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San Diego bikes being trashed
Bikes being trashed in San Diego (screenshot from Twitter: @HomelessnessSD) (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)

“For unhoused people, a bicycle can be a lifeline”: Bikes of homeless people trashed in US; Pidcock goes running again and shows off new MTB; Sustrans urges signing letter to Transport Secretary; David Byrne bikes to Met Gala + more on the live blog

We’ve got two four-day weeks to come here in the UK, nice one the Monarchy! Jack and Adwitiya will be bringing you all the cycling news today while you try to contain your excitement for all those rides you have planned for the next long weekend
  • by Jack Sexty
Tue, May 02, 2023 08:28
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SUMMARY

  • Crazy crashes, an inspirational challenge, bizarre pointy aero costumes... it's your Bank Holiday weekend catch-up
  • Famous Belgian sporting stars you say? Luca Brecel is in good company
  • road.cc offices in temporary shutdown due to Green Park Station fire
  • "If the Government knows that #ActiveTravel is so beneficial to our health, economy & the planet, then why have they decided to drastically cut funding by over £200 million?" asks Sustrans
  • Take me to the river (on a bike): David Byrne rocks up to the Met Gala on his bike
  • "I would love to be able to race again as soon as possible": Ex-Zaaf Cycling Team riders stopped from racing at La Vuelta Femenina
  • NMotD: Canadian solution?
  • Austin Killips becomes first trans cyclist to win UCI women's stage race
  • Human after all? Tom Pidcock goes running again... also trials prototype Pinarello mountain bike
  • Average Dutch person spends two hours a day doing physical exercise or team sports
  • Charlie Burton, husband of cycling legend Beryl and a crucial figure in British women's cycling, dies peacefully at 93
  • "For unhoused people, a bicycle can be a lifeline": Bikes belonging to homeless people trashed in San Diego
San Diego bikes being trashed
Bikes being trashed in San Diego (screenshot from Twitter: @HomelessnessSD) (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)
2 May 2023, 08:28

Crazy crashes, an inspirational challenge, bizarre pointy aero costumes... it's your Bank Holiday weekend catch-up

Patent- aero clothing - 2
Patent- aero clothing - 2 (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)
Patent- aero clothing - 2
Patent- aero clothing – 2 (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)

Well it wasn’t the absolute best weather-wise, but we hope you managed to get out for some quality riding over the long weekend. We also hope you managed to get your road.cc fix in between, but if not we’ll forgive you just this once. Here’s what you’ve missed… 

> Controversial council ignored advice and manipulated data to shelve cycle lane for two years

> Prepare yourself for the wildest aero design you’ve ever seen

> Grandmother, 84, sets off on 1,000-mile ride to remember her late children

> Council officers admit driving to a meeting to discuss how to encourage cycling and walking

> Pro cyclist calls for better race direction after 90% of the peloton crashed at Tour de Bretagne

> Check out this restored Giant Defy with Ukraine & Union Jack custom paint that’s on a 2,000km journey to Lviv

> Giulio Ciccone out of Giro d’Italia as COVID-19 cases in the peloton begin to mount up

2 May 2023, 08:28

Famous Belgian sporting stars you say? Luca Brecel is in good company

Eddy Merckx in Molteni kit - public domain
Eddy Merckx in Molteni kit - public domain (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)
Eddy Merckx in Molteni kit - public domain
Eddy Merckx in Molteni kit – public domain (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)

Brecel stormed to Belgium’s (and mainland Europe’s) first snooker world championship title last night against the indefatigable Mark Selby… and if we were to say that the Tour de France is as prestigious in cycling as the Worlds are in snooker, then he just needs four more plus a bunch of other titles to match the legend of Eddy Merckx according to our very unfair calculations. Although Eddy’s first name doesn’t rhyme with the sport he participated in, so a bonus point to Luca there… 

2 May 2023, 08:28

road.cc offices in temporary shutdown due to Green Park Station fire

green park station fire closure
green park station fire closure (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)
green park station fire closure
green park station fire closure (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)

It feels a bit odd reporting on something directly affecting us, but we know folk in the bike industry read this blog so we figured it was a useful public service announcement! 

Essentially the building that houses our parent company F-At Digital is currently out of bounds due to a fire. Our own office is unaffected (and all the bikes are fine) but there’s a faint smell of charcoal and some of the traders nearby unfortunately weren’t so lucky. 

So if you’re a bike industry person waiting on a collection from us, or if you want to send us something, there might be some disruption for the foreseeable. This being the internet and most of our staff remote workers, our websites are unaffected. You can read all the details on our Linkedin page here. 

2 May 2023, 08:28

"If the Government knows that #ActiveTravel is so beneficial to our health, economy & the planet, then why have they decided to drastically cut funding by over £200 million?" asks Sustrans

We couldn’t have said it better ourselves👏

If the Government knows that #ActiveTravel is so beneficial to our health, economy & the planet, then why have they decided to drastically cut funding by over £200 million?

It’s a short-sighted decision that simply doesn’t make sense. pic.twitter.com/bjVgVkDaIQ

— Sustrans (@Sustrans) May 2, 2023

The cycling, walking and wheeling charity has once again called out the government for active travel cuts while persuading followers to sign an open letter to the transport secretary Mark Harper to show the Government “how detrimental the recent cuts to active travel funding are to our communities and environment.” 

It comes as The Times reported yesterday that Sustrans, that the publication refers to as a “cycling charity behind low-traffic zones”, received £40 million in contracts from public bodies over the past five years… before going on to point out that a lot of that money wasn’t spent on LTNs. 

In its spare time, Sustrans maintains the nearly 13,000 mile National Cycle Network for those who didn’t know… 

> Xavier Brice: “For Net Zero, cost of living and the NHS: leaders must double down on Government active travel promises”

2 May 2023, 08:28

Take me to the river (on a bike): David Byrne rocks up to the Met Gala on his bike

Take me to the river (on a bike) https://t.co/GWEkAnwt4M

— Adwitiya Pal (@adwipal) May 2, 2023

The Talking Heads legend is known to love a good bike ride, and made his entrance to the Met Gala aboard a classic cycle complete with a basket and bell. This was described as “mundane” by the Rob Report, who suggested an “Escalade or Bentley” would have been more exciting. We’d certainly beg to differ… 

> Researchers fear “motonormativity” might have infiltrated policy making in government and the medical profession

Among his many other achievements, Byrne still has the distinction of being the only professional musician to have had a book reviewed on road.cc… surely his greatest achievement. of them all. 

Back in 2009, Byrne spoke with NPR about biking around New York. “I ride my bike almost every day here in New York,” he said. “It’s getting safer to do so, but I do have to be fairly alert when riding on the streets as opposed to riding on the Hudson River bike path or similar protected lanes.”

At the Met Gala yesterday, he showed up with a classic old-school bike (is that a Budnitz?) with a split-top tube and belt-drive, but somehow managed to sneak in BB7 disc brakes too.

And as someone on our team pointed, he’s wearing a white suit… on a leather saddle… But the real question is would he manage to bicycle with his oversized suit on?

2 May 2023, 08:28

"I would love to be able to race again as soon as possible": Ex-Zaaf Cycling Team riders stopped from racing at La Vuelta Femenina

 zaaf cycling team uae tour (instagram)
Zaaf Cycling Team at UAE Women's Tour (image: Instagram @zaafteam) (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)
 zaaf cycling team uae tour (instagram)
Zaaf Cycling Team at UAE Women's Tour (image: Instagram @zaafteam) (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)

Two former Zaaf Cycling Team members have been blocked by the Spanish Federation from racing at this year’s first proper stage race of the season La Vuelta Fememnina, which kicked off yesterday.

In what comes as more bad news for the beleaguered Spanish women’s team and its members — and now, even former members, with New Zealand’s Michaela Drummond, who left Zaaf on April 17 and signed a contract on April 28 to race with Farto-BTC, confirming through her social media that she will not be at the start of the seven-day race.

Zaaf had suffered a mass exodus in recent weeks amidst accusations of not paying wages to its members since the start of the season. On Saturday, the team lost its UCI status after Ebtissam Zayed Ahmed became the eighth cyclist to quit the Spanish team within a month, which left it with just seven riders — below UCI’s minimum requirement.

> Zaaf loses UCI team status after eighth cyclist leaves team

Drummond also said that her health had been suffering due to the recent events with Zaaf and the Spanish Federation’s decision to refuse her from registering with the new team, even though her former teammates have successfully transferred to new Continental and WWT Teams, has come as another blow.

My health is struggling, with the last few months having a serious effect on me. Now with the Spanish Cycling Federation refusing to register me in my new team. I am in total dismay. I would love to be able to race again as soon as possible. Part 2 in the comments ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/Y0We6JdmnA

— Michaela Drummond (@Micky_Drummond) April 30, 2023

“I can’t understand why the Spanish Cycling Federation does not follow the example set by the UCI,” she wrote.

Italian cyclist Debora Silvestri, who became the ninth rider to announce departure from the team yesterday, also won’t be able to take part at Vuelta. She said: “I won’t say nothing more from what media are saying, only things haven’t gone how they had to go.

“I just want say a big good luck and big thanks to all the nice girls I met in this team. Its not the end, maybe some news are coming.”

Last week, Vuelta organisers Unipublic had confirmed that Zaaf’s management opted to pull out of the week-long race and the team won’t be lining up at the start in Torrevieja — the first edition since its expansion from the men’s race.

Meanwhile, Jumbo Visma took the win in yesterday’s opening time-trial stage at the Spanish Tour, the Dutch team setting a time of 18:03 that none of the eight other teams could beat. Canyon-SRAM came second and was a second slower, with Trek-Segafredo third at 18:12 minutes.

2 May 2023, 08:28

NMotD: Canadian solution?

NMotD Canadian solution
NMotD Canadian solution (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)
NMotD Canadian solution
NMotD Canadian solution (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)

From one of our across the pond friends…

“So far my London and OPP [Ontario Provincial Police] constables haven’t given me grief, 3rd summer coming up. Strangely I don’t need it when snow is covering lanes, only time close passes are rare.”

Is anyone also wondering what would be the police’s reaction if you do it in England’s London? Let us know if you find out.

2 May 2023, 08:28

Austin Killips becomes first trans cyclist to win UCI women's stage race

2023 Tour of the Gila women's podium Austin Killips (image credit: Tour of the Gila)
2023 Tour of the Gila women's podium Austin Killips (image credit: Tour of the Gila) (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)
2023 Tour of the Gila women's podium Austin Killips (image credit: Tour of the Gila)
2023 Tour of the Gila women's podium Austin Killips (image credit: Tour of the Gila) (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)

“After a week of nonsense on the internet I’m especially thankful to everyone in the peloton and sport who continues to affirm that Twitter is not real life,” Killips reflected after her victory…

> Austin Killips becomes first trans cyclist to win UCI women’s stage race

2 May 2023, 08:28

Human after all? Tom Pidcock goes running again... also trials prototype Pinarello mountain bike

Tom Pidcock on prototype Pinarello MTB at Gueret + Strava (Picture by Thomas Maheux/SWpix.com)
SWpix (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)
Tom Pidcock on prototype Pinarello MTB at Gueret + Strava (Picture by Thomas Maheux/SWpix.com)
SWpix (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)

Tom Pidcock on prototype Pinarello MTB at Gueret + Strava (Picture by Thomas Maheux/SWpix.com)

Tom Pidcock is enjoying his time after his best result at a monument, finishing second behind Remco Evenepoel at Liège-Bastogne-Liège, by going on runs along Le Doubs in France. This time, looks like after all, he did not forget to get off his bike.

While doing 8km in just over half an hour is no feat to smirk at (don’t even look at my Strava profile…), those numbers would be diminshed in comparison to what Pidcock posted in February, doing 5km in a world class 13:25.

> “Maybe he forgot to get off his bike”: the running and cycling communities continue to question Pidcock’s blistering 5k run

Those would quite literally be an Olympic runner levels, and while no one is saying a pro-cyclist couldn’t theoretically be that (Evenepoel played football for Belgium, Nacer Bouhanni was a kickboxer), that Strava post did cast a big cloud of doubt on Mr Pidcock’s reliability.

Meanwhile, the Ineos Grenadiers’ rider, who’s also an off-road specialist, has been testing out a prototype Pinarello mountain bike (MTB) with Pauline Ferrand-Prévot at the French Cup in Guerét. While she won the women’s race, Pidcock had to withdraw due to a mechanical failure.

 
 
 
 
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Both the MTBs were full-suspension and covered in black and white camouflage designs. We’ll have a story up on off.road.cc soon, so stay tuned…

2 May 2023, 08:28

Average Dutch person spends two hours a day doing physical exercise or team sports

A global study reveals that Dutch residents are the most physically active on earth, getting 12.8 hours of exercise each week. The key—designing activity into daily life. The average #Dutch person cycles about 1,098 kilometers per year. HT @Cycling_Embassyhttps://t.co/M9YSD5jsj7 pic.twitter.com/N6ZoIVjDVH

— Brent Toderian (@BrentToderian) May 1, 2023

Answer honestly, how many hours of physical exercise did you get today? (If you’re reading this live on a sunny Tuesday, I’m betting not much. But hey, the days are longer and there’s still time!)

A study has revealed that people from the Netherlands are the most physically active of 29 nations. On average they report spending 12.8 hours a week (almost two hours per day) doing physical exercise or team sports, double the average of 6.1 across people from 29 other countries.

On the other hand, a Welsh council officer, who drove to a meeting to discuss ways to encouage people to cycle and walk more, said this the other day: “As far as I’m concerned I do plenty of walking with my dogs. I walk at least an hour a day and I don’t need anyone telling me to do more.”

> Council officers admit driving to a meeting to discuss how to encourage cycling and walking

2 May 2023, 08:28

Charlie Burton, husband of cycling legend Beryl and a crucial figure in British women's cycling, dies peacefully at 93

Charlie Burton (credit: British Cycling)
Charlie Burton (credit: British Cycling) (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)
Charlie Burton (credit: British Cycling)
Charlie Burton (credit: British Cycling) (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)

Charlie Burton, Beryl’s husband and a hugely influential figure himself in the history of British women’s cycling, died peacefully on Friday night at the age of 93, British Cycling announced yesterday.

Beryl Burton was one of the greatest ever cyclists, but always said that she would never have achieved her success without Charlie, who introduced her to cycling and travelled all over the world in support of the British women’s team.

The Yorkshireman was present at each and every one of the races his wife participated in. Beryl would go on to win seven rainbow jerseys, 122 senior national titles and set more than 50 world and national records.

Charlie and Beryl had met in 1952, and he had remarked at the pace she caught on, saying that by the third year of her learning, she was going out in the front of the “lads” and leading them. In 1955, they got married, and two years later, she took her first medal — a silver in the national 100-mile individual time-trial.

She then decided to take part in the international categories, and as they say, the rest is history…

> Beryl – In Search of Britain’s Greatest Athlete

Charlie and Beryl Burton wedding (credit: British Cycling)
Charlie and Beryl Burton wedding (credit: British Cycling) (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)
Charlie and Beryl Burton wedding (credit: British Cycling)
Charlie and Beryl Burton wedding (credit: British Cycling) (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)

The stories of Charlie going to lengths of self-funding his travel to watch Beryl are the stuff of legend. At the Otley 12-hour when Beryl famously caught and passed all 99 men who started ahead of her, including men’s champion Mike McNamara, Charlie was cooking steaks on a primus stove by the roadside to pass to his wife as she pedalled by.

He made the 1,000-mile journey to Milan from Leeds on the back of Morley clubmate Dick Hudson’s scooter. They camped out at random destinations en route and Charlie arrived in Italy with a spare bike for Beryl strapped to his back.

For the 1963 World Championships, he drove to Belgium in the family’s three-wheeled car. In 1966, he camped in a sleeping bag next to the hotel in Frankfurt as space in the cycling entourage was limited.

Beryl won the British Best All-Rounder every year between 1959 until 1983. She never stopped racing until her death aged 58 due to heart failure while out riding her bike in 1996.

> The Greatest – The Times and Life of Beryl Burton

Charlie, just as he did for more than 40 years, was still preparing all of Beryl’s bikes, transporting her to races and providing crucial moral support. 

Beryl’s 1986 autobiography was also dedicated to her husband: “To Charlie, without whom none of this would have been possible. BB.”

“Without Charlie at hand I could rarely bring out my best – I feel as if half of me has been left behind,” Beryl once said.

Everybody at British Cycling was saddened to learn of the recent passing of Charlie Burton, husband of Beryl, at the age of 93.@jwtelegraph recounts the vital role he played supporting Beryl, countless other British riders, and the early growth and success of women’s racing.

— British Cycling (@BritishCycling) May 1, 2023

 

2 May 2023, 08:28

"For unhoused people, a bicycle can be a lifeline": Bikes belonging to homeless people trashed in San Diego

Yesterday marked the first day of National Bike Month in the US. However, the City of San Diego decided to celebrate it by “stealing” them from the homeless and scrapping them in a garbage truck.

A video posted on Twitter by San Diego activist and advocate for the homeless, Michael McConnell shows the city’s officials in the encampments throwing several bicycles and bike parts into the truck’s rear to be crushed. 

The @cityofsandiego throwing away bikes again. pic.twitter.com/AevAm0RDm9

— Michael McConnell (@HomelessnessSD) May 1, 2023

Lots of bikes being crushed. pic.twitter.com/tYCCpYfCUo

— Michael McConnell (@HomelessnessSD) May 1, 2023

The council has been slammed and heavily criticised for taking away from the poor their cheapest form of transport for no reason.

Jacob Mandel, another activist from San Diego said: “I’m incredibly frustrated that San Diego continues to destroy bicycles found in encampments. For unhoused people, a bicycle can be a lifeline – providing low-cost/free transportation to employment could break the cycle of poverty. The city is destroying these lifelines.

“While I understand there is some nuance and importance to these encampment cleanups, I struggle to understand what policy objective we’re achieving here by destroying these bicycles and other property.”

More people piled on the council’s officials for this decision, with person saying, “as if stealing people’s bikes as if that will solve homelessness”, and another pointing out that the bikes and bike parts “could have easily been donated to a community cycling centre where they could have been repurposed, at the very least”.

You can see all the way from here that bike was in solid condition. I am disgusted. What is the point of this????

— Mack ATTACK (@kingmackvi) May 1, 2023

This is not the first time that the City of San Diego has come under fire for trashing homeless people’s bikes. A year ago, McConell, who frequently documents encampment sweeps in the city, had posted a video of workers grabbing “perfectly good” bikes and tossing them in the garbage truck.

He said that these drives are common in the area, and the residents are just given a three-hour notice to evict — or lose their possessions.

A few hours after McConell posted the video, San Diego’s Mayor Todd Gloria proudly  posted on Twitter: “City crews have cleaned up more than 516 tons of trash from encampments.”

City crews have cleaned up more than 516 tons of trash from encampments.

Our main focus remains on connecting people to services, shelter and permanent housing, but we also have to make sure sidewalks and parks are clean and free of litter and trash. #GettingItDone #ForAllofUs pic.twitter.com/OCUBSD8O1Y

— San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria (@MayorToddGloria) May 1, 2023

2 May 2023, 08:28

Did you ask if we could do a week without Jeremy Vine on the blog challenge? We'll try again next week...

Courier who called Jeremy Vine a "p****" suspended by employer

Courier who called Jeremy Vine a "p****" suspended by employer

Vine caught the incident on camera while cycling through Hammersmith last week, the warehouse worker claiming Vine almost hit him

2 May 2023, 08:28

No new bike parking but a car park with 1,065 spaces? National Trust urged to break from "car-dependant business model"

No new bike parking but a car park with 1,065 spaces? National Trust urged to break from "car-dependant business model"

The heritage conservation charity has pledged to be net carbon zero by 2030... but also wants to build the biggest car park in the Peak District

2 May 2023, 08:28

Research from Australia has taken a deep dive into the factors that prevent women from cycling in urban areas, creating a list of suggestions for boosting active travel in a more inclusive way.

Cycling infrastructure needs to be built with women in mind, study suggests

Cycling infrastructure needs to be built with women in mind, study suggests

"It's about planning for the trips that aren't taken as well as those that are"

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34 thoughts on ““For unhoused people, a bicycle can be a lifeline”: Bikes of homeless people trashed in US; Pidcock goes running again and shows off new MTB; Sustrans urges signing letter to Transport Secretary; David Byrne bikes to Met Gala + more on the live blog”

  1. makadu
    May 2, 2023 at 8:50 am
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    Of course they cut active

    Of course they cut active travel, saves money now, increases car use and thus tax revenue in both short and long term and health costs only appear in the long term. Treasury policy is always to “save now and spend later” as they can always raise taxes in the long run to cover additional spending.

    Should state that this is my understanding of their thinking – I do not condone!!

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    • Patrick9-32
      May 2, 2023 at 9:47 am
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      It also fits their re

      It also fits their re-election needs. “We aren’t spending money on them. We are spending more on you, the selfish right wing!”

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  2. brooksby
    May 2, 2023 at 9:45 am
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    Quote:

    “If the Government knows that #ActiveTravel is so beneficial to our health, economy & the planet, then why have they decided to drastically cut funding by over £200 million?”

    Well, they have to find the money for Charles’s coronation somehow…  It’s not like he can afford to pay for his own party.

    Oh, waitaminute… 

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    • SimoninSpalding
      May 2, 2023 at 1:13 pm
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      Oh come on be fair. How else

      Oh come on be fair. How else is the heir to his mother’s multi million pound fortune expected to afford a brand new air conditioned horse drawn carriage to get him to to the church he is apparently the head of?

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  3. Hirsute
    May 2, 2023 at 10:09 am
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    Came across this yesterday on
    Came across this yesterday on twitter
    “So many cyclists go through our village riding 3/4 abreast causing traffic havoc! They do not move to single file even when prompted.”

    Never did find out what prompted means or how this village high st was about 5 miles long !

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    • morgoth985
      May 2, 2023 at 10:28 am
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      Great to hear that cycling is

      Great to hear that cycling is so popular that there were enough in one village riding 3-4 abreast to cause “traffic havoc”.  Must have been several pelotons’ worth going through there!

      And yes good spot on that “prompted”.  I’d like to know what that involved, exactly.

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    • brooksby
      May 2, 2023 at 10:45 am
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      Quote:

      …riding 3/4 abreast…

      To which I think the correct response is, “Cool story, bro”.

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    • andystow
      May 2, 2023 at 4:04 pm
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      I often find that tailgating

      I often find that tailgating drivers don’t back off when “prompted.”

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  4. brooksby
    May 2, 2023 at 10:47 am
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    Quote:

    Is anyone also wondering what would be the police’s reaction if you do it in England’s London?

    I’ve sometimes wondered whether to try this in England’s Bristol.  I mean, if the motorist is passing you in accordance with the HC then it shouldn’t affect them at all, should it?

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    • Cupov
      May 2, 2023 at 12:46 pm
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      makes filtering a bit tricky

      makes filtering a bit tricky though

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      • brooksby
        May 2, 2023 at 1:14 pm
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        Cupov wrote:

        makes filtering a bit tricky though

        — Cupov

        TBH that’s the main reason I haven’t tried it…  Bristol’s cycle lanes are to narrow, and filtering would be impossible.

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    • I love my bike
      May 2, 2023 at 12:54 pm
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      Well, shouldn’t they leaved 1

      Well, shouldn’t they leaved 1.5m from the end of the noodle?  And does it need a flag & ‘wide load’ sign?

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      • brooksby
        May 2, 2023 at 1:14 pm
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        I love my bike wrote:

        Well, shouldn’t they leaved 1.5m from the end of the noodle?  And does it need a flag & ‘wide load’ sign?

        — I love my bike

        A flag on the end might make it even more distinctive, but see my reply to Cupov above 😀

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  5. NotNigel
    May 2, 2023 at 10:55 am
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    I know some are upset about F

    I know some are upset about F-at publishing dabbling in cars (I’ve yet to see the website in question) but to torch the building where the offices are is a bit too far..

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    • Rendel Harris
      May 2, 2023 at 3:21 pm
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      NotNigel wrote:

      I know some are upset about F-at publishing dabbling in cars (I’ve yet to see the website in question) but to torch the building where the offices are is a bit too far..

      — NotNigel

      It’s Carma.

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    • quiff
      May 2, 2023 at 3:26 pm
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      NotNigel wrote:

      I’ve yet to see the website in question

      — NotNigel

      https://ev.tips/

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    • Simon E
      May 2, 2023 at 7:11 pm
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      NotNigel wrote:

      I know some are upset about F-at publishing dabbling in cars (I’ve yet to see the website in question) but to torch the building where the offices are is a bit too far..

      — NotNigel

      I really don’t understand the problem.

      Publishers of ‘dead tree’ magazines cover a wide range of topics such as golf, fast cars, knitting, fashion and aircraft. Nobody gets offended about that. F-at is a business, not an anti-car cycling campaign group. If writing about EVs helps road.cc stay financially viable then that is OK with me.

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      • Sriracha
        May 2, 2023 at 10:13 pm
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        Simon E wrote:

        I really don’t understand the problem

        — Simon E

        The problem was not that they publish different websites, but that their “About us” credos were mutually contradictory, and not in a good way.

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  6. brooksby
    May 2, 2023 at 11:13 am
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    Bristol’s car parks take up

    Bristol’s car parks take up land the size of 150 football pitches. What if they could be replaced by housing? (The Bristol Cable)

    Bristol’s car parks take up land the size of 150 football pitches. What if they could be replaced by housing?

    Interesting read.

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    • hawkinspeter
      May 2, 2023 at 11:28 am
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      brooksby wrote:

      Bristol’s car parks take up land the size of 150 football pitches. What if they could be replaced by housing? (The Bristol Cable)

      Bristol’s car parks take up land the size of 150 football pitches. What if they could be replaced by housing?

      Interesting read.

      — brooksby

      I’ve noticed quite a few people taking the initiative and living in caravans/trucks parked on various streets. However, they seem to get moved on.

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    • Shelders
      May 2, 2023 at 8:21 pm
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      https://www.theguardian.com

      https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/aug/26/london-golf-courses-could-provide-homes-for-300000-people-study-says?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

      I also like this view of space for houses from Council owned golf courses, so not even touching any of the members clubs

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      • chrisonabike
        May 2, 2023 at 8:38 pm
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        I’m not sure about that! 

        I’m not sure about that!  Round here the council are burning through brownfield sites (some of which have become pretty green) and even greenfield sites as sustainably as a bandit getting through fuel in Mad Max…  pretty sure it’s less providing housing for those folks 20 to a room in the tenements and more irreplaceable capital* being used as stop-gap income.

        * Assets in the form of open space without buildings / impermeable surfaces – albeit heavily landscaped.  Mind, if you’re pessimistic it could be back to brownfield site sooner than we think!

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  7. Awavey
    May 2, 2023 at 11:13 am
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    “Meanwhile, Jumbo Visma took

    “Meanwhile, Jumbo Visma took the win in yesterday’s opening time-trial stage at the Spanish Tour” Well that’s one way to report British rider Anna Henderson gets to take the red leaders jersey for todays stage I guess…

    As for this mangling “Canyon-SRAM came second and was a second slower, with Trek-Segafredo third at 18:12 minutes.”

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  8. Paul J
    May 2, 2023 at 12:34 pm
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    Luca only rhymes with snooker
    Luca only rhymes with snooker if you live in certain English speaking places that have allowed their accent to degenerate into French-levels of non-pronunciation of letters.

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    • Paul J
      May 2, 2023 at 12:36 pm
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      Or to put it another way, the
      Or to put it another way, the rhyme joke only works for a very small subset of English speakers (and yeah, I had to think a bit about HowTF Luca was meant to rhyme with his sport – made no sense initially).

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  9. Blackthorne
    May 2, 2023 at 3:04 pm
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    Jack, these homeless

    Jack, these homeless activists on the west coast cities are the ones preventing said cities from acting greater reforms focused on drug rehabilitation and mental illness by turning the conversation into it being all about victimhood. And yet more taxpayer money is spent every year yet the problem gets worse. All the bikes ‘taken’ from the homeless are stolen from surrounding communities. My greater point not arguing one way or the other but spreading this kind of activist twitter posts that triggers the compassionate side of people into anger at authorities is just another type of contextless twitter virtue signaling from afar.

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    • Rendel Harris
      May 2, 2023 at 3:21 pm
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      Blackthorne wrote:

      All the bikes ‘taken’ from the homeless are stolen from surrounding communities. 

      — Blackthorne

      How do you know this? Couldn’t some of them have been given to the homeless people by donors/donor organisations, or salvaged by the homeless people themselves from other people’s discards? Quite possibly some of them were stolen but claiming that they all are without evidence seems rather a stretch.

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    • hawkinspeter
      May 2, 2023 at 3:27 pm
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      Blackthorne wrote:

      Jack, these homeless activists on the west coast cities are the ones preventing said cities from acting greater reforms focused on drug rehabilitation and mental illness by turning the conversation into it being all about victimhood. And yet more taxpayer money is spent every year yet the problem gets worse. All the bikes ‘taken’ from the homeless are stolen from surrounding communities. My greater point not arguing one way or the other but spreading this kind of activist twitter posts that triggers the compassionate side of people into anger at authorities is just another type of contextless twitter virtue signaling from afar.

      — Blackthorne

      I don’t understand how destroying the bikes achieves anything though. Doesn’t that mean that the homeless who rely on a bike and are that way inclined will steal more bikes? Is bike removal some part of a new mental illness therapy?

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      • Blackthorne83
        May 2, 2023 at 4:39 pm
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        Where a video shows a single

        Where a video shows a single bike in working order what isn’t seen is a dozen twisted wheels and vandalized bike-share bikes and shopping trolleys. The camps are not simply cleared out without warning en masse. They are monitored by city outreach groups, given public waste disposal, and given numerous warnings to move to temporary housing. So when city crew are tasked with clearing out an illegal encampment, it is at the point of last resort, and bikes don’t get a special exemption.

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    • Car Delenda Est
      May 2, 2023 at 10:12 pm
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      The US constitution forbids
      The US constitution forbids the confiscation of private property, without due process, no ifs no buts.

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    • Roulereo
      May 3, 2023 at 4:57 am
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      Blackthorne sounds as if he

      Blackthorne sounds as if he is actually knowledgable, as if he may even live there, not the same ‘hot take’ champs from thousands of miles away. These activists really are simply finding a new cause to Virtue Signal, it was “Trans rights” or “the climate emergency” last week. Put a UKR flag on your Twitter bio, just to be accepted.

      My own experience in my town is the homeless’ bikes are cleary stolen. I don’t agree with the activist idea that they somehow they magically have their ‘transport taken from them’ either, I see them on trams and trains everyday anyway. Normalising theft is not ok. 

      Crushing them seems a bit silly though, maybe dump the stupid progressive  Democratic Party policies which caused this rapid disintegration of places like the San Diego and fix the homelessness first? 

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  10. HoldingOn
    May 2, 2023 at 5:41 pm
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    Woo hoo!

    Woo hoo!
    I cycle farther than the average Dutch person!

    They’ve got me beat for weekly physical activity though…

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    • andystow
      May 2, 2023 at 8:41 pm
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      I cycle about 10,000 km a

      I cycle about 10,000 km a year (not super fast, but not slow) so I average a little over 10 hours a week, just from cycling.

      Add in two hours of martial arts and a few lifting sessions, and I’m at 13+ hours, not counting the distance I walk at work, housework, etc.

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  11. Car Delenda Est
    May 2, 2023 at 10:09 pm
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    Disgusting how many people
    Disgusting how many people commenting on the San Diego mayor’s tweet are supportive of what he’s doing, and apparently think the US constitution only applies to home owners..

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Free update for Yamaha e-bikes, Lime increases fleet for US footie fans, Voi weighs in on London parking debates + more
Free update for Yamaha e-bikes, Lime increases fleet for US footie fans, Voi weighs in on London parking debates + more
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Barcelona to ban private bike share schemes from 2027, as mayor slams e-bike parking “mess”
Barcelona to ban private bike share schemes from 2027, as mayor slams e-bike parking “mess”
The decision to expel the likes of Lime and Voi from the Catalan capital, which is set to host the start of this year’s Tour de France, comes as Barcelona expands its public Bicing service – which is not available to tourists
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Megamo launches dedicated e-road bike powered by super-powerful Avinox motor
Megamo launches dedicated e-road bike powered by super-powerful Avinox motor
The new Megamo Upon is designed from the ground up as an e-road bike, pairing a carbon frame and integrated 600Wh battery with Avinox’s powerful M2S motor system
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“Most cargo bikes are built to haul stuff. Levo 4 X is built to haul ass”: The Specialized Levo 4 X goes bikepacking
“Most cargo bikes are built to haul stuff. Levo 4 X is built to haul ass”: The Specialized Levo 4 X goes bikepacking
If there's not already enough versions of Specialized's Levo 4 around, the brand has unveiled another and it's primed for bikepacking adventures and yes, it's a Levo 4 but with racks
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E-bike operators including Lime and Forest slapped with £210,000 in fines for sloppy parking, plus Mercian is making an e-bike, Bosch launches certification system + more
E-bike operators including Lime and Forest slapped with £210,000 in fines for sloppy parking, plus Mercian is making an e-bike, Bosch launches certification system + more
We've heavy fines for Lime and Forest, but a lighter bike from Tenways for you in this week's round-up of all things e-bike
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“A serious risk of injuries”: recall for Specialized Turbo Como SL e-bikes announced in the UK due to failing fork steerer tubes – months after US recall notice
“A serious risk of injuries”: recall for Specialized Turbo Como SL e-bikes announced in the UK due to failing fork steerer tubes – months after US recall notice
The Office for Product Safety and Standards says affected Turbo Como SL bikes pose a serious injury risk after a fault was identified that could cause the fork to fail; Specialized first announced a problem in January
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The next big thing in bike manufacturing? Flit claims adhesive bonding helped it to make a lighter and tighter folding e-bike
The next big thing in bike manufacturing? Flit claims adhesive bonding helped it to make a lighter and tighter folding e-bike
Flit has unveiled what it claims is the first folding e-bike to use adhesive bonding rather than traditional welds. So, is the future of bike building looking stickier? Flit's managing director certainly thinks so
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mdavidford 10 minutes ago

At least six months of Strava history.

in: “Many roads weren’t built for cars”: Liability expert slams “empty-headed” anti-cycling hypocrisy after driver with “observational skills of a garden gnome” doors cyclist… but motorists fixate on ‘illegal e-bike’; New Pidcock plans + more on the live blog
mitsky 12 minutes ago

Love Big Jobber's clips and explanations. But he needs to change is language from "car did x,y,x" to "driver did x,y,z".

in: “Many roads weren’t built for cars”: Liability expert slams “empty-headed” anti-cycling hypocrisy after driver with “observational skills of a garden gnome” doors cyclist… but motorists fixate on ‘illegal e-bike’; New Pidcock plans + more on the live blog
chrisonabike 13 minutes ago

Good work there by Big jobber, especially on "roads were not built for cars". One question though: what is an "established cyclist" and do the same rules apply as for "established red lights" eg. you can apparently drive drive though either before they are "established"?

in: “Many roads weren’t built for cars”: Liability expert slams “empty-headed” anti-cycling hypocrisy after driver with “observational skills of a garden gnome” doors cyclist… but motorists fixate on ‘illegal e-bike’; New Pidcock plans + more on the live blog
PeterF01 47 minutes ago

How embarrasing that you've even mentioned a cheap Taiwanese brand like Stunt in the same article as DT Swiss, ENVE, Reynolds and Ere Research. Stunt is just a marketing exercise for the pillar spoke company. Nothing to see here - Buy a decent, quality brand and keep some pride in your bike.

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mdavidford 50 minutes ago

No it doesn't. The *carriageway* may be narrower, however.

in: “There wasn’t a real danger to cyclists”: New cycle lane making road riskier than ever, locals say amid claims money could have been spent on “something more important”
mitsky 59 minutes ago

A 12mph speed limit is ludicrous. I'm not that fit and my bikes are absolutely not top of the line and yet my AVERAGE speed over a decent journey/commute WITH STOPPING at red lights etc is easily 12mph. So my cruising speed is going to be at least 15 if not 18mph.

in: “Young people don’t give a damn about a sign”: Amsterdam set to trial 20kph speed limit on cycle paths to clamp down on fast illegal e-bikes – but lack of fines slammed as “pointless”
robgodd 1 hour ago

The poor guy himself said "If I’d had a helmet on, I might not have been injured as badly as I was". This story wouldn't have been reported if he hadn't been so badly hurt.

in: “Sometimes I wish I had died”: Cyclist had quarter of his skull removed after fly-tipped, asbestos-riddled shed on blind bend caused “catastrophic” crash
mark1a 1 hour ago

Chocks away lads…

in: “Sometimes I wish I had died”: Cyclist had quarter of his skull removed after fly-tipped, asbestos-riddled shed on blind bend caused “catastrophic” crash
chrisonabike 1 hour ago

@robgodd er... if your point was "not taking a chance" why would you limit your actions to reduce your chance of serious injury or death just to head protection capable of fairly mild damage mitigation in certain circumstances? Mine has certainly helped save me from bangs from overhanging foliage, which would probably have been fine after less than a day, but would it have helped here? We don't know. Indeed: what has changed "these days" about blind corners? Perhaps that's the issue and one should just slow to walking pace? (Of course that would probably increase your risk from following motorists who ... don't). I think "illegal road obstruction-> talk about helmets" is missing several points and indeed "these are not the cyclists you're looking to inform". If it makes you feel better though...

in: “Sometimes I wish I had died”: Cyclist had quarter of his skull removed after fly-tipped, asbestos-riddled shed on blind bend caused “catastrophic” crash
Bungle_52 1 hour ago

@robgodd I take the chance because I find wearing a helmet uncomfortable and I find it affects my ability to build up a mental picture of what's happening around me as it affects my hearing. It's personal preference of course but to me the risk is worthwhile. I do wear a helmet when it's raining and at night as I have a light on it. In these circumstances the balance of risk is shifted for me personally. It's easy to be wise after the event but you do have a point. If your main aim is to minimise risk of a head injury from falling off your bike then always wear a helmet.

in: “Sometimes I wish I had died”: Cyclist had quarter of his skull removed after fly-tipped, asbestos-riddled shed on blind bend caused “catastrophic” crash

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