Live blog: Flagged on Strava; why you’re more efficient than a salmon; thousands raised in memory of cyclist who died at Velo Birmingham + more
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Body weight v calorific cost of movement
Body weight v cost of transport. You can’t do much better than a bicycle! pic.twitter.com/FkpW1pH5Fg
— Chris Oliver (@CyclingSurgeon) May 16, 2019
More than £20,000 raised in memory a cyclist who died during Velo Birmingham
Last weekend, a participant in the Vélo Birmingham & Midlands closed road sportive died after crashing on Coleshill Road, Atherstone.
Warwickshire Police said that the cyclist, a man in his 50s, came off his bike at around the 23-mile mark during a steep downhill section with tight bends. He was taken to hospital for treatment but unfortunately passed away.
Anyone who witnessed the incident or who has any information is asked to call Warwickshire Police on 101 quoting incident number 84 of 12 May.
The Express and Star reports that a JustGiving page has since been set up in the man’s memory and at the time of writing it had received more than £20,000 in donations. The money will go to Derbyshire, Leicestershire & Rutland Air Ambulance.
Cyclist sues Edinburgh Trams and city council after tram track fall
More cases could follow if she wins.
Probably another day for the breakaway in the Giro
Nothing too dramatic, but it’s a hilly finish and uphill to the line.
Stage 7 | Tappa 7
17 May | 17 maggio
Vasto – L’Aquila
185 km
Start: 12.25 PM CEST
Finish: 5.10 PM ca CEST
https://t.co/pX8hbUfmqT#Giro pic.twitter.com/ZZhWtqjTt6— Giro d’Italia (@giroditalia) May 17, 2019
Greg Henderson's extraordinary bump
Hope you’re not squeamish? Former pro Greg Henderson has shared a picture of what he jokingly refers to as his body having “evolved a new quad muscle.”
The lump follows an operation and some on his Instagram page are suggesting it’s a herniated blood vessel. Any doctors reading this care to offer some insight?
Flagged...
We all have a friend in Strava whom we suspect… pic.twitter.com/ayMhRfHBg1
— Awesome Cycling (@AwesomeCycling) May 16, 2019
Like f%*king Mordor
How the hell is Bristol in the top places to cycle worldwide?
Bristol is awful, not least because it literally has a motorway disgorging right through the city centre. All cycling in Bristol is in spite of the city, not because of it
Fucking Mordor has better roads than Bristol https://t.co/RsHNT2Fveo
— Ian Walker (@ianwalker) May 15, 2019
Some who live in an around Bristol were a little surprised to see it come at the sharper end of a survey rating selected cities for cycling; none other than Dr Ian Walker, well known in cycling for his studies into cyclists’ behaviours with the University of Bath and for his ultra cycling heroics. You can read about his North Cape 4000 victory here, which was presumably a nicer ride than trying to negotiate the roads around Bristol Temple Meads at rush hour.
ASO pulls Flèche-Wallone and Liège-Bastogne-Liège out of Women’s World Tour, unwilling to provide live TV coverage
New UCI rules require organisers to provide 45 minutes live coverage of all WWT races.
Superheroes wear Lycra
To the cyclist wearing an invisible superhero cape last night: I wish the internet helped me find you so that I can thank you again. pic.twitter.com/tAujzvkHQ5
— Diana Peychev (@dianapeychev) May 17, 2019
Devon bus driver hit cyclist while attempting to overtake – police say driver was given driver education at the roadside
“I wouldn’t have even tried in a car,” says victim. “It was a really tight space.”
Thomas De Gendt can't make his mind up
Here’s what the Belgian breakaway specialist said this morning.
@DeGendtThomas ”Maybe it isn’t the best [choice] going in the breakaway today” #giro pic.twitter.com/Chycc6ajnW
— Giro d’Italia (@giroditalia) May 17, 2019
Then, inevitably, he went and got in the break anyway.
But now this:
Thomas De Gendt dropped from the breakaway. 11 riders now lead the stage. Live: https://t.co/QEHl0dG1Ct | stacca Thomas De Gendt dal gruppo dei fuggitivi. Davanti ora sono in 11. Diretta: https://t.co/9yFEkutGKE #Giro
— Giro d’Italia (@giroditalia) May 17, 2019
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Concur with KDee's comment. Also, how would a Vittoria T60 be the equivalent comparison, when this tyre has a centre section optimised for tarmac (or very hard packed gravel)? Surely Vittoria's T30 would be the equivalent?
Erm, Ruggins did manage to ride her bike very fast, perhaps in part because she'd headed up towards the Arctic Circle before the worst of the heat took hold. Are you perhaps thinking of Lael Wilcox?
@Rome73 The solar panels top up the battery. A battery is still needed especially when there isn't enough direct sunlight onto the panels to provide assistance. Brings a new meaning to fair-weather cyclist.
roadcc sinks to new low, next week wee reviewing electric cars !
@GravelIsNothingNew nearly, but not quite.
@chrisonabike I think its defining features are that it has nothing to do with sport, and very little utility.
@Sriracha I'm guilty of this because it's easier than going through the collision dynamics (which I'd no doubt get wrong). It's a proxy - I guess it's more fairly useful for explaining to the occupants of motor vehicles why less speed could be better (for them) eg. when crashing into an minimally yielding hard object? And for a gross "what damage does the vehicle do" in a collision - cyclists don't commonly bend or break street furniture, or buildings... As you say accelerations are more to the point. Of course as others note with larger heavier vehicles you could still suffer additional impacts (vehicle carries you on its front into an unyielding object, or you go under it / into a wheel arch). Plus potential crush if it ends on top of you.
I think you sort of miss the point. The idea of " pulling up whenever you fancy " just isn't possible with a roof tent as they overtly advertise your being there. You are limited to camp sites, themselves getting more and more expensive. A van remains the only viable choice for a true adventurer, as you can legitimately just pull up and go for a ride. Stealth... Stealth is the name of the game and a big orange triangle on your roof is only going to attract attention and end one way....
Again, two photos of the tyre still banded up fresh out of its packaging. No photo of the tyre fitted and inflated clearly showing the tread and profile.
I don't think the research stands up to the highest levels of scrutiny but the long notjusbikes video about this issue ("these stupid trucks are literally killing us") references some things like companies effectively "marketing towards arseholes" and a version of the common "roadkill experiment" by Mark Rober which had "SUV" drivers as the biggest (fake) animal killers. Now that these things are everywhere * perhaps this effect would be smaller. But perhaps it's not shocking that "less pro-social types" might be more likely to get a big mean car (and drive aggressively) than a 2CV... * What exactly is an "SUV"? Is it more "bigger car" plus the "look"?
8 thoughts on “Live blog: Flagged on Strava; why you’re more efficient than a salmon; thousands raised in memory of cyclist who died at Velo Birmingham + more”
…but how would a salmon
…but how would a salmon reach the pedals?
hawkinspeter wrote:
Like a lot of unexplained happenings*, it seems to involve drinking Guinness.
*Such as – how in hell did that toilet seat end up nailed to my wall?
hawkinspeter wrote:
A man without a woman is like a salmon without a bicycle.
burtthebike wrote:
So perfectly fine and in it’s natural state then. I don’t think that was the right quote.
Organon wrote:
Did you get the SOH bypass on the NHS or was it private?
It’s great that in the wake
It’s great that in the wake of such a tragedy a siazable charitable fund has been set up, but I thought the location of the incident is served by the Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance.
ROOTminus1 wrote:
that particular air ambulance service, has two helicopters serving a total of five counties.
Warwickshire & Northamptonshire Air Ambulance (WNAA)
Derbyshire, Leicestershire & Rutland Air Ambulance (DLRAA)
but its a combined single organisation for the purposes of charity donations
Greg Henderson clearly has
Greg Henderson clearly has had a motor implanted in his legs 😉