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Agreed!
Agreed!
On the occasional day I drive
On the occasional day I drive to work, I come off a 55 MPH road onto a half mile long 15 MPH driveway. I have no trouble holding my 2005 MINI to 15±1 MPH by the engine sound and an occasional glance at the speedometer. I don’t have to stare at it continuously.
Maybe it helps that it’s a manual transmission and I can just put it in second gear.
Didn’t help.
Didn’t help.
No sound, but I’m currently
No sound, but I’m currently seeing a pop-over Go-Daddy ad about every 20 seconds despite being logged in as a subscriber. I’m going to try logging off and back on again.
Going a bit meta here, but
Going a bit meta here, but relevant to this topic:
Like it’s going out of fashion…Car smashes into Next store in Truro
Pictures from the scene show that a car has ploughed through the front entrance of the store.
https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/car-smashes-next-store-truro-8749656
I see they installed some purely decorative “bollards.”
Fresh Exeter road blocks fury as angry locals slam hellish traffic“What would have taken me a five minute journey to Heavitree now takes me 25 minutes through horrendous traffic”
Looks like it might be a 20 minute walk, save five minutes!
Ti bikes (or bikes of any
Ti bikes (or bikes of any material, really) can be made very light, or very strong, or a balance between the two. For a bike that’s supposed to be a fun ride and not, say, part of an abused fleet of bikeshare bikes, the designer is going to choose tubing that can take normal riding loads for that type of bike, with a bit of a safety factor.
I’m sure a frame could be made that can take a crash like that, but would you have bought the frame if it weighed 1-2 kg more?
A bit over half my cycling is
A bit over half my cycling is commuting, with 90 miles a week being the work commute. I have one bicycle set up tubeless and running lovely light René Herse tyres. No regrets. I do occasionally get slow leaks that require me to top up the tyres every day or two, but that’s less frustrating than having a ride interrupted by a puncture, especially having to repair one in the pouring rain, or freezing weather, or oppressive heat.
On the tubeless tyres, I’m now at over 14,000 miles / 23,000 km and twice have needed to use a plug to get going during a ride. I’ve never had to remove the wheel or install a tube. This is close to an order of magnitude better than my general experience with tubes.
I have been impressed with the puncture resistance of the Bontrager tyres that came on the Trek District I bought this year, right now at 2200 miles / 3500 km with no punctures. However, they are quite slow rolling with a woodenly harsh ride, so I plan to convert that bike to tubeless and install some Gravel Kings or G-Ones when they finally do me the favour of wearing out. The Trek is intended to be my “just works every time” commuting and pub bike, with its belt drive, internal hub, mudguards, and generator lighting.
I was stopped at a light once
I was stopped at a light once, and a pedestrian, perhaps a bit OCD, was pressing the button about every second for over a minute.
Is that the silver Fiesta
Is that the silver Fiesta there in street view from 2012?
https://goo.gl/maps/967iQ6VAVK648XeK8
I could be wrong but I suspect if everyone is using mowing machines for transport there could be some specific injury risks…I didn’t see anyone doing that, at least. The mowers seem to be used for mowing.
I’m trying to convince my
I’m trying to convince my family member to get something like that. When he bought the place, it came with a petrol powered golf cart, a riding lawnmower, and a small pontoon boat with a two-stroke engine.
The rules are at least a
The rules are at least a little better than Peachtree. Carts are supposed to be governed to 15 MPH (24 km/h) which makes the speed more compatible with cycling. I was easily able to keep up with them on my Brompton. Nobody is supposed to be driving one without a drivers’ licence, which would require them to be at least 16 years old here, but there were definitely a few 13-15 year olds driving around. There are no police at all on the island.
Comparing population density, the island is fairly wooded and is all single family summer homes with septic systems. There are about 150 homes on 120 acres. Nobody stays over the winter. The only businesses are the bar (a converted cottage) and the ferry (no building, just a dock and a parking lot for golf carts.) There’s also a pavilion and a childrens’ playground.