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Thu, Apr 18, 2019 19:08
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18 April 2019, 19:08
Highbury corner set for segregated cycling infra
ADVANCE NOTICE: Highbury Corner goes two-way for traffic on Monday morning
We’re ripping out the 1960s roundabout to make new segregated cycle lanes, public space & pedestrian crossings
People cycling make up 25% of rush hour traffic here, they’re long overdue their own space pic.twitter.com/sY0y0vobBV
— Will Norman (@willnorman) April 17, 2019
Will Norman announced the plans on his Twitter account yesterday, saying: “People cycling make up 25% of rush hour traffic here, they’re long overdue their own space.”
18 April 2019, 19:08
Timmy Mallett will tell all about his e-bike adventure and show off paintings he made along the way at festival appearance
Cycling artist event May 10th@cookhamfestival #Caminodesantiago#reachyourpotential pic.twitter.com/8788xxVK8Q
— Timmy Mallett (@TimmyMallett) April 17, 2019
Last year TV presenter Timmy Mallet embarked on a self-supported cycle tour on his e-bike, riding across three countries and eventually across the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route in northern Spain. Multi-talented Mallett painted the landscapes along the way, and will be appearing at Cookham Festival in Berkshire on 10th May to tell his story and show his paintings off.
Mallett is still riding regularly (apart from a brief hiatus when he got his beloved Giant e-bike stolen); you can follow him on Strava here.
18 April 2019, 19:08
New La Passione Geometric collection launches
“Minimal but not ordinary”, say La Passione, the Geometric jerseys use breathable, Italian fabrics and are available in black, blue, porto, or white colourways. Head to their website to browse the new kit now.
18 April 2019, 19:08
From Peckham to Tokyo - the 19-year-old BMXer training full-time for 2020 Olympics
This mini-doc follows Kye White as he charts his journey towards the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. National Lottery funding has enabled Kye to train full-time, as well as plenty of sacrifices made by his family along the way.
18 April 2019, 19:08
Man flips over wall after crashing his bike, dog cares not one jot
This bizarre video captures the moment a man crashes and flips over a wall, only for a dog on the other side to completely ignore the commotion and carry on snoozing.
According to the article in The Metro, the victim Rick Murphy was largely ok afterwards and was “back in the pub” soon after with a few scratches. The dog’s owner John Heavey told The Metro: “It’s funny that Shep didn’t even move because when we’re home, he always tries to open the gate and get out for a wander, but it really surprised me that he’s just lay there. He doesn’t even flinch.”
18 April 2019, 19:08
"WTF?" Ryder Hesjedal calls out Sir Bradley Wiggins after Instagram message suggests Giro-winning jersey he gave him may have been sold on
#Awkward. Get the popcorn out, as this looks potentially salty… it all started when 2012 Giro winner Hesjedal asked Wiggins “what stage was this from?”, with a message underneath that appears to be from someone claiming to have bought the jersey off Wiggins.
In the next post, Hesjedal then questions if it really is a genuine jersey that Wiggins has sold on, or if there’s been a misunderstanding and it’s just a replica. Wiggins hasn’t responded yet, and if he does we’ll update you of course…
18 April 2019, 19:08
Is 1x the future or a waste of time?
There’s a lot of debate around 1x on road bikes at the moment, and it’s clearly an issue dividing opinion amongst you lot, as an informal poll on social media this week reveals. Some of the replies suggest there’s as many people against it as there are for it. Where do you stand on this hot debate?
– Are the benefits of 1x outweighed by the disadvantages? We asked, you answered
18 April 2019, 19:08
Ryder Hesjedal removes Insta posts
Perhaps this was a misunderstanding after all, as Hesjedal’s posts, questioning if Wiggins had sold a pink jersey given to him by Hesjedal, have now been removed. The comments are still viewable via Twitter, as we’ve screenshotted above.
18 April 2019, 19:08
Tour of Turkey - Fabio Jakobsen wins sprint as Cavendish takes third
Today’s podium:
1st @FabioJakobsen
2nd @Sammmy_Be
3rd @MarkCavendishFull results: https://t.co/eHQNwKqLYS
Bugünün podyumu:
1 – @FabioJakobsen
2 – @Sammmy_Be
3 – @MarkCavendishSonuçlar: https://t.co/eHQNwKqLYS#TUR2019 pic.twitter.com/9jkxIM7xYp
— Tour of Turkey (@tourofturkeyTUR) April 18, 2019
Sam Bennett had to settle for second today after winning the first two stages, with Quick-Step’s Jakobsen producing a well-timed sprint to claim victory. It was a much better day for third-placed Mark Cavendish, who wasn’t in contention for the sprint finishes on days one and two.
18 April 2019, 19:08
Wheelie cool grandma
Anyone else’s Gran this talented on two wheels ? pic.twitter.com/6TzGaCBicr
— Awesome Cycling (@AwesomeCycling) April 18, 2019
You’re never too old…
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wtjs 3 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 4 hours ago
Gustav Gullholm.. that's not a good look mate
mdavidford 6 hours ago
@Chris RideFar I think what you meant to say was "REMOVE this and put it on PODCAST CC".
jaymack 8 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 9 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 9 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 9 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 11 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 12 hours ago
The photos in this review look they are for a different bag?
mattw 13 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?
9 thoughts on “Live blog: “WTF?” Ryder Hesjedal calls out Sir Bradley Wiggins after Insta message (later deleted) suggests Giro-winning jersey he gave him was sold on; 1x chainrings – the future of road bike groupsets or a gimmick we just don’t need? + more”
Timmy Mallet, a man with
Timmy Mallet, a man with talent!
Looks like a disconnected
Looks like a disconnected rear V in that crash, front probably wasn’t up to much. Impact removed his shoes. Too fast into a corner, we’ve all done it. Good Mohawk, and good luck to him, straight down the pub.
Mallett’s paintings look quite alright. Cookham is rideable for me, you never know…
I never knew Timothy of
I never knew Timothy of Mallett was such a good artist. If they are authentic then that is very impressive.
Commentary on the crash video was priceless. Go on shep tastey bone there, you could get a fiver for it. Just don’t nick me stones.
“Bike crashing bloke let’s
“Bike crashing bloke let’s sleeping dog lie”
Apostrophe police? This is an emergency…
ConcordeCX wrote:
Best not let them at ↑ that post up there then.
ConcordeCX wrote:
You might get away with a PSPO
The real Wiggins is @sirwiggo
The real Wiggins is @sirwiggo , not the above, so maybe someone shoudl tell Ryder, but I dare say he sold it as he need’s the money for a new house as he is moving away from the lanes…. To where, who knows, but word has it that it is to remove the stigma of “TUE’s2 ” …
“Bloke posts something on
“Bloke posts something on twitter that no body really cares about.”
Must have been a slow news day then.
Funnily enough, the other day
Funnily enough, the other day my nephew told me that his mate in Manchester bought a Pinarello on e-bay and the seller said he would ride it round to his house and his wife would take him home. When the seller turned up at his door with the bike he was most surprised to see it was Bradley Wiggins !