I rode the Flanders sportif the other weekend and there were 19,000 riders taking part. I was expecting a few thousand but nothing on this scale. Once we started riding cyclists were everywhere and yet in the total of eight hours I was on the road I never heard one car horn or shout from a car window about us holding up other road users.
Respect for cyclists
Wed, Apr 15, 2009 20:14
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1khannon 40 minutes ago
Believe it or not, Raleigh was a major cultural icon in the USA also - at least for serious cyclists of my age. My first geared bike was a Robin Hood three-speed. I longed for a Chopper, but it was never to be. Then, in 1970, my father bought himself a Raleigh Gran Sports. It was third in line of the racing bikes in the US catalog. Luckily for me, my father discovered that he was afraid of cars. So in 1974, when I was 13, he gave that bike to me. I became obsessed. It had 531 tubing. It was chrome. I was in love. I eventually ended up road racing from the late 1978-1982. Then I moved to NYC to be a junior "executive" (a YUPPIE). I left that bike with my parents in the suburbs where it would be safe and bought a series of NYC-safe bikes - two of which were stolen. That bike had legs. I eventually started riding it again in the 2000s once I was in the suburbs. Eventually it sat and rusted. Finally in 2017 I started a restoration project to resurrect it into a city bike. It took two years to complete. That bike is still with me today. My faithful Raleigh. When I ride it, I am in love.
Smoggysteve 3 hours ago
@Rendel Harris I watched him at the world champs in Glasgow and he was never going to win but he still kept going around waving to fans and has always been a top pro who appreciates the fans.
chrisonabike 7 hours ago
Absolutely. And cycle ball (Radball). One for fixie fans. Oh, sorry, that should be on cycleball.cc ...
kevgravelkev 7 hours ago
Nowt wrong with quick release axles. Squishy 2.4" tyres, factory built under-tensioned wheels will flex well before a properly set up QR.
ktache 8 hours ago
If we're asking bicycle ballet has always impressed me. Skills!
60somethingcyclist 9 hours ago
Having experienced the near lunatic kind of driving that Italy has I think he'd be better off regulating cars. I would be surprised if there wasn't some way of over-ruling this measure, either through the local council or the regional government.
Rendel Harris 10 hours ago
@mdavidford And bicycle polo. Why isn't there more coverage of bicycle polo on here?
kevgravelkev 10 hours ago
As per usual. Rapha Core jersey looks a bargain. And it is, but only if you are size medium, small and extra small. So, no bargains for normal sized people.
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It’s always slightly
It’s always slightly depressing riding here after a week or so of riding in France or Belgium, in my experience.
Slightly at a tangent, but John Herety said something similar on the bikeshow’s Ras special. I’m paraphrasing, but it was along the lines of the people who’d been waiting for the race to pass going to the pub that night and telling their friends that they’d seen the Ras. His contention was that racing in Britain won’t take off because the people waiting for races to pass go back afterwards and moan about how they had to wait for a load of bikes instead.
Incidentally, chapeau on
Incidentally, chapeau on riding the sportif!
hey Mr. Blackhound any more
hey Mr. Blackhound any more photos of the Flanders sportif?..would like to see ’em as it sounds like a great ride, one day i’ll get out to do it myself. cheers. 😀