Ute driver brake checks cyclists causing crash; Giro bike chucking saboteur arrested; road.cc in-house NMoTD; Pink Giro Canyon for Carapaz, Adam Blythe shirts + more
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Pink Canyon for Carapaz
Another angle on that incident yesterday where a spectator threw a bike in the path of the Giro
— Sacha Modolo (@SachaModolo) May 30, 2019
Yesterday we featured the incident above when a spectator ran across the road to clear a bike left in the path of oncoming riders, today we got a much clearer view (in the second video clip) of what actually happened. The man in the hoodie has reportedly been arrested.
Adam Blythe's shirts
If you’ve been watching the Giro on Eurosport (or the highlights on Quest) you’ll have noticed Adam Blythe’s shirts.
So have his co-presenters.
Trek reveals two new Madone SL Disc models
Trek has unveiled two new Madone models that become the cheapest disc brake Madones in the range. The Madone SL 6 and Madone SL 7 are made from a lower grade of carbon than the existing SLR models and feature a traditional-style handlebar and stem rather than a single-piece design.
road.cc in-house Near Miss of the Day + bonus slo-mo swearing
Our man Pat shares a moment he had out on the bypass on this morning’s commute. One of those that demonstrates that the camera doesn’t always give a true impression of how close a pass was – though it’s pretty close and fast. It takes quite a lot to shake up an experienced rider like Pat, but a stiff drink (coffee we think) and he’s back to his usual composed self now.
GT Grade 2020: Davey Arthur gives his first ride impressions
The first incarnation of the GT Grade was possibly the ultimate Marmite bike – some thought touched by the ugly stick, while others though it touched by genius… we’ve not met anyone who rode one that didn’t love it. So what’s the new version with adjustable geometry like? Find out here
Team Ineos 'strangling the sport' says Bradley Wiggins
He argues that the future of cycling is all in one team and says Ineos will ‘park the bus’ at the Tour de France.
Ute driver brake checks cyclists causing crash
This video, from Victoria in Australia, shows a ute driver pass six cyclists before braking and turning off the road.
A Message from the Council for Ill informed and Opinionated Bicycle Aesthetes
Oops! A quick gander at the road.cc bike rack reveals we’ve gone seriously off-message on this one… the wrong one just looks so right.
Lovely
Postcard from #Giro pic.twitter.com/Q4Vah7WZz4
— Giro d’Italia (@giroditalia) May 31, 2019
Mood music: Heavy metal makes drivers too agitated, but classical makes them too cool
You’re better off with Taylor Swift, apparently.
Holyrood committee rejects default 20mph speed limit
British Cycling says 20mph Restricted Roads Bill would make streets safer pedestrians and cyclists.
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I'll counter that by saying the Bryton 750se I have drives me nuts at times. Inconsistantly picks up on routes created on Komoot and the app re-syncs every few seconds when trying to set up the device and sends me back to the home screen. The most infuriating one is that I turned live track on. Once. It now won't turn off and repeatedly flags up the live track is starting, and then disconnecting every few seconds whilst riding. I haven't timed it but it wouldn't suprise me if 10-20% of the time the the screen is covered with an error message. That's been about 6 weeks now. Other than that it's great :/
RE: Police launch road safety operation... by clamping down on cyclists using footbridge Meanwhile in Glasgow, Police Scotland are riding their motorbikes over the pedestrian and cyclists only bridge. https://x.com/FietserGlasgow/status/2065106152917012523?s=20
@Paul J Van Schip certainly seems a bit of a dick, but he's a European and multiple World Champion on the track, pretty sure you don't get there without having some talent in your legs.
Poor Vincent cannot get over the simple fact that given the choice people prefer dedicated cycling spaces, rather than pretending to be cars like vehicular cyclists.
What is the point of the fancy air sensor if it can't account for changing weather conditions?? If all you care about is a delayed approximation of aerodynamic watts in steady conditions, you don't need any special sensors for that. Just your speed on a decently flat course is enough to approximate rolling resistance and drivetrain losses. And the rest must be aero. If you assume a less aero body position at the same watts, your speed will drop while rolling resistance also drops, which means approximated aero watts goes up. And that's enough to demonstrate what you've shown in your testing protocol ("I sat upright and the number went up a little while later").
Your correction is accurate - it's almost always been "the (lack of) thought that (doesn't) count". "Massive" - less than a billion a year spent on active travel (trying to catch up / building a network across the entire country) Not massive - 6 billion every year (2026-2030) spent on road *maintenance* of existing "already built, goes everywhere, very convenient" road network for inactive travel Ultimately the reason "cycle infra" is *needed* is those unbelievably colossal amounts spent every year (and for more than a century now) on making mass motoring not just viable but apparently the "best choice" for most journeys. As the Dutch and others have shown, the majority of people *are* prepared to cycle and even mix with very light, slow local motor traffic *if* cycling is also made safe and convenient for the whole of their journey (including secure parking at both ends). (The history of the financial drivers of the current situation are a complex topic but note that while people complain about "crumbling roads" and underfunded motor infra - with some reason - by us continuing the fuel duty escalator freeze (for example) we're actually helping motorists pay *even less* for that activity / subsidising more of the cost of driving than ever.)
yes, but people will still object - which was my point.
So ' Priority of Road Users' and 1.5 metre clearance at 30mph has been been reduced to 'sharing'? NCN route 2 here in South Hams is an absolute scream with white vans, tractors and total idiots who refuse,or are totally incapable,to reverse on high Devon banked lanes ...means you have to get off and pedal back to a passing place....could be at that all day...so I don't bother...
@MaxiMinimalist Agreed. The big problem I see now is today's parents grew up being driven to their schools, and therefore, see private motor vehicles as the only viable form of transport. The vast majority of UK infant and primary schools have a catchment area that is within easy walking distance from home to school. Yet, the traffic caused by pupils being driven to/from school is astonishing. Banishing the "School Run" should be a priority for all schools.
When I was a kid (that was during the previous millenium when phones were connected to a plug in the wall), I rode my bicycle to school, music academy, sport grounds, parties even during the winter. The government didn't have to spend, correct that, didn't have to think of spending massive amounts of money to build cycling specific infrastructures. Over the past 3 or 4 decades, cars have grown bigger, taller, safer (for their drivers) and faster. Meanwhile, motorists have become abusive, aggressive, hypersensitive to people moving on two wheels, aka cyclists. Spending billions upon billions on new infrastructure won't address the crux of the matter. Sadly.
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what, a rim braked bike
what, a rim braked bike leading the Giro, oh for shame for the disc brake lving road CC, I see you haven’t mentioned that have you yet when it’s the other way around you’ve got your crusty socks out!
BehindTheBikesheds wrote:
what does brake system have to do with some one winning the giro? road racers generaly don’t use the brakes as often as you think!
tsarouxaz wrote:
You’ve not been reading the hype over disc brakes for the last 5 years or so then? Everytime a cyclist wins a stage/event on a disc braked bike Road CC are all over it like a rash singing triumphantly over their superiority, yet when a cyclist with rim brakes wins, nothing. The promotion of discs as an essential tool in road cyclists armoury is massively pushed everywhere, yet as you’ve said pros and even top amateurs use their brakes fairly infrequently comparative to your average and even then discs are simply not necessary in any road conditions.
I’ve never seen a bike with a
I’ve never seen a bike with a front disc and rear rim brake. Attention to detail please!
Butty wrote:
I’ve got one!
Chris wrote:
Yep, Suspension fork at front with post mount disk, and regular rear with V-Brakes…granted it was an XC MTB… but still a bike with front disc and rear rim brake
Maybe not the best bit of
Maybe not the best bit of driving by the ute driverq who could have waited, perhaps they weren’t sure where the turn was, but it seems the lady caused the crash by touching the wheel of the rider in front. The leading 2 were able to pass the ute on the inside easily enough.
So WTF was going on with the
So WTF was going on with the bloke dumping his bike ahead of the oncoming peloton?
The close pass- Did you see
The close pass- Did you see the driver try and keep inside the line of the left lane. Riding central would of made the driver think about the overtake
That close pass was terrible,
That close pass was terrible, no excuse, nothing in the outside lane stopping them pulling out.
Please tell me it was reported
Pat certainly tried, but that
Pat certainly tried, but that bit of road falls under the jurisdiction of the Wiltshire Police and the upload for video reporting on their site wasn’t working earlier when he tried. Not that, he won’t try again I’m sure