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I wouldn’t mind doing it once
I wouldn’t mind doing it once a year, as long as I can go home and shower afterwards.
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Bad crash near me, five
Bad crash near me, five hospitalised after three vehicle crash.
That looks like a lot of damage for a posted 30 MPH road! The grey bricks on the right side of the photo are a bike lane which is in no way protected from this crap. I use it occasionally, and have a couple of friends who use it nearly every day.
It sunk relative to the roadway after construction, so there’s a lip on the side now which had made me crash once. A friend crashed on it and had a massive lump around his eye despite wearing a helmet.
Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/3eUZcwN1fdBYBjYv5
Oh, what a surprise! Speeding
Oh, what a surprise! Speeding and ran a red light.
The alt-text:
The alt-text:
‘They really shouldn’t let those small cars drive in traffic. I worry I’m going to kill someone if I hit one! They should have to drive on the sidewalk, safely out of the way.’
chrisonabike wrote:
It was probably the ambiguous title which made them think it might have something to do with CdA, headset design or socks…The Rouleur Party and the UK’s lurch towards fixed gear.
I get it, but this would also
I get it, but this would also hold true for something that was a public good, like fire brigades.
chrisonabike wrote:
…in the UK no sane individual would try to drive a Canta-sized vehicle about on the roads…So all the motorcyclists are crazy?
This is the one he got.
This is the one he got.
Gold isn’t nearly strong
Gold isn’t nearly strong enough to make a 5 kg frame. It’s about 2.5 times denser than steel.
Take a relatively light steel frameset… 1.8 kg.
Double all the wall thicknesses to account for gold having roughly half the Young’s modulus and yield strength.
Multiply by the density ratio.1.8 kg x 2 x 2.5 = 9 kg.
At $135/g, $1.2 million.
At £100/g, £900k.
I just helped a friend build
I just helped a friend build one. If you’re finding anything with a motor, battery, lighting, gears, and disc brakes under $/£/€1000 complete, it’s junk. On his, I found:
- Screws made of Chinesium or perhaps a semi-firm cheese
- Brakes extremely difficult to get firm and effective
- Heavy but dodgy rear mudguard attachment
- A couple of threaded holes that needed re-tapping
To be honest, it rode okay when I got everything sorted. It may last him a long time since I doubt he’ll put more than 100 miles a year on it.
Ordered. I’ve listened to
Ordered. I’ve listened to those guys for a long time.
I don’t know if this link will work in the UK, but I encourage you to buy from an independent bookseller if you can, rather than Amazon.
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