Live blog: Ford’s ‘smart’ cycling jacket (video), Michael Goolaerts family appeal for help finding the sunglasses he wore at Paris-Roubaix + more
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Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.
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Podc 9 minutes ago
It is for this exact reason I never purchased any Canal+ branded jerseys. Only saw it once but it was enough.
Rendel Harris 48 minutes ago
@mitsky To be fair (through gritted teeth), hasn't the main damage to Hammersmith Bridge been from IRA bombings and boat strikes, though obviously exacerbated by heavy traffic in the subsequent years?
Rendel Harris 55 minutes ago
@Andrewbanshee Yes, and at every age, not just at our distinguished and noble years (I'm 57). I've known several people who have been a bit vain about having to start wearing glasses and so put it off for years even when it was quite obvious that they wouldn't pass the driving test "read a numberplate at twenty metres" requirement (which is itself inadequate, in my opinion). As I understand it, in the USA driver licences to be renewed every four to eight years, depending on the state (apart from Arizona and Massachusetts which are twelve years, for some reason), and an eye test is a compulsory element of renewal. High time that was introduced here.
mdavidford 2 hours ago
In fairness, at the time they came out Rapha was also constantly offering deep discounts - it's only more recently they've done away with that - so they were basically just following the Rapha model.
mdavidford 2 hours ago
Likewise - I've got heaps of their stuff, and been happy with almost all of it. The only thing I've ever had a problem with was a pair of winter gloves that was a shape that no hand ever was.
Bezzard74 2 hours ago
The bibs were always decent for me, obviously everyone has a different fit/needs, so they won't be for everybody! I'm still a massive fan of their Merino tees, great for bikepacking!
BroomBroomBroom 2 hours ago
@Krislord Yeah this is a pre-pack job by the looks of it. One of those things that seems like it shouldn't be legal, but somehow manages to be. Like all ubiquitous brands Le Col gets up people's noses. Cycling fashion has moved on a bit in the last couple of years too and you see more PNS and Universal Colours in Richmond Park these days. I feel a bit old for some of that stuff and I still like Le Col because they offer plenty of understated kit.
Andrewbanshee 2 hours ago
Indeed. I am now 60, although unlike many licence holders I have an assessment every 3 years. I am type one diabetic. Part of the assessment is proof that my eyesight is good enough. Why aren't health checks part of being a licence holder?
mitsky 3 hours ago
"In a report, Hammersmith & Fulham Council were told that conservative estimates for re-opening the bridge to cars were £300 million. In contrast, between 2010 and 2021, London councils spent a total of £100 million on all bridges in the city. So cost is clearly the overwhelming factor,..." Tell us that motorists don't pay enough for the damage done to roads, without telling us. (Yes, I have a driving licence.) And given we know that if the motor vehicle has more mass, the far greater the damage done... should businesses pay more? I won't say road tax, but something that contributes to the general tax pot that funds road repair. And needless to say: the business owners need to pay more tax too rather than hoard the profits.
7 thoughts on “Live blog: Ford’s ‘smart’ cycling jacket (video), Michael Goolaerts family appeal for help finding the sunglasses he wore at Paris-Roubaix + more”
So encouraging a young girl
So encouraging a young girl to do risky stuff on a bike, no hands, catching things whilst pedalling and a bunny hop to get off, get fucked! I bet she wouldn’t do any of that crap nor the parent if she wasn’t wearing a helmet, sorry but that’s just fucked up and not clever at all.
BehindTheBikesheds wrote:
Ffs, the girl is quite famous and even sponsored by Specialized, she knows what she’s doing. Also, how do you think children grow up to be professionals if they don’t practice when they’re young? You sound like a complete tool.
Ooh the danger !! Is she on
Ooh the danger !! Is she on a clifftop or surrounded by crocodiles ?
Oh no she’s on the lawn.
Presumably you were never a child and rode no handed or climbed trees.
Trolls just hatch fully formed and ready to spout rubbish even if it is about a kid…
I’d love to be able to do
I’d love to be able to do that on rollers.. or teach my daughter to do that (wearing a helmet of course)…
Cycling whilst female is a
Cycling whilst female is a crime in Iran? So there is somewhere that hates cyclists more than the UK. And they were wearing helmets.
Ford Smart jacket. Looks to
Ford Smart jacket. Looks to me like a few gimmicky lights, with the main focus on a phone app that encourages cyclists to get off the road – presumably to free up space for proper traffic – like Ford cars.
I naively assumed a smart
I naively assumed a smart jacket would have radar, alert for close passes and flash up, ‘ don’t even think of trying to squeeze past me at that pinch point – moron’. Or flash up some don Simon, btbs sweary statement.