.
Thanks to Novice Olly, and Ant from the forum (the latter really put in some ripping laps, but my he is a sound sleeper – hope you had a safe drive home fella) for making up the team. Look out for some more pics and reports tomorrow.
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thanks for the invite to the team chaps, it was good to meet you all, and it was an entertaining event, if not bloody freezing in the wee small hours! And despite my initial scepticism, I can confirm that volvo seats are comfortable enough to sleep in. Roll on next years one…