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OnTheRopes wrote:

That’s why I always wear reflective clothing, it keeps me safe.

I think you’re confused – it’s helmets that protect you from nuclear bombs.

[mdavidford]

This bit of sarcasm’s quite

This bit of sarcasm’s quite good for a local news report:

No one was on the bus –which was displaying the Government advice Stay Alert on its electronic signage- at the time of the incident.

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Even when a piece of

Even when a piece of infrastructure looks reasonable when you first encounter it, it usually turns out to have been poorly thought out, poorly maintained, or poorly cleaned. You’re asking people to ignore all the evidence of their experience and set themselves up for disappointment and inconvenience the vast majority of the time. That’s just not going to happen.

The best way to achieve that mindset shift would be to build more high quality infrastructure.

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But how can you tell that

But how can you tell that from the point where you need to join it?

The problem is that when decent infrastructure is as rare as it is, unless you already know for sure that any given stretch isn’t poorly maintained, full of gubbins, awkward to negotiate, going somewhere you didn’t expect, etc., it makes sense to assume that it is and ignore it, because 98% of the time you’ll be right.

[mdavidford]

Depends what riding you’re

Depends what riding you’re doing. If you’re commuting, warmers are a good option for that significant chunk of the year when the temperature is very different at the end of the day to what it was at the start, because you can shove them in a bag or pocket when not needed.

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david rides wrote:

the people who matter- people with jobs

What a sad way to look at the world.

[mdavidford]

I would expect the other

I would expect the other person to proceed cautiously to avoid any collision, and would be doing the same. Of course, they ought to be doing that anyway, in case there was someone coming who hadn’t given a warning, but in reality there are often people who barrel through without thinking unless you’ve advertised your presence to them.

[mdavidford]

My mother, some 40-odd years

My mother, some 40-odd years ago. Thanks mum.

[mdavidford]

Well – no – you need to ride

Well – no – you need to ride a segment at least twice to register a PR. So ride it slowly the first time, and then again at normal speed. 

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David9694 wrote:

Is no-one going to ask “how does it smell?”

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Bridgeman was a distinctive figure as he was born with only has one arm.

Is someone from road.cc moonlighting for BristolLive under a pseudonym?

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Tom_77 wrote:

Spellchecking is disabled, not sure why.

They don’t want the comments showing up the article writers. 

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On the other hand, though,

On the other hand, though, you’re not collecting grinding paste from the road all over it while it’s on the turbo, so as long as you’re putting it on clean that should extend the life (in kms).

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B&Bs, guest houses and hotels on the clifftop roads need passing cars to help them recover.

How many people really just travel somewhere and then just randomly pull into a B&B or guest house on spec. without having at least checked to see what’s there and what availability they have, if not booked ahead?

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Quite – from listening to

Quite – from listening to this you might think that ‘sport’ cyclists didn’t exist elsewhere in Europe, rather than them still existing, but just being significantly outnumbered by utility cyclists.

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