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Jacob Rees-Mogg brands 20mph speed limits "an anti-motorist, cash raising ploy"; Have you ever crashed on the turbo? Home trainer sprint snaps sweat-corroded bar; Six Day pro suffers serious injuries in major crash; Pothole party + more on the live blog
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20mph sign (CC licensed by EdinburghGreens via Flickr)16 November 2022, 17:25
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16 November 2022, 15:48
Jacob Rees-Mogg brands 20mph speed limits "an anti-motorist, cash raising ploy"
Happy Wednesday folks... you'll be delighted to hear Jacob Rees Mogg has self-exhumed from the depths of the Tory Party back onto our screens to enlighten the world with his wisdom...
Merely an anti-motorist, cash raising ploy.https://t.co/iGQEQDhsDZ
— Jacob Rees-Mogg (@Jacob_Rees_Mogg) November 16, 2022
Appears ol' Moggy missed this bit where The Telegraph's article says the scheme has little impact on collisions... "largely because they are often ignored"... and in other cities 20mph limits have caused "significant reductions in road traffic speed, collisions and casualties".
Science editor Sarah Knapton's piece notes the former observation by Queen's University Belfast experts who compared traffic and accident data in the city from 2013 and 2014 with 2017 and 2019 after 20mph limits were implemented. The data was also compared to city centre streets where restrictions didn't apply, as well as streets in the city and similar routes elsewhere in Northern Ireland that had retained their speed limits between 30 and 40mph.
And while the analysis pointed to "little change in short or long-term outcomes for road traffic collisions, casualties, or driver speed", Ruth Hunter, a professor of public health and planetary health, pointed to a lack of enforcement and drivers "unaware" of the new limit for an explanation in the largely unchanged collision numbers.
Knapton also points out that in other cities where 20mph speed limits have been implemented, notably Edinburgh, there have been "significant reductions in road traffic speed, collisions and casualties".
"Road deaths fell by nearly a quarter and serious injuries by a third when Edinburgh cut its speed limit to 20mph," she writes.
"mErElY aN aNtI-mOtOrIsT, cAsH rAiSiNg PlOy"
16 November 2022, 17:15
Gifts for cyclists 2022 under £50 — the best affordable Christmas presents for the cyclist in your life
Let's face it, we don't all have Mogg's millions, so here are our top affordable cycling-related gift ideas this Christmas...
16 November 2022, 17:07
"I had to put on this face that wasn't me and pretend everything was okay when it just wasn't"
Dame Laura Kenny has spoken to Eurosport about the pain of suffering a miscarriage last year, and admitted "pretending everything was okay" in the aftermath.
"Being an athlete sort of dragged me through it, I guess," the five-time Olympic champion said. "I'm just glad I had something else to fall upon, because I don’t know how else I would have stopped my brain from overthinking the stuff it was thinking at the time.
"I didn't know what to do. I do not like letting people down, and [my career] has always been about turning up, and you give your best on that day. That's what you do as an athlete.
"I didn't really think twice about it, I just carried on being Laura. And that has its disadvantages, as much as being me has its advantages a lot of the time. Just saying you're okay the whole time has its disadvantages because I had to put on this face that wasn't me and pretend everything was okay when it just wasn't."
16 November 2022, 16:40
16 November 2022, 13:25
Cyclist suffers serious injury after being thrown 30ft from railings at promenade
The brakes on this cycle failed as the cyclist negotiated a steep slippy slope at Egremont Prom. Cyclist has struck railings and been thrown down a 30ft drop onto the beach suffering serious injury. Please ensure your cycle is in good working order #MRPU #SYN1 pic.twitter.com/msrtJtJKaT
— Roads Policing Unit (@MerPolTraffic) November 16, 2022
Merseyside Police reported a cyclist was seriously injured in Wallasey last night when their bike's brakes "failed" and they were sent crashing down a steep slope and into Egremont Promenade's railings, an impact which threw them 30ft (9m) down to the beach below.
16 November 2022, 13:24
UPDATE: The driver was issued with a community resolution order by the Met, and has agreed to pay compensation to the cyclist
16 November 2022, 13:12
US publishing giant Outside makes several redundancies including Editors-In-Chief of CyclingTips and VeloNews
Thank you for all the kind messages. This is an odd, incredibly public job. We work out in the open. That's a blessing and a curse, but on days like today, which is unquestionably a shit day, it's amazing.
It's stuff like this that makes me most proud: pic.twitter.com/tEoGORFtqL
— Caley Fretz (@CaleyFretz) November 16, 2022
Some tough news from within the cycling industry today as staff at CyclingTips and VeloNews, including the Editor-in-Chief of both sites Caley Fretz and Daniel Benson, have lost their jobs as part of a round of redundancies at publisher Outside.
In a letter to staff from Outside's CEO Robin Thurston shared on social media, it was confirmed that the publisher is cutting 12% of its workforce in an effort to "achieve profitability and control our destiny".
Outside of Outside, Jeremy Whittle also confirmed that Stelvio magazine would not be publishing any further issues.
Stelvio was launched earlier this year as the 'thinking fan's bike mag' (with the aim of filling the hole left by the demise of ProCycling), featuring rider interviews, tactical analysis, and history pieces, along with some interesting and nuanced investigations into sportswashing, but only managed two editions before its own collapse.
Rotten day for @CaleyFretz and the cycling media. Let me add to the gloom by saying there won’t be another issue of Stelvio for me sadly (or indeed for anyone). Thanks to all the brilliant contributors and also to those who supported it. 😞
— Jeremy Whittle (@jeremycwhittle) November 16, 2022
"This is really sad news and all of us at road.cc are sorry to see some amazing journalists lose their jobs. Those titles will be worse for it and I hope all of those who have been let go land on their feet elsewhere," road.cc editor Jack Sexty commented.
16 November 2022, 12:34
16 November 2022, 12:26
MAXIMISE fitness gains with indoor and outdoor riding
Oh, and while we're on the topic, as if by magic the video team have just dropped this...
16 November 2022, 12:12
Turbo talk
We're talking turbo training on today's live blog, and to answer my own question, yes I have crashed while training indoors. I'm blaming teenage me for getting a cheap as chips turbo that attached at the rear quick release. I say 'attached'... it did when you set it up properly...
One of those turbos you feel the rocking when the (bang average) watts start going down...
Anyway, enough of my rambling...
SlowOldSteve: "Not a crash but a strange occurrence on the turbo yesterday, a puncture as I got on, put in a new inner tube and got a second puncture! Clearly something inside the tyre but a cursory run around with a finger revealed nothing on the first puncture. To say there was a lot of bad language would be an understatement! I gave up and had tea and cake."
That's the answer to everything, in my book.
ShutTheFrontDawes is also an "advocate for removing bar tape. I just don't like it and once I tried cycling without it, I realised I liked it. I think everyone should at least try it." Bonus points for the get well soon message, possibly the nicest thing anyone's ever commented on one of my live blogs...
OldRidgeback: "I saw the post on Twitter. I didn't realise sweat could be so corrosive to an alloy. I know there's salt in sweat, but even so...."
Awavey: "It's the acidity along with the salt combination that causes the problem, I think it's common to hear about rusty fingerprints on metal handtools, especially when kept in high humidity environments. Apparently blood is worse so don't bleed on your bike either." Noted.
Elsewhere in the world of indoor training today...
> Garmin unveils Tacx NEO Bike Plus indoor smart bike – but it doesn't come cheap
16 November 2022, 11:24
The sign of a good session
Not had them on their backs for a while! Must be doing something right! @derby_arena @BritishCycling #gbctu23academy pic.twitter.com/fPMxLthPjy
— Matt Brammeier (@Mattbrammeier85) November 15, 2022
16 November 2022, 11:03
Paralysed surgeon returns to work two years after freak cycling accident
Here's some inspiration for your middle of the week...
A surgeon who was paralysed from the waist down last year when he was struck by a falling tree while cycling at around 25mph (40km/h) has returned to work. Mohammed Belal is a consultant urologist at Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth Hospital and says he is a better doctor as a result of his experience.
"I spent a lot of time looking after people with spinal cord injuries so I know both sides now," he told the BBC.
"I feel positive as I've been overwhelmed by the support I've had and while it's about accepting, I am privileged and it's about not giving up."
The surgeon took up cycling during lockdown but was injured in the freak accident while cycling through Meriden in Warwickshire in February 2021.
"There was no time to react. The next thing I knew I woke up and tried to get up and realised I was paralysed," he recalled. "What I've learnt as a patient is hope is very important. I recognise from the other side that I accept what has happened to me, but having hope I will work to get better. It allows me to push and push in rehab, to do the next thing that's needed."
The father of three spent eight months in hospital, has done countless hours of rehabilitation and, with the help of his wife, turned their garage into accommodation for his needs.
16 November 2022, 10:33
Belgian pro suffers serious injuries in Six Day crash
🆘 CRAAASH 🆘
Get well soon @StijnSteels 🙏❤️#Pickxsports #Cycling #Lotto #Zesdaagsegent #Zesdaagse #Ghent6day #Gent #Belgium #StijnSteels @zesdaagseGent pic.twitter.com/LyJvEr3AOj
— Pickx Sports (@PickxSports) November 15, 2022
The opening madison of the famous Ghent Six Day saw Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl's Stijn Steels stretchered out of 't Kuipke velodrome with three broken ribs, two broken vertebrae and a lung contusion.
The Belgian was conscious as he left the arena, his head in his hands, and the team confirmed the injuries this morning: "Following his crash in Zesdaagse Geent, Stijn Steels was examined last night. He has a lung contusion, broken three ribs and two vertebrae.
"The fractures are stable & as of this moment no operation or further intervention is required. Join us in wishing Stijn a complete recovery."
Steels wrote on social media: "The scans did not bring good news. With pain in my heart (and in the rest of the body) I have to give up in the six days. Thanks again to everyone for all the support, everything will be fine."
British duo Ethan Hayter and Fred Wright sit fourth in the standings after the first night of action.
16 November 2022, 09:50
Meanwhile in Britain...
16 November 2022, 08:54
Handlebar from hell: Home trainer sprint snaps sweat-corroded bar
What a start to Wednesday's live blog we have for you...
You twitter people are weird. My crank falls off, you love it. Picture of my beautiful dog, nothing. So giving you what you want. This is why my handlebar snapped during a 1000+ watt sprint at lunchtime... Weirdos! pic.twitter.com/M1x6QtuRt5
— Alan Myles 🇵🇸 (@AlanMyles8) November 15, 2022
The pro tips filled the replies sharpish. From the fairly obvious 'use a towel when you train indoors' to the more rogue (but quite appealing having seen this) 'do away with bar tape completely and just wash regularly'...
Close, I do use a towel but I completely forgot that I swapped the carbon bars off and put some alloy ones on last year which was my downfall (almost literally)
— Alan Myles 🇵🇸 (@AlanMyles8) November 15, 2022
Luckily for Alan the fan was well-positioned for him to 'punch' as he fell, avoiding smacking the deck too hard... although now we think about it I'm not sure what's worse? Crashing off the turbo in your garage or having a fan blowing all that lovely sweaty alloy mess into your face while you train...
Don't worry, Alan, we've been here before...
> "This needs an exorcist, not a mechanic": You'll never train indoors without a towel again
Dan is the road.cc news editor and has spent the past four years writing stories and features, as well as (hopefully) keeping you entertained on the live blog. Having previously written about nearly every other sport under the sun for the Express, and the weird and wonderful world of non-league football for the Non-League Paper, Dan joined road.cc in 2020. Come the weekend you'll find him labouring up a hill, probably with a mouth full of jelly babies, or making a bonk-induced trip to a south of England petrol station... in search of more jelly babies.
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Yes I'm a great role model as well, far better than you probably. An ex boss once said that I was a great motivator because people had to work harder when I was around
I did a brief stint as a cycle courier in the summer vacation as a student; most people were very nice but there was one dispatcher who was rude, arrogant and spent the whole time telling everyone how crap they were compared to the god he had been on a bike before moving into the office. When I left I said to the owner that it had been fun although I could've done without Fred (not his real name). "Best employee I've got," he said. Why? "When he's on the desk none of you buggers want to hang around chatting and having coffee, you want to grab your runs and get out and away as quick as you can, always have the fastest turnaround times when Fred's on!"
One imagines this is key to Nigel's motivational methods.
Kit Malthouse was just on the World at One on Radio 4 again calling for the cycling and walking budget to be slashed.
Thanks for the info; he's on at about 32:00 minutes https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001f5jg
See my message above for my comments on his interview.
SlowOldSteve
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Not a crash but a strange occurrence on the turbo yesterday, a puncture as I got on, put in a new inner tube and got a second puncture! Clearly something inside the tyre but a cursory run around with a finger revealed nothing on the first puncture. To say there was a lot of bad language would be an understatement! I gave up and had tea and cakel
When dealing with a puncture, my advice is to remember that there is no puncture fairy - the puncture happened for a reason, and whatever that reason was, it's probably not going away by itself! So you need to track down and eliminate the cause before installing a new tube.
If a cursory run around the tyre does not reveal anything, my next step would be to put some air into the original tube and find the leak. Assuming you have kept the tube and tyre orientated, when you've found the leak you can relate the location of the leak to the tyre, which dramatically narrows down the search area. Most of the time, a more detailed inspection of the puncture zone leads to the discovery of the offending object which a cursory run around missed.
Or you might discover that the leak is on the inside of the tube, which suggests old/faulty rim tape and friction from spoke holes is to blame. Or occassionally you'll find something else, such as the tube failing where the valve joins, which is likely a manufacturing defect.
I've had the same both on the back wheel I use on the turbo and on the front wheel of my commuter. Both tyres had very long use and after the second puncture on each decided it's probably the rubber coating on the inside of the tyres that was breaking down and exposing the casing fibres.
In both cases a new tyre sorted it out.
You are correct! This wheel and tyre are so old and on closer inspection the tyre is split all over and very stiff and brittle(only used on the turbo) so I suspect a piece has caused the punctures. Just put another old wheel tyre combo on and ready to go again, hopefully!
Hirsute
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Any news on the cyclist almost run over in london and bike destroyed?
There's a tweet here saying it was a community resolution but I find that hard to believe.
I think that's correct as the ever-popular Daily Mail had the comments section open on the story - if there was an ongoing criminal case that would not have been the case. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11430085/Moment-SUV-driver-CRUS...
This kind of incident is becoming far too common, and we all know who is to blame (although apparently mentioning names will get comments removed).
This kind of incident is becoming far too common, and we all know who is to blame (although apparently mentioning names will get comments removed).
I'll risk it, Jeremy Clarkson, Grant Shapps, Nick Ferarri, Christo whatever his name is, Mike Graham and various other cycle haters, including some twat called Nigel Garage (before your time here, obviously).
Yup, but I had pretty well given up on twitter anyway, and in it's current Musk iteration, I don't think I'm going back.
As a programmer who doesn't like Musk or Twitter, I am enjoying watching this whole shit-show unfold. I saw this yesterday, and we've got bets on at work as to how many of thoswe microservices involve advert analytics with SLAs, and how many tens-of-millions of penalties hes just opened himself up to.
Sounds like a safety campaign is needed: Think Once, Think Twice, Think Don't Bleed on Your Bike. 
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