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Sad to see all the ‘us and them’ hatred here – it just reinforces entrenched attitudes and he’ll have another negative story to tell his mates.
I thought social cycling was about spreading the happy and learning to getting along ?
His cafe looks a nice little place down a side street but not getting much trade. So wouldn’t it be better to volunteer to advertise it? Hand out leaflets for example? I’d happily do that if this was my home town.
Who knows, he might even say a good word about us afterwards …
As I understand it, it’s the cafe owner that’s spreading all the hate and the us/them dichotomy.
Why should we offer to advertise a business that’s openly hostile to cyclists? It doesn’t make any sense when there’s plenty of businesses that welcome cyclist trade.
Don’t forget coffee! I reckon I’ve spent £200-£300 this year on coffee and cake alone!Dagnammit – I’ve probably spent about £400 on coffee beans alone (Hasbean.co.uk for the win).
I’ve filled that in for you,
I’ve filled that in for you, but I have a couple of comments about the survey:
- “musclee” instead of “muscle”
- How much value would the following aspects in your opinion hold regarding virtual cycling? – this question isn’t clear whether 1,2,3 are the order of importance or points i.e. is 3 more or less important than 1?
I hate Xmas, but you don’t see me complaining about all the closed businesses on December 25th do you?(You might well hear me complaining about Xmas music being played since October, though).
Only since October? Here (Bristol), there’s been Xmas music in some shops since September.
The record, was a couple of years ago when a dedicated Xmas shop affiliated to a garden centre opened in the Galleries in August…
I’m in Bristol too, but my memory doesn’t stretch back as far as September.
I hate Xmas, but you don’t
I hate Xmas, but you don’t see me complaining about all the closed businesses on December 25th do you?
(You might well hear me complaining about Xmas music being played since October, though).
If I had to guess, I’d reckon
If I had to guess, I’d reckon somewhere near £5000. That does include a whole bike and some Prime wheels, but as it’s a hobby, I regret nothing.
According to the earlier story linked to in that article, the whole problem only arose because of damage caused by one of those new-fangled self-driving vehicles.The bridge, which is only meant for pedestrians and cycles, was closed after a vehicle – understood to be a lorry – drove onto it by mistake, uprooting panels in the process.This is why we need human drivers – had one been present they might have been able to prevent the lorry from making such a serious mistake.
It was probably following Asimov’s laws and preventing further harm to people from the cheese-grater surface.
Clever lorry!
I prefer the super-thin type
I prefer the super-thin type e.g. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Buff-Merino-Multi-Functional-Headwear/dp/B002PHHB62
I don’t notice any wind getting through it, but then they’re quite long so they end up all bunched up around my neck.
Redvee wrote:
I ride over Valentine’s Bridge and drive over the other one in my HGV, or used to till I ripped up the surface last time I drove over it.
So, you’re the clown that did that. How long does it take to fix that bridge anyway? It’s been months and all they’ve done is remove the top surface so that they can get some quotes.
Interesting you didn’t quote the other study mentioned in the articleThat’s because it wasn’t what the headline featured and also because it would just fit in with what I’d expect the Bristol Post to publish.
Delivery takes it over £10,
Delivery takes it over £10, but how about a JCOOL ratchet tool kit for £9.99:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/JCOOL-Super-Tech-Ratchet-Combination/dp/B019QNGBCW/
Just to add to what people are saying – if there’s one thing long, slow distance (LSD) is good for it’s training you for long, slow distance.I tried using LSD for training and thought it was extremely effective. However, my wife later informed me that I was just walking round in circles making “vroom” noises for most of the time.
I went down the getto route
I went down the getto route and re-purposed an old Android phone. It records all the time and uploads video to an sFTP server (it helps if you have some IT skills) but I found the motion activation was being set off by wind etc. so I don’t bother with that. It’s easy to hide it too – just cut out a tiny hole in a box (e.g. cereal, washing powder) and secure the phone in place. With a visible camera, it’s too easy for thieves to hide their faces.
I did consider the Unifi cameras as I use one of their WiFi access points. They’re expensive, but have great software and use Power-over-Ethernet (just one cable to run).
Sort of vaguely connected, what is the view here on traffic calming measures, e.g chicanes, forced give way zones etc?There are a couple near us which demonstrates the problem they cause- unecessary huge queues in the morning, extra noise and pollution, near misses as people barge through, and I cannot see what good they actually do. Even the most pathetic car can hit over 30 from a standing start only a few metres on. Whats more, Mr or Mrs Impatient then has to make up the valuable time lost by driving even quicker!
Seems like removing them would be an easy win to reduce local congestion and improve air quality with no impact on, or possibly improving, safety.
Chicanes can cause a problem when selfish car drivers try to go through them without slowing/stopping when you’re trying to go through the other direction on a bike. Maybe it’s just me being selfish, but my view is that the traffic calming isn’t aimed at bikes (it certainly isn’t designed to slow down bikes) so I don’t slow down, but expect cars/lorries/buses to do so.
janusz0 wrote:
20 years ago, I used to commute from Brick Lane to Soho, via the City of London, in a Respro. Leakage, the effort of breathing through filters and overheating made passive masks unpleasant for cycling. What could work is a deep, close fitting, face mask with a remote, pumped filter unit. This would provide a curtain of clean air to breathe from. There are industrial respirators that work on this principle. The pump would be powered by battery, dynamo or directly from the drivetrain and I’d hope that the air could also provide cooling inside the helmet.Passive masks make far more sense for people walking or driving than cycling. It seems the same with helmets – you’re far more likely to get a head injury whilst driving or walking than cycling (and the helmet would be more effective) yet they’re only marketed at cyclists.
