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bikeboy76 wrote:KiwiMike
A British societal norm is not to jump a queue, but in this case there is also no queue.queue
kjuː/Submit
noun
1.
BRIT.
a line or sequence of people or vehicles awaiting their turn to be attended to or to proceed.
synonyms: line, row, column, file, chain, string, stream;“Same biker comes cruising past” <- explicitly states OP was occupying a section of road wide enough for others to pass. There is no obligation to not utilise all space available, particular to then obtain primary position ahead of motorists - which is the purpose of ASL's that TfL et al instruct cyclists to use. Many sections of road have two lanes to allow side-by-side queueing of vehicles so as not to build long tailbacks across junctions. Some motorists take affront to these being used, as though the drivers to their right are somehow 'jumping the queue'. This is silly. 'You aren't stuck in traffic - you ARE traffic' applies to bikes as much to cars. If you're upset because other people move around you to fill the available space that you aren't at the front of already, you are in for a lifetime of it as numbers of people new to cycling hopefully increase.
Hint: they’re on a
Hint: they’re on a bike.Bikes are just faster shoes.
There is no club.
There is no membership.
There is no obligation.
A British societal norm is not to jump a queue, but in this case there is also no queue.
You are tilting at windmills. Which is perfectly within your right, of course.
Maybe if Wiggle loudly
Maybe if Wiggle loudly promoted the fact that many riders will be fitted with cameras, and maybe that Wiggle will be placing non-cycling people with cameras along the route, that would discourage the vigilantes? You’d only need a few high-profile prosecutions of esteemed locals brought low to make the rest pull their necks in and leave people to use the public highway in peace.Remember folks, these roads ARE NOT THEIRS. They belong to EVERYONE. These councils and boards have zero right to close access to any public road, except for another event.
I think the event organisers have rolled over enough.
They gave them an inch.
They gave them an inch.
levermonkey wrote:Just make
Just make sure it knows your on a bike!Totally agree. The Viewranger app lets you plan for ‘car’ ie on-road which means including A-roads and motorways or ‘bike’ which includes bridleways. It requires a little bit of nouse but not much 🙂
levermonkey wrote:KiwiMike
[quote=KiwiMike][quote=levermonkey]Just make sure it knows your on a bike!Totally agree. The Viewranger app lets you plan for ‘car’ ie on-road which means including A-roads and motorways or ‘bike’ which includes bridleways. It requires a little bit of nouse but not much 🙂
levermonkey wrote:Do you need
Do you need Garmin – No.
Do you want Garmin at this stage – No.
Do you want or need any cycling computer at this time – No.What you need is to not be seduced by numbers and the need to achieve goals or levels. What you need is to go out for a ride. Spin your legs and listen to what your body is telling you.
Later when you start to get your fitness back then think about cycle computers.
Best of luck! :D
Ummmmm…..the OP’s point was he was sick of getting lost/printing out long route sheets – nothing to do with hitting targets. Just sayin’.
philtregear wrote: Im
Im guessing your smartphone, plus straps, apps and meters costs upwards of £200 per year and the battery lasts a few hours when out riding. plus you cant see the screen in full sunlight. correct??Let’s debunk some popular myths: Phone was/is free – you already own it. Most people have an Android or iPhone. No straps needed, but if you do, they are the same cost as for Garmins or other devices. Apps are free. Meter are in the apps. Maps are free, worldwide (OpenStreet/Cycle maps). Battery can last 12hrs+ in flight mode, or 8hrs+ in phone mode. Extra batteries are dirt cheap for Android and external batteries likewise for iPhones. Screen is perfectly visible. Waterproof mounts that fit any bike can be had for a tenner. A phone is perfectly capable of navigating a 230km 14hr route non-stop in all weathers.
Nothing at all to do with being ‘data obsessive’ (although the apps log as much info as you could eat). Knowing where to go, without having to carry a load of maps in your pocket and stop at every turn is a big bonus.
Hopefully that clarifies things. When will this zombie factoid about phone batteries not lasting die?
Viewranger app. Paired with
Viewranger app. Paired with OpenStreetmaps which you download to the phone for offline use anywhere in the world, or you can purchase OS maps on a sheet by sheet basis or bundles of parks/counties etc. VR is free, 4 1/2 stars from 383 reviews on iTunes. It works, and works very well.With VR you can use it totally free, using very detailed OpenStreetmaps (choose to download the ‘street level’ tiles of your desired route). You plan your route online, then sync it with the app – others can download the route as a GPX as well or view it online. I do this twice a week for our club, and it just works.
This thread pretty much covers the ‘debate’: http://road.cc/content/forum/108899-smartphones-and-long-rides-strategy – basically, with a tiny bit of mobile battery management you can have turn-by-turn navigation on your handlebars lasting 8+ hrs without needing a recharge. And you can still use your phone as a phone.
Re mount, you can go cheap but perfectly functional with the Bikecityguide Finn, or swanky with the Quadlock. Everything else is butt-ugly plastic faff IMHO.
Cue posts from Garmin owners saying how their £300 was better spent than £0 🙂
My review of today’s
My review of today’s pickings: http://gateauvelo.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/one-day-only.html
At a Cat 3 crit I was asked
At a Cat 3 crit I was asked to remove a small stuffed toy (Wyle.E.Coyote) from my helmet. Subsequently lost it. Had been my mojo for nigh on 20 years. I hate you, British Cycling, and all you stand for. Bastards.
David Arthur wrote:Why don’t
Why don’t you just leave the mudguards on your bike? No reason to take them off and put them on repeatedly as the weather changes, they hardly weigh anything at all and once set up properly don’t make any noise or rubMy beloved Raceblade Longs are 461g. They don’t rattle and are strong enough to pick the bike up with, wheels and all, and come off in seconds.
Somehow going out for a ride on a day where it’s been dry for a while, is sunny with nothing forecast, seems ‘wrong’. Maybe seems pessimistic? Belligerent?
I can understand people who have to remove wheels and wield Allen keys not wanting to be on-off-on-off more than twice a year – if for no other reason than threads have a finite life. And those god-awful Crud ones that constantly rub and snap as soon as you look at them – I can understand you’d not want to touch them at all (OK Crud fans, YMMV – just scraping my own club anecdotes together)
Not to get all Velomiati on yo’ asses, but a nicely-packaged ‘dry’ bike is lovely and gives a certain mental boost – light as possible, etc etc. As is a typhoon-proof winter one keeping you dry, clean and happy. It’s the half/half that seems not to be ‘right’.
SKS Raceblade Long. Will fit
SKS Raceblade Long. Will fit to anything, even a bike designed for 23c with no clearance or mounts.On or off in seconds, bombproof, if you break them SKS will send replacement bits free.
Nothing else comes close.
After 3 years, with new ones
After 3 years, with new ones selling for £500, I’d say you’ll be lucky to get £200. Any purchaser with half a brain will be factoring in an immediate need to:Replace brake blocks £20
Replace all cables and outers £20
Replace chain £15
Replace tyres £50
Replace BB £20Near-new in London recently eBay’d for £255. *immaculate* with loads of extras sold for £300.
I’ve purchased a bunch of bikes like this for friends getting into road cycling. Personally I’d probably pay £200-220 as a by-now eBay price if the photos were close-up enough. If you offer to ship mainland UK inside a proper bikebox for £25 you’ll greatly increase your bids. Also clean it up real nice, polish, then take tons of close-up well-lit hi-res photos and go for the Gallery Plus option that lets them enlarge. You want to give bidders confidence, not a blurry one-pic sell that is a total turkeyshoot. Good luck.
Tiagra STI road lever pair:
Tiagra STI road lever pair: list £175Tiagra flat-bar set (shifters + levers): list £105
There’s £70 for ya right there.