Had a scan yesterday. Not exactly sure what I was expecting, but this shouldn't have come as a surprise:
The brain of a cyclist
Fri, Jun 28, 2013 15:24
They blinded me with science
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jaymack 58 minutes ago
This book's quite a stark reminder of how vulnerable we are to the elements. I have to agree that segment approach detracts something from the drama but it's a mild criticism. Personally, I was very pleased to have not to have a place on the last edition of LEL. It was to be a retirement project but retirement got postponed. Like many I'm praying for a fair wind in 2029.
jaymack 1 hour ago
I have one, it's fabulous as is every other piece of Alpkit's stuff I've bought over the years.
mdavidford 1 hour ago
@sclarke3@talktalk.net I'd think you'd need all the storage you can get if you're going to go cycling for 45 years.
SculturaD 3 hours ago
Been running a 4iiii Precision Pro dual side on R8000 since Jan 2020 and its been faultless and no crank bondining issues either
Barraob1 6 hours ago
Bought a gravel bike for commuting and my workhorse, I love it. It's been on mountain bike trails, used for bike packing and it's pretty good on the road
Rendel Harris 6 hours ago
@sclarke3@talktalk.net I've been cycling for a similar amount of time and I've never *needed* a storage box in the frame either. I've also never *needed* clipless pedals, indexed gears, head units, et cetera et cetera, but as they've come along I've evaluated whether they would make my cycling easier or more pleasurable and added them or not according to what I thought of them. Personally I rather like the idea of frame storage where I could put the things that always stay with the bike like spare tubes and essential but rarely used tools like chain breakers. I wonder if back in the day when Mr Dunlop invented his first pneumatic tyre people were saying "I've been riding on wooden rims for years and I've never needed an air-filled tyre!"?
kevgravelkev 7 hours ago
@sclarke3@talktalk.net My mate has been riding for four years and has never needed a saddle bag for his spares... it's all relative.
sclarke3@talktalk.net 9 hours ago
I've been cycling for over 45 years and I've never needed a storage box in the frame! It's all marketing crap!
sclarke3@talktalk.net 9 hours ago
I've been cycling for over 45 years and I've never needed a storage box in the frame!
Rendel Harris 9 hours ago
White mountain bike shoes? Really? I suppose they are pretty spiffy if you are just riding your £10,000 MTB round the corner to sit outside your local gastropub in Chelsea but otherwise...
6 thoughts on “The brain of a cyclist”
Everything in order then.
Everything in order then.
Did I miss something here
Did I miss something here with the ‘Agony Guy’s’ posts? They appear to be recycled entries from his own seemingly largely unread blogs. I used to come to road.cc for good original views and writing. To be fair I still do on the the whole! But just not here. Or am I wrong??
Waste of time, space and
Waste of time, space and effort
Raleigh wrote:Waste of time,
That’s what the doctor said, too. Well, waste of space. “Some people have fit E=MC squared in there,” is how he put it. “You’re currently wondering which brake calipers look prettiest.”
PS. Poetic licence aside, that was a real brain scan. Serious stuff, in direct violation of my own user guide.
I love the comment at the
I love the comment at the bottom “Do not google and try to compare with ‘normal’ brains” brilliant.
That’s a real thing. This was
That’s a real thing. This was obviously a real brain scan at one time, and people who take them home always want to find and compare their heads with “normal” ones – and promptly freak out when they don’t have their own “ipod jack” and it must be abnormal!