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1) You didn’t mention that no
1) You didn’t mention that no 10 had a diminutive friend in the race so we can’t tell*2) If latex tubes, atmospheric pressure only. If tubeless, we won’t know until next week as they still haven’t seated. If butyl, it’s winter so we need to know where the thorns have been inserted.
3) No, it’s the wheels on the bus that do that. Were you not concentrating at nursery? Don’t they teach them anything nowadays?
4) Neither. You call nic mason to drive you home and you get there before the third drop has fallen, as there is no need to adjust speed or course for mini roundabouts or speed bumps.
Have I won?
*Supplementary question: what’s the smallest pet in the world?
My sister has a secondhand
My sister has a secondhand Leaf (old shape) and it’s excellent. Range is only 80 miles in winter but she has access to a petrol car if needed. I’ve driven it and it’s really good – the acceleration off the line is quite a surprise. Lots of practical touches. If I could charge one at home, I’d get one.chrisonatrike wrote:
If the world keeps warming people in some cities will flood / suffer droughts but in Scotland I’ll keep my feet dry and the reservoirs won’t empty.
Well put. Few are willing to make the changes needed unless they are forced to financially, and that just hits poorer people harder. Make petrol £10 per litre and people will still hammer it up to the lights, and they’ll vote for a populist who promises to cut the tax.Warren Buffet’s line about the tide going out and you can see who’s swimming naked doesn’t work because no one has any Speedos in this one.
It took me most of an
It took me most of an afternoon but at amateur speed and being quite pernickity. I agree, hard to tell a customer that £30 mudguards cost the same again to fit.I’m hopeful that my old bracket mount has a bit more flex than standard, and I didn’t even move the clip on the guard to avoid fatigue.
Apology first: this will
Apology first: this will contradict some of the other advice…But I found wider and larger shoes (Lake) and arch support (Lintaman adjustable insoles) to be very helpful eventually. My problem began before covid and it was only recently that I realised the pain hadn’t happened at all for a few months – healing was very gradual. So I’d suggest trying something, seeing if there’s any improvement and if so give it a few weeks and see if progress is still happening.
I did try cleat position, metatarsal separators, regular insoles (Specialized), SPD pedals with a bigger contact area, Look pedals and stiffer shoes, but not a bike fit or a podiatrist.
The shoes were not expensive (eBay) and I’ve made a profit on reselling some of those that didn’t quite work. Hope this helps and good luck.
Mine – Ridley X Trail with
Mine – Ridley X Trail with SKS Longboards – needed one hole drilled in the front guard and use of an old bracket from a reflector to compensate for the lack of a seatstay bridge. And the quick release fasteners wouldn’t fit.But given that mudguards always need fettling when fitting (and often afterwards) I don’t think it was too bad. I took my time and am pleased at the results.
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And Black poppies of course.
Yes, another important symbol, and commemorates sacrifices that are often completely forgotten. I was ignorant of that campaign, so thank you.Garage at Large wrote:
P.s. White poppies are where I draw the line, but I guess that has nothing to do with cycling.
I’m glad you include white poppies.I knew you would support them because the premise is so right, it’s easy to stand behind it.
“The white poppy stands for three things. They represent remembrance for all victims of war, a commitment to peace and a challenge to attempts to glamorise or celebrate war.”
Presumably on your spectrum of poppy colour inclusiveness, purple is also in the “Acceptable to Nigel” range.
Coming back to this after a
Coming back to this after a month due to the new comments, it occurs to me that if the artist’s impression were anywhere close to realistic, it would help whichever body that decides on this far more.Missing from the image:
– Nose to tail motorised traffic.
– 9403 pieces of litter thrown by drivers and car passengers, mostly to do with fast food, drink cans and single use plastic bottles.
– Roadside cruft, that delightful mix of grit, glass, tyre rubber and silt that some think makes a terrific surface for cycling.
– Stranded cyclists and pedestrians at the sides, wondering where the hell they are supposed to go.
– Atmospheric pollution, though difficult to portray in an image.
– Communities under water in Tuvalu, the Maldives, Bangladesh etc.
– Comfortable, well fed executives of construction and fossil fuel companies.Thanks for a really
Thanks for a really interesting write up. I was hoping you’d let us know how you got on, having read the tips with interest. It’s a huge achievement and if you never do another big climb, you did this one. Brilliant.Velophaart_95 wrote:
Panaracer GraveKing Slicks
I can’t keep up with all those Panaracer variants with almost identical names… Are these a Halloween special edition?Pic 1
Pic 1
A real button. Get out of the
A real button. Get out of the car, run around to the pavement, press, run back to car, drive through if you’ve been quick enough, get fitter if not. Or get a bike.NB this isn’t serious, I know lots of things are wrong with it. But changing things so that roads are designed for people not cars is needed.
It’s a world away
It’s a world away technologically, but I run a 10 speed chain and cassette on my old steel bike, with the cranks and rings it got when I upgraded to 6 speed in 1995. No issues at all.Quite thought-provoking,
Quite thought-provoking, thanks for sharing.I seem to recall some places in the UK have tried changing road plus pavement into a single space and found that it does change priority: car drivers realise that they are guests in the space. Whether that continues long term is an open question.
One of the things I’d like to try is reversed priority at pedestrian crossings. Green man by default; cars and bikes have to press the button and wait.
