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Got one of these recently https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/accessories/cateye-bm45-bar-end-mirror/
HP also has one
Thanks for the recommendation. How have you found it to use?
I think it’s great. Been using it for IIRC a couple of years and once you’ve got it in just the right place, a quick glance down can give you an idea of what’s behind you. I use it for general situational awareness and more specifically for when I’m planning a rightwards maneouvre – if it looks clear, you can then do a shoulder check to make sure.
What I’ve found with handlebar mirrors is that you really need to get the position absolutely correct for them to be effective and the Cateye allows easy adjustment (tap/bump it to move it a little bit) whilst riding. As it’s on the end of the handlebar, I often inadvertently move it whilst locking up the bike etc. so it’s great to be able to notice that it’s not right whilst riding and get it back in the most useful position within a few seconds.
I’d say that the US culture
I’d say that the US culture is far more anti-cycling than the UK, or at least it’s almost violently pro-car.
I’ve only ever been to the U.S. on holiday and certainly the places I’ve been (Arizona, Utah, Nevada, California and Florida) have very few cyclists and regard walking as what you do if your car breaks down. Even walking from one shop/restaurant to the one next to it typically involves stepping over a barrier or finding a gap in a hedge as they’re designed around cars.
Bit harsh. Your post had NO hi viz, how was he supposed to see it?Touché!
I just felt that that picture perfectly illustrated what can happen if you fail to tame or break-in your motor car.(edit) – dammit! I didn’t see that you’d posted the story. I’d filtered by ‘newest first’ and missed it. Sorry, hawkinspeter <wrist-slap>
Expect a sternly worded letter from my lawyers
Copy-cat!
Copy-cat!
Well, that sounds like an
Well, that sounds like an excuse for me to post another pic even if it’s from 2018: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-45743227
Okay, I know this is for cars
Okay, I know this is for cars and buildings, but I do like a good car/field mashup.
A vehicle crashed off the M5 this morning and ended up in a field: https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/local-news/driver-flees-after-crashing-car-5447296
(Admittedly the headline is written far more accurately: Driver ‘flees’ after crashing car off M5 into field near Bristol ‘leaving passenger behind’)
Also including this pic as it features a dog:
Just how?
Garage door (s) on the left, car at right-angles. I wonder if the owners know each other.Well they do now.
Those autonomous vehicles are
Those autonomous vehicles are up to no good again – I’m glad to see the trapped occupants managed to escape from the evil robotic vehicle, thought the article puts it as they ‘absconded’. At least it was only an ambulance station and nothing important.
https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/local-news/car-smashes-through-wall-keynsham-5446834
My tip is to grease (or weird carbon thing if you are so inclined) the seatpost. Was often the last of my attempts to remove weird clicks, but it is now one of the first things I do.And it stops it from seizing in there.
And there is often meant to be float on your lower jockey wheel. Only the ones with sealed bearings don’t.
I’ve heard that some carbon epoxies can react with grease so best to not use grease on a carbon seatpost (could cause it to swell which won’t be great for any future adjustments). If you’ve got carbon, use some carbon assembly paste instead (it’s not expensive and lasts for ages as you only need a small amount).
A grade II listed bridge in
A grade II listed bridge in Malmesbury?
https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/bristol-woman-arrested-drug-driving-5435157
What we need to do is to update all these old buildings and bridges to make them safe. It’s a blight upon our country that we have all these non-hi-viz buildings and structures lying around that were thoughtlessly built without considering our modern motorist.
Could be a missing spacer
Could be a missing spacer with the cassette – they shouldn’t wobble at all. It’s worth checking if it could be the seatpost, so just loosen it, move it a bit and put it back where it was and tighten up again though if it’s carbon then it’s worth removing it completely and putting a bit of carbon assembly paste on it (which can help prevent it seizing).
I’ve solved a clicking bottom bracket previously by using a bit of loctite on it to “stick” it in place, but that was a pressfit so I’m not sure if the same applies to yours. Double check that the chainring bolts are all tight too as that can cause clicking if you’ve got a slightly loose one.
Some movement is fine with jockey wheels, but make sure the plates are properly fastened as they shouldn’t have any movement.
Chainring looks fine to me and they should last for ages as long as you replace chains regularly.
There is no known health risk to humans from horse poo (unlike dog poo and worse still cat poo) but every time I swallow a fly when I am out I cant help but think about the last thing it sat on before it landed in my mouth. As a long time vegetarian the odd fly here and there is the only meat I consume so for 2 reasons I don’t like swallowing flies.You should get in the habit of putting the tip of your tongue against the roof of your mouth whilst mouth-breathing, so any flies are less likely to be swallowed and you can spit them out.
Captain Badger wrote:
No shaming here. What squirrels get up to in the privacy of their own gnome is entirely their own affair…..……Don’t kink-shame them
Hmmm
But what would the elves do all day if people didn’t leave the bags? They’d have nothing to tidy up!They could study for their elf and safety qualifications
Frisking and petting with the elves, hmmmm?
Don’t kink-shame them
