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- Cayo 15 min 15 sec ago
A few weeks ago, riding from Falkirk to Edinburgh along the Union Canal towpath (NCN 754), I'd had plenty of pleasant reactions from peds ...
- andystow 49 min 8 sec ago
It may just be using the 4th power rule. 110589^0.25 = 18.24, and that's a pretty reasonable mass ratio of a hatchback + driver to roadbike + rider...
- Cayo 1 hour 29 min ago
You beat me to it! ...
- Disgusted of Tunbridge Wells 2 hours 17 min ago
No doubt the petrolhead anti-cycling brigade will be loving seeing cyclists rip each other to bits on who is the biggest masochist/narcissist....
- TheFatAndTheFurious 2 hours 30 min ago
I did live in France for several years, and they do love red tape. Their love for it is matched only by the disdain and disregard they have for...
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Most of those comments manage to be sad and funny at the same time. I particularly liked '' it's a faith that conquers and takes over land''. A bit...
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Doesn't matter, they still gave that sunglasses company reams and reams of front-page marketing copy.
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That sounds great (it sounds like a sales brochure) but more often the reality is as I described it. Outsourcing is invariably used as a cost...
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(I'm sure the knowledgeable readers of this website don't need to be told but just in case the odd one doesn't know, the Wright Brothers funded their early experiments in aviation from the profits of their bicycle repair business)
...and some cyclists have been obsessing over "aero" ever since?
Back when bicycles were primarily rich people's toys, so there was significant money to be made in repairing them. First flight was less than 20 years after invention of the safety bicycle.
I'VE GOT AN IDEA! I'LL LEAVE EARLY TO BEAT THE HOLIDAY TRAFFIC!
Happy Friday
Another zinger from Dumbrunner, although they got the news headline wrong, should be "Runner seriously injured in collision with BMW"
They came out of nowhere
Buying eggs in America
This is quite gentle, and in Dave Walker's style says both "Hah!" and "WTF?", depending on whether you look at it straight on or sideways.
This is from the book "From A to B", and has just been released for use by the Diagram Club. *
(* Dave's support setup that let's us contribute ideas, and use diagrams in presentations, social media etc.)
Dumb runner / love you babe, be safe
Or this story from the same website (it's about running, but holds true for cycling IMO):
https://dumbrunner.com/news-blog/2024/6/4/local-motorist-fuming-at-marat...
https://davewalker.com/that-annoying-noise/
(I like this - I'm currently trying to track down what appears to be a front end crackling sound on my commuter bike…).
Hey, no arrow pointing to the seat post or saddle rails...
True. My "annoying front end creaking" turned out to be the seat post (needed regreasing and then the clamp tightened up).
Weird how much sound echoes around inside a bike frame…
And now it's back
Reseated the - er - seatpost, tightened up the saddle clamp (actually replaced the saddle). And it's still bloomin' creaking...
Are you SURE that it's not your knees?
Pretty sure…
"Drivers" would be my caption - it was called something like "the nature of life" on my FB feed.
It could easily be captioned "EU breaks up into its constituent countries..."
Humans & climate catastrophe
Viz - not as funny as it used to be.
Does Viz still exist??! You learn something new every day.
This was on Grant Petersen's blog at Rivendell (his comments):
Meanwhile, at the editorial office of any news outlet...
The city curbs car traffic to improve the quality of life for all citizens. Whose opinions should we ask?
From Private Eye:
BMW induction video
"Our confidence training sessions mean everyone can choose active travel"
Imma leave this here
can't wait for the road to be widened
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