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Live blog: Cancellara v Gaimon; Strava stats reveal what athletes are eating and drinking; Movistar rider Jaime Rosón is suspended pending investigation into adverse biological passport finding + more
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mark1212123 6 minutes ago
@chrisonabike Great points from both of you. I'll imagine a conversation with one of the many drivers at my delivery depot. "Err, Brian mate....can you spend 2 minutes considering the possibility that you might drive less and err...get your lazy arse into some permanent exercise, like feeling better and stuff...some planetary atmosphere might need your help? Oh, you'll have to dispense with thinking your small thing is a massive thing while cycling to work in the winter?' 'WTF you on about?' Most people know some of the debate. They deploy selective listening and irrationality, if the primary concern is convenience or money, or ideology, or whatever's floating their boat presently, whilst ironically harking for the past. I am currently in mock mode. It gets past the junk. Sometimes in the canteen I shout, "Cyclists are the best...." they love hearing the sentence it informs them they are in love with dissonace.
Motivated 16 minutes ago
@Xenophon2 I"m pretty convinced that my solution is an MTB light and take my chances with the police (I'm in Austria where StVZO applies). Too many light reviews give good scores to lights that just do no put enough light where I need it. And give too much credence to safety features like dimming, dipping and beam cut off.
ChrisA 32 minutes ago
@andystow I'll second that, but only when used in a public place.
ChrisA 34 minutes ago
E-bike is an undefined term that is used by all & sundry as they see fit. That is not going to change anytime soon. It is often the use that is illegal, not the object. Words and context matter. Poor journalism and confusing legislation combine to muddy the waters.
ChrisA 47 minutes ago
@HoarseMann Mopeds no longer require pedals.
Rian_constant 1 hour ago
@Xenophon2 evo1700 from magicshine or hori1300 might be worth trying. I had the 1700 before it was stolen but hated the mount, the hori 1300 is great even though built quality by far not as good especially lupine or exposure but for 100 USD great deal, very good light and loads of power with the high beam!
JOHN5880 1 hour ago
@Pub bike Mason makes the Standard non-Integrale version of the Definition 3 that supports mechanical shifting. It's still internally routed through the frame, but not through the headset. So you don't get the super clean look, but it's not quite as costly. I recently acquired one of their SLR steel bikes and can attest to the high quality craftsmanship and attention to detail that sets Mason apart from the competition. Their bikes are truly exceptional. It's the best bike I've ever owned.
flowboy 2 hours ago
Too much time on my hands obvs!
HoarseMann 2 hours ago
@OnYerBike "illegal e-moto" should do it for the non-pedal variants and "illegal e-moped" if you want to get particular about those DIY conversions with pedals.
10 thoughts on “Live blog: Cancellara v Gaimon; Strava stats reveal what athletes are eating and drinking; Movistar rider Jaime Rosón is suspended pending investigation into adverse biological passport finding + more”
Extremely misleading headline
Extremely misleading headline on the Mottram story. Reading the copy it’s clear how out of context that headline is – making him out to be cycling’s equivalent of Gerald Ratner. This site is getting more clickbaity by the day
Zebulebu wrote:
It’s been like this for many many years.
Zebulebu wrote:
crap laggy comments double post
Zebulebu wrote:
That’s the inevitable consequence of a business model which depends on advertising – to pay the team & cover the costs, they’ve got to have revenue. One way of getting revenue is selling advertising. To sell advertising space, you’ve got to have visitors. Too attract visitors, you’ve got to have clickable headlines.
Building up a loyal, regular, valuable readership based on high quality content alone without clickbait headlines takes a very long time, and may not even be a sustainable model nowadays.
I’d agree that there are many clickbait headlines here, more than there used to be. But we’re still voting to support them with our mouse clicks, so they’re doing something right.
Don’t like it? Click elsewhere.
Almost Daily Mail esque in
Almost Daily Mail esque in creating a clickbaitable headline from something by lack of context.
N.B. If there was any doubt that’s NOT a compliment.
pastyfacepaddy wrote:
Guess what guys? This is a business. How much do you pay to read this site? I thought so.
Give them a break.
simonmb wrote:
Guess what guys? This is a business. How much do you pay to read this site? I thought so.
Give them a break.— pastyfacepaddy
Time is money. I lost £0.27 reading this site today.
Nonsense – regarding the
Nonsense – regarding the Mottram headline, it’s not clickbait it’s simple reporting.
Mottram himself said that statement himself to be ‘inflammatory’ so to the trolls above, go and piss over his chips, or Matt Barbet’s who published the interview, you’re not forced to read the site.
peted76 wrote:
Who the fuck are you calling a troll? I’m pointing out that something has been taken out of context. Or do you not understand that? If he’d said that to be inflammatory, trust me – Rapha have an army of publicists who’d do a much better job of using it – it would probably end up in a marketing brochure. There’s a big difference between pointing something out, and someone who is ‘trolling’ (eg: deliberately winding people up to get a reaction). And yes, I am aware that I have fallen spectactularly into that trap here…
I understand the need to drive revenue through clicks. Editorial content needs to be paid for somehow (hence the seemignly endless videos of people being close passed, with attendant wittering in the comments and (true) trolling. However – there is a huge amount of value to be gained in treading that line between compelling content and commercial/’sucker’ content. I’m merely pointing out that this fails to tread that line
Mottram article seems to have
Mottram article seems to have gone from the live blog now. You’ve hurt their feelings