Live blog: Aussie cyclists call for mobile phones to be blocked in cars, London paper runs licensing of cyclists poll, drive-thrus in Portland now have to serve cyclists and more
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Wed, May 30, 2018 14:01
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Surreyrider 4 minutes ago
@SecretSam 2019 Tour (don't see anyone else putting their hand up to say they won it), 2021 Giro, 2019 Paris-Nice, 2019 Tour de Suisse, 2018 Tour of California. So I'd say Lesterama is about right with his burned bright comment.
mitsky 10 minutes ago
"Over 1,000 dockless bikes seized in Westminster The authority said the bikes would continue to be removed where they caused an obstruction, with operators charged for their return." Would love to know how many motor vehicles were removed (and their "operators" charged for their return) for the same reason. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c84g1x0g0d42o
Rendel Harris 13 minutes ago
@OnYerBike Thanks for the interesting article link (table below for any interested), as you say it does show that the top 10% of pros manage 4.63 w/kg over four hours, but that only extrapolates to 325W if the rider is 70kg, and of course a lot of them are well below that, e.g. Vinegaard 60kg so his power over four hours would be more like 279W at that w/kg. Note also that the average for the bottom 90% is "only" 3.83 w/kg, so the average 68kg (World Tour average weight) rider in that cohort would be putting out 260W over four hours. So I'd still argue that across the average of the peleton, with 10% capable of about 325W over four hours and the other 90% about 260W, a figure for the whole peleton of around 280-290W would be more realistic.
Shades 20 minutes ago
I'm on there 4-6 times a week (mainly commuting, so generally no later than 1900); mostly you see illegal/chipped ebikes and scooters going 'like a bullet' being ridden by people just like me. Haven't come across the balaclava, wheely pulling electric bike types this year though. Mostly, you need to be vigilant for kamikaze squirrels, loafing cats and dogs off the lead.
SecretSam 22 minutes ago
@jackcycles Ummm...I think you'll find many MPs have successfully run businesses and worked in all sorts of sectors previously. As for 'business experience', I'm not a plumber, but I know the sort of kit that plumbers carry. My plumber arrives by car, so...
SecretSam 28 minutes ago
@lesterama Not sure he burned that bright, he won his sole tour by default, not by merit, and would probably have been mown down by the Pog/Ving double act since
lesterama 2 hours ago
Bernal's statement: I didn't realise he had a background in corporate communications. Seriously, though, he burned bright. It's strange now to think that back in 2019 we thought he would dominate the sport for years.
chrisonabike 3 hours ago
@mitsky shurely it was at most one driver, because the red was not "established" before then...?
kingleo 3 hours ago
A few strips of brittle and soft polystyrene that break easily are not going to stop serious injuries. They are very good at stopping low-speed crashes, bumps, and bruises, and that's it. It's amazing how many people who crash and break their helmets tell us, "Look how my helmet is broken; it definitely saved my life".
Mr Blackbird 3 hours ago
Hats off to George Hall. Great to see some inter party concord. So much resource is wasted by infighting and disagreement in UK politics. I hope he doesn't get reprimanded by the comical Reform UK central leadership when they get to hear about this shocking act of cooperation, support and putting the wellbeing of the public above party idealism.
10 thoughts on “Live blog: Aussie cyclists call for mobile phones to be blocked in cars, London paper runs licensing of cyclists poll, drive-thrus in Portland now have to serve cyclists and more”
Riders aren’t robots
Riders aren’t robots
I think I’ve just found a way of not cramming pockets full of food, pump, tools and inner tubes – get the mini-Terminator to carry it all and follow you!
“I need your clothes, your boots and your bicycle…”
Re Brighton. It’s official, cars are more important than human beings.
It’s possible the brick-paved
It’s possible the brick-paved area on the left (in the Brighton photo) is behind the official building line, therefore legally private land not part of the road. But judging by the even more chaotic parking on the other side, it might just be a tolerated free for all.
“Aw, you poor bugger, aw mate
“Aw, you poor bugger, aw mate.”
Could he be any more Aussie?
Good to see that there were
Good to see that there were some strategically placed mattresses on that descent.
#SafetyFirst
So, how do the cars get in
So, how do the cars get in and out without driving in the pedestrian lane?
Also, the Great British cycle lanes tweet contains a picture of a bus stop in Ireland.
The crazy ones, or just the
The crazy ones, or just the only one to survive?
That robot still has some way
That robot still has some way to go before it gets the ‘wanker!’ gesture right.
Why wasn’t the roo wearing a
Why wasn’t the roo wearing a helmet and hi-viz?
“must now serve customers
“must now serve customers using modes other than a vehicle”
Surely a bicycle _is_ a vehicle? Or do the Americans define vehicle differently?
I’d be happy to take a
I’d be happy to take a cycling test, yearly if needs be.
Perhaps get drivers to do the same as they do seem forgetful. In fact, any infringements in the year then just ban them…