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Anyone able to offer any guidance how I can get this out without a trip to the LBS? Screw head is a proper mangled mess
Either I’m stronger than I thought or these screws aren’t the greatest………
The screws are rubbish as I found out and the dust produced by the pads/discs tends to help them seize as well.
I took mine to a bike shop and got them to do it. I asked how they’d managed and they just used a Dremel (tiny electric saw with a circular head) to cut a new slot in the screw and got it out that way.
I’ve swapped my screws for the hex-head ones in the hope of avoiding the problem next time (which reminds me, I should check they aren’t seized).
There’s an update: https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/cyclist-denies-knocking-down-woman-2444491A cyclist has denied seriously injuring a pensioner in Bedminster. Conor Coltman appeared before Bristol magistrates charged with knocking down 70-year-old Angela Horseman. The pensioner was struck while crossing East Street around 9am on Tuesday (January 15, 2019). Police said she suffered “potentially life-changing injuries” in the crash while the rider left the scene. Coltman pleaded not guilty to two charges at Bristol Magistrates’ Court. (Thursday, January 17). The 26-year-old, of East Street, pleaded not guilty to causing bodily harm by wanton or furious driving.Also says he was remanded in custody.
I’m glad that the police take road safety so seriously, and will of course lock up as a precaution – before trial – every motorist who runs someone over or runs them off the road…
I’d guess that the police weren’t confident of his address. Whilst googling, I saw an old incident where he was caught stealing from a Pound Shop (!?) and was described as “no fixed abode”.
It’s now progressing from a magistrate’s court to the crown court (as he pleaded not guilty), so if he is found guilty, I would expect a harsh sentence.
^ This.It’s often difficult to know on which side to come down. If you run into someone on a bike (or in a car), the ‘decent thing’ is of course to stop and see if that person is OK.But Alliston changed all of that.
I’ve been arrested for no good reason, lost a day’s pay and a night’s sleep etc., no fun at all.
It’s risky to hang around if you’re a cyclist even when you’ve done absolutely nothing wrong.It really annoys me when the press report it as ‘hit and run’ when there is no requirement to stop or report the collision.
If the reports were accurate, then the perp did literally hit and run (leaving the bike at the scene).
There’s an update: https:/
There’s an update: https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/cyclist-denies-knocking-down-woman-2444491
A cyclist has denied seriously injuring a pensioner in Bedminster. Conor Coltman appeared before Bristol magistrates charged with knocking down 70-year-old Angela Horseman. The pensioner was struck while crossing East Street around 9am on Tuesday (January 15, 2019). Police said she suffered “potentially life-changing injuries” in the crash while the rider left the scene. Coltman pleaded not guilty to two charges at Bristol Magistrates’ Court. (Thursday, January 17). The 26-year-old, of East Street, pleaded not guilty to causing bodily harm by wanton or furious driving.
Typically shoes will either be for 2-bolt SPD MTB style or 3-bolt SPD-SL Road style – I don’t know of any shoes that would take either style.Some shoes do, or used to – such as the Simano R087 (https://www.rutlandcycling.com/103993/products/shimano-r087-wide-shoe-white-black.aspx )
Nice.
Looks like the RP1 is the newer model: https://www.halfords.com/cycling/cycling-clothing/cycling-shoes/shimano-rp1-road-cycling-shoes
Crippledbiker wrote:
It’s incredible infuriating, and I’m now at the point where I have zero compunction, compassion nor hesitation towards damaging or potentially damaging vehicles that are obstructing my passage along the pavement – whether that’s risking damage from a narrow gap, or literally using bits of the car to pull myself along in full knowledge that it’ll cause damage[1], in short, fuck ’em. However, it’s not all bad – it does mean that I now know the law around my requirements, rights, responsibilities etc as both an invalid carriage user and a cyclist – It also means that I now know when a Road Traffic Order banning cycles isn’t actually applicable to handcyclists, which is most of the time! It’s more a problem for other cripples, though, who might not know their rights and exactly what they can and cannot do – and more so for those who aren’t, uh, lets go with ornery to force issues when necessary. [1]Note; Not intentionally causing damage, as that would be a criminal offence. If I’m using bits of car to drag myself along, it’s because they’ve parked so badly that I literally don’t have enough room to grab my ‘rims to push, or because the pavement is so damaged from these berks that it’s pitted and cratered such that I would get stuck if I tried.
That was probably me. The requirements to stop, report, and/or provide details comes from the Road Traffic Act 1988, specifically s.170. (1988 c.52 Part VII S.170).[1]-snip-I heard someone on here state that there’s no actual requirement for a bike/pedestrian to remain at the scene of a collision, so I wonder what they charged the suspect with?It’s a shame that inconsiderate parking has put you in that position. Not only are cars taking up lots of expensively maintained (ha) roads, but they’re also taking up pavement space as well.
I can’t say that I blame you.
Another thing that puzzles me is that a lot of motorists are really possessive/protective of their vehicle and yet leave it lying around where not only can anyone cause damage to it, but quite often you have to expend effort in order to not damage/scuff their paintwork.
I’d quite happily admit to being protective of my bike, but I don’t leave it where it would cause an obstruction – that’s just dumb.
Crippledbiker wrote:
That was probably me. The requirements to stop, report, and/or provide details comes from the Road Traffic Act 1988, specifically s.170. (1988 c.52 Part VII S.170).[1] The act specifically states “mechanically propelled”: this does not mean that there is a mechanism within it’s propulsion, but rather that the motive force comes from a battery, engine, turbine, reactor etc – if you’re pedaling, cranking, using an animal etc, it’s not mechanically propelled. E-bikes aren’t mechanically propelled either; they’re mechanically assisted, unless you’re running entirely off a manual throttle – in which case you’re right buggered now, mate. So, when cycling, no need to stop, no need to offer details, no need to report to the police. However, leaving an RTC with a pedestrian, especially a wounded one, is a dick move. If it’s because you feel endangered, OK, fine – get away but then call the police to report or least an ambulance… Is what I’d have said before Alliston. Now, I’m not sure what I’d do, and I think it depends on what happened. Also note s170(5) – invalid carriages, regardless of type, are not required to stop nor report nor provide details. This includes handcycles and other adaptives – a nice bit of law to know when encountering twats parked on pavements such as to leave no option but to scrape through. Any damage caused? Ah well, bye! I’ve made use of this quirk within the last week, in fact – wheelchair only, no cycle attatched, white SUV parked blocking a drop kerb, only way down was by scraping along the front bumper. Accidentally took the license plate off with my wheel…Didn’t stop, no remorse. [1]https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/52/section/170I heard someone on here state that there’s no actual requirement for a bike/pedestrian to remain at the scene of a collision, so I wonder what they charged the suspect with?It’s a shame that inconsiderate parking has put you in that position. Not only are cars taking up lots of expensively maintained (ha) roads, but they’re also taking up pavement space as well.
@Fluffy – I think the police
@Fluffy – I think the police get a bit twitchy when someone leaves the scene of a RTC.
I heard someone on here state that there’s no actual requirement for a bike/pedestrian to remain at the scene of a collision, so I wonder what they charged the suspect with?
Edit: Seen this update: https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/man-charged-over-bedminster-hit-2436774
Police have charged a 26-year-old man after a pensioner was seriously injured in a collision in a shopping street in Bedminster.Conor Coltman will appear before magistrates in Bristol tomorrow, Thursday, charged with wounding following the incident in East Street on Tuesday (January 15) morning this week.
Police had been called to reports of an alleged hit-and-run collision between a man on a bicycle and a woman crossing the road. East Street is a semi-pedestrianised road with traffic restricted to buses, taxis one way and cyclists two ways.
The 70-year-old woman, who has not been named, was crossing the road at the time and is understood to have suffered a serious head injury. She was taken to hospital and remains in a serious condition.
^ This.It’s often difficult to know on which side to come down. If you run into someone on a bike (or in a car), the ‘decent thing’ is of course to stop and see if that person is OK.But Alliston changed all of that.
I’ve been arrested for no good reason, lost a day’s pay and a night’s sleep etc., no fun at all.
It’s risky to hang around if you’re a cyclist even when you’ve done absolutely nothing wrong.However, if you later get caught then it’s going to make you look guilty.
I have had a nightmare with the rear tyre that came with the Mavics, went down to 30psi during my office hours everyday, sometimes half way home it was spraying liquid all over my leg which is a weird feeling when you don’t know what it is, am I leaking somewhere?Went all over the bottom of the frame, hard to get off as well
Eventually I dumped it for a tubed tyre, funnily the front one is OK, just the rear that was always cutting up, wonder if Mavic should send a free replacement?
Isopropyl alcohol is good at cleaning off sealant gunk (latex).
Was this in the traffic-restricted part of East St?Looks like it to me. Possibly around a newsagent according to where the police were active.
BBC have a picture, but it’s not necessarily where the incident happened: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-46879177
There must have been eye-witnesses at that time of morning, so lets hope they find the cyclist (and what actually happened).
i don’t know Bedminster at all, but the Post talked about bus delays due to the road closure: is East Street like the Horsefair in Broadmead (ie buses taxis deliveries and “access”)?
I also note that the BBC says that the pedestrian was crossing the road when the bicycle came into contact with her. So lots of questions about that, surely? Not defending the cyclist (or pob, whatever you want to call them) but how far in front of him did she step out? Was this like the hit and run thing last year where the pedestrian turned out to have walked into the bicycle? Be interesting to see how this one turns out.
Has anyone seen updates on how the pedestrian is doing?
Yeah, it’s one way (except for bikes) and for buses or loading vehicles only. The road slopes downhill from the west (which is the one way direction) so it’s quite feasible for a cyclist to build up a lot of speed and then not have time to react to a pedestrian crossing the road from behind a parked vehicle.
I can’t see anything more about the pedestrian other than she was in her 70s and is presumably still in hospital.
They’ve got him
They’ve got him
Police have confirmed they have arrested a man in connection with this incident.They said a 26-year-old man was detained by British Transport Police in Fraser Street at around 3.50pm today.
“He remains in custody at the time of writing,” a police statement said.
Fraser Street is a residential road which includes the entrance to Bedminster train station, in the Windmill Hill area of BS3, which could explain why British Transport Police carried out the arrest.
The police said the woman pedestrian involved in the collision with the man on a bike is in her 70s, and still receiving treatment to ‘injuries believed to be life-changing’.
Was this in the traffic-restricted part of East St?Looks like it to me. Possibly around a newsagent according to where the police were active.
BBC have a picture, but it’s not necessarily where the incident happened: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-46879177
There must have been eye-witnesses at that time of morning, so lets hope they find the cyclist (and what actually happened).
Anyone with information which
Anyone with information which could help the investigation is asked to get in touch through http://www.avonandsomerset.police.uk/contact , or by calling 101, quoting reference 5219100049.
You’re more than welcome.
You’re more than welcome. Hope the shoes are well received.
