Cycling UK Forum

Pebble wrote:...I just don't trust the BBC and that report just confirms...

Presumably, if the report confirms the untrustworthiness of the BBC, you have some confounding data to hand that would enlighten the rest of us?

The first time round I didn’t want to be the only person in the street not clapping but this time I didn’t want to be the only person who was clapping.

I used to own a stationary cycle. It was only an old fashioned Tunturi flywheel type, but apart from the tedium, I found it almost impossible to raise my heart rate to the levels I easily attain when cycling up hill on a real road. Mind you, the tedium was nothing compared to that when using a rowin...

Although I mainly eat wholemeal, I prefer white bread for spreading things on e.g. peanut butter.

I had one stolen from my shed - a Dawes Giro 400 I think, to which I’d just fitted new hand built (by me) wheels, with cartridge bearing hubs. I managed to get the full amount (£450) of house-insurance money available and I bought a Giro 500 as a replacement. On an earlier occasion, my shed was brok...

My worry is that the trial data still show 62% and with the more infectious strain even with 100% vaccination take-up that is far from enough for herd immunity. Government are selling this as "' way out' of pandemic " (Hancock, today). And once vaccinated with the 62% vaccine you are unli...

I believe a virus can frequently mutate so isn't it likely to mutate into a minimally harmful form that will not have a great arsenal of medical treatment aimed at eliminating it? I assume you mean evolve rather than mutate. Mutations are random whereas evolution is directed by natural selection (a...

Someone told me once that the food with highest energy/weight ratio is Quavers.

Jdsk wrote:The best single accumulation of policies etc is the Blavatnik database:
https://www.bsg.ox.ac.uk/research/research-projects/coronavirus-government-response-tracker

Jonathan

Thanks

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ep3dWI5W8AowSme?format=jpg&name=4096x4096 https://www.ft.com/content/a2901ce8-5eb7-4633-b89c-cbdf5b386938 Staying a bit off topic, something I’ve tried to find out (but failed) is when did the original lockdowns begin in each country in relation to the first peak in ...

Not just that. If you look at infectious diseases generally, they are all down massively compared to normal years. It’s bizarre to imagine that has nothing to do with measures taken against Covid 19.

landsurfer wrote:.. Boris cannot make it an offence to die ...

Doesn’t mean he’s beyond criticism....

@Psamathe

The point I was trying to make is, if the vaccine is sufficiently protective, herd immunity is less important. We don’t have that for flu.

I think it’s important to distinguish between suppressing disease and preventing transmission. We don’t yet know how effective any vaccine is in reducing transmission. The other thing is the meaning of 60% effective. I don’t think anyone vaccinated in the Oxford/Astra trial (in the published results...

Yes, I’ve seen the NHS advice. It does say 4~6 weeks recovery but I’m aware nerve damage can become “permanent”. The numbness is on the little-toe side - as far as I can tell, that corresponds S1. I’ve been on a very short cycle ride which feels odd but I think I will be able fo cycle to work - alth...