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Road rage driver blows out tyre
Tonyatwork) (Image Credit: screenshot Twitter video/Tonyatwork)

Perfect karma as raging driver trying to intimidate cyclist blows out tyre hitting the kerb; Another powerful photo from Ukraine; Kyiv cyclists still uploading to Strava; Tube strike solution; Gazprom-RusVelo sponsors drop out + more on the live blog

It’s Wednesday and Dan Alexander is here to take you through the middle of the week on the live blog
  • by Dan Alexander
Wed, Mar 02, 2022 09:05
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SUMMARY

  • Perfect karma as raging driver trying to intimidate cyclist blows out tyre hitting the kerb
  • A very powerful photo from Ukraine
  • Some REAL Kyiv Strava activities
  • Because it's not quite summer yet — new wet weather gear from Showers Pass
  • This new stowable jacket is MAAP’s lightest yet
  • Gazprom-RusVelo lose bike and wheel sponsors over Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Nothing like increased traffic during a tube strike to show the merits of cycling
  • Dundee Council announces plans to grit key cycle routes in the city
  • Drone Hopper-Androni Giocattoli wear Ukraine kit in support of teammate Andrii Ponomar
  • Thames Valley Police incorrectly appeal for witnesses to cyclist "collision with a cyclist" which actually involved lorry driver now arrested
  • Hindsight reaches Kickstarter £10,000 target on launch day
  • When Everesting is too easy...Brit aiming for 50,000m of elevation...in one ride
  • Reader email: "The music it was generating is fortunately not audible on the video – let’s be generous and say it’s an acquired taste (and hell will freeze over before etc), but they were having a good time and the weather was nice"
  • Kyiv cyclist: the extended edition...
  • More riders enjoy Snake Pass in all its empty glory
  • "What goes up must come down": More Mathieu van der Poel mega miles
  • Alex Dowsett weighs in on TT bike debate
Road rage driver blows out tyre
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2 March 2022, 09:05

Perfect karma as raging driver trying to intimidate cyclist blows out tyre hitting the kerb

schadenfreude
(noun) pleasure derived by someone from another person’s misfortune.
“a business that thrives on schadenfreude”

Tony promised us a “super juicy helping” of enjoyable karma and boy did the video deliver…

Portland’s answer to CyclingMikey went all Gandalf on this driver trying to take a short cut through this cycles only route, a cheerful whistle, “awesome, fantastic!” and the impatient motorist was off on the ‘long’ way around…

> CyclingMikey ends up on car bonnet during confrontation with angry motorist

Ready for a super juicy helping of schadenfreude? This first vid is the set-up. My favorite shitty diverter at SE Ankeny St & 15th and I was playing Gandalf with this dude. He made like he was gonna wait me out but he ran out of patience real fast. But wait, there’s more! (Cont) pic.twitter.com/xNAmiFoLjM

— Tony (@Tonyatwork) March 1, 2022

 Very entertaining, but our story with this particular driver isn’t done yet…

“So he came back around,” Tony continues. “Funny thing is that when he was far off he put on his left turn signal like he was just gonna head to Burnside. But then he saw me still there and jammed on the gas and went for the intimidation move and blew out his front right tire!” 

Got it on video, Tony? Of course you do…

So he came back around. Funny thing is that when he was far off he put on his left turn signal like he was just gonna head to Burnside. But then he saw me still there and jammed on the gas and went for the intimidation move and blew out his front right tire! Bwah, ha, ha, ha! pic.twitter.com/UDbtkmOtg0

— Tony (@Tonyatwork) March 1, 2022

*chef’s kiss*

 Presumably the main gripe was being ‘held up’ by the pesky cyclist enforcing road laws. (Obviously he wasn’t in such a rush that he couldn’t come back to blow out his tyre, but whatever…). In the replies, Christopher did some digging…

So I looked up this intersection for context, and it looks like he literally could have just gone 1 street over on either side? Why bother looping the block for that? Even if he needed to get to Burnside, he could have just taken Ash to 16th and up to Burnside. Woulda been faster

— Christopher Bare (@Vandorbelt) March 1, 2022

Regardless, a nice dose of karma for your Wednesday morning…

As good as a fine wine!!!

— CyclingMikey tired of road crime. 🇪🇺🇳🇱🇿🇼 (@MikeyCycling) March 1, 2022

I did have to watch that video like 20 times tho! I appreciate the giggling at the end

— Aaron Parecki (@aaronpk) March 1, 2022

pic.twitter.com/IDfIHi0xfU

— JonLWright (@JonLWright) March 1, 2022

2 March 2022, 09:05

A very powerful photo from Ukraine

Bucha. Near Kyiv now pic.twitter.com/kXL7KEeg8X

— Serhii Sternenko (@sternenko) March 2, 2022

On Monday, we shared the photo of the Kyiv cyclist out training while military vehicles sat guard in the road ahead…

> Kyiv cyclist spotted training “surrounded by tanks” 

Here’s another powerful photo, this time from Bucha, around 20 miles west of the capital.

Last night the UCI decided to ban Russian and Belarusian national teams in response to the invasion. Events in both countries were also banned but riders from those countries with teams registered elsewhere, such as Ineos Grenadiers’ Pavel Sivakov who denounced the conflict over the weekend, can keep racing.

This needs recognition. Thank you @UCI_cycling for doing the right thing.#SlavaUkraini 🇺🇦 https://t.co/eGR6KzpbjL

— Toms Skujiņš (@Tomashuuns) March 1, 2022

2 March 2022, 09:05

Some REAL Kyiv Strava activities

The internet’s a weird place…

Turns out there’s someone willing to fake a Strava activity in a warzone for some online credit…no wonder the activity got flagged!

That’s the last of that particular ‘athlete’s’ profile on this live blog…instead here’s some genuine Kyiv cyclists still getting out on the bike…

Сергей Пономаренко, first up, as we shared on Monday’s live blog, has racked up more than 200 kudos and plenty of well-wishes from admiring athletes around the world…

“Greetings and best wishes from New Zealand, please keep safe.”

“Kudos from Ireland. Stay safe.”

“Kudos from Gloucestershire in the Uk. Stay safe 😘”

“Kudos from Houston, Texas. I love that you’re still riding.”

Volodymyr Dehtyarov too got out on the bike on Monday, crossing the city in a 17km ride, before returning for the homeward leg later that day.

Kyiv cyclist Strava
Kyiv cyclist Strava (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)
Kyiv cyclist Strava
Kyiv cyclist Strava (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)

Chapeau…

2 March 2022, 09:05

Because it's not quite summer yet — new wet weather gear from Showers Pass

Showers Pass Century CC Jacket
Showers Pass Century CC Jacket (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)
Showers Pass Century CC Jacket
Showers Pass Century CC Jacket (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)

Showers Pass has added the waterproof and windproof Century CC Jacket to its Clean Colour collection that consists of garments made with eco-friendly dyes to keep harmful chemicals out of the manufacturing process. 

Showers Pass Century CC Jacket
Showers Pass Century CC Jacket (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)
Showers Pass Century CC Jacket
Showers Pass Century CC Jacket (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)

Built using 44% recycled materials with the fully seam-taped Artex 2.5-layer fabric, the jacket has a cycling-specific fit and includes 360 degrees of 3M reflective trim, on-the-bike accessible pockets, longer sleeves and a dropped tail to suit riding needs. 

Available in men’s and women’s specific cuts in Leaf Green, this new jacket costs £119. 

2 March 2022, 09:05

This new stowable jacket is MAAP’s lightest yet

2022 MAAP Draft Team Jacket
2022 MAAP Draft Team Jacket (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)
2022 MAAP Draft Team Jacket
2022 MAAP Draft Team Jacket (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)

MAAP has added sleeves to its lightweight vest with the new £130 Draft Team Jacket now available – the brand says this stowable jacket is its lightest yet.  

Crafted with mechanical stretch for comfort this is paired with durable water repellent and windproof fabrics for added protection.

Laser cut perforations are said to provide additional airflow in high-sweat areas while 360 degree reflective print graphics should help with visibility in low light. 

2022 MAAP Draft Team Jacket
2022 MAAP Draft Team Jacket (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)
2022 MAAP Draft Team Jacket
2022 MAAP Draft Team Jacket (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)

“Fully stowable, the Draft Team Jacket packs away into its own internal pocket to always take protection with you, no matter the weather,” MAAP says. 

2 March 2022, 09:05

Gazprom-RusVelo lose bike and wheel sponsors over Russian invasion of Ukraine

pic.twitter.com/LREDniMc9D

— LOOK Cycle (@lookcycle) March 1, 2022

Yesterday’s statement, above, from LOOK, announcing it would be backing out of providing “technical support and partnership” was matched by Gazprom-RusVelo’s wheel sponsor Corima.

The two shared identical messages, saying: “We join the multitudes of athletes on their call for peace. That being said, in light of the recent shocking and unforgivable news, we have decided to stop our technical support and partnership with the Gazprom-RusVelo Cycling Team.”

LOOK had initially said it would continue to support the Swiss-registered team sponsored by Russian state-owned energy company Gazprom.

Gazprom-RusVelo have a place at Trofeo Laigueglia today and WorldTour stage race Tirreno-Adriatico next week. However, it is unclear if the team will continue to race following the sponsor dropouts.

Last week, one of the team’s Czech riders, Mathias Vacek, won a stage of UAE Tour from the breakaway.

2 March 2022, 09:05

Nothing like increased traffic during a tube strike to show the merits of cycling

My honest advise to these folks sitting stationary in their cars:

Tube strike or not, you’ll always get there much faster, and happier, by bike ✅ pic.twitter.com/uGcQdUxjFK

— Peter Stuart (@PeterStuart3) March 1, 2022

2 March 2022, 09:05

Dundee Council announces plans to grit key cycle routes in the city

oxon travel cycle lane picture 2 - via twitter.PNG
oxon travel cycle lane picture 2 - via twitter (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)
oxon travel cycle lane picture 2 - via twitter.PNG
oxon travel cycle lane picture 2 – via twitter (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)

Gritted cycle lanes? That would be nice, wouldn’t it?

Dundee council is doing just that, with council bosses announcing plans to invest £40,000 a year in gritting ten miles of the city’s cycle network. The Courier reports several riders had serious incidents during the winter 2020-21, leading to renewed calls for the routes to be gritted.

Back then the council claimed it couldn’t find the funding required but has now promised to grit National Cycle Network Route 1 and 77 from next winter onwards

Dundee Cycle Forum chairman Russell Pepper described the plans as “exciting” and “great stuff”.

2 March 2022, 09:05

Drone Hopper-Androni Giocattoli wear Ukraine kit in support of teammate Andrii Ponomar

Toute l’équipe du Champion d’Ukraine Andrii Ponomar qui se présente sur le podium protocolaire avec son maillot aux couleurs de l’Ukraine. Ça réchauffe des cœurs 💙💛 pic.twitter.com/8V8cKIsvck

— Justin Nadot (@justin_nadot) March 2, 2022

Gianni Savio’s team is sending its support to Ukranian teammate Andrii Ponomar and the people of his country, sporting this kit at Trofeo Laigueglia today…

Trek-Segafredo sports director Yaroslav Popovych, who won a stage of the 2006 Tour de France and finished on the podium at the Giro d’Italia in 2003, has suggested he could return home to fight the Russian invasion.

Speaking on Instagram, an emotional Popovych said: “Our soldiers defend not only Ukraine but also Europe.”

Then, in an interview with L’Equipe, he said: “All I think about is going to my country and taking up arms. I hesitated a lot in 2014, when I was still a rider. I told my wife Friday night and she is very upset. 

“Yet I feel it inside of me, I can’t do nothing. Yeah, I’m scared of course, but in 2014 people were under bombs every day, even though a lot less people were talking about it, and I didn’t go there. Today, I don’t want to hide anymore”

2 March 2022, 09:05

Thames Valley Police incorrectly appeal for witnesses to cyclist "collision with a cyclist" which actually involved lorry driver now arrested

TVP tweet
TVP tweet (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)
TVP tweet
TVP tweet (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)

We’ll have a story on the arrest shortly… but this incident involved a cyclist, a woman in her 30s, being killed in a collision with a lorry being driven by a man who has since been arrested at a notoriously dangerous Oxford junction. Not another cyclist…

More to follow shortly…

2 March 2022, 09:05

Hindsight reaches Kickstarter £10,000 target on launch day

Hindsight glasses
Hindsight glasses (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)
Hindsight glasses
Hindsight glasses (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)

Hindsight has updated its rear-view cycling glasses with the original patented rear-view technology now appearing in new modern-looking frames — there’s now the circle-based Morpheus and the square-based Artemis.

Hindsight glasses
Hindsight glasses (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)
Hindsight glasses
Hindsight glasses (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)

The updated models were launched on Kickstarter today and have impressively already reached the £10,000 crowdfunding goal, mainly thanks to two backers pledging £4,500 for the wholesale package which includes 50 sunnies. 

The glasses incorporate a mirror into the outer edge of each lens and aim to allow riders to stay informed without having to look over their shoulder to see traffic approaching from behind.

Hindsight glasses
Hindsight glasses (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)
Hindsight glasses
Hindsight glasses (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)

“Cyclists need to be aware of what is happening around them. Looking back ‘classically’, i.e. over the shoulder, creates a dangerous area of what we call negative awareness,” says Hindsight. 

“Every second you spend glancing back while travelling at 25kmph means you travel 7 meters without any ability to identify changes on the road ahead of you – that is 7 meters of space into which a pedestrian can step or a car door can open in front of you.”

Hindsight glasses
Hindsight glasses (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)
Hindsight glasses
Hindsight glasses (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)

We reviewed the first iteration, but found they were a long way off being a viable alternative to a good old shoulder check, with Stu concluding “they can work well, if the planets are aligned and the wind is blowing in the right direction…”. Unwanted reflection on sunny days and a very narrow viewing angle were amongst the cons.

Has the new model improved on this? We’ll have to wait to see when we can test the updated model, but the new collection has certainly improved the looks, aiming to match the functionality with style. Both of the new models come with black, tortoiseshell and clear frames and different colour lens options.

By pledging £100 or more, you can get 50% off either the Morpheus or Artemis model. Estimated delivery is expected to be April 2023. 

All the usual Kickstarter rules and regulations apply which can be found here. 

2 March 2022, 09:05

When Everesting is too easy...Brit aiming for 50,000m of elevation...in one ride

Nima Javaheri (press release)
Nima Javaheri (press release) (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)
Nima Javaheri (press release)
Nima Javaheri (press release) (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)

Brit Nima Javaheri is taking on “one of cycling’s toughest challenges” this weekend, aiming to ascend (and descend) La Croisette over 50 times to set a new world record. Aiming for at least four Everestings, Nima will become the fourth if he completes 35,396 metres of ascent, but is aiming for 50,000m (equivalent to nine and a bit Everestings…)

> Suffolk cyclist completes Everesting challenge – by riding 1,104 laps of a car park

Nima will be undertaking this world record attempt in aid of Blood Cancer UK, inspired by his friend and former colleague David Rogers who has been living with Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia (CML) since 2013.

The brave climber said: “During my training when things have been tough, the thought of David facing his daily chemo is what has kept me going and I know the difference this fundraising will make to others battling with blood cancer is what will keep me pushing during the record attempt itself.”

2 March 2022, 09:05

Reader email: "The music it was generating is fortunately not audible on the video – let’s be generous and say it’s an acquired taste (and hell will freeze over before etc), but they were having a good time and the weather was nice"

The notorious party bikes have landed in London…

Time for a reader email:

“Back on my bike again as the office is opening up. No NMOTD as yet, although Tooting remains a delight. The wands on CS7 that appeared during the pandemic —  I think they keep the traffic a bit further away, but they are a hazard in their own right, being built to the left of the magic white line. No idea why they were not installed on the line.

“Anyway, the traffic going over Tower Bridge was very slow on Friday night, because of this party bike. The music it was generating is fortunately not audible on the video — let’s be generous and say it’s an acquired taste (and hell will freeze over before etc), but they were having a good time and the weather was nice. The motorists were happy sitting in their cars, unaware of why they were going so slowly. Nothing wrong with a bit of Schadenfreude – it brightens up a commute…”

2 March 2022, 09:05

Kyiv cyclist: the extended edition...

We ride in times of peace and we ride in times of conflict. We always ride, cause cycling is #peace. pic.twitter.com/AG5W90tkFX

— ⓑιcιcletⓞ (@Bicicleto_ZGZ) March 1, 2022

“Yeah, f*** that, back we go…”

2 March 2022, 09:05

More riders enjoy Snake Pass in all its empty glory

Man what a difference a day makes ☔.. Yesterday on the #snakepass #cycle was beautiful, except for a nasty headwind on the way back 😬 no lockdown required! Lots of big smiles on all the many cyclist who had the same idea 🤗 @100Climbs pic.twitter.com/zRUl34vTb7

— Neil Anderson (@Mr_Andrrson) March 2, 2022

Glorious, empty roads…

> Snake Pass now “belongs to cyclists” as Peak District climb closed to motorists for at least a month 

2 March 2022, 09:05

"What goes up must come down": More Mathieu van der Poel mega miles

Mathieu van der Poel Strava
Mathieu van der Poel Strava (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)
Mathieu van der Poel Strava
Mathieu van der Poel Strava (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)

“Finally some good legs,” Mathieu van der Poel wrote as the ominous description to this particular activity…

Mathieu van der Poel Strava
Mathieu van der Poel Strava (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)
Mathieu van der Poel Strava
Mathieu van der Poel Strava (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)

If these are his good legs, I’d hate to think of how fast he goes with bad legs…probably quicker than our best ever days…

Mathieu van der Poel Strava
Mathieu van der Poel Strava (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)
Mathieu van der Poel Strava
Mathieu van der Poel Strava (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)

With almost one month exactly until the Tour of Flanders, is the Alpecin-Fenix phenom going to peak just in time to take a second Ronde crown?

In the final miles Van der Poel unleashed some of his famous thermonuclear power, nabbing KOMs all the way up the final climb of the day, including ‘Just keep pushing’, a 1.3km climb averaging 7.5 per cent. I mean, you’re just not going to beat him on that, are you?

He climbed the full ascent (3.1km) in 6:35 at an average speed of 28.3km/h, putting out 469w. On the steepest 1.3km, that figure was 485w, peaking at 575w for 1:05 up a 14 per cent ramp…

*Horror movie trailer voice* “He’s getting stronger…”

2 March 2022, 09:05

Alex Dowsett weighs in on TT bike debate

First it was fellow Brit Tom Pidcock, then teammate Chris Froome, closely followed by another teammate Michael Woods who all said TT bikes were too dangerous/ called for them to be banned or removed from racing. So when Alex Dowsett came to make his video on the topic he probably knew he’d be relatively on his own in making the case for the defence.

> Chris Froome calls for time trial bike ban in professional cycling

Perhaps unsurprisingly, the six-time national time trial champion does not think the bikes should be banned, but instead suggested the UCI opts for a rule change on how high your bars can be in relation to the arm pads. Instead of banning the bikes completely, Dowsett reckons this would be a better way of allowing riders to look ahead while staying aerodynamic.

“A lot of triathletes, Floyd Landis before, and in the UK time trial scene where the UCI rules are not present is you have [a lot of riders] with much steeper hands [positioning], so much lower pads and higher extensions,” Dowsett said.

“A major part of aerodyamics is closing the gap between your hands and head. At the moment, because of this UCI rule, we have to bring our head to our hands. [Doing that]…and then to look up becomes massively difficult.”

If you’re lost, watch the video, he does plenty of demonstrations which make the point a bit clearer than when it’s words on a screen…

2 March 2022, 09:05

Former mayor given suspended sentence after causing death of cyclist

Former mayor given suspended sentence after causing death of cyclist

75-year-old Ian Bailey was killed after he was hit by former Witney mayor James King’s wing mirror while cycling on the A361 between Broughton Poggs and Little Faringdon

2 March 2022, 09:05

Near Miss of the Day 725: ‘Boy racer’ squeezes between cyclist and overtaking driver

Near Miss of the Day 725: ‘Boy racer’ squeezes between cyclist and overtaking driver

Our regular series featuring close passes from around the country - today it's South Lanarkshire…

2 March 2022, 09:05

Is a new Specialized Allez Sprint on the way in 2022? Leaked images suggest so

Is a new Specialized Allez Sprint on the way in 2022? Leaked images suggest so

Specialized’s Singapore website leaks spec details including fully internal cable routing, the S-Works seatpost from the Tarmac SL7 and a hydroformed aluminium frame

2 March 2022, 09:05

Bike supply chain woes could end this year and Brexit not solely to blame for Shimano shortages, claims Madison CEO

Bike supply chain woes could end this year and Brexit not solely to blame for Shimano shortages, claims Madison CEO

Is the end in sight for the bike industry's chronic supply chain problem in the UK? Dominic Langan speaks at DigiBike 2022 about Shimano supply during the pandemic, how things are looking going forwards and the problem with fakes

2 March 2022, 09:05

Low traffic neighbourhoods encourage a quarter of Hackney’s residents to cycle more, poll finds

Low traffic neighbourhoods encourage a quarter of Hackney’s residents to cycle more, poll finds

The independent survey also found that 30 percent of locals say they drive less as a result of the measures

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39 Comments

39 thoughts on “Perfect karma as raging driver trying to intimidate cyclist blows out tyre hitting the kerb; Another powerful photo from Ukraine; Kyiv cyclists still uploading to Strava; Tube strike solution; Gazprom-RusVelo sponsors drop out + more on the live blog”

  1. alexuk
    March 2, 2022 at 9:56 am
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    This blog is going in a

    This blog is going in a sinister direction. It now seems so focused on sewing motorist-cyclist hate and conflict. We should be focusing on cooling’ down, not encouraging others to froth at the mouth and salivate at conflicts like these, ya’ pack of hyenas! 

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    • eburtthebike
      March 2, 2022 at 10:18 am
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      alexuk wrote:

      This blog is going in a sinister direction. It now seems so focused on sewing motorist-cyclist hate and conflict. We should be focusing on cooling’ down, not encouraging others to froth at the mouth and salivate at conflicts like these, ya’ pack of hyenas! 

      — alexuk

      Sewing?  It’s obviously a stitch up.  Sowing.

      The cyclist wasn’t the one creating hate and conflict, they were doing us all a favour by enforcing the law, and no-one was frothing at the mouth, but schadenfreude at the demise of a law-breaker is entirely justified.  Perhaps you should be posting your message on driving websites, as it is always the drivers who are, sometimes literally, frothing at the mouth?

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    • chrisonabike
      March 2, 2022 at 10:35 am
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      Ah great, a “Why can’t we all

      Ah great, a “Why can’t we all just get along?”. I’ll get the bingo card out.

      Er… because “cooling down” doesn’t actually make any difference.  Don’t forget about all those provocative bollards, bridges and buildings getting filled in by cars.  As far as media whipping up a froth – maybe road.cc could take a more broadsheet tone for all that will do but they are a tiny niche.  Even though cyclists are brought together a little by shared sympathy – being an “out-group” – there is no “us”.  (Nor is there for drivists). Leaving aside the fact that many cyclists are drivers when not on their bicycles or walking.

      All I’m seeing is a few people drawing attention to the habitual obliviousness, thoughtlessness or active aggression of others.  Spoiler alert – not many people have been killed and injured by people on bicycles and I think almost zero of those were in vehicles (I think the exceptions may have written off the cyclist too).

      I’ve got no problem with reducing the anger and aggression on the roads.  I’ve a few proven ideas on how to do that too.  (I don’t think you do it with a “calm down now everyone” campaign either).  I would merely suggest that we focus our attentions on those equipped with dangerous machines, who do the most damage.

      We didn’t start the fire…

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      • Captain Badger
        March 2, 2022 at 10:46 am
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        chrisonatrike wrote:

        Ah great, a “Why can’t we all just get along?”. I’ll get the bingo card out.

        Er… because “cooling down” doesn’t actually make any difference. 

        ….

        — chrisonatrike

        What is it that makes people think that ther is anybody to blame but the aggressor?

        I’m seeing it loads on SM at teh moment wrt Ukraine. Apparently it’s Zelenskyys fault for being aggressive and escalating the conflict. If only he’d talked to Putin Ukranians wouldn’t be dying (before any fw trolls join in about established red states or some such, Putin’s forces crossed the border, and Ukraine isn’t in NATO, or vice versa).

        Is there a psychological phenomenon where some people look at a situation and automatically side against the assailed? Victim blaming has got to be involved somewhere.

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        • chrisonabike
          March 2, 2022 at 11:29 am
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          Captain Badger wrote:

          Ah great, a “Why can’t we all just get along?”. I’ll get the bingo card out.

          Er… because “cooling down” doesn’t actually make any difference. 

          ….

          — Captain Badger

          What is it that makes people think that ther is anybody to blame but the aggressor?

          […]

          Is there a psychological phenomenon where some people look at a situation and automatically side against the assailed? Victim blaming has got to be involved somewhere.

          — chrisonatrike

          Pretty common human behavour, can’t put my finger on a better thing that “victim blaming” or “wounded pride from the powerful”.  But yes, increasingly a modern standard.  Those in the majority / power poke a minority, minority complains / reacts and majority then attack them because “we’re under threat”.  Violence seems worse the more powerful the aggressor is and the less threat they’re under.  From outside it often looks like “you hurt my fist when I punched your face – now you’re for it!”.

          See examples too numerous to count (“insulting Turkishness“, some of the activities of the State of Israel e.g Gaza war [gulp! dons helmet], the KKK, recent US politicial discourse, Russia’s foreign policy of the last decade or so, China’s … policies).

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          • Captain Badger
            March 2, 2022 at 11:59 am
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            chrisonatrike wrote:

            ……

            Pretty common human behavour, can’t put my finger on a better thing that “victim blaming” or “wounded pride from the powerful”.  But yes, increasingly a modern standard.  Those in the majority / power poke a minority, minority complains / reacts and majority then attack them because “we’re under threat”.  Violence seems worse the more powerful the aggressor is and the less threat they’re under.  From outside it often looks like “you hurt my fist when I punched your face – now you’re for it!”.

            See examples too numerous to count (“insulting Turkishness“, some of the activities of the State of Israel e.g Gaza war [gulp! dons helmet], the KKK, recent US politicial discourse, Russia’s foreign policy of the last decade or so, China’s … policies).

            — chrisonatrike

            This seems so facking obvious though. A small state armed only with conventional weapons, relatively recently elected independance.

            Yes of course PUtin’s right to drop bombs on children….

      • ktache
        March 2, 2022 at 9:55 pm
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        niche..?

        niche..?

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        • chrisonabike
          March 2, 2022 at 10:52 pm
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          ktache wrote:

          niche..?

          — ktache

          Apologies – as a regular I forget that the thunder from road.cc drowns out the global news for everyone else!

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    • chrisonabike
      March 2, 2022 at 10:38 am
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      alexuk wrote:

      This blog is going in a sinister direction. It now seems so focused on sewing motorist-cyclist hate and conflict. We should be focusing on cooling’ down, not encouraging others to froth at the mouth and salivate at conflicts like these, ya’ pack of hyenas! 

      — alexuk

      I like your idea of sinister “sewing motorist-cyclist hate” though – that’ll clearly needle some in this thread.

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      • Rendel Harris
        March 2, 2022 at 10:51 am
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        chrisonatrike wrote:

        This blog is going in a sinister direction. It now seems so focused on sewing motorist-cyclist hate and conflict. We should be focusing on cooling’ down, not encouraging others to froth at the mouth and salivate at conflicts like these, ya’ pack of hyenas! 

        — chrisonatrike

        I like your idea of sinister “sewing motorist-cyclist hate” though – that’ll clearly needle some in this thread.

        — alexuk

        Too many motorists embroider their stories about bad cyclists, it’s often a stitchup by folks who want to pin us down and hem us in.

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      • Captain Badger
        March 2, 2022 at 10:51 am
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        chrisonatrike wrote:

         

        …I like your idea of sinister “sewing motorist-cyclist hate” though – that’ll clearly needle some in this thread.

        — chrisonatrike

        There’s probably a bit of unpicking to do though, if we want to avoid a rough patch

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        • chrisonabike
          March 2, 2022 at 11:18 am
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          Captain Badger wrote:

           

          …I like your idea of sinister “sewing motorist-cyclist hate” though – that’ll clearly needle some in this thread.

          — Captain Badger

          There’s probably a bit of unpicking to do though, if we want to avoid a rough patch

          — chrisonatrike

          Purl-eese… (OK that’s knitting, darn it!)

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          • Captain Badger
            March 2, 2022 at 11:45 am
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            chrisonatrike wrote:

            ….

            Purl-eese… (OK that’s knitting, darn it!)

            — chrisonatrike

            Now your just being crochety

      • mdavidford
        March 2, 2022 at 11:15 am
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        chrisonatrike wrote:

        This blog is going in a sinister direction. It now seems so focused on sewing motorist-cyclist hate and conflict. We should be focusing on cooling’ down, not encouraging others to froth at the mouth and salivate at conflicts like these, ya’ pack of hyenas! 

        — chrisonatrike

        I like your idea of sinister “sewing motorist-cyclist hate” though – that’ll clearly needle some in this thread.

        — alexuk

        A-hem! I have to say I find mocking another commenter’s spelling mistakes quite unseamly. They’d be within their rights to get quite crochet-y about it.

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        • chrisonabike
          March 2, 2022 at 11:37 am
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          mdavidford wrote:

          This blog is going in a sinister direction. It now seems so focused on sewing motorist-cyclist hate and conflict. We should be focusing on cooling’ down, not encouraging others to froth at the mouth and salivate at conflicts like these, ya’ pack of hyenas! 

          — mdavidford

          I like your idea of sinister “sewing motorist-cyclist hate” though – that’ll clearly needle some in this thread.

          — chrisonatrike

          A-hem! I have to say I find mocking another commenter’s spelling mistakes quite unseamly. They’d be within their rights to get quite crochet-y about it.

          — alexuk

          That’s knot right, I don’t think they’d be cross or running off, they can always come back.  You’re trying to change tack.

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          • mdavidford
            March 2, 2022 at 11:47 am
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            Nonsense – I’m not one to

            Nonsense – I’m not one to embroider the truth. I was just tatting up the odds. You have no idea how they might have felt about it.

          • Captain Badger
            March 2, 2022 at 11:51 am
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            mdavidford wrote:

            Nonsense – I’m not one to embroider the truth. I was just tatting up the odds. You have no idea how they might have felt about it.

            — mdavidford

            I’m a frayed knot

    • Captain Badger
      March 2, 2022 at 11:12 am
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      alexuk wrote:

      This blog is going in a sinister direction. It now seems so focused on sewing motorist-cyclist hate and conflict. We should be focusing on cooling’ down, not encouraging others to froth at the mouth and salivate at conflicts like these, ya’ pack of hyenas! 

      — alexuk

      I presume you are talking about the blowout

      Speaking as a driver, I found that very funny, and it makes me love my cycling cousins all the more.

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    • Simon E
      March 2, 2022 at 4:42 pm
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      alexuk wrote:

      This blog is going in a sinister direction.

      — alexuk

      No froth here. But you did get the reference to schadenfreude? The dickwad driver brought it on himself 100%. And let’s be honest, we all need a good laugh now and then.

      I drive as well as ride a bike. I’m often a pedstrian too. Unlike the driver in the clip, I respect the rules and other road users.

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  2. cdamian
    March 2, 2022 at 10:25 am
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    The weird thing about the

    The weird thing about the rider in Kiev is that he is riding in a different country every day and seems to be based in Indonesia.

    You can find othe riders in the Ukraine though.

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    • brooksby
      March 2, 2022 at 11:10 am
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      cdamian wrote:

      The weird thing about the rider in Kiev is that he is riding in a different country every day and seems to be based in Indonesia.

      You can find othe riders in the Ukraine though.

      — cdamian

      I think that the rider in Kiev is actually in Kyiv… 

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      • chrisonabike
        March 2, 2022 at 11:16 am
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        brooksby wrote:

        The weird thing about the rider in Kiev is that he is riding in a different country every day and seems to be based in Indonesia.

        You can find othe riders in the Ukraine though.

        — brooksby

        I think that the rider in Kiev is actually in Kyiv… 

        — cdamian

        I think he was playing chicken, Kiev being full of military hardware.

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      • Simon_MacMichael
        March 2, 2022 at 11:19 am
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        brooksby wrote:

        The weird thing about the rider in Kiev is that he is riding in a different country every day and seems to be based in Indonesia.

        You can find othe riders in the Ukraine though.

        — brooksby

        I think that the rider in Kiev is actually in Kyiv… 

        — cdamian

        And that’s Kyiv, Ukraine, not “the Ukraine” … 

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        • brooksby
          March 2, 2022 at 11:51 am
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          Simon_MacMichael wrote:

          The weird thing about the rider in Kiev is that he is riding in a different country every day and seems to be based in Indonesia.

          You can find othe riders in the Ukraine though.

          — Simon_MacMichael

          I think that the rider in Kiev is actually in Kyiv… 

          — brooksby

          And that’s Kyiv, Ukraine, not “the Ukraine” … 

          — cdamian

          Well spotted, Simon (although I will admit to having been guilty of that one myself from time to time…).

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      • cdamian
        March 2, 2022 at 2:14 pm
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        brooksby]

        [quote=cdamian]

        I think that the rider in Kiev is actually in Kyiv… 

        — cdamian</strong><br />[quote=brooksby

        Sorry! I have been mixing my languages again.
        I’ll behave from now on!

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  3. brooksby
    March 2, 2022 at 11:51 am
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    I thought that Artex was that

    I thought that Artex was that stuff you used to cover ceilings, in 1980?

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    • mdavidford
      March 2, 2022 at 11:56 am
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      I guess that’s where the 44%

      I guess that’s where the 44% recycled material came from.

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      • brooksby
        March 2, 2022 at 12:32 pm
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        Maybe…

        Maybe… 😉

        I also wouldn’t describe fluorescent dayglo yellow as “Leaf Green” – YMMV

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      • Captain Badger
        March 2, 2022 at 1:40 pm
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        mdavidford wrote:

        I guess that’s where the 44% recycled material came from.

        — mdavidford

        I’d hope not, artex was notorious for containing asbestos….

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  4. andystow
    March 2, 2022 at 3:01 pm
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    Another cyclist killed at a

    Another cyclist killed at a junction by an HGV, also with an arrest.

    https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/19962881.man-arrested-woman-dies-oxford-crash/

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  5. mdavidford
    March 2, 2022 at 3:31 pm
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    Quote:

    Aiming for at least four Everestings, Nima will become the fourth if he completes 35,396 metres of ascent

    “Do not attempt the fourth, become it…”

    May the fourth be with him.

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  6. andystow
    March 2, 2022 at 4:14 pm
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    Also didn’t see this one on

    Also didn’t see this one on here. Another gentle tap on the wrist for a killer driver.

    https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/driver-killed-boy-10-knocking-26360950

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    • wtjs
      March 2, 2022 at 4:23 pm
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      DC Ben Amondsen, who led the

      DC Ben Amondsen, who led the investigation, said: “Our thoughts very much remain with Daniel’s family and friends at what continues to be an extremely difficult time

      The usual. The killer is in the nick for less than 14 months, and gets a 2 year driving ban- I wonder if that’s after he gets out.

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      • Captain Badger
        March 2, 2022 at 4:44 pm
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        wtjs wrote:

        DC Ben Amondsen, who led the investigation, said: “Our thoughts very much remain with Daniel’s family and friends at what continues to be an extremely difficult time

        The usual. The killer is in the nick for less than 14 months, and gets a 2 year driving ban- I wonder if that’s after he gets out.

        — wtjs

        Not that this makes the situation any more palatable, but yes, I understand that bans are enacted from the point of release 

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  7. alexuk
    March 2, 2022 at 6:26 pm
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    (No subject)

    Disney Women Who Are Absolute Bosses, Part Two

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    • Clem Fandango
      March 2, 2022 at 6:55 pm
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      Ooh look.  Someone

      Ooh look.  Someone negotiating CS7 down Tooting High Street.

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  8. MiserableBastard
    March 2, 2022 at 6:28 pm
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    Alex Dowsett is bang on.

    Alex Dowsett is bang on. Those twits at the UCI banned the ‘preying mantis’ positon he’s talking about in 2013 for no apparent reason (aside from the only reason the UCI ever does anything, which is that they’re idiots). That position had been in use for years and for many riders was wind-tunnel-proven to be faster.

    https://www.revolverwheels.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/65846360_2401587223213448_949302813115023360_n.jpg

    Triathletes still use it of course, because their governing body isn’t full of morons.

    Edited to add: I marshalled the turn-around point at my club’s annual open TT at the end of last year. Literally all the dangerous manouvering I saw was performed by drivers. Forunately, there was very little of it, but some people shouldn’t be in charge of a wheelbarrow let alone two tonnes of steel and glass death capable of 100mph.

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  9. Hirsute
    March 2, 2022 at 7:38 pm
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    More BBC bias
    More BBC bias
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0014x1d

    Ebikes are for old people and old people can’t ride racing bikes as it’s too dangerous.

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  10. Organon
    March 3, 2022 at 12:45 am
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Rendel Harris 7 hours ago

@Bright Strider Made in China, so that excuse for the high price doesn't apply.

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chrisonabike 7 hours ago

@Rendel Harris it's just the silliness of "debating club" games - if not simply outright attention-seeking. Say a dozen irrelevant things and repeat them until someone knocks them down, then play logic on each ignoring any wider picture ("they don't say you can - ergo you cannot!" - but aside from that being incorrect the HC itself isn't all direct quotes from law and that section is in the "more like guidance" category). If someone points out you're factually incorrect ignore it, or demand "proof", or say that's your belief or that people feel that way. Let the other side waste energy on fact and logic. If you get stuck just bring in more tangential and/or made up stuff. Is this being done in the hope that it'll get picked up by some AI and misdirect that?

in: “Many cyclists are out to prove a point and deliberately get in the way”: Daily Mail readers rush to defend unrepentant driving instructor who struck grandmother from behind at 55mph before shouting “f***ing a***holes”
Bright Strider 7 hours ago

Where was it made? A place with good employment rights and a high cost of living would explain a high unit cost. If the product is good and produced responsibly, then the expense might be worth it.

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AidanR 8 hours ago

@Terry Hutt which ones? I have the stem, seatpost and Arc SPD pedals on my commuter and have had no issues at all.

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Terry Hutt 8 hours ago

I've owned many redshift products over the years and I have not found them to be reliable. Anything with moving parts tends to break in a couple of years. I only buy from them when there are no other offerings on the market, which tends to happen a lot. There are many similar products on Amazon right now that, while they don't score as well as the Redshift, cost 1/4 as much. For the same price as these you can buy some nice SPD/flat pedals (SPD one side, flat the other). That's what I have on my trainer and they are great.

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wtjs 8 hours ago

@SVXY I cannot think of a jury or a magistrate who would not convict cyclists doing that of lack of consideration of other road users and careless driving He was doing OK for the first three words, but then slumped back down to his usual pitiful standard, dreaming of cyclists being convicted of careless driving or being smashed to pulp by a driver guilty of nothing more than a minor lapse of judgement.

in: “Many cyclists are out to prove a point and deliberately get in the way”: Daily Mail readers rush to defend unrepentant driving instructor who struck grandmother from behind at 55mph before shouting “f***ing a***holes”
SVXY 9 hours ago

@chrisonabike Riding 3 or more abreast blocks most traffic on a carriageway getting past. I cannot think of a jury or a magistrate who would not convict cyclists doing that of lack of consideration of other road users and careless driving

in: “Many cyclists are out to prove a point and deliberately get in the way”: Daily Mail readers rush to defend unrepentant driving instructor who struck grandmother from behind at 55mph before shouting “f***ing a***holes”
mdavidford 12 hours ago

@SVXY Again, it doesn't say that riding three or more abreast is inconsiderate. That's just your opinion, which counts for nothing.

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ajd 13 hours ago

Black bike in a black room with minimal lighting. Marketing people eh?

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Blackthorne83 13 hours ago

That’s honestly the best 32” bike I’ve seen yet. Avona’s road bike is also beautiful except for the tall stack height, if they ever release a race bike I’m in.

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