Cycling UK Forum

Pebble wrote: ↑12 Oct 2024, 3:20pm it is shown as a cycle route - off a motorway

That's not a motorway, it's an eight lane plus hard shoulders dual carriageway A road . National Highways must be expecting people to cycle on it or they would not have built an off-slip.

How am I supposed to reach the cycle off-slip if I can't cycle on the hardshoulder?

A brief google discovers somebody switching from a standard Koga fork to Feathershock. https://minotaurus.pl/en/bicycle-modifications/

Make of that what you will.

AndyK wrote: ↑30 Sep 2024, 11:10pmBut that isn't the section that required membership rate changes to be approved by the members. That is Article 11, which remains in place: ...

Yes, Article 11 of the old AoA required membership rate changes to be approved by the members and Article 13 had no relevance to that point but no, Article 11 does not remain in place.

The tracked changes document only details the changes as amended by special resolution 7 at the AGM. Special resolution 5 removed the requirement for members to vote on price increases, allowing the board to change membership fees without such changes having to be approved by members.

AndyK wrote: ↑30 Sep 2024, 11:10pmAlso the removal of Article 13 also doesn't prevent members from requiring a general meeting and putting a resolution to it: as the explanatory notes say (and as Philip has noted) there is a mechanism under the Companies Act for doing this.

Companies Act 2006 s.303 does provide a mechanism for members to require a general meeting and put a resolution to it, as it did before the AGM changes to our AoA.

The support of 400 members was required to call for a Poll of the Whole Club, 5% of our membership (approx 3,550) are required to call a general meeting. That level of support will be considerably harder to achieve.

simonhill wrote: ↑28 Sep 2024, 1:34pm If an EPAC ( legal e-bike) is modified to increase speed or doesn't comply with the EPAC regulations then it is deemed a moped motorbike.

Then why did you call them e-bikes in your thread title?

Link to the amendments document as issued with the AGM papers.

I cannot find a clearer version of the updated AoA on the Cycling UK website.

Edit: Updated AoA now found: https://www.cyclinguk.org/sites/default ... 2024_0.pdf

One of the amendments to our AoA approved by members at the AGM, set out in the tracked changes version of the documents circulated with the voting papers.

The most common innocent explanation is that posts made on the For Sale/Wanted boards, Test board and People Events and Rides board are auto deleted.

The results are up, all resolutions were carried.

The power to set future membership rates now lies solely with our Trustees, our AoA no longer allow for Polls of the Whole Club.

jimster99 wrote: ↑27 Sep 2024, 5:02pmDo they hide the battery in the frame? Or do they plonk a giant battery in the frame at the last second once you've already purchased the bike and committed to taking it?

Official e-Brompton battery connects to the front luggage block.

PH wrote: ↑27 Sep 2024, 4:40pmI think the enforceability of these informal zebras is a bit of a red herring. ... I'd understand the purpose of these markings is to make clear where the priority lies, it doesn't create or change it.

The purpose of a trial is to establish how well they work in comparison to no markings and/or a formal side road zebra. The evidence from these trials (and others?) will be examined by DfT to inform any decisions on whether such markings should be allowed and/or enforceable.

LucyEliz wrote: ↑25 Sep 2024, 11:10amAnd how awkward do people tend to find them when manoeuvring them on and off trains etc?

If a train is packed to standing room only it can be difficult or impossible to board with a Brompton.

If you are changing trains within a station a Brompton is quite a hefty lump to manage on escalators and stairs, if I have anything but light baggage I'll head for the lifts. Using lifts takes longer, especially if you're queueing behind other people with luggage and cases for the limited space available. Allow some extra time for any connections within stations.

Excellent news. Here's hoping the trial proves to be a success.

Informal zebra's are nothing new. I know one that has been in place for half a century or more, I doubt that anyone has bothered to collect comparative data on driver compliance.

Futility Cyclist wrote: ↑24 Sep 2024, 8:08pmCan anybody recommend a good route planner for riding in London please?

Hopefully you'll get some recommendations from forumites who cycle regularly in London.

TfL journey planner may be worth a look: https://tfl.gov.uk/plan-a-journey/resul ... Call=false

Also the Safe Cycling in London map: https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mi ... 30042&z=11