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Live blog: Team Dimension Data hand out bikes for Qhubeka charity; Woman forced to abandon 1,000 mile ride after seven miles thanks to giant pothole; André Cardoso gets four year ban for positive EPO test; Wiggo has a pop at Cav +more
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kil0ran 20 minutes ago
I was a few bikes away from the fatal collision during Ride London a few years ago, I barely avoided the victim's dog which was running loose. Definitely one of those slo-mo adrenaline fuelled moments and I was only doing about 40kph. At lead out speeds it really doesn't bear thinking about.
open_roads 23 minutes ago
@Xenophon2 "That’s a lot of batteries to keep track of, to the point that I have a dedicated charger with 3 m USB-C cable in my office, another one at home. Can’t imagine having to deal with another battery such as on the Flight Attendant." Top tip: In reality most of the SRAM stuff lasts a month or two even with pretty heavy usage. I just charge all the batteries on the last Sunday of every month and have yet to be caught out. The SRAM batteries are so cheap / small / light it's also worth keeping a spare in a saddle bag or similar.
ajuk.uk@gmail.com 54 minutes ago
@chrisonabike There does seem to be evidence that 20 mph limits work on roads that already lend themselves to such low speeds, and I do think the lack of a 25 mph limit option is an issue for some roads. Speed limits should especially not be set very low in the hope that many or most drivers will only exceed them by a set amount because, not only is it not true that many people drive like that, the opposite can happen. Instead of targeting the drivers most likely to cause harm, you're putting the prohibition onto the behaviour of more sensible drivers and forcing the police to target them. The DfT guidance used to have a paragraph calling out this presumption. The extent to which road design and conditions at the time dictate traffic speeds is too stark to ignore. I've seen urban roads with signed 40 mph limits have lower average speeds than some roads with posted 20 mph limits. And yes, that road in Gloucester has signs openly inviting drivers to go faster, and almost none of them do: the non-compliance was about 2%. Compare that to over 99% non-compliance on some roads in Wales. What I'm mainly talking about is the increasing imposition of 20 mph limits on much higher-standard main roads. That's where you see extreme levels of non-compliance. In some cases, the average speed has even been known to go up after the limit has gone down. Showing such contempt just brings speed limits into disrepute and my contention is that drivers should take speed limits seriously.
ajuk.uk@gmail.com 55 minutes ago
@chrisonabike There does seem to be evidence that 20 mph limits work on roads that already lend themselves to such low speeds, and I do think the lack of a 25 mph limit option is an issue for some roads. Speed limits should especially not be set very low in the hope that many or most drivers will only exceed them by a set amount because, not only is it not true that many people drive like that, the opposite can happen. Instead of targeting the drivers most likely to cause harm, you're putting the prohibition onto the behaviour of more sensible drivers and forcing the police to target them. The DfT guidance used to have a paragraph calling out this presumption. The extent to which road design and conditions at the time dictate traffic speeds is too stark to ignore. I've seen urban roads with signed 40 mph limits have lower average speeds than some roads with posted 20 mph limits. And yes, that road in Gloucester has signs openly inviting drivers to go faster, and almost none of them do: the non-compliance was about 2%. Compare that to over 99% non-compliance on some roads in Wales. So no, when speed limits match the road, compliance is much higher, but speeds are not. What I'm mainly talking about is the increasing imposition of 20 mph limits on much higher-standard main roads. That's where you see extreme levels of non-compliance. In some cases, the average speed has even been known to go up after the limit has gone down. Showing such contempt just brings speed limits into disrepute and my contention is that drivers should take speed limits seriously.
Rendel Harris 1 hour ago
@jaymack Yes...to an extent, and I'm happy at the moment with my twelve-year-old Dura Ace mechanical, but I must admit when I had Ultegra Di2 I did notice not so much the ease of shifting but the perfect trimming of the gears after every shift so that the chainline was always absolutely perfect and that did enhance the simple pleasure of being outside, for me anyway. At least until that day I forgot to charge the battery which died at the turnaround on an eighty-mile ride and had to ride a very lumpy forty miles home stuck in 50x14...
Rendel Harris 2 hours ago
@Daclu Trelub Well no, given that I object to the use of derogatory slurs against people with mental health issues I think I'll "bother" the person who's using derogatory slurs against people with mental health issues. Have a little think, if capable: if your mother or someone else close to you had dementia or mental health issues, would you be happy for people to be pointing at them mockingly saying, "Looks like she's a few chips short of a fish supper"? Stop it.
Daclu Trelub 2 hours ago
@Rendel Harris Go and bother somebody else with your opinion.
jaymack 2 hours ago
I'm sure electronic gears, pedals, seat posts etc. are each a modern marvel but they all seem to solve a problem I've never encountered. However I have encountered others faffing while searching for batteries, cables and even a firmware update. All of which just gets in the way of cycling's simple pleasure - being outside
Rendel Harris 3 hours ago
@Daclu Trelub Yeah...that sort of expression is OK when being jocular about someone who's a bit dense or slow on the uptake, is it really appropriate for someone who quite obviously has mental health/dementia issues?
Xenophon2 3 hours ago
I'm a bit on the fence. Currently riding a gravel bike with a Force AXS XPLR groupset, Favero assioma pro powermeter pedals, Garmin varia rear light, lupine front light, Edge 1040. That's a lot of batteries to keep track of, to the point that I have a dedicated charger with 3 m USB-C cable in my office, another one at home. Can't imagine having to deal with another battery such as on the Flight Attendant. BUT....everything's dead easy to set up, no cables to route through the frame, no cable stretch, no derailleur adjustment.....
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Is that right, Wiggins?
Is that right, Wiggins?
http://www4.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Michael+Kacer+Invictus+Games+Day+Three+Indoor+wo7TpsEq-2Ql.jpg
I’m starting to get bored with this guy’s obnoxious and tedious antics just to get cheap headlines. He wouldn’t know a hard life if it thumped him on the head.
roadmanshaq wrote:
American so doesn’t count.
Well, you’ve got an
Well, you’ve got an opportunity to use your position of popularity to spread some good stuff and you go and waste it by spouting shite, Sir Bradders.
#Wanker
I saw Geraint Thomas on stage
I saw Geraint Thomas on stage in Monmouth last Friday; he was really interesting, genuinely self effacing and seemed very normal.
I certainly wouldn’t waste my money on seeing Wiggo; I read one of his books once and lost any respect I had for him, as he seemed to spend an inordinate amount of type on explaining how great he was.
Chris Boardman was on stage in Monmouth a while back and he was really engaging too.
Wiggins and Cav are like an
Wiggins and Cav are like an old married couple – The Hooky and Barney (Sumner) of the sporting world. But – The work Wiggins did to get Cav his Rainbow jersey – then Wiggo in yellow leading Cav in the stripes onto the Champs Elysées – their Madison win at the 2016 Worlds. Some pair! (The description of Brailsford made me spit my coffee out…
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JohnnyRemo wrote:
Aye but look how that turned out 🙁
Wiggins is deffo Hooky (the cooler one) while I can see Cav losing it on too many Pernod and oranges. They should do an LP together and call it ‘Power, Corruption & Thighs’. I’d buy it!
I was at the Kentish Town
I was at the Kentish Town date, so not the one reviewed, but some thoughts:
– my interpretation of his comments re Cavendish was that they were very much tongue in cheek. Ribbing a mate rather than criticising him. He also had some very warm words to say about him.
– His view of Armstrong was very much more nuanced that has been presented in the press. I didn’t agree with everything he said, but it was somewhat removed from what the press have seized upon (although given the amount of Armstrong jerseys in the book, I take that with a pinch of salt.)
3. Wiggins is who he is. Yes he’s gonna wind some people up the wrong way, but he has an interesting story to tell, and comes across much less self absorbed than some might think.
Saintlymark wrote:
Likewise with wife, daughter and daughter’s boyfriend. Some great pops at champagne spraying Rapha wearers, absolute clarity on Armstrong and some real insights into his life and “flawed character” (his words). I met him at a track league event he rode out to watch the day he got his new Confidis kit and bike (so years ago). Banter towards Tony Gibb was pretty harsh but seemed a nice bloke then too. If you don’t like him don’t go – there were lots of people there who Im guessing felt it was worth the money.
Brad gonna Brad
Brad gonna Brad
Book to sell, people to rile up etc etc
I saw Ned Boulting last week – for the second time. Brilliant show, lovely bloke, sort of fella you could have a long session with in the pub after just meeting him. Opposite to Bradley in many ways, but I think it’d be just as easy to get shitfaced with him too.
I read that cyclist review
I read that cyclist review and I just thought that it sounded like a journo scorned had written it, maybe Sir Biggo had hurt their feelings in the past.
I’m not saying that Sir Waggo isn’t a douchebag, he’s clearly not very media friendly, but the writing in that article screams of bias.
I note that there is not an author attributed to the article it either, which is prettylow,if you’re going to write a damming review at least have the courage to put your name against it.Edit, I can see that there is a name against it. Trevor Ward.
Also… while I think, ‘Cyclist’ hate team sky, have been a massive stoker of hate over the past couple of years.
Perhaps the rowing failure is
Perhaps the rowing failure is because he is getting close to 40, rather than if he has a bag of sugar up his arse. And as for insulting national treasures, leave Dermot out of it.