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Thanks. One aspect of being hit whilst cycling is that for the most part a cyclist isn't going to be seeing the vehicle before impact since the vehicle will be usually coming from behind and the rider will not be aware of the threat particularly if there is enough traffic noise to mask the sound. On...

Audax67, It looks magical.

Clearly there are dark forces at work in the shape of an automatic deletion processes. In the past when I have commented to the 'moderator' that my post had been deleted and asked why, the standard form sent to me was that there had been no deletion and it must have been my fault for not hitting the...

Your posts may have gone to the hidden forum board. No dark forces involved, just the moderators.

If one cares, how does one view the 'hidden forum board'? I'm wondering if deleting posts that are innocuous is all arbitrary on the part of a 'moderator'.

Does anyone else suffer from posts disappearing?

I've had several that have appeared on the screen and then later disappeared - including posts by others to which I have responded. Are there dark forces at work here?

"You're probably one of those nutters who enjoy going out in this?" as she shivered at the cold. I agreed with a smile & took it as a compliment!

Super!

work, medicine, cinema

I can't imagine ever riding to go to one of those whatever the weather, I do have a car.

For winter riding I watch the weather forecast and if it is going to be raining, I stay in, if it's going to be below 40 F, I stay in, if the wind is going to be more than 15 MPH, I stay in. No problem with going out and having to turn back in those cases.

Is 700c very different to 27"?

You asked the question and you seem to be answering it as well:

The bigger the wheel, the more the effort to swing it side-to-side

he found America that nobody knew was there.

I blame American's destruction of the English language proliferating our airwaves for crap writing and inane thinking.

Dawes Mixte 501 with 27"

Did you ride this bike before the wheel change and if so how does the bike differ from that ride? Comparing bikes to bikes rather than wheel to wheel is more applicable.

Recently I had a jackdaw swoop down and scratch my head with its claws when I was walking on a busy pavement in Edinburgh

Now if you had been wearing a helmet....

Try this: https://bisaddle.com/

If you've tried lowering the nose of the saddle but to no effect - doing so though will put extra strain on the arms if the angle is too steep but a fraction of an inch at a time is recommended - I suggest you investigate nose-less saddles. I'll see if I can find any info on these and post.

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