A new definition of Cycle Touring.
Flo K
Commuter diaries – Cycle Touring
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Mr Blackbird 19 minutes ago
@Rendel Harris I just finished watching a recording of today's stage and the hailstones appeared to be somewhere around blueberry sized. Possibly large enough to cause somebody to crash if they rode over one at the wrong angle. A few years ago I was riding a time trial on the A428 in Cambs. It was around 18 - 20 deg C. At around the half way point the heavens opened. The temperature must have dropped by about 10 degC almost immediately. Within about a minute, I was completely soaked and riding through about 10mm deep water on the carriageway, with my visor fogging up. The worst thing though was the feeling of shock. Had I been near the HQ I would have abandoned. The Vuelta riders must have experienced something much much worse than me, especially as they will have been acclimatised to 30+ degC in recent weeks. Hopefully none of them will get ill as a result of today - it was only stage 3, so pressed their immune systems aren't yet too stressed.
GravelIsNothingNew 20 minutes ago
Sounds like this bike should have 5 stars 🤩…why only 4?
GravelIsNothingNew 22 minutes ago
Poor you! 😂 Humans have been cycling gravel roads since bikes were invented. Tarmac is not the definition of road.
Rendel Harris 1 hour ago
Hailstones the size of golf balls Ryan? It was bad but I've seen a "golf ball sized" hailstorm (in Spain, as it happens, from a safe shelter) and they smash glass and can knock people unconscious, often with skull fractures - no way would the riders have been able to carry on until they found shelter in that type of storm, it would have been every man for himself under the nearest tree or rock.
Eton Rifle 1 hour ago
Oh, get over yourself. For many of us, the shit state of UK roads means that a gravel bike IS a road bike now.
Xenophon2 2 hours ago
I own the unit, was curious. To be honest, if I had to do it again, I wouldn’t purchase it. Not because it doesn’t work, it does work, exactly as described. But in the city it’s useless, too many cars. Couldn’t stand the incessant audible alerts on my Edge1040 so switched them off. Outside the city, yes, detection is good but the question is: how does it help you? If you take evasive action whenever there’s an alert you’ll spend a lot of time by the roadside. The only time that I find it really useful is when I have to merge at speed from a cycling path on a road or if I need to take a left turn (right hand drive here). That’s about it and to me, that’s not worth the price.
Mr Blackbird 3 hours ago
I think this approach of circuits is worth considering for less well resourced events, however, it will remove the "tour" aspect and reduce the amount of scenery viewed. In my opinion the landmarks etc is one of the enjoyable aspects of events such as the Giro and TDF, which presumably are much better funded. I am not sure though how foolproof the circuit course will be though. Most circuits will pass through villages and other residential areas. Presumably the organisers contact residents beforehand re vehicle restrictions on race day? However, I can't help recalling the day my poor mother in law once drove the wrong way down a dual carriageway near Stockton town centre, shortly before she was diagnosed with dementia. She would presumably have been fully capable of driving off her driveway and towards a cycle race peleton.
mark1a 3 hours ago
@Ryan Mallon if it’s a link to road collision reporting guidelines, don’t bother, everyone’s seen it.
mitsky 4 hours ago
@Ryan Mallon Please can my pending comment be authorised.
ChrisA 6 hours ago
@imajez Not sure I follow your argument. My point was that I personally do not use dirt tracks, designated as a footpath, where I am going to rip up the surface. I am less concerned with riding on hard pack tracks and surfaced roads that are designated as footpaths. That said, I do ride sedately and for several years accompanied by my small children. The horse thing is a bit of a red herring. In the old days the rich landowners would have been among the few that rode. Most people would have walked.
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