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Rendel Harris 51 seconds ago
@jaymack $2.50 a question (with focus could do about 50 questions an hour) helped ease the pain but I won't deny that whisky consumption in the Harris household went up significantly for the duration of that job!
Rendel Harris 3 minutes ago
@ColdHand Oh completely, increased fines and bans hand in hand and yes, mandatory bans with no exemptions.
Steelisreel 4 minutes ago
Spent all the money, time and effort on aerodynamicson the AM64 just to use another brands fork. An after thought perhaps? Or the frame was designed around the fork? Or maybe, the massive Chinese factory that actually made the frame doesn't handle carbon...
cardch 6 minutes ago
@Steelisreel please can you advise UK companies who do make their own? Enigma I think is one, but who else? And btw, I bought a Gloria as I still think they offer good value (I have no interest/skill in buy a frame and building from scratch), they look great, ride beautifully and had great customer service (they are local to me so I could pop in).
ColdHand 12 minutes ago
@Rendel Harris -As I said, there needs to be consequences for criminal actions by motorists and I agree banning drivers could be an effective punishment, although the courts at present seem to bend over backwards to avoid handing out a ban, which is proven by all the bad drivers who have got over 12 points yet have avoided a ban on some pretext or other. Maybe a mandatory ban, no "hardship" exception and a financial punishment as well?
Steelisreel 13 minutes ago
@cardch You are right, at least Gloria is more honest than most with their cleverly worded "UK Handmade bikes" like Reilly, Laverack, Ribble et al. The absolute BS that is all over their websites about being titanium experts is appalling. My gripe is how these companies can justify much higher prices than buying direct. A gloria frame will cost them £500 odd (ex VAT) a piece and i'm sure the cafe is making enough to pay their staff and what with Waltly having a margin on that too, there must be some savings being made at some point, especially with the lifetime guarantees thrown around. Let's be honest, these frames appeal to those who want to be able to spend more money on the kit that goes on them than the frame itself. And yeah, I am speaking for myself, I would prefer to put my money to one of a few (3 at last count) that actually do make the things themselves, employ and train people that do too and have experience with the material. I'm sure the mechanic and coffee shop staff pay for themselves.
jaymack 14 minutes ago
@Rendel Harris - your pain threshold must be something to behold.
open_roads 22 minutes ago
I had a run of several broken spokes on a pair of hunt gravel wheels - the last time it happened the spoke punctured the rim tape and the inner tube I'd already fitted because of 3 x tubeless punctures on the same ride.... which meant a longish walk. Not sure if stronger reinforced rim tape is even a thing but it would have been good to have on the wheels - even at extra cost to the purchaser. Hunt did fix the spoke issue at their cost - and promptly - but I can't help feel like their quality control isn't as good as it could be. I also noticed the quality of factory installed rim tape was a bit "off" i.e. it wasn't installed completely parallel to the hookless side and the end flap wasn't taped down on either wheel.
the little onion 29 minutes ago
If it is the North West Castle Hotel in Stranraer, then that is VERY impressive (it's to curling what the Roubaix velodrome is to cycling - in a run-down town but a world-famous venue)
Rendel Harris 32 minutes ago
@ColdHand Absolutely on board with that but it still wouldn't deter the super rich, a premiership footballer for example might lose £100,000 by being fined a week's wages but what does he care, he got £100,000 the week before and he'll get £100,000 the week after. I'd love to see much greater use of short-term bans, say a two weeks for any speeding offence, four weeks for a second one in the same year and so on. Not only would that have a massive deterrent effect but I'm convinced it would slash recidivism rates once people realised how inconvenient being dispossessed of their pride and joy was.
10 thoughts on “Live blog: Epic finish line fail, Body painting L’Etape Colombia sexism row, new UCI approved bikes, TfL ‘Exchanging Places’ sessions invite cyclists to -drive’ HGV using VR + more”
Mikkel Conde needs to see
Mikkel Conde needs to see Lance for some testosterone patches.
Looks like a nice aero jersey
Looks like a nice aero jersey, quite light too I expect.
Christopher TR1 wrote:
Can’t get much in the pockets though.
pruaga wrote:
Am sure it would remove the need for hi vis.
Boobies!
Boobies!
Are they selling those
Are they selling those posters anywhere? Want.
Oh so ‘teaching’ cyclists
Oh so ‘teaching’ cyclists where the failings in large vehicle design is going to save lives, you blame shifting twats … AGAIN! Are these people related to the THINK wankers who like to victim blame those being killed by left turning HGVs/buses who overtake and turn in without any fucking consideration or bothering to look or a failure of vehicle line to see anything.
Get Fucked!
BehindTheBikesheds wrote:
Or find yourself naively on the inside track of an HGV turning left REGARDLESS OF WHO IS TO BLAME AND HOW THAT SITUATION CAME ABOUT, and get killed.
Knowing the hazard does not remove the need to fix the problem, but general awareness of the dangers in the world around you is not an unreasonable thing to teach.
Mungecrundle wrote:
Oh so ‘teaching’ cyclists where the failings in large vehicle design is going to save lives, you blame shifting twats … AGAIN! Are these people related to the THINK wankers who like to victim blame those being killed by left turning HGVs/buses who overtake and turn in without any fucking consideration or bothering to look or a failure of vehicle line to see anything.
Get Fucked!
— Mungecrundle Or find yourself naively on the inside track of an HGV turning left REGARDLESS OF WHO IS TO BLAME AND HOW THAT SITUATION CAME ABOUT, and get killed. Knowing the hazard does not remove the need to fix the problem, but general awareness of the dangers in the world around you is not an unreasonable thing to teach.— BehindTheBikesheds
Maybe teaching the drivers, operators and designers of these vehicles (maybe MPs, police, CPS and juries too?) would be more effective in reducing road deaths to zero by the time we’ve destroyed the planet and civilisation has moved on to another solar system. Sorry, I mean the ambitious target of the year 3147.
I won’t bother taking an early lunch to pop to Elephant and Castle just to confirm that lorries have poor visibility and can easily kill people. (Even though I’m curious about the VR tech.)
VR could help dozies
VR could help
doziesmotorists appreciate what it feels like on a bike when squeezed by a lorry / nearly T-boned by a turning car / taken out by an earphone-wearing pedestrian / close passed / aggressed by cars on roundabouts.Maybe the police could require drivers to experience 30 minutes when they drive badly …