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Shep73 wrote:Actually she is
Actually she is not in the wrong, the person changing lanes or turning across a path is creating the hazard. He’s right in his thinking that he should have checked. If he was in a car I doubt you would argue who was in the wrong, this is no different.Totally disagree.
There is no ‘my side’ or ‘your side’. The overtaking cyclist has the ultimate responsibility to check their speed, signal their presence and ride with care.
Yes, the OP *could* have shoulder-checked or indicated. But that’s no guarantee a rider behind saw the indication, or isn’t still going to do something daft.
She had no idea if the OP were encountering a rough surface, or a child/dog/ball ran out in front of them.
It’s not a road with lanes. Not that ‘lanes’ impart any right of passage or obligation to defer. Under UK law no-one has ‘right of way’ – at all. Quite the opposite, specifically to defeat the notion you can barge on through blameless.
Shep73, if you rode into one of my wobbly kids from behind then blamed them, we would be having ‘words’. Just like in skiing, the onus is on the rider coming up behind to ‘give way’, use a bell, call ‘passing’ or ‘on your right’ etc etc, ***and to make sure it is safe to do so***. They can’t see what the person in front can see.
farrell wrote:I know that I
I know that I don’t have the patience to deal with the busy bodies that would inevitably stick their beaks in.In 13 years of cycling with kids in all sorts of irresponsible ways, I honestly can’t remember anyone ‘sticking their beaks in’. Most people, when faced with a child in a pack like that or on a Dutch bike seat up front, smile, wave, or have a n ‘I remember that’ (if they’re over 40) or ‘wish I’d done that / were brave enough to do that’ if under 40.
And *had* anyone felt it their right to voice off, by christ they’d have copped it 🙂
farrell wrote:What are
[quote=farrell]What are people’s thoughts on cycling with a child in one of these:Done it loads. It’s AWESOME. Our son used to go bananas, flapping his arms/legs and laughing like a loon. Do it. It will give you a most precious parent/child cycling memory. And thanks for reminding me to dig this up from 5 years back 🙂
(Only really works on a Dutch bike, as you are bolt upright. Could work OK if the child was asleep and faced towards you and was small enough that the carrier cradled their head)
WARNING: Photograph of extreme parental irresponsability follows.
Plasterer’s Radio wrote:If I
If I were in your position, I’d have accepted their point of view (reluctantly) made my point, then be on my way.
Getting openly angry with them will make matters worse. Let them think they are in charge…Gotta disagree. I’d politely but firmly argue my point, and if they stuck to their line I’d take their collar number and file a complaint. You’d hope they would end up having a chat with a Sergeant, who would (probably after looking it up themselves) put them right.
That way you’ve helped make the lives of future cyclists better, and helped improve the standard of Policing.
Jesus guys, back the truck up
Jesus guys, back the truck up a little.Yeah, way too many keyboard warriors. Lighten up and give the guy a break. You weren’t there. I often don’t indicate, particularly to turn left, because staying in control is more important and other road users have a LEGAL OBLIGATION to a: not run into the back of me and b: not turn across my path, ***regardless*** of what I’m doing with my arms at the time.There are many of examples of Police, PCSO’s and parking wardens not understanding the law, instead rather doling out what they *think* is the law. No, I wouldn’t accept a telling-off from a public employee either, if I knew they were in the wrong and were being a jerk about it. The onus is on them to know the law and to apply it to the highest of standards.
And they should have been out catching people on their mobiles anyway.
And another thing: this BS about it being ‘courtesy’ to indicate don’t wash. What you actually mean is ‘as a driver, I demand that second or so of advance notice of your intention, so I can drive my car forward to occupy the space you will have just departed, a few seconds sooner, because I’m more important than you’. Cars have indicators so others are *warned* of their intent, because they can kill you.
As best I can work out /
As best I can work out / Google, there is no legal requirement for a cyclist to use hand signals.Possibly specifically because both hands are needed for braking/steering, particularly when coming down a hill.
Poptart242 wrote:
Hilly TT
Hilly TT tonight, update after! :DCome on, don’t keep us in suspenders – How’d you do?
Poptart242 wrote:
Hilly TT
Hilly TT tonight, update after! :D{sits in corner rocking slowly, hitting refresh}
Poptart242 wrote:Mike, you’ve
Mike, you’ve won me round. Just ordered the Ceros – will report back with my thoughts when I get them fitted. Must say 25mm Contis, the weight and the service at that price point are pretty amazing. Hope the review doesn’t contain any surprises!No pressure then B-)
Their AR30’s have sold out a number of times over the last year, so they seem to be doing something right. I always come at reviews thinking ‘would I be happy if I’d spunked my own hard-earned cash on these’ and for the AR24’s – particularly after chatting with the Cycle Division support guys – the answer is yes.
Poptart242, not to pre-empt a
Poptart242, not to pre-empt a forthcoming Road.CC review, but if you go for the Cero AR24’s at the current £175, in my opinion, ‘you will not be unhappy’.I’m certainly ‘not unhappy’ after 1000km on them.
2 Wheeled Idiot wrote:The
The cero only has 2 bearings in the rear hub…..that screams poor durability to moi.Speaking to CycleDivision today, it’s 4 in the rear. If you’re looking at the photo on the website, you’re not seeing the two smaller ones in the freehub itself.
ABANDON HOPE OF ANY SENSIBLE
ABANDON HOPE OF ANY SENSIBLE CORRELATION BETWEEN PRICE, COMFORT AND SIZE, INDICATED OR ACTUAL.I have at last count probably a dozen pairs of bib shorts – one of the ‘perks’ of being a Road.CC reviewer along with doing summer clothing reviews in sub-zero temperatures. I don’t think a single one of them is the same indicated size. Some say I should be a Small but I need an Extra Large to be comfy whilst others say I should be Large, I fit Large, but the pad is simply wrong. Some brands use the UK ‘complimentary / flattering’ sizing system that sees jeans labelled 3-4″ tighter than they actually are, whilst others use ridiculously optimistic Italian sizings.
It’s a crapshoot. My advice? Buy in a shop, asking to sit on a bike to try them (BYO speedos for H&S reasons). Turn them inside out and try them back on, so you can get a friend/spouse to see if the pad actually covers the whole arse/seat interface, when in the drops or sitting up. You might get a good online retailer who is happy to take returns, but be prepared to prove to International War Crimes Tribunal levels of evidence that they are ‘unused’.
Then accept that even having done all that, you might do a 40-mile ride to find they feel like you’re riding on rolled-up socks.
Dug this out of my rear tyre
Dug this out of my rear tyre after a 40-mile run. No flat. In about 3,000 miles the last year, I think I’ve had one flat.Grippy in the wet/cold, long-lasting, pretty much everything-proof whilst being supple and light. GP4S are awesome, IMHO.
Matt, go for it.
The reality
Matt, go for it.The reality is that there’s SFA difference between what you want to do and giving your child a good, wholesome shoulder ride. I’ve seen parents smack their kids into low signs in town centers, tree branches, etc etc. If you trip and fall with a child on your shoulders they are coming down from probably twice the height as what yours would be at in a backpack, seated on a BMX. I’m totally up for the public argument should any person think to berate me / my wife for choosing to let our kids cycle unhelmeted, or climb to the top of the frame / tree, or a million other things we did as kids that have now been ruled out of order by the H&S Nazis.
Fuck ’em.
Anyone replying here that I’m a bad parent yadda yadda can correctly guess my response. So don’t say you weren’t warned. And no, I don’t want to hear your own anecdotal story of woe. Life’s too short to curtail the excitement and freedom childhood used to have and has been mostly been strangled of by the creeping opprobrium of the ‘what might happen’ worrywarts.
Assess the risk, take appropriate precautions. Anyone telling me a kid’s at more risk of death in a parent’s backpack on a carefully-ridden bike than in a small car at 70+MPH on UK roads better come armed with peer-reviewed stats.
Roll on.
I’m still very much loving
I’m still very much loving the Vermarc Extreme: http://road.cc/content/review/141302-vermarc-extreme-rain-jacketDid 40 miles on Sunday in pissing rain / high winds / 7ºC. This jacket over the top of a Gabba worked a *treat*. It also rolls up small enough to disappear into (i.e. not poke out of) a reasonably-snug jersey pocket.