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Live blog: “We were all children of our era” says Lance Armstrong’s ex-manager Johan Bruyneel after he is handed lifetime ban, odd video of texting cyclist appears on social media (fake news?) + more
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Jack is group editor across road.cc, off.road.cc and ebiketips, overseeing all three sites in the F-At Digital group to make sure everything’s up to scratch. He’s been writing about cycling and multisport for over a decade, arriving at road.cc via 220 Triathlon Magazine in 2017. He worked across all areas of road.cc including tech, news and video, and also contributed to ebiketips before being named editor of road.cc in 2021 (much to his surprise). Jack has been hooked on cycling since his student days, and currently has a Trek 1.2 for winter riding, a beloved Bickerton folding bike for getting around town, and an extra beloved custom Ridley Helium SLX for fantasising about going fast in his stable. Jack has never won a bike race, but does have a master’s degree in print journalism, and two Guinness World Records for pogo sticking (it’s a long story).
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mdavidford 2 hours ago
@eburtthebike You're just not folding and unfolding them vigorously enough.
mdavidford 2 hours ago
@eburtthebike Two groups? Or one group and a subset of that same group?
eburtthebike 2 hours ago
" The operator added they were open to further consultation discussing what led to the decision, but did not suggest they would be lifting their ban" Consultation only happens when the outcome has not been decided: this has been decided, it is not consultation. Basically, it's appalling British management refusing to discuss the unjustifiable decision they've made because they're too proud/arrogant. In my experience, much of British management is defined by their pride and arrogance. "The network has since been expanded through the creation of new stations, the electrification of existing lines, and the use of trains capable of running on battery power." (Wikipedia) What kind of batteries? We should be told. Edit: found it: "...the six one-tonne Lithium Titanate Oxide batteries...." Railmagazine. But "Lithium titanate oxide (LTO) batteries have a much lower fire and thermal runaway risk than standard lithium-ion batteries, but they can still vent, catch fire, or release toxic gases under extreme abuse or high states of charge." So if the non-folding bikes used lithium titanate oxide batteries, they'd be fine.
ktache 3 hours ago
@tomascjenkins less of a grease more of a liquid.
eburtthebike 3 hours ago
@Backladder Have you ever heard of a folding bike bursting into flames? No? I rest my case.
eburtthebike 3 hours ago
"The cycle lane has been criticised as a waste of money by local motorists and Reform UK supporters." With those two groups attacking it, the cycle lane is 100%, cast iron, guaranteed right. You couldn't ask for a more authoritative endorsement.
Davidb67 3 hours ago
Hmmmm, until this government manages to ban face coverings…..
tomascjenkins 3 hours ago
@hopster Hope advise to use silicone grease, not DOT or Min.
hopster 4 hours ago
Sram suggests not lubricating pistons for their brakes From the Brake Maintenance Guide "Tech tip: Do not lubricate the pistons. Lubricants reduce the friction between the pistons and the square seals that pull them back into the caliper for consistent pad retraction." I would check with each manufacturer before lubing the pistons.
FionaJJ 4 hours ago
@Backladder And I don't want to give them ideas, but are the batteries on mobility scooters and electric wheelchair any safer? Not to mention phones, laptops, and possibly the occasional golf trolley.
11 thoughts on “Live blog: “We were all children of our era” says Lance Armstrong’s ex-manager Johan Bruyneel after he is handed lifetime ban, odd video of texting cyclist appears on social media (fake news?) + more”
No capes!
No capes!
hawkinspeter wrote:
That is one quality image. I needed that chuckle … which scared the student sat just in front of my desk.
hawkinspeter wrote:
Does that include Rick Wakeman?
leqin wrote:
… which makes me wonder what the average age for readers on road.cc is. Whenever I see a name like this pop up it reminds me we’re probably not a particularly young bunch!
Fair’s fair: I normally stick
Fair’s fair: I normally stick the boot into Will Norman, but that tweet comes suspiciously close to him ‘getting it’.
Well done Will: have an upgrade from ‘walking platitude’ to ‘stopped clock’.
I think Endura’s video would
I think Endura’s video would’ve been better if they had a jacket that fitted their model…
Is it that hard to believe a
Is it that hard to believe a cyclist would ride into something while looking at their phone? Car drivers do it all the time, after all.
vonhelmet wrote:
No. It isn’t. I did precisely this while texting and completely separated my shoulder (AC joint) which remains to this day. I don’t see why the video has to be staged. He’s certainly not the first cyclist to ride into the back of a car whilst texting.
It isn’t only “anti-cycling
It isn’t only “anti-cycling nonsense on the radio” that we need to beware of, it is the media’s refusal to report in any proportional manner the benefits of cycling. I mainly listen to R4 and the local BBC station (Bristol) and I couldn’t possibly count the number of articles they’ve had about obesity and diet, it must be hundreds, but I could count the number of articles about the benefits of cycling on the fingers of a closed fist.
Given the overwhelming benefits of cycling, why isn’t this top of every programme about pollution, health, obesity, congestion etc? There are two ways to lie: an explicit untruth, or just ignoring the truth and reporting everything else. The media has mostly been lying about cycling for the past thirty years, unfortunately including the BBC.
I always like the idea of
I always like the idea of rain capes, but – like many people – my front light is clipped onto my handlebars so a cape would render it useless…
brooksby wrote:
I could be wrong but it doesn’t look quite like the cape of old that pretty much covered everything and was a real tent. Tried one once, it came with a job lot of stuff I’d bought for one or two things and thought what the hell, it’s fine if going at a very sedate pace but by god anything much over 12mph and it’s like pushing a barge.
this one looks quite stylish however and not in that nasty mustard yellow they always seemed to come in, oh and ones with a built in hood always makes people look like a gnome. hahaha