Live blog: Luke Rowe back racing tomorrow, North American Handmade Bike Show pics, new Wiggins kit + more
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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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mitsky 34 minutes ago
@Mr Anderson Agreed. Perfect example is this parent doing an, approximately, 700 METRE school run. I worked t out by finding where the vehicle was parked on the residential road when I first encountered it. Whilst I can't be 100% sure, I am certain the children had no physical disability that would prevent them walking. https://youtu.be/R-dp-G6W8Jk
quiff 36 minutes ago
"Old Man Mountain kit is built tough, and comes with a lifetime warranty – which really matters, when it may well be subject to being battered over many tens of thousands of miles of awful terrain, carrying the equivalent weight of a small-ish child." Obviously it depends how the manufacturer applies its warranty, and OMM might be great - but worth noting that "lifetime warranty" is often less generous than it initially sounds - it's the reasonable lifetime of the product, and only warrants against manufacturing defects. So being battered over tens of thousands of miles is not necessarily going to be covered.
mdavidford 56 minutes ago
0.8m of cycleway does seem an extremely selective focus. Do we know which side of the junction those 80cm fall on?
bikercub 1 hour ago
I'd like to see some reviews of the IGPSport cycle computers & smart lights which are available on Amazon in the UK. They appear to be well equipped with GPS models in the £150 - £200 price bracket offering great features and very good value for money. If they are good enough to be supporting the Groupama-FDJ United World TourCycling team, we should be looking at them as a contender. It would be interesting how these compare to the Garmin and Wahoo models that are considered the industry standard.
mdavidford 2 hours ago
Happens on a regular basis - seems to be one of the many exciting new 'features' of the new platform.
kinderje 2 hours ago
@Rendel Harris Thanks for that - every day's a school day. I had actually put 'Pedant mode off' under my comment but it didn't post and then as we all know, and are frustrated with, we can't edit posts any more. I will not correct anyone again - however, -ize still looks too American English for me. Cheers
HarrogateSpa 2 hours ago
We also have a greater volume of traffic, including on residential roads which were once quiet. Spending billions on infrastructure such as protected cycle tracks and modal filters is the only thing that will lead to mass cycling. Look at London. Why is there mass cycling there? Infrastructure. The Netherlands? The same reason. And often the only way to achieve meaningful change is reallocating some space and priority from motor vehicles, which is why the government's 'don't scare the horses' attitude is concerning.
Rendel Harris 2 hours ago
You think there might be a clue to that in the name "City Light Set"? Marking it down because it's no good for fast riding on unlit roads seems somewhat akin to buying a micro-hatchback and then complaining that it's rubbish at pulling a plough.
quiff 2 hours ago
This is like something from a kids' activity book. "The editor has a bit of a hangover this morning. Can you help him match the headline to the correct story?"
8 thoughts on “Live blog: Luke Rowe back racing tomorrow, North American Handmade Bike Show pics, new Wiggins kit + more”
I once tried to get
I once tried to get compensation out of Reading Council for a broken wheel when I hit a pot hole on Cow Lane.
Was told that because it hadn’t been reported prior to me hitting it, they couldn’t be held liable for not fixing it and therefore weren’t going to pay me anything.
LastBoyScout wrote:
That’s often the response and it’s generally defensible in law so long as they can demonstrate they have an adequate monitoring regime in place. You might ask for details of the inspection regime for that stretch of road and details of the most recent inspection.
It’s also why it’s really important we report potholes. If they’re reported then the road authority can’t deny knowledge (might be worth checking the pothole reporting sites too – see if it was reported).
CUK’s fillthathole website and app are good because they give you a record of what you submitted – councils’ own sites often don’t (which could allow them to deny knowledge).
Duncann wrote:
https://www.fillthathole.org.uk/
Monmouthshire county council
Monmouthshire county council paid my claim for broken car suspension and promptly fixed the hole the same day, it’s always worth asking.
That Wiggins kit is quite
That Wiggins kit is quite sharp, modern but a bit retro and nice GB colours; just a shame it is marred by all the writing and names on it.
Why is Luke Rowe riding
Why is Luke Rowe riding around what looks like Sepang International circuit in Malaysia?
Edit – No, it’ll be the Abu Duabi circuit, given the headline. Are the middle east roads too dangerous to ride on?
joules1975 wrote:
There’s stages out of town, near the centre, by the sea and also in the Yas Marina as normal. Bit a mix. There’s even an ITT this year.
I love Tom Dumoulin, but both
I love Tom Dumoulin, but both that kit and bike are really uninspiring for a world champion, maybe it’s the shapes of the bike but compared to other recent winners bikes it looks a bit dull, and as for the kit, I don’t know if they were going for turn of the millenium 3rd division team kit, but it looks pretty poor. The Sunweb logo doesn’t help, looks like it was put together by some school kids using Word during detention.