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  • in reply to: Advice needed regarding gear indexing #961361
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    hawkinspeter

    Parktools do a good selection
    Parktools do a good selection of howtos. Here’s one on front derailleur adjustment: [url]https://www.parktool.com/blog/repair-help/front-derailleur-adjustment[/url]

    It sounds to me like you don’t have sufficient tension in the cable, but I’m no expert.

    in reply to: Edit out reflections ? #961351
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    hawkinspeter

    If you’ve got him driving

    If you’ve got him driving over the solid white line while the lights are red, then that’s an offence. You could try submitting it to the police, but a lot of the time they’re not that interested in minor infractions of traffic law – maybe they could send a warning letter.

    I’d be inclined to submit it to the police and First, if only to get the point across that some cyclists have cameras and know how to use them.

    in reply to: Pro-cycling article on BristolPost #961201
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    hawkinspeter

    I rarely visit the comments

    I rarely visit the comments (I have to switch to Chrome to even see them) on BristolPost, but you will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.

    By all means come and visit. We’re even getting 3 roads pedestrianised in the centre: https://www.bristol247.com/news-and-features/news/three-city-centre-roads-to-be-closed-to-traffic/

    in reply to: Pro-cycling article on BristolPost #961193
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    hawkinspeter

    Here’s another one: https:/
    Here’s another one: [url]https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/nicest-places-cycle-day-out-4257033[/url]

    Comments are turned on for it.

    hawkinspeter

    Avon & Somerset give a
    Avon & Somerset give a similar spiel if they agree with the close-pass/incident being worth chasing up, but they don’t say whether they’re aiming to prosecute or just issue a warning letter etc. They don’t quote any DPA, but say something like ‘as you are a witness you will receive no further updates’.

    I’m no expert, but I doubt that DPA has anything to do with not issuing updates. It’s more likely that by giving details of their intended action, they open themselves up to more complaints (e.g. sending a warning letter when the victim believes that a court case is more appropriates).

    I also don’t see the relation between number plates and data protection as you can’t identify an individual just from a number plate.

    in reply to: Pro-cycling article on BristolPost #961189
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    hawkinspeter

    Do they usually have
    Do they usually have comments on opinion pieces? Or did they deliberately turn off comments because she mentions them in the article?

    hawkinspeter

    I agree with Welsh boy and
    I agree with Welsh boy and why aren’t gloves and glasses included as safety accessories? Also, standards compliance should go on the list of desired features for a light.

    in reply to: Passive Aggressive Pedestrians #960947
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    hawkinspeter

    Sorry, but pedestrians don’t
    Sorry, but pedestrians don’t have to walk single file even though it’d be more convenient for others. Also, bear in mind that some might be deaf and thus not hear anything (and yes, they’re allowed to walk there or ride a bike or drive).

    in reply to: Cube or Lapierre #961149
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    hawkinspeter

    Cerysdad wrote:

    Cerysdad wrote:
    … [B]I don’t really care much about how it looks[/B] ….

    Heresy!

    hawkinspeter

    I liked it but could have had
    I liked it but could have had some more shots of terrified pedestrians running for their lives.

    You might as well send it in to them to help add a bit of balance, but I doubt it’ll make much difference to the frothing readership.

    in reply to: In car entertainment (?) #960981
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    hawkinspeter

    That’s probably more

    That’s probably more manageable, but then I’ve seen gridlocks caused by tailbacks at supermarket car parks with similar numbers.

    in reply to: In car entertainment (?) #960975
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    hawkinspeter

    Drive-in gigs sounds like a
    Drive-in gigs sounds like a disaster to me. Cars are not a great way of moving thousands of people into and out of an area at the same time, so there’s just going to be huge lines of vehicles belching fumes into our air (hopefully most will turn their engines off whilst waiting).

    in reply to: Passive Aggressive Pedestrians #960885
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    hawkinspeter

    I prefer the passive

    I prefer the passive aggressive peds to the actually aggressive drivers.

    (I sometimes quite enjoy meeting the clueless ped with their dog if I have to stop and then briefy make friends with the dog)

    in reply to: Ajax error when posting #959751
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    hawkinspeter

    Personally, I use Firefox on
    Personally, I use Firefox on Linux most of the time and am not a big fan of Chrome (I do use chromium browser sometimes when all my plugins stop websites from working properly). I like auto-updates as I think it reduces the risk of having known security issues unpatched and it’s rare for Google to stuff up Chrome.

    in reply to: Which hill descent position is best? #960687
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    hawkinspeter

    Not according to the article.

    Not according to the article.

    https://cdn.road.cc/wp-content/uploads/roadcc/0_0.jpg

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