Verging On The Odd

@quiff Yes - that's the bit I was referring to.

Right then.... It's not appropriate? Why not? Is it because it shows that in fact the close pass received by the cyclist was not, in fact, significantly more than the distances shown in this (admittedly rather stupid) example of bad cycling? Are they covering their backsides after another blatant lie? Is this the same force that didn't prosecute a close pass on me because I wasn't in the dead center of a cycle lane, but slightly to one side to avoid a drain grate, and therefore I was "inconsiderate" in my cycling? Or who tried to prosecute me for swearing in distress when a driver deliberately tried to ram me off the road, whilst filming me? Or who actually wrote in a witness statement that I swear in the majority of the videos that I submit (a blatant lie which they know is false, but don't care. Shame I couldn't get that tested in court). Is this the police force who have a written policy - and I kid you not - of dismissing OUT OF HAND any complaints about how they handle submissions from cyclists who have previously complained to them. Is this the same force that can't see anything wrong with a close pass UNDERTAKE at speed, and refused to prosecute this incident; https://vimeo.com/1079291114/f8d5ab5f41 Or whose road safety unit does not contain a SINGLE cyclist (my sample size is the 6 who I've had the 'pleasure' of dealing with) amongst their ranks? Institutionally anti-cyclist!!!

Cassette bearings are simply better to replace, Shimano and roll better !

I cycle around here regularly and also submit footage to WY Police from time to time through OpSnap. My experience has been generally good, almost all submissions result in "positive action" as they say. The stats for cyclist submissions are good - I think as a road user group the cyclist submissions have the highest "strike rate". I do feel in this instance (the Menston incidents) that we are not getting the whole story. There is of course nothing to prevent the cyclist in question releasing all the footage from the whole of the incident. When I saw the headline costs / fine I did wonder if it had been dealt with in the Defendants absence. Overall there does seem to be an imbalance in disposals - the cyclist should be given the option of an out of court route as the driver was.

Valencia city is a pretty dodgy place. I have had 2 almost decente Decathlon bikes taken, one from outside the railway station, and a couple of BSOs too, and the wife has lost 2 cheapos too, over the last 30 years and we don't leave 'em parked ouside anymore.

"He told us the 15.5mph legal motor cut-off is “stupid” and not fit for purpose, because many cyclists can comfortably exceed this speed without motor assistance anyway. I think he has a point" Why? If you can exceed that speed without motor assistance, do so (either on a pedal bike or legal EAPC). But why should that be the measure for when the motor assistance stops?

jackcycles, 28 July, elsewhere: Just a quick note to let road.cc know we left the EU several years ago and aren’t bound by their rules and regulations any more... the EU systematically stifles innovation by hamstringing companies with red tape... we’ve become a risk-averse, rule-taking society that’s afraid to embrace the freedom we now have. also jackcyles, 28 July: A much better solution would be to have government approved e-bikes which are completely locked from modification in standard colours and liveries, but in different styles e.g. mountain, gravel, road etc. This would also help the domestic cycling industry – someone like Jim Ratcliffe would be an obvious custodian – sitting at the intersection of cycling and motorised vehicles and might be persuaded to create a national brand.

@lesterama yes cables shouldn't dangle in mid-air in such an exposed location. There should at least be some protection for it. There seems to be a lot of engineering in this frame to avoid having a conventional seat tube alas without considering how to protect the dropper cable.

How could "A ban on all electric bikes and motors that exceed 250 watts/15.5mph...... potentially create an even bigger, more dangerous e-bike black market." when these bikes/kits are sold from completely unregulated retailers from Aliexpress and the like anyway?

@a1white That bit was never 20mph though, only this bit - not sure if it technically counts as dual carriageway, but there is median infrastructure: