Autumn is show time for the bike world, we’ve already had Eurobike, and this week it’s Interbike in the States. Next month though is the one we’ve been waiting for, Cycle 2008 at London’s Earls Court (10-12 Oct) – our chance to see next year’s spangly new bikes and kit on home turf. Among the road highlights at this year’s show will be Carlos Sastre’s Tour de France winning bike on the Sigma stand plus David Millar’s Felt on the, er, Felt stand. There’s also the chance to see (and try) new Dura Ace Di2 Electric as demo’d here on the Shimano stand, and to ogle, poke, prod, and generally admire Campag’s 11-speed Super Record gruppo on the Campag stand. Mavic will be there too showing off their latest wheels. The show isn’t just about new bikes though, Nicole Cooke will be there on the Sunday launching her new book on getting in to cycling, and there will be a whole host of other cycling stars on hand throughout the rest of the show. You can even do some riding at this year’s show, the commuter test track makes a welcome return this year and you’ll be able to try out bikes as diverse as the Pashley Roaster and various electric bikes. Oh, and we’ll be there – so pop along to the road.cc stand and say hello. Even better, if you book in advance* at www.cycleshow.co.uk/STM (entering the code “STM” , so they know we sent you) you’ll get a fiver of the ticket price giving you extra cash to spend in the retail zone – possibly on a road.cc top, plaid is going to be so hot this year. *To book by phone call 0844 848 0122
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Except that there isn't a 'specific sub-strand of left-progressive thinking that underpins DEI'. 'DEI' is literally just an initialisation of diversity, equity, and inclusion, and covers any policies and practices intended to enhance those. Those can come from all kinds of viewpoints, and there may be strong disagreement on what they ought to be. It certainly isn't a a subset of affirmative action - rather the reverse.
If I ever want my knees to bend sideways I'll opt for those.
@mdavidford I appreciate there's been a sincere effort over many years by people with certain opinions to conflate being against specific policies with just flat out being a bigot(admittedly helped along by some of the people who're against those certain policies), but it is actually possible to have a completely logically consistent point of view that is both left-progressive *and* against the specific sub-strand of left-progressive thinking that underpins DEI and other affirmative action policies.
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Bah, I'm waiting for the campagnolo replacement joints. Sure, it will be twice the price and require an entirely new set of equipment for the surgeon to install, but it will work magnificently and my legs will look better than ever.
@mdavidford - I don't understand, is one suppose to inhale or not?
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It would be really good if you could stop giving Wilkie the oxygen of publicity he so desperately craves, he doesn't care about cycling, cyclist safety or anything else and his posts create considerably more animosity towards cyclists as they are generally him doing something stupid and then claiming it was the motorist's fault, e.g., filtering in the middle of the oncoming traffic lane and then complaining oncoming traffic didn't give him enough room. All he wants is to get clicks, comments and reactions for his posts, whether for monetisation or just for his own sad little ego I don't know, but he's definitely not someone to be encouraged, in my opinion.