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The 2017 Budget – What’s in it for cycling? Your at-a-glance-guide
A quick summary of the measures announced in today’s budget to promote healthy and green two wheeled transport
Wed, Mar 08, 2017 13:52
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leedorney 4 hours ago
SRAM increased Times stack from 13.5mm to 14.6mm which they seemed to do to match Shimano for some stupid reason, good job I kept hold of my early Xpresso's, lower stacked pedals ride better, tho weirdly higher stacked pedals shorten cranks, effectively 🤷
mjvande@pacbell.net 4 hours ago
@Rendel Harris No, you are misinformed. I was just exercising my right to do a citizen's arrest of illegal mountain bikers. But it's interesting how mountain bikers refuse to address or stop their illegal mountain biking.
eburtthebike 4 hours ago
Whilst the tired complaints of bike-hating locals is only to be expected, the police really haven't done themselves any favours with their 'e-bike drug runners' comments. I would be very surprised if every illegal drug hadn't at some point been transported in a car, but I've never heard them oppose new roads on the grounds that it would encourage drug-running drivers. I'm really astonished that they would even make such comments, and can we be told if they managed to keep a straight face when they made them?
Rendel Harris 4 hours ago
@mjvande@pacbell.net Haven't you been arrested multiple times and done jail time for assaulting mountain bikers?
Slartibartfast 5 hours ago
Fixed gear bike with big tyres, mudguards, pannier rack and a dynamo. Mine has done 30 miles a week, all year for around 10 years now, cost about £50 off a forum (it's a pompino) and has only required a couple of new chains, chainrings/sprockets out the parts bin, and a few pairs of used tyres out the parts bin. Always puzzled by people with commuters which are just slightly worse than their main bikes.
mjvande@pacbell.net 5 hours ago
@james-o Thanks for demonstrating for the gazillionth time: mountain bikers refuse to address or end their lawbreaking.
mjvande@pacbell.net 5 hours ago
@james-o Thanks for demonstrating for the gazillionth time: mountain bikers refuse to address or end their lawbreaking.
ChrisA 6 hours ago
@Bompton rider (I think we have run out of levels for a reply!) Indeed, crossing or no crossing, one should be mindful of pedestrians (& others) and expect the unexpected. Or in your case the expected. What has changed is the suggestion (in the HC) that you "should" stop if you believe they might wish to step out. That was, I think, understood in years gone by, with out being specifically highlighted.
ktache 6 hours ago
I like the chain stay protector.
Brompton rider 6 hours ago
Cycling in Paris this evening, many bikes and escooters don't take any notice of the red lights. A number of bikes do stop, but not many.
8 thoughts on “The 2017 Budget – What’s in it for cycling? Your at-a-glance-guide”
road.cc wrote:
So sweet FA to do with active travel in the budget, then?
Yeah thats about right.
Yeah thats about right.
I waited ages for the article
I waited ages for the article to load before the realisation kicked in…
Very funny road.cc
KevM wrote:
Truth in advertising.
KevM wrote:
Yep – same here..!
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Actually, it’s less than
Actually, it’s less than nothing:
“Transport and infrastructure
Acknowledging that congestion was an issue in large parts of the country, Mr Hammond said that some £690million would be made available to tackle traffic problems in urban areas and get local networks moving more freely.”
Going by experience over the past thirty years, that means widening roads, encouraging more driving and actively making things worse for pedestrians and cyclists.
burtthebike wrote:
and no scheme has ever done that and made things worse unless you look at bypasses which local people hate due to the damage it does to the countryside.