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That really is interesting, thank you Windy Cyclist!
That really is interesting, thank you Windy Cyclist!
I’ve often thought it would
I’ve often thought it would make sense to have wind strength/direction information included with Strava, so count me in.
So, Charlie Alliston, riding a fixed wheel bike at 18 mph with no front brake, swerved to avoid a pedestrian who walks back into his path and is killed, jailed for 18 months. Anna Edwards, driving at 28 mph with a faulty front light and on a hands free, fails to see pedestrian lying in road, doesn’t swerve and drives over and kills him, fails to stop, fined £500 and 8 points on her licence. Why don’t cyclists use the bag of rubbish defence, or fell from the sky, or as above, the Helen Measures my life is of greater value excuse?I do agree that cyclists are heavily penalised and motorists seem to be given a pass, but Charlie Alliston’s sentence was more to do with his attitude than his lack of a front brake so is not a great example to use.
On your own evidence by this stage you weren’t even trying to slow or stop. You expected her to get out of your way. Thus I make it clear that it was not merely the absence of a front brake but your whole manner of riding that caused this accidentI thought Alliston *had* tried to avoid her, and had shouted to alert her to his presence (presumably equivalent to a motorist blaring their horn), before she stepped back into his way?
Here’s some more from the Judge’s remarks:
It was clear to you that she was in danger. It was your responsibility as a road-user to ensure you did not run into her. This must have been obvious to you, and you did indeed swerve and slow to between 10-14 mph as you went through the yellow-box at the junction of Old St and
Charlotte Road. You shouted at her twice to (in your own words) ‘get out of the fucking way’. She reached almost the centre of the road but could not go further because of on-coming traffic. On your own account you did not try to slow any more but, having shouted at her twice, you took the view she should get out of your way.
RafatheRed wrote:
I take your point,been mountain biking for 30 years but only 4 mouths on the road.Bournemouth, Portsmouth, Plymouth and Great Yarmouth?
So, Charlie Alliston, riding a fixed wheel bike at 18 mph with no front brake, swerved to avoid a pedestrian who walks back into his path and is killed, jailed for 18 months. Anna Edwards, driving at 28 mph with a faulty front light and on a hands free, fails to see pedestrian lying in road, doesn’t swerve and drives over and kills him, fails to stop, fined £500 and 8 points on her licence. Why don’t cyclists use the bag of rubbish defence, or fell from the sky, or as above, the Helen Measures my life is of greater value excuse?I do agree that cyclists are heavily penalised and motorists seem to be given a pass, but Charlie Alliston’s sentence was more to do with his attitude than his lack of a front brake so is not a great example to use.
On your own evidence by this stage you weren’t even trying to slow or stop. You expected her to get out of your way. Thus I make it clear that it was not merely the absence of a front brake but your whole manner of riding that caused this accident
Discs are great, but the rim
Discs are great, but the rim brake is by no means dead. However, if you haven’t got a strong preference, then I’d recommend going with hydraulic discs (I’m not convinced about the cable operated ones being particularly good) as they give much better control of braking, especially in the wet. They do cost more, though.
drove over Mr Croxon as he lay in the road – then carried on driving.Edwards briefly returned to the scene – then drove past slowly before slinking away.What sort of person does that?
A psychopath?
- Lack of guilt/remorse
- Lack of empathy
- Lack of deep emotional attachments
- Narcissism
- Superficial charm
- Dishonesty
- Manipulativeness
- Reckless risk-taking
It seems that not paying
It seems that not paying attention is now considered “normal” driving.
So, which of the political parties is supposed to be “tough on crime”?
I’ve got a pair of those
I’ve got a pair of those winter gloves (I think they’re the same), but I had an issue with them irritating the skin around my wrists. I’d classify them as more “autumnal” gloves as I don’t think they’d be great for really low temperatures. I’m currently using some Endura Luminite gloves which are really good: https://www.endurasport.com/product/luminite-glove/
Works for me. What are you
Works for me. What are you seeing?
Sounds like the stem bolts
Sounds like the stem bolts were loosened when they turned the handlebar 90 degrees and they forgot to tighten them after tightening the top cap. Definitely sounds dangerous to me.
[quote=HoarseMann]Hannah spends 20mins driving 1.5miles to work and Peter can’t cycle as there are too many cars, so he drives. Depressing. These big developers need to be forced to do more to provide adequate active travel options. Not going to be much of a community with everyone isolated in their cars and the pavements deserted. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-45970349%5B/quote%5DDepressing is putting it mildly.
“It can take us up to 20 minutes to drive a mile-and-a-half to work”
So why add to the congestion problem by choosing to drive? Even if cycling is “too dangerous”, how long do they think it would take to walk 1.5 miles?
1.5 miles journey would be best made by one of those micro-scooters (non-powered push along type). As they are so portable, you don’t need to waste any time locking/unlocking them so they’re great for joining up other forms of transport (e.g. bus, train).
https://www.wsj.com/articles/confessions-of-a-grown-up-kick-scooter-rider-1431098923
That free 6 week service at a LBS will consist of indexing the gears, inflating the tyres and, if you’re lucky, retorquing a few bolts. With hydraulic discs, they wouldn’t even need to adjust the brakes.Not having it wouldn’t bother me in the slightest and, if you can’t DIY, use it as a learning opportunity or budget £30 at your LBS.
Hi,I could do the brakes,tryes and bolts.Just not the gears. I have tried a few times. Ok so the service thing is not the issue now.
Gears aren’t really that difficult. Watch a couple of youtube videos on how to do it first and then start tweaking the gears. For a 6 week service, it should only be a case of tightening the cable slightly to allow for the initial cable stretching – you shouldn’t need to adjust the limit screws.
It’s well worth learning how to do it.
NorthDevonCyclist wrote:
I’m after bolt through rather than qrThe Prime wheels can be converted to Thru-Axle. My pair (RP50s) came with the conversion kit, but it looks like the older/cheaper RR range doesn’t.
£6: http://www.wiggle.co.uk/prime-rd020-conversion-kit-12mm-x-142mm/