“Perfectly safe environment”: Queue-jumping drivers spotted racing along bike lanes and pavements; Gaudu apologises for comments about teammate Arnaud Démare; Zwift exit from virtual race; Cyclist orders brake blocks… gets a wig + more on the live blog
SUMMARY
Strangest reason to get kicked out a Zwift race?
Any Zwifters got a similar tale to live blog favourite Harry?
Got kicked out of two zwift races because my heart rate wasn’t going above 90bpm and it turns out I’ve connected to my neighbours whoop by accident
— Harry Gray (@HarryHamishGray) January 25, 2023
Poor Brian was just enjoying a cuppa tea and a biscuit, next thing he knows his heart rate is at the centre of an international cheating scandal…
When you order brake blocks... but get a wig
Oh look, it’s Wiggo…
I ordered new brake blocks for my bike, this is what was delivered. What’s the oddest delivery error you’ve ever had? pic.twitter.com/jqh2kLJf0Y
— Mike Wood (@ThePrizeForce) January 25, 2023
Talk about rubbing it in
How can you not enjoy being on a bike on a day like today?! pic.twitter.com/bAacFOhsP9
— Toms Skujiņš (@Tomashuuns) January 25, 2023
Hmmm as I look out my window at the grey, damp nothingness of 4°C I feel like I’ve got a decent answer to that question, Toms…
Gaudu apologises for leaked comments about teammate Arnaud Démare
Quel drame… two of France’s biggest racing names have been involved in a groupchat scandal (how very 2023).
Gaudu this morning apologised to Arnaud Démare after screenshots of his less than complimentary thoughts about his teammate were leaked from Discord…
David Gaudu’s leaked comments about teammate Arnaud Démare on Discord. Not complimentary… https://t.co/NHZ3T8dIlU
— Andy McGrath (@Andymcgra) January 26, 2023
From what we can tell, assisted by a certain online translation generator, Gaudu wrote about not wanting his team’s fastest sprinter on their Tour de France team… “The fact that we don’t talk and don’t race together much is an advantage. If he wants, I can say it to his face again. I’m not afraid of him. He knows I don’t want him in the Tour. I already told him”…
Yeah, maybe best not to stick that in a groupchat with loads of people on the internet, David…
Come this morning, Gaudu’s line had changed… “Problems that can occur in a team must remain internal. I would therefore like to apologise to the team and Arnaud. I should never have vented these statements in public. My apologies to the team and Arnaud.”
WD-40 cologne
ive been wearing this cologne for years. for the men and women out there looking to attract that certain someone – i cant recommend it enough. pic.twitter.com/Op8Cwh7BUf
— Casey Neistat (@Casey) January 25, 2023
Fortunately for you and everyone you might bump into while wearing this, it’s sold out (but there is a mailing list if you want urgent updates next time it’s back in stock)…
RideLondon déjà vu
First it was the Surrey residents, then the Wolverhampton Commonwealth Games objectors, now the NIMBY torch has been passed to Essex…
road.cc editor Jack manages the incredible feat of crashing on the turbo
Not even G’s managed this one yet…
Turns out the axle on the back wheel wasn’t quite as compatible with the trainer as we first thought. Regardless, made for a great clip…
Anyone want to make Jack feel better and admit to falling foul of this trap too?
Devon and Cornwall dashcam footage sent to police surges to record highs
Devon and Cornwall Police said a surge in dashcam and helmet camera footage sent to them has resulted in 2022 being a record year for submissions. The force said there were 4,736 submissions last year, up 151 per cent on 2021.
> Here’s what to do if you capture a near miss, close pass or collision on camera while cycling
The force told the BBC it had taken action against 3,400 motorists in 2022, also a record, and a 135 per cent increase on 2021. Force road safety lead Supt Adrian Leisk said he was “incredibly grateful” for public support to reduce road harm.
Here comes the s̶u̶n̶ Toyota Prius
Close call for @PaulMcCartney on the Abbey Road crossing!
In this clip from @MaryAMcCartney’s new documentary, a car narrowly misses Paul as he recreates the ‘Abbey Road’ album cover. #IfTheseWallsCouldSing is now streaming worldwide on @DisneyPlus | https://t.co/6v6YyJjJjb pic.twitter.com/qUsfi2AzOW
— Abbey Road Studios (@AbbeyRoad) January 25, 2023
"What's the matter Danny? Never done a wheelie before?"
Our officers are receiving additional cycle training so that more of our officers can patrol the Royal Parks using pedal power. #PolicingTheRoyalParks. pic.twitter.com/dmbfDsl81p
— Royal Parks Police (@MPSRoyal_Parks) January 26, 2023
"Make Trafford a green and connected borough where more people choose active travel every day": Council urges residents to pick non-car transport
Trafford Council hopes to get more people “walking, wheeling and cycling” and has launched a consultation with residents, businesses and visitors until 12 February.
Ultimatly the goal is, the council says, to get 90 per cent of journeys under one mile to be taken by foot, bike or scooter and 80 per cent of journeys under five miles within the next 10 years to be active travel or public transport.
“We love Trafford and we want to encourage as many people as possible to leave their cars at home and to walk, cycle and scooter across our borough. This would not only improve our air quality but would be a massive boost to our physical and mental health as well,” Cllr Aidan Williams said.
"Perfectly safe environment": Queue-jumping drivers spotted racing along bike lanes and pavements
Sorry what? Quite the montage…
There’s no need for protected bike lanes in #Galway
Perfectly safe environment 🤦♂️ pic.twitter.com/36vPB4tx3W
— DaCor (@DaCor_ie) January 24, 2023
Prompting another video submission from elsewhere in the city…
Similar near a city centre school pic.twitter.com/NvOfuwpt1l
— Eoin Ryan (@edanto) January 24, 2023
“Pedestrians? Nah never heard of them mate…”
We’ve been here before unfortunately…
In November, a Dublin bus company confirmed that a “full investigation” is being carried out after one of its employees was filmed driving a double-decker bus on both the cycle lane and footpath in order to undertake a queue of traffic.
> Bus company investigates employee filmed driving on cycle lane and pavement
Oh, and then there was that time the irony police were called…
26 January 2023, 09:05
Now that Harry's safely removed, yes...
Is Zwift racing 'cleaner' than pro road racing? Dissecting the furore around cheating in virtual cycling
After a number of high-profile incidents of foul play in the competitive arm of cycling's biggest online platform, a narrative has emerged that cheating is rife and goes unchecked... is this true, and what does Zwift itself have to say?
26 January 2023, 09:05
26 January 2023, 09:05
26 January 2023, 09:05
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AI is cancel culture Anyone who thinks it’s good has no talent and wants to be homogenised into a world of bland sameness.
@chrisonabike also a lot easier to wrap up when the 'hurty words' are telling people to burn down hotels hosting asylum seekers and then people go and do exactly that.
"The spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said the force was unable to comment on this recent spate of reported bikejackings because “they are not linked, given they are in different areas”." Because crims on mopeds _definitely_ can't travel to different areas of the city, very easily?
@Pub bike I run nokons on the Good Bike, very little compression on the outers, both xtr brake and gears. For the several years I will keep the well lubricated quality nokons inners I will have to adjust to take the little slack out of the rear a few times, just to make the shifts crisp. Ceramic brakes so pad wear is negligible, the rear will need more adjustment over time than the front, presumably as it's a much longer cable run. Nokons cables on the rohloff on the Ultimate Commuter, have had to take some slack out, mainly out of the getting lower gear cable, I'm guessing as I often trying to find the non existent lower gear on the hard climb.
@imajez Brake adjusters mainly deal with pad wear whilst gear adjusters fine tune shifting during set-up and after fitting a new inner cable. Brake outer housing is spiral-wound and compressible giving compliance at the lever and the false impression that the inner cable somehow stretches whereas the metal strands in gear outer housing are laid axially and as such the outer housing doesn't easily compress over time keeping shifting precise. I find that a previously well-adjusted rear derailleur system that needs adjustment likely needs a new inner cable.
I ride expensive bikes wearing expensive helmets, my bike equipped with an expensive bike computer, fitness watch and cell phone. I carry my debit card. I worry. You would expect anyone living in Chicago to worry about bike jacking. Yet, for some strange reason. The Chicago land criminal community has not caught on to bike jacking. They like retail break ins and ATM smash ups.
@mattw "footpaths" Hmm... true this is an underappreciated resource and indeed in danger. But I think this is very location dependent. If we're taking in urban locations, are you talking alleys - narrow almost always no room for expansion? Or "footways" - also often not ample and we're back to "fighting over scraps" with pedestrians or even forced-conflict with "shared use"? In the countryside - perhaps? If what goes in NL applies more generally (and why wouldn't it - they're humans too) more people may be prepared to travel on bikes there than UK opinion holds. ("people depend on their cars... nobody cycles or walks ... the non-existent footway beside the A-road!"). Although that may depend on "cyclists and walkers get the direct route" which isn't always how we do it...
@james-o Cable brakes and gear shifters have have barrel adjusters to deal with the inevitable cable stretch, that most certainly occurs over time.
@mattw I believe this is exactly the kind of thing that The Ranty Highwayman and Robert Weetman worked on for Manchester City Council. Fixing it for pedestrians *ought* to be uncontroversial. It *ought* to be a path that actually "works" to move forward for the UK. I believe Chris Boardman had success in Manchester with an approach which largely emphasised this (plus buses). BUT... I do wonder if this leaves us stuck at pretty much the status quo - because it reinforces the current "either walking, or driving" split. First we'd get "can't have cycling infra because cycling gets in the way of cars and threatens pedestrians". Then most people simply won't walk far (especially if eg. carrying shopping). Which leads to "we still really need cars!" even for very local trips. Which then kills off active travel again, because cars take up too much space and suppress active travel.
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Is that this “MAF training” I
Is that this “MAF training” I have been hearing so much about?
Chartbuster: cyclist rides 7
Chartbuster: cyclist rides 7,000 miles across every Ordnance Survey map
Mark Wedgwood traverses territory covered by every one of the 204 Landrangers and says none of his trousers fit any more
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jan/26/chartbuster-cyclist-rides-7000-miles-across-every-ordnance-survey-map
I literally just came on to
I literally just came on to post that. Looks like a fun challenge.
Bloke needs loon pants.
Lordy, I see he did it in numerical order. Very Wowbagger.
He needs loon pants.
Or to borrow some from a Prussian staff officer.
mattw wrote:
If it’s worth doing, it’s worth doing properly 😉
On those Galway vids, how
On those Galway vids (OK, 2 copies of the same vid), how many of those drivers will be on the booze?
One distinctive of IE vs UK is the far higher (x3) occurrence of drink driving in accidents. UK has other areas where we fall behind.
While I’m on, it would be useful if road.cc could flag up Irish and UK stories by area a bit more clearly, as it’s often difficult to know which set of laws are being broken (or not).
Cheers
We’ve all jumped the kerb
We’ve all jumped the kerb once or twice, but to do it in a car is riduculous
The Devon & Cornwall dashcam
The Devon & Cornwall dashcam video report had a close pass of a cyclist at the end. Unsurprisingly, this was the only incident to not get points and a fine, with the driver attending a course instead. ?
Was one of those a
Was one of those a prosecution for jumping a red light?
In Birmingham if you and your
In Birmingham if you’ve just filled up your car & SUV with fuel & you want to go to the Burger King next door just drive down the pavement as it’s quicker.
I reckon the word confuse was
I reckon the word confuse was being used ironically.
Im liking the UpRide thing more, especially the tagging of the location on the map.
I used it ironically but
I used it ironically but really who knows? I’d like to think I don’t share the road with anyone that dangerously incompetent but sadly I am regularly proved wrong.