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A cyclist’s worst sin…

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  • May 11, 2016 at 7:27 pm #25719
    Leviathan

    …is to leave a dead CO2 cartridge lying in the road about 50cm from the kerb. Just were another roadie can run over it at speed and have a nice wobble. Or at least be clearly seen and recognise, because 99.99% of none cyclists wouldn’t know what it was or what it is for, so it must be alright to just leave it there in the road once you are done with it. A BMW will run over it and recycle it into the tarmac, won’t they.

    Is it just me seeing spent cartridges all the time now?; or is it some form of cognitive bias? Or perhaps an example of  pluralization of technology, CO2 is much cheaper these days, perhaps more builders on mountain bikes are using it to get to work at under a quid a pop. Is it a sign of the prosperity of the nation or the downfall of society?

     

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  • May 11, 2016 at 8:21 pm #871551
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    John Dory

    Not sure where you’re riding

    Not sure where you’re riding and seeing these, but don’t confuse CO2 cartridges with Nitros Oxide (laughing gas) cartridges. There’s a large nightclub near my place of work in Smithfield, London, and the area is littered with the little silver cylinders, especially after the weekend. Initially I wondered why so many cyclists were having punctures in such a relatively small area until I made the connection? How I laughed at my ignorance!

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