- News
- Reviews
- Bikes
- Accessories
- Accessories - misc
- Computer mounts
- Bags
- Bar ends
- Bike bags & cases
- Bottle cages
- Bottles
- Cameras
- Car racks
- Child seats
- Computers
- Glasses
- GPS units
- Helmets
- Lights - front
- Lights - rear
- Lights - sets
- Locks
- Mirrors
- Mudguards
- Racks
- Pumps & CO2 inflators
- Puncture kits
- Reflectives
- Smart watches
- Stands and racks
- Trailers
- Clothing
- Components
- Bar tape & grips
- Bottom brackets
- Brake & gear cables
- Brake & STI levers
- Brake pads & spares
- Brakes
- Cassettes & freewheels
- Chains
- Chainsets & chainrings
- Derailleurs - front
- Derailleurs - rear
- Forks
- Gear levers & shifters
- Groupsets
- Handlebars & extensions
- Headsets
- Hubs
- Inner tubes
- Pedals
- Quick releases & skewers
- Saddles
- Seatposts
- Stems
- Wheels
- Tyres
- Health, fitness and nutrition
- Tools and workshop
- Miscellaneous
- Cross country mountain bikes
- Tubeless valves
- Buyers Guides
- Features
- Forum
- Recommends
- Podcast
news
FAther teaching kid to ride - soiurce Reddit.PNGDad stops kid from crashing bike into parked car (+ link to video)
A video of a father dashing after his son to prevent him from crashing his bike into a parked car has been grabbing a l;ot of attention on Reddit - but not for the reason you might think.
The footage, which you can watch here, shows the father steadying his son's bike on a quiet suburban street before giving him a little push to help him on his way.
The father is jogging alongside his son as the youngster makes his first pedal strokes - then suddenly sprints into action as the nipper veers towards a parked car.
For many commenting on the video on Reddit, however, the quick-thinking father's prompt action to prevent a crash wasn't the most striking thing about the video, with the first commenter observing, "That kid needs a helmet" - an opinion that inevitably has sparked a debate on the subject.
Latest Comments
- Born_peddling 3 sec ago
Similar incident happened to another couple that was in the news early last year, instead of it being a cycle rack this person concealed themselves...
- David9694 5 min 2 sec ago
A fierce row at the heart of Reform UK - what's going on?...
- David9694 10 min 2 sec ago
Even if the guy gets this a lot, it's still worth my being the 940th person to note that it's Cllr De'Ath overseeing a whopping four roads in...
- don simon fbpe 17 min 57 sec ago
Either way, got to be better than being a professional prick.
- Rendel Harris 2 hours 10 min ago
It was a bit more complex than that I think, the Badger had already been suffering from tendonitis for quite some time before (many said due to his...
- quiff 1 hour 21 min ago
That's going to make life needlessly difficult when I want to (perfectly legitimately) filter through traffic or indeed get through my front door...
- Bmblbzzz 3 hours 54 min ago
Where are Zebedee and Ermintrude when you want them?
- Steve K 4 hours 7 min ago
Update on this: apparently it's all their Ti frames ever, except the HT Ti (no, no idea why). However, it's not transferable.
- Oldfatgit 4 hours 40 min ago
Cough *plotaroute.com*
Add new comment
422 comments
Flying Spaghetti Monster bless us, every one!
Tinytim.jpg
.
2025_www-scarfolk-blogspot-com.jpg
.
goggles_www-scarfolk-blogspot-com.jpg
If the comments reach 400 will the Internet explode??
One can only hope.
Nope
SetItAllOnFire.jpg
400th post spot prize!
I go away for 24 hours and this thread is still alive...
Die Die Die
It's long since become nothing more than sarky put downs. Yawn.
this thread as become a bit like a long ride, you get halfway in and your arse hurts, your legs ache, your hands and shoulders are stiff, your mind is reeling at thought of going for two or three more hours, but then, having reached your target, you just don't wanna stop any more, you've become one with the bike
Not sure, how long is a piece of string?
So, anyone got any opinions about plastic spokes vs metal ones?
http://www.berdspokes.com/
Do they provide the same 'zing' as metal spokes and what can be done about it?
Oops - wrong graph. Should have been this one:
strength-data.png
OK, 400 and counting and the internet didn't explode...
road.cc admins: are you able to set a maximum threadcount and/or can we have a dedicated new forum ('helmet arguments'), as this is beginning* to get really silly.
*Actually, it got silly a loong time ago...
You're interpreting it wrong.
Fall in cyclist deaths correlates with a marked increase in pandas?
Cyclists* are protecting pandas. Fooking hippies.
*Might also be pedestrians.
.
Bored.gif
Ramen to that!
technically, those are conditions - I think we've established that any definitive causal links cannot be proven
Are we nearly half way there yet?
More likely to consider environmentally sound bamboo.
1. Panda populations are rising, this correlates with the rise in helmet usage on UK built up roads (94-08) data
2. Cycling pandas wear helmets (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FISOPJU0whE)
3. QED
you spoke too soon...
From my memory (I used to be affiliated with the Pastafarians) there's an interesting little graph that they often use. Maybe it deserves to be included here:
PiratesVsTemp.png
You're completely forgetting about the weight/tensile strength of bamboo. Wooden't you need to make it heavier to approach the strength of metal?
Figure-3-Tensile-strength-of-bamboo-fiber-mat-PVC-foam-sheet-composites.png
I'm sorry, but this panda stuff isn't simply black and white.
I think that increase is (possibly) connected to the Curse of Greyface, proposed by the Discordians... I don't know if that's a genuine correlation or causation, mind.
Quite, there are red pandas as well.
Discordians? What a bunch of slackers!
BOB.jpg
fnord
Pages