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Live blog: Aubisque will (probably) be ready for Tour after road collapse; man who couldn’t get bike on train from cycles 170 mile journey instead; Team Sky claim Moscon has “no case to answer” for crash + more
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Fri, Jun 22, 2018 14:08
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chrisonabike 1 hour ago
@Smoggysteve "Most would happily ride on the roads and be treated with respect by drivers". But people aren't - and as far as I can see they won't be. Not until there is a lot less driving and it's slower around cyclists, and far more people driving have "skin in the game" eg. they sometimes cycle and their friends and family do also. That's what leads to the model - which is perhaps most advanced in NL - where cycling, walking and driving are all seen as separate normal transport modes. Their needs, vulnerabilities and any dangers to others are considered. And *that* leads to "mix / share when possible, separate when necessary". But "possible" is "where your 10-year old would be safe to cycle unsupervised" - so very few motor vehicles, going slow! And AFAICS everybody - even "existing cyclists" - is happy with the result. (I dunno about a few pro cyclists - but don't they tend to have training camps in different counties anyway?)
chrisonabike 2 hours ago
@quiff as an Edinburgh resident I can confidently say he's speaking without moving his lips in one sense: - while as I noted in a separate comment there *is* now some real separated cycle infra, all the examples i can think of have *at least as much space* for pedestrians. The rest of the "cycle infra" is essentially similar to the situation in the rest of the UK: eg. bus lanes*, cycle lanes and shared use paths (eg. "build" infra by sticking up a sign). Edinburgh is one of the places with a moderately extensive network of former railways which have been converted to "shared use" paths (completely motor traffic few). However though shared they are not narrow by UK standards. And this is all effectively a "free extra" for all non- motorised users, not like the "sign a cycle path" where pedestrians do lose space. I think this all comes from the "popular understanding" of cycling in which ultimately cyclists are the "other". They don't fit "motor vehicle" or "pedestrian" (including wheelchairs on the very rare occasions people think about that). Thus "cyclists are cheating" in multiple ways! They shouldn't get their own space as "there aren't enough" of them. And "they can just use the road / path". But being able to *choose* "on the road" or "on the footway" (shared use path) is clearly unfair - nobody else gets to do that! BUT of course even if they did pick just one of road OR pedestrian space it's still not fair anyway because they're "too slow" for the road (don't pay "road tax" etc...) and "far too fast" for pedestrians... * Though some existing cyclists may appreciate them when there are few buses, buses and bikes are a very poor mix for several reasons.
mikecassie 2 hours ago
Whilst a shame for any employees, their bib shorts had the worst chamois pad I’d ever encountered, utter waste of my money. Even though they were Strava challenge discount purchases, still a waste of money.
ktache 3 hours ago
Thanks, just going to have to suck it up. Got next week off and will take the easy, if expensive option...
Rendel Harris 3 hours ago
@ktache Just go for the TNT Sports only package, £30.99 for a month. Alternatively have you considered experimenting with a VPN for a few pounds, allowing you to sign up for a free stream abroad, e.g. SBS Australia which streams the Tour live? If I didn't have a kind mate's login that's what I'd do!
ktache 4 hours ago
So, it's now the month of July and I'm going to have to pay to watch the TdF, for one month only. On a tablet unfortunately, as I didn't manage to get a laptop to rig up to the TV, grrr. Just wondering, what package will I have to fork out for? Not wanting to pay for the wrong one...
Rendel Harris 5 hours ago
Not that it sounds like a dealbreaker given the other faults you've identified, but that cable isn't really a "proprietary" cable, four pin magnetic cables like that are quite common on bone-conducting headphones and other devices (my inexpensive smartwatch uses one) and they can be had for £4.99 on UK Amazon.
mctrials23 5 hours ago
There was never really anything to say about le col kit. Most of it was alright. Some of it was poorly designed/made. Trying to position yourself as a Rapha competitor whilst always offering 40% or more off doesn't scream premium though.
ROOTminus1 5 hours ago
Up next in the MucOff product line; for when the cassette won't budge, (chain)whip-it!
11 thoughts on “Live blog: Aubisque will (probably) be ready for Tour after road collapse; man who couldn’t get bike on train from cycles 170 mile journey instead; Team Sky claim Moscon has “no case to answer” for crash + more”
Laaandan! Laaandan!
Laaandan! Laaandan! Laaaaaaandan! It’s the centre of the universe with its traffic, sh*t roads, psychos, pollution, psychos, absence of hills, overpriced everything, achingly trendy people, psychos and a bit of light stabbing now and again – but isn’t is just a brilliant place to live. God bless ya Laaaaandan!
Ken Alog wrote:
Piss off if you don’t like it.
StoopidUserName wrote:
How very cordial.
StoopidUserName wrote:
#brexit
I’m quite surprised that
I’m quite surprised that Sadiq Khan hasn’t done more what with Jeremy Corbyn as his honest to goodness, bike riding, down to earth leader and all… I thought building more cycle lanes would have been a pretty easy win for the Labour party (corbyn as benefactor of any praise by proxy), as it happens Sadiq Khan has proven once again that politics is just a game of juggling lies and that politicians promises are worth about as much as an Greece has saved up in the bank.
Sink the lot of the smiley slimy arseholes! Burn parliment and lets start again.
So a quarter of our
So a quarter of our population avoid exercise at all costs? That low?
At least we know now who to tax extra to fund the NHS windfall!
KendalRed wrote:
Probably just better to tax the rich than respondants to a poorly phrased and emotively worded survey.
KendalRed wrote:
But then it goes on about people wanting exercise facilities near to them (and, presumably, cheap). I wonder if those would be the people who’ll drive to a gym, spend an hour in a spin class, then drive home again rather than just going for a bike ride in the Outside….?
Sky rider not to blame for
Sky rider not to blame for Reichenbach’s fall, no s*** Sherlock.
Leviathan wrote:
I’m a bit slow, only just got that. Thanks.
Leviathan wrote:
No need to call the Doctor.
Who?
After Reichenbach Falls?
Maybe call the Professor? No point I guess.