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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.
Road/commuter/smooth tyres
Road/commuter/smooth tyres will help a little bit by reducing your rolling resistance. I would guess that if you’re new to cycling, that you would benefit more by having a bike fitting session to make sure you’ve got the saddle the right height etc.
Otherwise, struggling is just a sign that you’re getting some good exercise. (It doesn’t get easier, you just go faster)
@wellsprop – I can recommend
@wellsprop – I can recommend the Prime RP50 wheels:
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/prime-rp-50-carbon-clincher-disc-road-wheelset/rp-prod142951
Claimed weight of 1560g at a price of £703.99 and ships as tubeless compatible.
Hello! I’m a final year design student at university, for my final year project I’m investigating city air pollution and designing a protective solution for commuters. It would be great if you could spare a bit of time, your knowledge and experiences with your commute and opinions on current wearables and pollution masks available.If you wouldn’t mind filling out a very quick questionnaire it would help my degree massively: https://goo.gl/forms/1Alm2ZDTY5gnz1RD2
Thank you and kind regards.
I filled in your questionnaire, but I think it’s missing an important point: I don’t wear a filter mask as cycling with any sustained effort makes masks really sweaty and uncomfortable as well as making breathing difficult.
Air pollution masks would be far more effective if pedestrians and car drivers wore them – they aren’t typically breathing hard.
It’s well worth replacing the
It’s well worth replacing the brake cable inners and outers – they can make a lot of difference to the performance when installed properly (no sharp bends and correct cable stops used).
WD40 every few rides.Heretic!
Ive had a similar thing happen on iPhone, too. But in fairness to road.cc, it’s not just them: you should try visiting the Bristol Post website on a phone, it’s a complete waste of time!And the Bristol Post website has loads of adverts as well.
I find Firefox, NoScripts and AdBlock does the trick. Luckly it also prevents the comments loading on Bristol Post.
I’d much rather see the
I’d much rather see the idiots on bikes than have them in cars. It’s simple damage limitation.
northwave celsius boot.Northwave does some really nice winter boots in both styles of SPDs. I’ve got a pair of Arctic ones that are a few years old now that are 2-bolt mounting and they do the job.
Looks like the Arctic is an older model now and Raptor is the new one and they’re more expensive than your budget, but they are worth the money.
Remember to get a larger size, though, as wearing thick socks can be counter-productive if they reduce circulation to your feet.
Blocking traffic is easy to
Blocking traffic is easy to do and not especially harmful, but does increase pollution levels. To prevent pollution, the best way is to stop the most polluting vehicles from operating which probably won’t be legal. Maybe fouling the diesel/petrol pumps in garages might have the desired effect, but would cause a lot of damage.
How about the Prime RR 50 or
How about the Prime RR 50 or RP 50 (same rim but straight-pull Sapim CX-Ray spokes)? They’ve got a width of 25mm (16.5mm rim bed) and are tubeless ready. They’re around £700 depending on disk/caliper etc.
I re-use my 11-speed links
I re-use my 11-speed links all the time – looks like I’m going to be checking them for wear now. I wonder if they have increased wear if they’re re-used lots of times but don’t spend that long between re-uses.
I’ve done about 1,000km on 25mm Pro One Evo MicroSkin TL tyres tubeless on Pacenti SL23 v2 rims (20.2mm internal width). They are light, around 270g, and at 70 psi they measure 28.9mm on those Pacenti rims. I didn’t have any punctures and they felt great in the dry. However, on wet and greasy country lanes they were not so good. The back stepped out on me a few of times and I had to quickly catch the front when cornering occassionally. Dropping them to 65 psi helped, but it still didn’t instill huge confidence when cornering on wet lanes. I’ve since switched to IRC Formula Pro RBCC 28mm, which, so far, have been much more impressive in the wet. These are a bit heavier @ ~ 305g and come up true to size, 28mm, on the same Pacenti SL23 rims.I’ve found the same with the 25mm Pro Ones and have just ordered a pair of IRC 28mms.
@gunswick – you may be right.
@gunswick – you may be right. I’ve reduced the pressure in the Pro Ones and last night although the roads were quite wet, I didn’t notice any particular slipping of the tyres although I still didn’t feel confident on them in the wet.
I can’t seem to find 28mm Hutchinson tyres in stock anywhere, so I’m going to get a pair of the IRCs instead.