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“Sad” – Boardman verdict on KFC drive-thru queue; UCI reveals revised calendar … again; Another candidate for best cycling lockdown vid; April new car sales down 97%, Halfords report 1,500% rise in turbo sales; + more on the live blog

Tuesday’s live blog is brought to you courtesy of Jack Sexty, with Simon MacMichael making some contributions later this evening
  • by Jack Sexty
Tue, May 05, 2020 07:57
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SUMMARY

  • "London’s road to recovery cannot be clogged with cars": Sadiq Khan on Streetspace Plan that 'could see cycling increase tenfold'
  • 3T giving away unique 'Exploro Arlecchino' to celebrate going back to work in Bergamo
  • Colnago taken over by Abu Dhabi-based investment firm
  • "Say goodbye to difficult hill climbs and tired legs": an e-bike advert re-imagined for the 1960's
  • Halfords report 1,500% rise in indoor trainer sales in first week of lockdown
  • Car registrations at lowest levels for 74 years
  • UCI unveils new calendar, with no comment on Tour de France confusion
  • Fabio Wibmer has completed lockdown cycling videos
  • Zipp launch new sub-£1,000 303S wheels, and we've alreadt reviewed a pair
  • How to 'alienate people from cycling for life'
  • Chris Boardman on KFC's reopening
  • A lot of 'key workers' appear to be commuting in expensive cars in London...
  • Boardman clarifies KFC comments
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5 May 2020, 07:57

"London’s road to recovery cannot be clogged with cars": Sadiq Khan on Streetspace Plan that 'could see cycling increase tenfold'

London’s road to recovery cannot be clogged with cars. It has to be one Londoners can walk & cycle down as part of a greener, cleaner, healthier future.

Walking & Cycling Commissioner @willnorman sets out our plans for #StreetspaceLDN @BikeBizOnlinehttps://t.co/JaCEUd0ddL

— Sadiq Khan (@SadiqKhan) May 4, 2020

Will Norman – the Mayor of London’s Walking and Cycling Commissioner – launched the Streetspace Plan last week, outlining in BikeBiz how up to eight million journeys a day will need to be made by alternative means when the lockdown begins to lift with public transport running at a much lower capacity. 

Promises to ensure as many of those journeys are made by bike as possible include building more emergency infrastructure as already seen in Lambeth, such as wider pavements, temporary cycle lanes and new routes to reduce crowding. Traffic lights will also be altered to reduce the time Londoners must wait to cross, and some roads may also be restricted to bus lanes and bikes only at certain times of the day. Norman says early modelling by TfL has revealed there could be a “more than ten-fold increase” in distance cycled in the capital compared to pre-pandemic levels if the public resist clogging the roads with cars. 

“We will work with boroughs to reduce through traffic on residential streets, creating low-traffic neighbourhoods right across London to further enable more people to walk and cycle as part of their daily routine, as we have seen happen during lockdown”, says Norman. 

5 May 2020, 07:57

3T giving away unique 'Exploro Arlecchino' to celebrate going back to work in Bergamo

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3t exploro harlequin limited edition may 2020 (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)
3t exploro harlequin limited edition may 2020
3t exploro harlequin limited edition may 2020 (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)

The Italian bike brand have been in lockdown for two months, and say they have been shipping bikes from Denmark and turned to making valves for breathing equipment during the worst of the pandemic. To celebrate heading back to Bergamo to resume operations, they’re giving away one special edition Exploro in the colours of Harlequin (Arlecchino in Italian), the famous chequered costume-wearing servant. Why Harlequin? Because a statue of him on a roundabout is the first thing you see when you enter Bergamo…

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harlequin statue – via 3t (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)

3T say the Exploro Arlecchino is worth a cool 8,500 euros, and features the 3T DiscusPlus i28 LTD carbon wheels, SRAM Force electronic groupset and their new handbuilt Torno carbon crank arms, said to be the world’s thinnest… not to mention the very unique paint job. 

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3t harlequin 2 (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)

To enter you just need to sign up to 3T’s newsletter here, with entries open until 18th May – 3T say they chose this date to show ‘support for bike stores’ – as bike stores are allowed to re-open in Italy on the 18th – and then the winner will be picked on the 19th. 

5 May 2020, 07:57

Colnago taken over by Abu Dhabi-based investment firm

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The legendary Italian brand have just announced this morning that UAE investment fund giant Chimera Holdings have acquired majority shares in Colnago. 

Ernesto Conago – who founded the company that bears his name in 1954 – commented: “Chimera Investments will give Colnago the ability to grow and increase its presence in all markets, while maintaining and improving the quality of Colnago products. We have a unique opportunity with the support of Chimera to ensure that we continue to build the world’s best bikes well into the future.” 

Chimera promise that Ernesto “will always be the Godfather and the guiding force of the new developments.” The reaction on social media has been rather mixed…

The horror…https://t.co/sEpLfXsxYr

— Herbie Sykes (@herbiesykes) May 5, 2020

Interesting news. Was Colnago struggling and need saving or do they just want a big cash investment? https://t.co/3DonuU6jXd

— david arthur (@davearthur) May 5, 2020

He can do with it as he sees fit, (and obviously he’s just lost his brother), but it’s natural for people to feel mournful. Colnago is the story of and a standard bearer for Italian cycling. It’s Nencini, Motta, Tre Cime, Goodwood etc.

Everything of its time and all that.

— Herbie Sykes (@herbiesykes) May 5, 2020

5 May 2020, 07:57

"Say goodbye to difficult hill climbs and tired legs": an e-bike advert re-imagined for the 1960's

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Comparison firm Uswitch have taken six modern tech inventions and re-imagined what the adverts would have looked like if the gadgets were invented 60 years ago… one of which is the e-bike. Full story over on eBikeTips. 

5 May 2020, 07:57

Halfords report 1,500% rise in indoor trainer sales in first week of lockdown

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Indoor training (Liam from Zwift video) 1
Indoor training (Liam from Zwift video) 1 (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)

We’ve already reported that sales of indoor trainers have rocketed during the lockdown, and the bike industry in general is seeing strong sales while many workshops are snowed under with repair jobs – and now retail giant Halfords have confirmed that they’ve seen a 500% increase in turbo trainer sales. For the first week of lockdown that started on the 23rd March, they sold 15 times more trainers than over the same week in 2019. 

Halfords have also now partnered with gym and fitness company Les Mills to offer 25% discounts on virtual spin classes via their Les Mills On Demand Platform – this is to help you avoid the so-called “Instagram Live fitness frenzy” according to Halfords, not something we’d likely be tempted by in any case… ​

5 May 2020, 07:57

Car registrations at lowest levels for 74 years

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toyota car showroom (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)
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toyota car showroom (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)

While there’s been a huge increase in bike sales, new car registrations have almost been wiped out by the lockdown. 

Figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders revealed that the April 2020 total was down to just 4,321 for the whole of the UK, compared to over 160,000 in April 2019. They say with a 97% fall in sales this is the steepest decline in modern times, and the last time this few cars were sold in the UK was in 1946. For the whole year SMMT say they expect 1.68 million new car registrations, the lowest number since 1992. Here is that decline represented in graph form with car registration numbers from 2004-2020… 

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smmt graph on car registrations 2020 (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)
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smmt graph on car registrations 2020 (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)

Incredibly the best-selling car in April was Tesla’s Model 3 with 658 UK registrations, with Jaguar’s electric I Pace in 2nd place with 367. The Nissan Leaf EV also made the top 10 with 72 sales. Most of the 4,321 registered were actually company car fleets, and with all motor showrooms shut throughout April the number of private cars sold numbered just 871; figures not seen since the early days of motoring.  

Wonder how long it took one of the large UK bike shops to sell 4,000 bikes in April? We’ve asked a couple of them to see if we can make a bonus intriguing comparison stat… 

5 May 2020, 07:57

UCI unveils new calendar, with no comment on Tour de France confusion

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After the whole original 2020 UCI calendar was completely decimated by coronavirus lockdown rules worldwide, new dates for all World Tour events have now been officially confirmed.

The new dates for the Tour de France are still listed as 29th August – 20th September, even though the French Prime Minister announced last week that no mass participation sporting events in the country can resume until September. Meanwhile, the Giro d’Italia is set to start on 3rd October, a shortened Vuelta will start on 20th October (overlapping with the Giro) and Paris-Roubaix is set for 25th October.

President David Lappartient said: “We have drawn up a solid, attractive and varied new calendar that is as realistic and coherent as possible. This has been achieved as early as was practicable and in line with information available today concerning the evolution of the pandemic. Riders, teams and organisers now have the dates they need to anticipate the resumption of racing on 1st August. This is a very important step that the entire cycling community, financially impacted by the pandemic, has been waiting for to move forward. I would like to acknowledge the spirit of solidarity and responsibility shown by all players – in this respect I thank Unipublic which accepted to reduce the length of the Vuelta Ciclista a España – and the courage that the families of professional cycling have demonstrated in these difficult times.”

Here are all the dates in full for the men’s calendar: 

1st August: Strade Bianche (Italy)
5-9 August: Tour de Pologne (Poland)
8 August: Milano-Sanremo (Italy)
12-16 August: Critérium du Dauphiné (France)
16 August: Prudential RideLondon-Surrey Classic (Great Britain)
25 August: Bretagne Classic – Ouest-France (France)
29 August -20 September : Tour de France (France)
7-14 September: Tirreno-Adriatico (Italy)
11 September: Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec (Canada)
13 September: Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal (Canada)
29 September -3 October: BinckBank Tour
30 September: La Flèche Wallonne (Belgium)
3-25 October: Giro d’Italia (Italy)
4 October: Liège-Bastogne-Liège (Belgium)
10 October: Amstel Gold Race (the Netherlands)
11 October: Gent-Wevelgem in Flanders Fields (Belgium)
14 October: A Travers la Flandre (Belgium)
15-20 October: Gree – Tour of Guangxi (China)
18 October: Tour des Flandres (Belgium)
20 October – 8 November: Vuelta Ciclista a España (Spain)
21 October: Driedaagse Brugge-De Panne (Belgium)
25 October: Paris-Roubaix (France)
31 October: Il Lombardia (Italy)

And the women’s: 

1st August: Strade Bianche (Italy)
8 August: Postnord UCI WWT Vårgårda West Sweden TTT (Sweden)
9 August: Postnord UCI WWT Vårgårda West Sweden RR (Sweden)
13-16 August:  Ladies Tour of Norway (Norway)
26 August: GP de Plouay – Lorient Agglomération Trophée WNT (France)
29 August: La Course by Le Tour de France (France)
1-6 September: Boels Ladies Tour (the Netherlands)
11-19 September: Giro d’Italia Internazionale Femminile (Italy)
30 September: La Flèche Wallonne Féminine (Belgium)
4 October: Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes (Belgium)
10 October: Amstel Gold Race Ladies (the Netherlands)
11 October: Gent-Wevelgem in Flanders Fields (Belgium)
18 October : Ronde van Vlaanderen (Belgium)
20 October: Tour of Guangxi Women’s WorldTour (China)
20 October: Driedaagse Brugge-De Panne (Belgium)
23-25 October: Tour of Chongming Island (China)
25 October: Paris-Roubaix (France)
6-8 November: Ceratizit Madrid Challenge by La Vuelta (Spain)

5 May 2020, 07:57

Fabio Wibmer has completed lockdown cycling videos

The Austrian stunt specialist trashes a mansion in the most glorious way one can imagine in his latest completely epic lockdown-themed vid, called ‘Home Office’ . He even manages to satisfy his sponsors by riding over a line of Red Bull cans and pushing his Canyon BMX to the absolute max while tailwhipping on a washing machine, jumping in and out of a swimming pool, backflipping off the roof onto a mattress and shooting a basket amongst other things. 

Although we’re big fans of this stop motion animation masterpiece, Wibmer’s vid has to be the best bike-related thing we’ve seen on the internet during the lockdown… what’s your favourite scene? And more importantly, who does that house belong to and are they footing the repair bill?? 

*It goes without saying don’t try any of this at home, unless you’re Fabio Wibmer.

5 May 2020, 07:57

Zipp launch new sub-£1,000 303S wheels, and we've alreadt reviewed a pair

Zipp 303S wheels.jpg
Zipp 303S wheels (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)
Zipp 303S wheels.jpg
Zipp 303S wheels (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)

Zipps for under a grand? You betcha, and they’re not half bad either. Check out the launch article here, and our full review here. 

5 May 2020, 07:57

How to 'alienate people from cycling for life'

Twitter asks ‘what’s happening’ before writing anything. Well I am shit out of ideas here, except maybe to alienate someone from cycling for life! Thanks to @PeterBrazier for this. #shitplanning #shitcycling #nomodeshift pic.twitter.com/gVOn6616i5

— Shit Planning (@PlanningShit) May 5, 2020

The latest headscratcher from Shit Planning is a particularly ‘good’ one. 

5 May 2020, 07:57

Chris Boardman on KFC's reopening

That’s pretty….sad https://t.co/lWxxZ2TPAm

— Chris Boardman (@Chris_Boardman) May 5, 2020

As you’d have probably guessed, Manchester’s Walking and Cycling Commissioner isn’t amused by the sight of a ginormous queue of cars waiting for the drive-thru service at KFC’s Colindale branch. 

5 May 2020, 07:57

A lot of 'key workers' appear to be commuting in expensive cars in London...

If your car journey wasn’t necessary 3 weeks ago, why is it suddenly necessary now? #lockdown https://t.co/NjxuiFMPHY

— Simon Munk (@psimonk) May 5, 2020

As a small number of businesses reopened this week, some cyclists have noticed that traffic levels seem to have increased quite significantly considering only key works and those picking up essentials should really be driving anywhere – have you made similar observations?

5 May 2020, 07:57

Boardman clarifies KFC comments

chris boardman at boardman performance centre
chris boardman at boardman performance centre (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)
chris boardman at boardman performance centre
chris boardman at boardman performance centre (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)

The Olympic champ, Boardman Bikes boss and current Walking and Cycling Commissioner for Manchester faced some criticism for describing a queue of cars for the recently reopened KFC in Colindale, north west London as ‘sad’ on Twitter earlier this afternoon; similar scenes were described outside KFC branches in other parts of the country.  

I get all the hate but for some it’s been a tedious, awful month or more. Same meals, no getting out etc.. Maybe a little treat will pick up their spirits a bit.

— The Tone (@Tony1979) May 5, 2020

I think we should be a little more understanding. Some people will struggle to embrace change. I miss fast food 🥘

— Caroline 🚲🎧🐈🎬🔭🇪🇺🐝 (@caroline_MCR_) May 5, 2020

Boardman has clarified the comments, claiming it was not aimed at individuals but the predicament we find ourselves in that people are prepared to queue so long for fast food…

It wasn’t really a judgment of individuals, I said ‘it’s sad’ not what I was sad about.

I’m sad that this now our society, and sitting in an hour long traffic jam to eat fried chicken is now ‘a little treat’

I want more for my society, more for people to aspire to. https://t.co/FfdJgFb3pC

— Chris Boardman (@Chris_Boardman) May 5, 2020

Do you think the huge queue a depressing sign of a return to a car-fuelled normality when the lockdown fully lifts, or is it understandable that people are prepared to wait for a treat in the form of KFCc to lift their spirits?

5 May 2020, 07:57

Tour of Britain boss says time running out to save this year’s race; Women’s Tour postponed till 2021

Tour of Britain boss says time running out to save this year’s race; Women’s Tour postponed till 2021

Mick Bennett also says he’d be “staggered” if Tour de France went ahead this year

5 May 2020, 07:57

Nike are back making bike shoes, although these ones are just for spin classes

Nike step back into cycling with “visually stunning” SuperRep spin bike shoes

Nike step back into cycling with “visually stunning” SuperRep spin bike shoes

Could this be a hint at Nike's return to the world of road cycling?

5 May 2020, 07:57

The four-time champ is doubtful that organisers will be able to prevent crowds from gathering

Chris Froome doubtful Tour de France organisers can prevent crowds of fans (+ video)

Chris Froome doubtful Tour de France organisers can prevent crowds of fans (+ video)

Four-time champion reveals concerns in interview with ex-England cricketer Keven Pietersen

5 May 2020, 07:57

Police in Gloucestershire are appealing for information

Cyclist ‘pulled from bike and kicked’ after close pass in Gloucestershire

Cyclist ‘pulled from bike and kicked’ after close pass in Gloucestershire

Incident happened in same area where family was verbally abused while cycling last month

5 May 2020, 07:57

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40 thoughts on ““Sad” – Boardman verdict on KFC drive-thru queue; UCI reveals revised calendar … again; Another candidate for best cycling lockdown vid; April new car sales down 97%, Halfords report 1,500% rise in turbo sales; + more on the live blog”

  1. Dao
    May 5, 2020 at 8:10 am
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    I can just imagine how fun it

    I can just imagine how fun it would be to show up to a group ride on that bike xD If I get lucky, perhaps I will need to order a matching jersey and bibs to complete the look? 😛

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    • RobD
      May 5, 2020 at 10:07 am
      0

      Yeah it’s not quite a Look

      Yeah it’s not quite a Look Mondrian scheme

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    • Bentrider
      May 5, 2020 at 6:13 pm
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      https://www.bikeituk.club/wp

      https://www.bikeituk.club/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Mapei_Retro_Team_Kit-front.jpg

      perhaps?

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  2. sparrowlegs
    May 5, 2020 at 9:08 am
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    If it’s the difference

    If it’s the difference between Colnago going bust and their name being picked up by a ‘Sports Direct’ type company or being able to stay true to the Colnago name and keeping the C frames built in Italy then I’m all for it. 

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  3. handlebarcam
    May 5, 2020 at 9:44 am
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    If any Colnago frames are

    If any Colnago frames are made in Italy in ten years time I’ll be surprised.

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    • fukawitribe
      May 5, 2020 at 2:02 pm
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      handlebarcam wrote:

      If any Colnago frames are made in Italy in ten years time I’ll be surprised.

      — handlebarcam

      If Ernesto is still going, i’d be surprised if they aren’t – he’d be nearly a hundred by then but I wouldn’t bet against it…

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  4. CygnusX1
    May 5, 2020 at 11:23 am
    0

    The bottom is going to drop

    The bottom is going to drop out of the second-hand market for turbos once this is all over. I’m looking forward to a cheap upgrade to a direct drive turbo.

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  5. EddyBerckx
    May 5, 2020 at 1:39 pm
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    that Fabio Wibmer vid is epic

    that Fabio Wibmer vid is epic!! make me literally LOL

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  6. Velophaart_95
    May 5, 2020 at 3:22 pm
    0

    I’ve been on the Colnago

    I’ve been on the Colnago website; they don’t have any MTBs…..as bad as Campagnolo no longer making MTB groupsets. It’s 2020, what’s wrong with these companies….isn’t MTB viewed as cycling in Italy?

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  7. mdavidford
    May 5, 2020 at 3:30 pm
    0

    Going to be a fun job keeping

    Going to be a fun job keeping the fantasy league scores updated this year then. 

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  8. AlsoSomniloquism
    May 5, 2020 at 3:40 pm
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    Re: The KFC video. Looking at

    Re: The KFC video. Looking at the road markings they have decided to totally fill up the bus / biking lane along that road. 

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  9. Mungecrundle
    May 5, 2020 at 3:59 pm
    0

    Shit infrastructure:
    Shit infrastructure:

    Someone has surveyed this, someone else has designed it, someone allocated budget, someone (probably a committee) has reviewed and approved it, someone went out and actually built it and then someone went out to inspect it and sign it off as a job well done.

    Total cost: £???
    Total use: Zero.
    Accountability by all those involved to the taxpayer: Fuck all.

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    • ktache
      May 5, 2020 at 4:35 pm
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      For me the winner on the

      For me the winner on the twitter thread was someone called

      Adam Tyson

      Clearly an A-level art project, a powerful statement on society.

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  10. Sriracha
    May 5, 2020 at 4:07 pm
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    1500% increase in sales? Ok,
    1,500% increase in sales? Ok, here’s a test for whoever wrote that: if they sold 1 in the week before lockdown, how many did they sell in the week after lockdown?

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    • eburtthebike
      May 5, 2020 at 6:10 pm
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      Sriracha wrote:

      1,500% increase in sales? Ok, here’s a test for whoever wrote that: if they sold 1 in the week before lockdown, how many did they sell in the week after lockdown?

      — Sriracha

      1,500 

      What have I won?

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      • Sriracha
        May 5, 2020 at 6:39 pm
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        eburtthebike wrote:

        1,500% increase in sales? Ok, here’s a test for whoever wrote that: if they sold 1 in the week before lockdown, how many did they sell in the week after lockdown?

        — eburtthebike

        1,500 

        What have I won?— Sriracha
        No. Sorry. 🙁

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        • mdavidford
          May 5, 2020 at 6:50 pm
          0

          Sriracha wrote:

          1,500% increase in sales? Ok, here’s a test for whoever wrote that: if they sold 1 in the week before lockdown, how many did they sell in the week after lockdown?

          — Sriracha

          1,500 

          What have I won?

          — eburtthebike No. Sorry. 🙁— Sriracha

          It’s a trick question – the comparison wasn’t to the week before lockdown.

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          • Sriracha
            May 6, 2020 at 6:38 am
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            No trickery, just a simple
            No trickery, just a simple maths question. Testing my assumption that journalists prefer [i]impressively big numbers[/i] over clarity of communication.

            Either that, or the [i]impressively big number [/i]was in a press release and the journalist does not know what it means either, but it looks good so they cut and paste.

          • mdavidford
            May 6, 2020 at 10:20 am
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            But you asked

            But you asked

            if they sold 1 in the week before lockdown, how many did they sell in the week after lockdown?

            The answer is, we don’t know, because the increase isn’t over the week before lockdown:

            For the first week of lockdown that started on the 23rd March, they sold 15 times more trainers than over the same week in 2019.

        • eburtthebike
          May 6, 2020 at 9:31 am
          0

          Sriracha wrote:

          1,500% increase in sales? Ok, here’s a test for whoever wrote that: if they sold 1 in the week before lockdown, how many did they sell in the week after lockdown?

          — Sriracha

          1,500 

          What have I won?

          — eburtthebike No. Sorry. 🙁— Sriracha

          Hey!  I was using the ministerial, government approved, Hancock system of measurement i.e. the numbers mean whatever I say they mean.

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    • kevvjj
      May 5, 2020 at 7:33 pm
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      who knows, lockdown isn’t

      who knows, lockdown isn’t finished yet, there is no answer to your question

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      • Sriracha
        May 6, 2020 at 6:44 am
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        kevvjj wrote:

        who knows, lockdown isn’t finished yet, there is no answer to your question

        — kevvjj

        Didn’t read the source material, see me after class. But I do see what you did there (still get a detention).

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    • judda6610
      May 5, 2020 at 10:01 pm
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      15.

      15.

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      • Sriracha
        May 6, 2020 at 6:37 am
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        judda6610 wrote:

        15.

        — judda6610

        not quite, but close.

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        • JuJu
          May 6, 2020 at 8:12 am
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          Go for 16.

          Go for 16.

          (1*[1+1500/100] = 16)

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          • Sriracha
            May 6, 2020 at 9:19 am
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            Yay, we have a winner!
            Yay, we have a winner!

            If the amount of the increase (i.e. “the rise”) was 1500% [of the original 1] then the increase is 1500/100 times the original, which is to say the increase is 15 x 1 = 15. An increase of 15 over the original 1 gives a new total weekly sales of 16.

            Percentages are generally understood up to 100%. Tell someone that sales were 100, and then increased by 15%, they probably get that sales are now 115. Tell them sales increased 100% and they get that sales doubled. But say that they increased 1,500% and many people just think, gosh – that’s a lot.

            Although, I see it has now been edited. Well done for changing 1500% into “15 times”. At least the number is meaningful instead of just [i]impressively big[/i]. However the ambiguity remains. Is it the difference (the amount of the increase, i.e. “the rise”) or the new total which is 15 times the original amount. I’m betting most people would understand the latter, although the original text (1500% [i]rise[/i]) gives the former. Maybe not important at 15 or 16 times, but the 500% figure – are we talking a new total of 5 or 6 times the original?

  11. pruaga
    May 5, 2020 at 4:18 pm
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    “considering only key works

    “considering only key works and those picking up essentials should really be driving anywhere”

    Not the case, anyone who can’t work from home still needs to go to work, including myself as a lab based scientist.  Would love to be commuting by bike at the moment, but the lack of any childcare doesn’t allow the time.

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    • AlsoSomniloquism
      May 5, 2020 at 6:09 pm
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      I do wonder if an RTA had

      I do wonder if an RTA had happened further up being as all the other roads in view were practically empty. 

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  12. Bentrider
    May 5, 2020 at 6:10 pm
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    The Costa Coffee drive

    The Costa Coffee drive-through at Cameron Toll in Edinburgh opened yesterday with a similar queue when I saw it.  I prefer Costa to Starbucks but it would have to be a hell of a lot better (or cheaper) before I waited that long for a cup.

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  13. Podc
    May 5, 2020 at 8:30 pm
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    The KFC thing is depressing.
    The KFC thing is depressing. It shows how quickly we will get back to congestion, pollution, and not giving a rats arse about people’s health again. No thought about how driving around pumping out pollution making non-essential journeys and its impact on the environment and the health of us all ?

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    • Organon
      May 5, 2020 at 10:24 pm
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      Podc wrote:

      The KFC thing is depressing. It shows how quickly we will get back to congestion, pollution, and not giving a rats arse about people’s health again. No thought about how driving around pumping out pollution making non-essential journeys and its impact on the environment and the health of us all ?

      — Podc

      I was pretty disgusted yesterday when I saw a massive queue of cars trying to get into Asda Hulme and then smelt the grease. It was exactly the same a month ago when McDonalds closed. People are taking the piss already. Poor Snowdon. Take it easy people. Go back to what you were normally doing, don’t do everything all at once.

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    • NZ Vegan Rider
      May 5, 2020 at 10:46 pm
      0

      Agree (typed this Vegan). A

      Agree (typed this Vegan). A good time to learn

      and make good changes.

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    • ktache
      May 6, 2020 at 12:01 am
      0

      Part of it is the policy of

      Part of it is the policy of the fast food companies, Drive Thrus have less person to person contact than standard counter takeaways, which is why they are being opened first, and they often have a policy of ONLY motor vehicles.  When I was bussed into the Hedge End McDs, 30 odd years back, we were training the “crew” that you would serve cyclists at the hatch but to declare that they shouldn’t be coming through.

      About 15 years ago, when I was knocked out early on the Friday night poker session, I rode out to the Frimley Bridges Farnborough Drive Thu, got served, nothing said, and happy poker players.

      But I am aware of cases when cyclists have been refused service, and pedestrians?

      Which does remind me, when we get back to the “New Normal”, I must check out what the evil arches have done to the old Tumbledown Dick.

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  14. Rome73
    May 6, 2020 at 6:12 am
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    The more I read comments from

    The more I read comments from Chris Boardman the more I like and admire him.

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  15. Marcus_Ironman_Richardson
    May 6, 2020 at 7:52 am
    0

    In all fairness tot he KFC

    In all fairness tot he KFC thing (which I also feel is sad) but maybe people feel that if it is just a ‘drive through’ then perhaps they feel that is the only way to get thier fast food ….I mean you could hardly expect people to que up at the drive through on thier bikes or on foot….could you?

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  16. brooksby
    May 6, 2020 at 9:42 am
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    At a risk of sounding smug,

    At a risk of sounding smug, never have I ever set foot in a KFC or eaten any of their food.

    Is it really that good, that people will queue for it?

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    • hawkinspeter
      May 6, 2020 at 10:29 am
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      brooksby wrote:

      At a risk of sounding smug, never have I ever set foot in a KFC or eaten any of their food.

      Is it really that good, that people will queue for it?

      — brooksby

      Don’t mistake popularity for quality.

      (Billions of flies eat dog-shit, but I’m not going to start)

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      • eburtthebike
        May 6, 2020 at 10:15 pm
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        hawkinspeter wrote:

        At a risk of sounding smug, never have I ever set foot in a KFC or eaten any of their food.

        Is it really that good, that people will queue for it?

        — hawkinspeter Don’t mistake popularity for quality. (Billions of flies eat dog-shit, but I’m not going to start)— brooksby

        But is it finger licking good?

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        • brooksby
          May 7, 2020 at 5:25 am
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          eburtthebike wrote:

          At a risk of sounding smug, never have I ever set foot in a KFC or eaten any of their food.

          Is it really that good, that people will queue for it?

          — eburtthebike

          Don’t mistake popularity for quality. (Billions of flies eat dog-shit, but I’m not going to start)

          — hawkinspeter

          But is it finger licking good?

          — brooksby

          “This post was brought to you by the good people at…”

          😉

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    • hawkinspeter
      May 7, 2020 at 8:40 am
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      brooksby wrote:

      At a risk of sounding smug, never have I ever set foot in a KFC or eaten any of their food.

      Is it really that good, that people will queue for it?

      — brooksby

      I haven’t eaten there in decades, but as a gluten-free pescetarian, there’s nothing on their menu that I would eat, the last time I checked which to be honest was a long time ago.

      However, I can sympathise with people having favourite foods and missing them. I love the refrigerated kimchi that I get from a chinese supermarket, but they were all sold out of it when I went there during early lockdown and I had to buy the stuff in jars which is just not the same.

      I’m more aggrieved by the queues of cars rather than the choice of restaurant.

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Trek unveils lightweight Domane+ SL e-road bike and new Inbound+ electric city bike
Trek unveils lightweight Domane+ SL e-road bike and new Inbound+ electric city bike
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Hire e-bikes to feature ‘number plates’ to clamp down on dangerous cycling and ‘problematic’ parking – and ban repeat offenders
Hire e-bikes to feature ‘number plates’ to clamp down on dangerous cycling and ‘problematic’ parking – and ban repeat offenders
ID codes used to unlock Forest's e-bikes are being rolled out in Richmond, though Forest declined to confirm if the policy is a trial or permanent
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‘E-bike’ riders 41% more likely to suffer head injuries than other cyclists due to “lethal combination” of lack of helmets and alcohol – but cycling campaigners say hospital stats include fast illegal bikes
‘E-bike’ riders 41% more likely to suffer head injuries than other cyclists due to “lethal combination” of lack of helmets and alcohol – but cycling campaigners say hospital stats include fast illegal bikes
“E-bikes have been a total game changer… But this comes at a cost. London infrastructure is not set up to deal with the volume of bikes we are currently seeing,” said one of the new study’s authors
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“Making America Beautiful Again”: New Trump order could open up National Parks for e-bikers, Lime hits 1 million journeys in the West Mids + more
“Making America Beautiful Again”: New Trump order could open up National Parks for e-bikers, Lime hits 1 million journeys in the West Mids + more
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The best-looking e-bike conversion kit yet? A first ride on the stealthy new DUO Wheel system
The best-looking e-bike conversion kit yet? A first ride on the stealthy new DUO Wheel system
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Cayo 3 hours ago

"wider pavements" Motorists never complain about wider pavements, do they? smh

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Global Nomad 6 hours ago

trying to sell an expensive product to do an unnecessary thing......cleaning a chain of factory lubricant, fine.....between waxing completely unnecessary...misleading product name, jumping on waxing now its gone more mainstream

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jaymack 6 hours ago

Twenty-two quid? Thank heavens it also cleans based lubricants!

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Defblade 8 hours ago

@froze "Really better wheels are only really necessary if you’re doing some sort of competition riding, otherwise who cares if you save a few watts?" It's also helped me re-kindle a bit of joy and expectation in outdoor riding - my local rides were getting stale, and I was Zwifting more often than going out; new wheels has given me a new reason to go out and ride my loops... a new bike would do the same, but cost a lot more! "The more important thing for just daily riding is whether the wheels can hold up to pounding on the streets, hitting potholes, cracked streets, surviving long rides on chip and seal etc, which is why I don’t have any race type of wheels." I chose the "all-road" variety for just this reason; along with no maximum weight limit - I'm a little over 100kg plus cheap (ie, relatively heavy) bike. Race wheels they are not. Noticeably better than the alloy ones that came on my bike? Yes. "People who don’t race need to use some common sense and not try to impress some wealthy lawyer or engineer riding buddy, save your money and pay off debts instead…I know, that’s not fun, but it is wise." No mortgage, no credit card balance, savings growing, pension up-to-date, car bought/owned outright, phone bought/owned outright, etc etc And I pretty much always ride on my own - the only person who sees my bike regularly is my wife and she cares less than zero about it! A good idea to find out about your audience before dispensing advice ;) I do try to avoid buying unnamed Chinese stuff though, for absolutely all the reasons you've listed, plus environmental concerns and worker H&S/rights/etc concerns, too.

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mdavidford 8 hours ago

You get seal where you are? You don't know you're born!

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Bmblbzzz 8 hours ago

The Right to Roam campaign aims to secure rights in England and Wales that Scotland has taken for granted for decades (and most of Scandinavia for millennia). The campaign is focused on access by foot rather than bike, but the Enclosure Acts are indeed villains of history.

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froze 8 hours ago

I have problems with buying Chinese made products, one is they have no recourse if you have a warranty issue, or the wheel fails and you get seriously injured due to product failure you have no rights to sue for personal injury or property damage. A lot of stuff they make are Western brand wheels that they make after hours and slap on a generic name, so they are a stolen product and stolen engineering, call it stolen intellectual property and patents, but while Western companies know this is happening, they are powerless to stop it. Then there are political concerns which I won't go into but if people stop and think they should know what I'm talking about. As far as buying expensive wheels for a cheap bike will depend on if in the near future there are plans to buy a better bike, if not, then don't buy better wheels. Really better wheels are only really necessary if you're doing some sort of competition riding, otherwise who cares if you save a few watts? The more important thing for just daily riding is whether the wheels can hold up to pounding on the streets, hitting potholes, cracked streets, surviving long rides on chip and seal etc, which is why I don't have any race type of wheels. Even professionals don't use their high-end racing wheels, or bikes for their training rides! For the common person most bikes come with wheels that are designed to hold up to street riding for a long time. People who don't race need to use some common sense and not try to impress some wealthy lawyer or engineer riding buddy, save your money and pay off debts instead...I know, that's not fun, but it is wise.

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lesterama 14 hours ago

Woah. Deja deja vu.

in: “The problem is fear”: Cyclists sound warning over bikejackers on illegal bikes intimidating riders in Richmond Park
lesterama 14 hours ago

Woah! Deja vu.

in: “The problem is fear”: Cyclists sound warning over bikejackers on illegal bikes intimidating riders in Richmond Park
lesterama 14 hours ago

Just imagine how much great hiking and mountain-biking there would be if we hadn't had the Enclosure Acts! (Not to mention grazing, coppicing etc.)

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