Cycling UK Forum

Neil Mc Ivor

If you restrain somebody using any sort of physical force it is an assault. One of the things that can make an assault lawful, is if it is a lawful arrest. "thirdcrank"

Assault: is a criminal attack intended to take effect physically upon the person of another. Criminal intent is an essential element to make it a crime.

Restraining somebody by force could be Abduction. Which is restraining someone forcibly, against their will and without lawful authority.

If you managed to fulfil the conditions to be charged with either. Assault would take you to the District Court or above. Abduction would take you straight to Sheriff and Jury.

That is my understanding of the law in Scotland maybe it is different in England.

Neil Mc Ivor

Ordnance Survey Routemaster 1:250,000 maps. 8 cover the UK mainland. But you would have to study the maps to choose your own route.

Neil Mc Ivor

Mick F wrote:Bikes - or at least mine - need something steel-against-aluminium. Alu seatpost in a steel frame, for instance, or even alu BB cups in a steel BB shell. What about alu headset in a steel head tube? Or even alu hubs in steel dropouts?
The list is endless.

I use copper grease for all these applications, and will continue to do so.

Vaseline traditionally is also a good grease for all of these applications.

Neil Mc Ivor

thirdcrank wrote:
My interpretation of the legislation is that if this probationary-driver- 6-points-on-licence -since-passing-test situation occurs, the court endorsing the licence sends a notice to the Secretary of State (to all intents and purposes Swansea) which then must revoke the licence and the certificate of passing the test. I cannot see how that is a disqualification for the purposes of driving while disqualified. If the legislation meant that, I should have expected it to say it. * (I am, of course, only speaking about England and Wales, I've no idea about Scotland.) AFAIK there are two types of disqualification, by reason of age and by court order.

"Suspension" of a Driving Licence via accumulation of the requisite number of points is a "Disqualification" under the "Totting Up Procedure"

Neil Mc Ivor

The revocation of the licence is a disqualification from driving, and in most cases will occour via a court appearance.
It is most likely that a driver With 9 points on their licence(or pro rata for a newly qualified driver) charged with an offence would not receive a conditional offer but be summonsed to appear at court to answer the charge.

What the court will take most seriously when an unlicenced / disqualified driver appears before them is the driving without insurance element. It is unlikely that they will leave the court without at least another 6 month disqualification for this alone.

Neil Mc Ivor

Thanks irc
It seems that the chain E-mail warning about the scam has outlived it by several years.

Neil Mc Ivor

This scam with the same company name has been on the go for several years. you'd think that The Royal Mail or Telecomm would have stamped it out by now.

Neil Mc Ivor

Toe clips and straps can be quite versatile in the range of footwear that can be used with them.

Commuting during the winter I used to use Bogtrotter Wellies. (Now known as Nokians) They fitted OK in regular toeclips.

Touring in Australia my cycling shoes did not agree with my feet and I ended up buying a pair Of RM Williams riding boots which I wore on the rest of the tour. This time I was using the Shimano platform pedals with the plastic toeclips.

In over 30 years of using toeclips I have never felt the need to tighten the straps when cycling.

Neil Mc Ivor

If GT85 has worked for you for so many years and you have not had any problems. Why change.

Neil Mc Ivor

I have been carrying a Finish Line Chain Pup for about 20 years.
I have never had to use it on the road (if you carry a spare or tool there is a good chance you won't need to use it) but have had plenty of use out of it at home as that's where I do most maintainance.
It has the link extractor, shim to avoid tight link when rejoining, 4,5,6mm Allen keys and spoke keys.

Neil Mc Ivor

If your Allen bolt is the self extracting kind and the "dustcap" part fits the thread of your new crank there should be no problem.

Neil Mc Ivor

Nordwand another German film. the Austrian climbers cycle to the Eiger. I think they might even have been using a trailer.

Neil Mc Ivor

Yes; still using toeclips on Shimano platform and TA touring pedals.

Neil Mc Ivor

A Boy A Girl And A Bike
Mr Polly
Peewee's Big Adventure
Belleville Rendezvous
Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid
Bladerunner
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (Tricycle)
Enemy Of The State

But there's the cliches
A character commandeering a bike to make an escape or take up a pursuit has a very difficult time keeping the bike under control.
Any car chase which happens to pass a cyclist results in the cyclist ending up in a ditch or more likely a canal.

Neil Mc Ivor

Cunobelin wrote:Hmmmmmm....

Toxy Flite:

Might be an example of German humour or a pun Toxy Flite - Toxophilite / Archer.
Or maybe the Germans are just as bad as the Japanese at naming things.

Cycling UK Forum

Search found 150 matches

Re: Preventing a driver from making their excape

Re: Cycling around the uk

Re: Copaslip

Re: When should you stop?

Re: When should you stop?

Re: postal scam

Re: postal scam

Re: Trackstanding...more like grandstanding

Re: Is GT 85 Suitable for Chains?

Re: Good reliable chain tool to take on road

Re: Crank nuts/bolts

Re: Bikes in movies

Re: Trackstanding...more like grandstanding

Re: Bikes in movies

Re: Where is the rapto mid-racer?