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Data protection. The same
Data protection. The same reason faces are sometimes obscured on others posted in the thread
This appears to be ‘urban myth’ type bollocks to me. I don’t believe (admittedly, all I know about the law is the dodges applied by Lancashire Constabulary to thwart it- couldn’t resist that) that anyone could get into any trouble of any sort for taking, publishing, ‘sharing’, tweeting etc. photos of vehicles including the registration in any circumstances we’re concerned with in this topic. I guess that there could be trouble if the vehicle was undercover police, secret service etc, or if there was a court order not to publish it. Pretty much all the vehicles in this topic are ‘totalled’.
why do they block out the
why do they block out the plate?
To prevent anyone jumping to the conclusion that a specific driver was at fault, when the incident wouldn’t have occurred if the building hadn’t been there at night or at busy periods so it must bear most of the blame.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-57239308
You only need look at the badge to know what the driver was like
This may not be the problem
This may not be the problem because these noises are specific BUT: I had a persistent click when pushing hard on the right pedal. I eliminated everything I thought could be related, but Paul Hewitt suggested that noises can come from the band-on front mech. This seemed highly improbable, but I took it off, put some white grease (lithium?) on the band, reassembled and the problem was permanently gone. It’s a titanium Merlin and Ultegra 9 speed mech.This is off-topic and no help
This is off-topic and no help to the OP, but I feel obliged to note again that crappy Sora 9-speed is really good and trouble free, with clean shifts.
Another example of accepting
Another example of accepting the motorist’s usual omni-excuse as truth: I didn’t see you. All the near misses we see on here were performed by people who did see the cyclist, but didn’t care how close they came. I was hit by someone driving on the wrong side of the road, while I was stationary with a very bright flashing light on my helmet- people like this are only interested in large 4-wheel vehicles like the one they’re in.
But I wonder will that driver
But I wonder will that driver even get a knock on their door from a police officer? Will they even know that it’s being looked into?
There would be no action at all In Lancashire (where they won’t even get off their backsides unless there’s a lot of blood on the road and impeccable video evidence), but Cycling Mikey’s exploits suggest that the Met is generally rather better.
Great piece of advice HP! I
Great piece of advice HP! I’ve been considering something like this for some time- I just needed someone sensible’s personal recommendation. I’ve ordered one.tubeless tyres in my
tubeless tyres in my experience should do the exact same
They are tubeless tyres, which came with the bike, but I have no intention of using them tubeless. I fixed a slow puncture on the front this morning- I counted the patches on the original tube- 12
You’re really talking me into
You’re really talking me into going tubeless! I have the appropriate wheels which came with my fairly new gravel bike but, as an old fuddy-duddy, I have confined myself to enjoying the satisfying noise as the tube pushes the tyres onto the ‘ramps’, or whatever they’re called.
We don’t seem to have heard
We don’t seem to have heard anything bad about Staffs. Police. Maybe they’re just getting on with the job and prosecuting people. I wonder if we can arrange for Lancashire to lose the contract, and subcontract out to Staffs.? I can’t see Lancashire bothering to check that van and its driver.
I suspect there are more now
I suspect there are more now because an 11 or 12spd chain is much thinner and lighter than a 5 speed chain from the 1970s….
That may be true as well as charmingly patronising, but is not relevant, as the ‘never broken a chain’ applies to the 80s….20s. Since I took the car off the road at the first lockdown, I’ve done 6 100k each way trips up to the Lakes with a well loaded trailer, walking and camping equipment etc. That’s a fair bit of tension on that chain! The comparison you’re looking for is against the 9 speed chains and groups which I have standardised on since it was Ultegra but is now perfectly acceptable Sora. So if these El Cheapo chains are indeed much less likely to snap than the chocolate 12 speeds, then my decision was correct!
I have been cycling fairly
I have been cycling fairly long distances since I went down to college in 1970. Up to the North Cape, over the Theodulpass from Zermatt to Cervinia (ok, so that was a lot of carrying, but most of the trip was cycling), Pyrenees, Alps, Sarn Helen bike route in Wales etc.I have never broken a chain. Until recently I wasn’t using quick links, and always joined chains after altering the length using the pin that I had pushed mostly out, rather than that Shimano long pin where you snap half of it off. So are all these broken chains breaking at quick-links? The Old Timers must be told!
But I’m surprised no one has
But I’m surprised no one has mentioned first aid?
Matter of opinion of course, but if you can fit it in a portable first aid kit, you don’t need it anyway. I didn’t take one on the Pennine Way, but I did have a tiny sewing kit so the needle does for pricking blisters along with a small amount of emulsifying ointment for chafing- you might need those on a bike tour.
Spare cleats and screws
Spare cleats and screws
To lose one cleat is a misfortune, Cidermart, to lose two could be described as carelessness-apologies to Oscar Wilde. Are these SPDs? The problem with those seems to be usually the screws seizing- prevent by loosening and retightening occasionally.
