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Live blog: Pass-agg van stickers (we prefer ours); Richard Carapaz fails to secure visa for Tour of Britain; Telegraph takes firm position on whether cycle helmets should be mandatory; pass-agg van stickers + moreYvan Seth and Cyclists Stay Awesome sticker (CC-BY 2.0 John Stevenson)
06 September 2019, 15:45
Cinder Track sign (via Save Our Cinder Track petition).jpg
£1.1m to improve urban ends of Scarborough-to-Whitby Cinder Track

Planned work significantly different from planned £7m overhaul that drew backlash in 2017.

Full story here.

06 September 2019, 08:02
A new (to us) passive-aggressive van sign aimed at cyclists
06 September 2019, 14:49
Move over Boston Dynamics

This hellish contraption was spotted at Eurobike. Not sure we need to worry about robots taking over just yet but this thing is the stuff of nightmares 

 

06 September 2019, 14:40
Carapaz or not, the Tour of Britain starts tomorrow
06 September 2019, 14:09
Justice (Lonpicman, Wikimedia Commons)
Suspended sentence for Sheffield taxi driver who drove at cyclist and "caused her to fall"

“She was very frank with the police, and this court, in saying she called you a psycho"

Full story here.

06 September 2019, 11:25
Near miss
Near Miss of the Day 302: Glancing blow but police won’t even speak to the driver

This near miss looks about as close as they come to us.

Watch it here.

06 September 2019, 10:35
Richard Carapaz fails to secure visa for Tour of Britain

Giro d'Italia winner Richard Carapaz, currently with Movistar but moving to Team Ineos next year, has failed to secure a visa for the Tour of Britain.

We're interested to see how much of this sort of thing we see for the World Championships in a couple of weeks' time...

06 September 2019, 09:41
Is today's final climb in the Vuelta the toughest in Grand Tours?

Simon Warren thinks so.

"My 34x27 was totally insufficient, I was bringing a balloon sword to a gun fight."

06 September 2019, 09:23
And the award for the most eye-catching paint job goes to... Muc-Off
Eurobike Muc Off Cervelo - 2

Muc-Off is at Eurobike this week with a pink leopard print Cervelo that fits with the packaging design of some of its new expanded tubeless range of products.

Eurobike Muc Off Cervelo - 8

The British brand begins its 25 year anniversary celebrations in November.

Eurobike Muc Off Cervelo - 1

https://muc-off.com/

 

06 September 2019, 09:06
Eurobike news in brief
Eurobike 2019 randoms - 1

This invention from Japan is called the One Point Five. The man we spoke to said, “The good thing is that it’s so difficult to ride you get the fun sensation of learning to ride a bike again.” 

Eurobike 2019 randoms - 2

Funky bar tape colours from Guee.

Eurobike 2019 randoms - 3

The Asfalt LR e-bike won a Eurobike Start-Up award. The logo on the head tube is a functioning light.

Eurobike 2019 randoms - 4

A second battery is housed in the seat tube 

Eurobike 2019 randoms - 5

Latest version of the Strida comes with disc brakes and belt drive.

06 September 2019, 07:58
Meanwhile in the Netherlands
06 September 2019, 07:57
Telegraph takes firm position on whether cycle helmets should be mandatory

“Think again”

Alex Bowden

Alex has written for more cricket publications than the rest of the road.cc team combined. Despite the apparent evidence of this picture, he doesn't especially like cake.

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brooksby replied to Rich_cb | 5 years ago
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Rich_cb wrote:

... Secondly, the joke isn't about cyclists getting killed etc it's about the highway code and the frequent quoting of it by cyclists.

It's a gentle joke aimed at a particular type of cyclist, seemingly over represented on this forum.

And you know all this because...?

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AlsoSomniloquism replied to brooksby | 5 years ago
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brooksby wrote:

Rich_cb wrote:

... Secondly, the joke isn't about cyclists getting killed etc it's about the highway code and the frequent quoting of it by cyclists.

It's a gentle joke aimed at a particular type of cyclist, seemingly over represented on this forum.

And you know all this because...?

i took it as a joke on the oft repeated stickers warning cyclists not pass these vehicles because of blind spots which are nothing more then excuses of ‘well we warned them’.  

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Rich_cb replied to brooksby | 5 years ago
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brooksby wrote:

And you know all this because...?

I deduced it was a joke about cyclists and the highway code by carefully analysing the use of the words 'cyclists' and 'highway code'.

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Awavey replied to Zebulebu | 5 years ago
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Zebulebu wrote:

Rich_cb wrote:
Zebulebu wrote:
Rich_cb wrote:

The highway code thing is a joke. Some of you are seriously lacking in a sense of humour.

Yeah. Getting knocked over by someone who has just passed you turning left across your path in broad daylight tends to blunt your sense of humour. As does drivers driving straight towards you on narrow country roads, then shouting at you and calling you a 'cunt' for being 'in their way'. As does having a porsche overtake your club ride on a blind corner, approaching a bridge. As does having a milkshake thrown at you from a passing car. As does visiting your mate in hospital with a broken hip and shoulder blade after being knocked off by a white van driver, who then drove off. Funny that.

And that stream of anecdotes makes the joke on the van wrong why? It's poking fun at some cyclists, just as their other stickers appear to be poking fun at other road users. Lighten up.

 

Because these aren't 'anecodtes'. They are reports of fact, based on my last three months of riding. And until the issue of cyclists being abused, seriously injured and killed is taken seriously, 'having a laugh' about it isn't particularly fucking funny.

Totally agree my sense of humour for that kind of stuff has long been worn out by repeatedly being near missed by objects that can kill me and no one giving a damn to fix it

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Pilot Pete | 5 years ago
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I’ve just contacted the company asking them to explain their bigoted views regarding the passive aggressive van sticker. I think others should do the same.

PP

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AlsoSomniloquism replied to Pilot Pete | 5 years ago
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Pilot Pete wrote:

I’ve just contacted the company asking them to explain their bigoted views regarding the passive aggressive van sticker. I think others should do the same.

PP

they have another van with the words ‘Caution, blindly following SatNav”. I would suggest that the stickers are to take the piss of all road users plus publicity and advertising of the design company. 

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Jackson replied to Pilot Pete | 5 years ago
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Pilot Pete wrote:

I’ve just contacted the company asking them to explain their bigoted views regarding the passive aggressive van sticker. I think others should do the same.

PP

Why?

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brooksby | 5 years ago
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I wonder if that company went to the trouble of actually creating a sticker just for their vans, given the nature of their business and how 'non-standard' it looks (they certainly didn't just buy it in Office World).  And, has been said, how best to reply "Yes, thanks; next?"...

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Hug | 5 years ago
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In answer to Señor Chris on how to reply to J B H Design.  Thank you for sharing the web address.  On their web site they give their telephone number and email (and contact form). Perhaps they are so interested, every cyclist should let them know? 

I also wonder if cycleoptic obtained the image from a close pass by the van; in which case they may need reminding of rule 163 - because it looks like a close pass. Of course, cycleoptic may be filtering and they could be reminded of that rule.

I wonder when everyone at J B H Design last read (if ever) the Highway Code?

 

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jasecd | 5 years ago
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If you take advice from the Telegraph then think again. Anecdote and individual experience is not evidence. 

Wear a helmet if you want to but never read the Telegraph.

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brooksby replied to jasecd | 5 years ago
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jasecd wrote:

If you take advice from the Telegraph then think again. Anecdote and individual experience is not evidence. 

Wear a helmet if you want to but never read the Telegraph.

And of course its behind a paywall/register-wall so you can't accidentally read the web version.

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OldRidgeback replied to brooksby | 5 years ago
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brooksby wrote:

jasecd wrote:

If you take advice from the Telegraph then think again. Anecdote and individual experience is not evidence. 

Wear a helmet if you want to but never read the Telegraph.

And of course its behind a paywall/register-wall so you can't accidentally read the web version.

It popped up on my MSN news feed. I thought it'd kick off another lengthy helmet debate to be honest.

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