[Oldfatgit]

brooksby wrote:

brooksby wrote:

AlsoSomniloquism wrote:

Well first of all, the answer to the question inthe other thread must be a resounding yes if you are only cycling three miles to the office with assist and still being hot and sweaty. 

I have this image in my mind of OFG bundled up like the Michelin Man…

I was chuffed to bits the other day when I got some Italian cycle clothing to fit me.

True, it was gloves … but gotta start somewhere ??

[Oldfatgit]

In response to point A …
In response to point A …
It may be 3 miles but … and here’s the important bit … 2 and half miles are up bloody hill … ? ( 5% through to 9% in places, and tbh, at 6am I need the warmth ?)

The added clothing… I’m in the office 2 days a week … if ever – god forbid – we go to 5 days then I’ll take spares in and take over a coat rack

[Oldfatgit]

I must be doing something
I must be doing something wrong as I’ve never not needed to change once I’ve got to work.
I’ve a Bosch motor and it assists by boosting my effort … so if I get to work hot and sweaty does that mean I’m just a fat old git whose working too hard … ???

[Oldfatgit]

I was using one during covid
I was using one during covid as all the café were closed.
It’s easier to drink from a cup on a train than juggle the bits you need to pour a drink … plus a cup has the bonus of being able to use it in the office

[Oldfatgit]

Thanks for digging that
Thanks for digging that thread up .. I’ll have a look later.

[Oldfatgit]

Thanks for the links.
Thanks for the links.

It wasn’t so I could drink on the move, just so i could carry the coffee on the bike without spilling it … and also use the cup in the office (and sneak a refill for the journey home 🙂 )

[Oldfatgit]

I had an SIS version of this
I had an SIS version of this and it was chuffing useless.
The stopper was part of the cup, so you had a large lump of plastic at nose level.
This looks much better

[Oldfatgit]

Cycliq Fly 12 and Fly 6 …
Cycliq Fly 12 and Fly 6 … every time.

I’ve had both of mine for around 3 and a half years and not had any issues.
I’ve a Fly 12CE … Great camera. Good battery life in camera mode (not bothered about running light + camera); fantastic image stabilisation in all modes except for HDR (and who needs that anyway), and easy to use.
May struggle in low light and complete darkness, but then you’re up against camera physics.
It will continue recording upto 30 mins after it detects an incident (and incident detection is thankfully less sensitive than Garmin…)
Fly 6 gen 2 on the back; only grumbles I have is that it records in .avi format, and the charging / card port has a little rubber cover that eventually detaches. It took best part of 3 years for mine to come off though, and it doesn’t affect the operation of the camera at all.
Computer software provided is one step away from being pants… and not in a good direction either. I don’t think I’ve ever been able to get the Strava data tie-in to work.
If you want to put telemetry data on your video, get hold of something like Dashware.

I like them so much that I’ve just ordered the new 12 and 6, and am waiting for delivery.

If you want to be bored out your head … but so swe how the Fly12 CE behaves on road and gravel, you can find plenty of examples on my channel… https://youtube.com/channel/UCsfBOmOh2FrA5Jm7__8yAxA

[Oldfatgit]

I tried that once with a car
I tried that once with a car battery I had brought that wouldn’t charge.
Took it back to the shop, and they refused to take it as *it wouldn’t hold charge* …
Discussions about selling goods not fit for purpose, Sales of Goods Act etc got nowhere and louder … and they called the Police, claiming I was making a nuisance and refusing to leave.
A nice helpful officer turned up and told me that I either had to leave or be arrested.
I explained the problem – faulty goods, being ripped off, not giving a refund etc – and the helpful officer advised that it was a civil matter, he couldn’t do anything about it, and if I didn’t leave I’d be arrested.
Contacted the local Trading Standards Office, explained the issue and was put in their investigative queue.
Never heard a thing from then… phone calls went unreturned, emails unanswered… and me left £180 lighter (£90 for the original and £90 inc fitting from somewhere else)

[Oldfatgit]

Isn’t the default speed limit
Isn’t the default speed limit in urban areas 30mph, even if unsigned. Think there’s something about streetlight spacing too.

[Oldfatgit]

The close pass is horrific
The close pass is horrific and a prime example of a murder strip in use.

I stopped watching though when she started blaming herself and turning it in to an advert for the Garmin radar.

As a cyclist, there is nothing, absolutely nothing that we can do to prevent close passing … the only way that CPs can be prevented is the driver being less of a cock.

Daytime running lights are not compulsory; however the HWC recommends the wearing of bright clothes (although there was nothing wrong with what the rider was wearing).
From my own personal experience of using DtRLs and bright clothes … they make not a shits worth of difference to the behaviour and attitude of drivers; what they can become though is an expectation and a mitigating circumstances and used against the cyclist.

[Oldfatgit]

Having been hit before and
Having been hit before and left with life changing injuries, I think your last paragraph sums it up for me.

It’s all very well being *right* … but I really don’t want to go through or put my family through, the pain and suffering following getting hit … allowing a pedestrian to cross the road is not a hill I want to die on.

I suppose roundabouts are different in the way that people drive them; acceleration is earlier as sightlines tend to be better – if only we’d move to a road layout that puts a zebra crossing at each roundabout exit/ entrance…

[Oldfatgit]

No, it is not legal.
No, it is not legal.
You should have completed your manoeuvre before the start of the solid line.

There are only a few exceptions that enable you to cross over a solid line (including a ghost island), and unless the thing you are overtaking is doing less than 10mph, or is static, or you have been lawfully directed to by a duly empowered person or a traffic light … you’re on a hiding to nowt if you get caught.

[Oldfatgit]

Another one born in 1970 …
Another one born in 1970 … both parents worked, and my mother worked nights.
The old man worked swing shifts, so only one week in 4 would be a day shift.
I’d walk myself to and from Middle School; there was still traffic, but it was nothing like today’s volume.
I was a latchkey kid … the key was hanging off a piece of string long on the inside, which was long enough to reach through the letter box and to the outside lock.
As one parent was always on nights, I could only get changed and then had to be back out – no matter the weather.
I was taught to ride by getting on a friends bike and falling off until I didn’t fall off anymore … and that was it. Escape mechanism in place. I’d just ride – single speed hub, none of that fancy 3-speed Sturmey Archer (and oh to be rich enough to have a 10 speed).
I did fecking miles on that bike – couldn’t tell you what it was – but mainly to escape the joys of home life and the physical and mental pain it brought.
The bike was my sanctuary.

I look at my kids, and sometimes feel sad that they have no interest in cycling (or any other sport for that matter); they hardly go out to play – they are happy on the xbox, tablets, computer or phones… but then I think at least they aren’t always out to escape the fist, belt and boot.

We live in different times: if I had the distractions my kids have got, along with the parents that my kids have … I don’t think I’d leave the house either.

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