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I sometimes have a problem
I sometimes have a problem with my phone (Redmi Note 9s) not connecting to the Bolt – this is after a ride and just to transfer the ride from the Bolt to my phone/Strava. I found that quitting the Elemnt app and restarting it fixes it, so I think it’s a problem with the app rather than the phone. However, the Poco phone is very similar to the Redmi Note 9s, so that doesn’t necessarily prove that it’s not the bluetooth chips.
I haven’t got LiveTrack to work successfully, so I instead use Google Maps and share my location that way instead.
JustTryingToGetFromAtoB wrote
I can kind of get on board with for profit companies running transport. I can’t get on board with guaranteed profits baked in regardless of service… then bleating that you “only” get 3%* profit when the cattle have the temerity to complain about shitty service. Yes, I am bitter. It’s also why I’m staying in front of zoom at home and not going back to the office. *3% of what though you bastards, quote the amount you actually get you blood sucking leeches raaaaaaaaahHaving public transport in the hands of profiteers means that we get situations where trains are designed to maximise the numbers of paying passengers and thus relegate bicycle transport to being a metal hook in a cupboard that only works for certain styles of bikes.
If we want to reduce the number of private motor vehicles on the roads (due to congestion, pollution etc) then we need to have transport solutions that work together i.e. joined up transport. That’s unlikely to happen when buses and trains are effectively in competition with each other.
What you and Rich are discussing is kind of what happens in London. For me to take three kids into town and back in the evening would be £3.30 on the busWe need to sort the train fares out too though, for my sister (who has MS so can’t cycle), her husband and two adult kids, who live about as far out southwest as it’s possible to get without leaving London, to visit us, a mile or so outside the CC zone, bus is impractical (three changes, two hours plus) and the train comes to £31 for the four, making driving using £2’s worth of petrol a very attractive option.
We need to seize the means of transportation. It’s bizarre that public transport is run by profit obsessed companies.
Rich_cb wrote:
I’d be in favour of scrapping VED, Insurance Tax and even VAT on car purchases and just loading it all on to fuel or a per mile fee charged at MOT for EVs.How about putting the tax on tyres and brake pads as well as fuel? That should penalise heavier EVs and hopefully encourage smoother driving skills.
Sorry to hear this – sounds
Sorry to hear this – sounds like an absolute nightmare.
Personally, I’d consider that driving this badly after just passing should mean an immediate revocation of her driving license (i.e. she’ll need to pass a test again) along with a ban so that she has some time to reconsider whether she has the temperament to learn how to drive.
Luckily, I have no experience of this kind of thing, but I’d guess that it should be easy to claim the cost of a new bike directly from the driver in a small claims court.
IanMSpencer wrote:
I rejected those because I’d have to learn to tie my shoe laces properly. (Seriously! 63 and not worked out how to do it reliably. I blame the parents).A few years ago, I learnt the Ian knot and now I can barely remember how to do tie the old way
Drive side spokes should be
Drive side spokes should be higher tension as they’re at a steeper angle to allow for the cassette (and thus they have less truing effect on the rim). That rim is either not strong enough and/or they over-tensioned the wheel.
Meanwhile on my old Prime RR50 disc brake front wheel, I had a spoke nipple break suddenly as I was braking (for a red light of all things). The carbon fibre rim was more than strong enough and the nipple seemed quite corroded, but easily replaced and the wheel trued again (now consigned to being a spare wheel).
I have a new pair of these. I generally like them but they have 2 niggles for me – 1 the tongue is a little short and tends to dissapear under the top fastening.The top of the heel cup is quite tight for getting on so I have to use a shoe horn to avoid crushing down the back of the shoe….
Havent used the heat moulding yet but love them apart from that.
Use the heat moulding – it’s easy. Just pop them in the oven at whatever gas mark they specify, leave to bake for 20 minutes, take them out, dust with icing sugar then shove your feet into them (socks recommended).
I think Cycliq’s Fly6 and
I think Cycliq’s Fly6 and Fly12 are still the best designed cams for cycling. The front is too heavy for a helmet cam, so it’s generally mounted on the bike.
As a contrast to OnYerBike’s disappointing experience with the Fly6, I’m still running an original Fly12 (from their KickStarter campaign) that keeps on working despite being dropped enough times that the case is coming apart and there’s a rattle inside. I’ve had one Fly6 (old model) break after a couple of years – seemed to be water ingress. A replacement Fly6CE also died just within warranty and got replaced and that one has been working for a couple of years. I think you have to be really careful with the little rubber flap on the top of it to ensure that it’s seated flush and thus protects against water.
Something with reclining leather seats that goes really fast and gets really shitty gas mileage!I’d buy that for a dollar!
I’m currently using a pair of
I’m currently using a pair of Bont Riot MTB shoes. They’re heat moldable, so you can get them to fit comfortably (good for my wide feet) and relatively light though not as light as proper road shoes.
Thanks for that – it shows
Thanks for that – it shows the car-obsession of the U.S. (though we seem to be following their lead with that). I’m wondering how it’s going to end up with the poorest being priced out of the walkable cities and forced to live in suburbs. Maybe it’ll lead to a resurgence of cheaper motorbikes so that people in suburbs can get to their place of work. Unfortunately, most of the U.S. seems to be built exclusively for the benefit of car makers.
Just seen this study on lead
Just seen this study on lead exposure and stunted IQs of people in the U.S.
https://people.com/health/leaded-gasoline-lowered-the-iq-of-half-of-u-s-population-study-finds/
I saw this on Hacker News
I saw this on Hacker News earlier on and debated whether to post a link here (figured the article was a bit old).
The discussion brought up all the usual culprits, but seemed to be more biased towards cyclists:
The biggest issue that I see
The biggest issue that I see is the space that is taken up by personal cars. We simply cannot continue to allocate more space to cars as that’ll just encourage more driving which then creates a demand for even more space which pushes houses/shops/workplaces further apart which then requires more cars and yet more space allocated to them. Rinse and repeat.
We’re now seeing the actual results of all the failed promises of car adverts – congestion, pollution, sedentary population and traffic KSIs. It was an interesting experiment (apart from all the deaths involved) but it’s time to realise that it’s not sustainable.
We have to prioritise active travel and public transport to reduce the down-sides of personal cars and to also free the roads for more important traffic such as delivery trucks, work vans and emergency services.