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Ute driver brake checks cyclists causing crash; Giro bike chucking saboteur arrested; road.cc in-house NMoTD; Pink Giro Canyon for Carapaz, Adam Blythe shirts + more

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Ute driver brake checks cyclists causing crash; Giro bike chucking saboteur arrested; road.cc in-house NMoTD; Pink Giro Canyon for Carapaz, Adam Blythe shirts + moreBrake check (via Cycliq Facebook)
31 May 2019, 16:00
20 mph sign (CC BY-ND 2.0 licensed by Tony Hall:Flickr)
Holyrood committee rejects default 20mph speed limit

British Cycling says 20mph Restricted Roads Bill would make streets safer pedestrians and cyclists.

Full story here.

31 May 2019, 14:58
Slipknot car (CC licensed by absurd_hero via Flickr)
Mood music: Heavy metal makes drivers too agitated, but classical makes them too cool

You're better off with Taylor Swift, apparently.

Full story here.

31 May 2019, 13:37
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31 May 2019, 13:04
A Message from the Council for Ill informed and Opinionated Bicycle Aesthetes

 

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Oops! A quick gander at the road.cc bike rack reveals we've gone seriously off-message on this one… the wrong one just looks so right. 

31 May 2019, 13:02
31 May 2019, 12:19
Ute driver brake checks cyclists causing crash

This video, from Victoria in Australia, shows a ute driver pass six cyclists before braking and turning off the road.

31 May 2019, 11:46
Bradley Wiggins (via Eurosport)
Team Ineos 'strangling the sport' says Bradley Wiggins

He argues that the future of cycling is all in one team and says Ineos will ‘park the bus’ at the Tour de France.

Full story here.

31 May 2019, 11:19
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GT Grade 2020: Davey Arthur gives his first ride impressions

The first incarnation of the GT Grade was possibly the ultimate Marmite bike - some thought touched by the ugly stick, while others though it touched by genius… we’ve not met anyone who rode one that didn’t love it. So what’s the new version with adjustable geometry like? Find out here

31 May 2019, 10:49
road.cc in-house Near Miss of the Day + bonus slo-mo swearing

Our man Pat shares a moment he had out on the bypass on this morning's commute. One of those that demonstrates that the camera doesn't always give a true impression of how close a pass was - though it's pretty close and fast. It takes quite a lot to shake up an experienced rider like Pat, but a stiff drink (coffee we think) and he's back to his usual composed self now.

31 May 2019, 09:24
Trek reveals two new Madone SL Disc models

Trek has unveiled two new Madone models that become the cheapest disc brake Madones in the range. The Madone SL 6 and Madone SL 7 are made from a lower grade of carbon than the existing SLR models and feature a traditional-style handlebar and stem rather than a single-piece design.MadoneSL6Disc_20_28714_B_Primary.jpg

Find out about them here.

31 May 2019, 09:11
Adam Blythe's shirts

If you've been watching the Giro on Eurosport (or the highlights on Quest) you'll have noticed Adam Blythe's shirts.

So have his co-presenters.

31 May 2019, 08:51
Another angle on that incident yesterday where a spectator threw a bike in the path of the Giro

Yesterday we featured the incident above when a spectator ran across the road to clear a bike left in the path of oncoming riders, today we got a much clearer view (in the second video clip) of what actually happened. The man in the hoodie has reportedly been arrested.

31 May 2019, 08:12
Pink Canyon for Carapaz
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Tony Farrelly | 5 years ago
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Pat certainly tried, but that bit of road falls under the jurisdiction of the Wiltshire Police and the upload for video reporting on their site wasn't working earlier when he tried. Not that, he won't try again I'm sure

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grumpyoldcyclist | 5 years ago
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That close pass was terrible, no excuse, nothing in the outside lane stopping them pulling out.

Please tell me it was reported

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CXR94Di2 | 5 years ago
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The close pass- Did you see the driver try and keep inside the line of the left lane. Riding central would of made the driver think about the overtake

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brooksby | 5 years ago
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So WTF was going on with the bloke dumping his bike ahead of the oncoming peloton?

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squidgy | 5 years ago
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Maybe not the best bit of driving by the ute driverq who could have waited, perhaps they weren't sure where the turn was, but it seems the lady caused the crash by touching the wheel of the rider in front. The leading 2 were able to pass the ute on the inside easily enough.

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Butty | 5 years ago
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I've never seen a bike with a front disc and rear rim brake. Attention to detail please!

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Chris replied to Butty | 5 years ago
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Butty wrote:

I've never seen a bike with a front disc and rear rim brake. Attention to detail please!

 

I've got one!

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The _Kaner replied to Chris | 5 years ago
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Chris wrote:
Butty wrote:

I've never seen a bike with a front disc and rear rim brake. Attention to detail please!

 

I've got one!

 

Yep, Suspension fork at front with post mount disk, and regular rear with V-Brakes...granted it was an XC MTB... but still a bike with front disc and rear rim brake

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BehindTheBikesheds | 5 years ago
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what, a rim braked bike leading the Giro, oh for shame for the disc brake lving road CC, I see you haven't mentioned that have you yet when it's the other way around you've got your crusty socks out!

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fixit replied to BehindTheBikesheds | 5 years ago
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BehindTheBikesheds wrote:

what, a rim braked bike leading the Giro, oh for shame for the disc brake lving road CC, I see you haven't mentioned that have you yet when it's the other way around you've got your crusty socks out!

 

what does brake system have to  do with some one  winning the giro? road racers generaly don't use the brakes as often as you think!

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BehindTheBikesheds replied to fixit | 5 years ago
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tsarouxaz wrote:
BehindTheBikesheds wrote:

what, a rim braked bike leading the Giro, oh for shame for the disc brake lving road CC, I see you haven't mentioned that have you yet when it's the other way around you've got your crusty socks out!

 

what does brake system have to  do with some one  winning the giro? road racers generaly don't use the brakes as often as you think!

You've not been reading the hype over disc brakes for the last 5 years or so then? Everytime a cyclist wins a stage/event on a disc braked bike Road CC are all over it like a rash singing triumphantly over their superiority, yet when a cyclist with rim brakes wins, nothing. The promotion of discs as an essential tool in road cyclists armoury is massively pushed everywhere, yet as you've said pros and even top amateurs use their brakes fairly infrequently comparative to your average and even then discs are simply not necessary in any road conditions.

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