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Live blog: Lincolnshire Police stop 27 drivers in close pass op, Lance Armstrong stars in bizarre Black Friday promo, Stig Broeckx back riding a bike after recovery from crash that left him in coma + more
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Mon, Nov 19, 2018 15:57
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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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wtjs 9 hours ago
@FionaJJ These officers deployed next-level stupidity, and it must be difficult for the police to find people this dim. It doesn't even need rolling-roads or whatever, just a reputable bike computer on a quickly changed mount for the difficult cases where a proper EAPC has been modded, although you would need to look hard in Lancashire to find a police officer who knows how to make a pedal cycle go. Most illegal electric motorbikes are immediately obvious, not least because the crim is wearing a face mask. I saw an obvious one tonight coming out of Garstang Sainsbury's, not pedalling but without a face mask because everybody knows that the police only come into the town to hide away in the police station 200 yards away.
bikeman01 11 hours ago
Gustav Gullholm.. that's not a good look mate
mdavidford 13 hours ago
@Chris RideFar I think what you meant to say was "REMOVE this and put it on PODCAST CC".
jaymack 14 hours ago
As Mary Whitehouse never said - one doesn't have to read the article if one doesn't want to read about an off-road bicycle.
Rendel Harris 15 hours ago
@FionaJJ In London they're allowed to stop on single and double yellows to deliver packages or empty pillar boxes; in practice they take this as carte blanche to park wherever and whenever they want, such as this chap on the Brixton Road who pulled into the bus/cycle/motorcycle lane without indicating, as I approached at 20mph, to park on a red route, response to a remonstrance, "I suppose you never get post delivered do ya?"
FionaJJ 15 hours ago
@Rendel Harris We have a pavement parking ban, but around here at least, royal mail vans are already exempt, subject to certain caveats, such as allowing at least 1.5m, and only being stopped to do their work.
FionaJJ 15 hours ago
It was already embarrassing for the police that they made such a mess of their attempt to determine whether a bike was legal or not, but I had assumed it was a group of well intentioned, but under-trained officers acting on their own initiative, having spotted something they thought looked not quite right. I'm now discovering this was a planned activity, something sufficiently organised to have been given a name - Operation FRISLEN, designed specifically to identify and remove illegal e-bikes and scooters. It's apparent that the officers were sent out without adequate training, never mind the kind of equipment that should be used for this sort of work. I'm not saying they always need specialist equipment to spot all illegal bikes, but at least if they'd been given a demonstration with that equipment, they'd have realised why their approach was not going to end well.
Geoff Ingram 18 hours ago
Have put drop bars on a 2001 B1 mtb, a 2007 stumpy hardtail and a 2010 stumpy full suss. In all cases fairly basic conversións leaving gearing and wheels broadly the same and concentrating on correct positioning of bars and fit. Oddly, with all 3 I was happy with the result when recently done, but after a few months found that the extra speed on easy trails was more than offset by the lack of ability (probably mine) on tougher routes and finally preferred flat bar with slammed and inverted stem as best overall compromise. Good fun playing around, though.
mark1a 18 hours ago
The photos in this review look they are for a different bag?
mattw 19 hours ago
This is a strange reactionary knee jerk overall. But what is this "are essentially motorbikes in disguise" waffle? "One letter claimed that high-powered electric ‘e-bikes’ were “essentially motorbikes” in disguise, with many being used without lights, helmets, or any hi-vis clothing." Surely, they simply ARE motorbikes?
14 thoughts on “Live blog: Lincolnshire Police stop 27 drivers in close pass op, Lance Armstrong stars in bizarre Black Friday promo, Stig Broeckx back riding a bike after recovery from crash that left him in coma + more”
I was wondering what the well
I was wondering what the well dressed cycle tourist of the 1950s would be wearing for when I finally go out on my 1956 Raleigh Trent restoration project
I saw that Jeremy Vine thing
I saw that Jeremy Vine thing when it went out on C5. It wasn’t just the woman in the clip who was giving cyclists both barrels, it was that effin’ numpty to her left (shown in a brief cutaway in this clip) that was also spouting utter shite as well.
I think if I were feeling emotionally vulnerable due to the regular abuse and dangerous/reckless/careless driving we have to endure, this particular ‘psychotherapist’ (not sure why the ‘…’ have been added?) will not be on my list of people to call on!
Fair play to Dan Snow and Jeremy Vine for giving the cyclists perspective, and especially JV for basically laughing in her face!
So, in 1951 even adults
So, in 1951 even adults dressed like they were auditioning for The Famous Five…?
brooksby wrote:
It was an absolutely spiffing time, old chap! Out for a ride with your cheese and pickle sandwiches and homemade lemonade supplied by Joanna the housekeeper tucked inside your Carradice saddle bag, knees to the breeze in your khaki shorts.
Stop for a picnic, overhear some wrong ‘uns up to no good, foil their dastardly plans and still be back home for afternoon tea!
CygnusX1 wrote:
And if my recollection is correct, you can tell they are “wrong ‘uns” because they are dark skinned or gypsies.
lashings of ginger beer
the little onion wrote:
‘swarthy’ is the correct word, featuring frequently in Biggles books, as I recall. ‘Swarthy Turk’ was the expression. I blame Capt. W E Johns for Brexit.
Those socks would definitely
Those socks would definitely fail the UCI regulations though!
Not exactly surprised that
Not exactly surprised that Lucy Beresford hates cyclists – she’s a regular on LBC. Subscribing to the cult of car worship is mandatory for all LBC employees (who aren’t James O’Brien). Probably there’s a clause in their contracts about it.
Bizarre or not the Armstrong
Bizarre or not the Armstrong advert did make me laugh. He’s still a massive tool though.
So Lucy Beresford’s opening
So Lucy Beresford’s opening gambit is that cyclists are all narcissists who act as if there’s nobody else on the roads…? IME that’s way more likely to be the people in the boxes – are they all narcissists too, Lucy??
If ever there was someone in
If ever there was someone in need of a psychotherapist, it’s Lucy Beresford. Does anyone out there know where we can find a real one? Any professional pychotherapist who bases their diagnosis on the mode of transport is clearly not qualified to do anything other than empty the bins.
Has Viviani got a really
Has Viviani got a really weird forearm?
peted76 wrote:
If you’d just spent the past six evenings hand-slinging your partner at 60kph every couple of minutes, you’d be looking a bit “Stretch Armstrong” too… 😉
Grounds for a complaint? If
Grounds for a complaint? If I find the time in between posting on here and doing up the house, I might just do it.
UK Council for Psychotherapy
Ethical Principles and Code of Professional Conduct
2.1
The psychotherapist undertakes to actively consider issues of diversity and equalities as these affect all aspects of their work. The psychotherapist accepts no one is immune from the experience of prejudice and acknowledges the need for a continuing process of self
-enquiry and professional development.
2.2
The psychotherapist undertakes not to allow prejudice about a client’s sex, age, colour, race, disability, sexuality, social, economic or immigration status, lifestyle, religious or cultural beliefs to adversely affect the way they relate to the client.
2.3
The psychotherapist undertakes not to engage in any behaviour that is abusive or detrimental to any client or colleague based on the above factors.