Dad’s new bike – what is it?

Re. the Montmartre photo - couldn't you have found suitable facilities before taking it? Who do you think you are - Tom Dumoulin?

Tester reviews product on its intended use case. Commenter posts bizarre response.

@hmsgenoa Not least because 15D nylon is basically tissue paper, so unless you're using a serious groundsheet underneath or camp exclusively on pristinely mowed, well-cared for lawns you're going to need to replace this tent every time you use it. I understand the desire for 'ultralight' but having encountered one of these big Agnes tents in a shop, I would never use one in anger, they seem way too fragile. I'll keep my Snugpak Ionosphere which cost £100 and has survived a lot of rocks/twigs/being shoved into bike bags with all sorts and is still fully functional 5 years later.

Yes, and this is one of the questions in the annual Active Travel England self-assessment that councils have to fill in - whether they take the opportunity of resurfacing to improve cycle facilities. My council (North Yorkshire) fills in the form to say it does, but when I asked, it was unable to provide a single example of having done so.

The depth of incompetence in B&H is incomprehensible. This must have gone through several iterations of planning and approval. Something Like ... Requirement for a cycle lane on this road - Discussed and approved by Council. Road engineer creates design plan - Approved. Funding - Approved Operatives turn up to implement - Jobsworths don't query Inspector signs off job - Approved as per plan

Police tipped off.

Not sure that's allowed - send them back to SURREY, where they belong.

Interestingly[citation needed] how wide they need to be depends on the context. "The gap between the edge of the carriageway and the nearest edge of the longitudinal lines ... should be approximately 250 mm. ... Of the three widths that are prescribed for yellow lines, the 75 mm size should be used on roads with a speed limit of 40 mph or less, and 100 mm on roads with a higher limit. In areas regarded as environmentally sensitive, the 50 mm wide line may be used. ... The gap between double lines must in all cases be the same as the width of each line."

Climate effects will continue, yes, but not 'regardless'. Climate scientists say that every tenth of a degree matters. Some heating is already baked in, but what we do from now on has an impact too. The UK is responsible for a small but significant proportion of current emissions. They are the only emissions that we in the UK can do anything about, so we need to get them down as fast as possible. "It's too late" and "there's nothing we can do because China" are just the latest excuses from people who want to convince others that we can and should do nothing about our climate problem.

Tester throws dummy out pram cause he has to go back to the Stone Age #tubeless #ahhdiddums