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Has anyone else remembered Constitution Hill, Swansea?
There was a funicular railway built cus people couldn’t walk up it.

I've got a bike pump in my PRK, which could be used as a murder weapon if I inserted it into someone's appropriate bodily orifice.

With enough rage and loss of composure, the first item that comes to hand becomes a 'murder weapon'.
The truck was already to hand for the driver.

Count the manufacturers who have ‘Audax’ on one or two of their products. This signifies ‘Randonneuring’ has already been seized upon as a sales lever. On closer inspection, these products are 'Winter trainers' which previously didn't sell well. To my mind, a 'Touring' component is more robust with ...

St Mawes, Cornwall.

Not dismounting when there is a blue rectangular ‘Cyclists dismount’ sign AND there is a pedestrian, it can be construed as ‘riding in an inconsiderate manner’ contrary to Rule 68 in the Highway Code. The pedestrian could complain. If the pedestrian is a policeman, you in for it. The HC is a summar...

Is that Ffordd Pen Llech? Looking up that, I've just discovered this: http://www.dangerousroads.org/images/stories/Newroads1002/Llyn1.jpg The information page says that it's closed to cars (being a private road), but walking up the footpaths is allowed. Are bikes permitted? That may be an interesti...

Not dismounting when there is a blue rectangular ‘Cyclists dismount’ sign AND there is a pedestrian, it can be construed as ‘riding in an inconsiderate manner’ contrary to Rule 68 in the Highway Code.

The pedestrian could complain. If the pedestrian is a policeman, you in for it.

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PS. There's a nasty urban myth about a chap on a bike coming down round the bend, hitting the wall, flying through the air and ending up in the cemetery.

Fantastic photographic capture of small UFO with laser beam trying to shoot it down. Another UFO at top of hill pointing directly at the camera.

Well done Google Streetview.

[ The only thing required to climb hills up to 45 degs is a gear low enough so the instantaneous power at the drive tyre does not drop to zero between pedal strokes. i.e. A high enough cadence to negate stopping dead. And a surface good enough so the back wheel doesn't spin. If there is débris on t...

No miles over the weekend. Marshalled at an Audax.

Average down below 24 now at 23.9

Clee to heaven Audax on Saturday though, which should get me back over 24.

IIRC, a rectangular sign is an ‘Information’ sign. The sign in question informs the cyclist it would be a good idea to dismount, so avoiding collision with a pedestrian, perambulator or tartan shopping trolley. When there are no pedestrians, perambulators or tartan shopping trollies, there is no rea...

Should there be 'qualifiers' for large over-subscibed Sportive and charity rides?
Like letters of reference from Club secretaries, or a recent Audax medal?

How do the organisers know the entry is capable of finishing? Or do they care?

honesty wrote:One of the hardest round here has to be Crowcombe hill, its about 25% for half a mile...

200m in 1.5 km.

There are two sets of double chevrons on the map.
Its a Cat 3. So 'relatively' not so difficult.

i've always found the harder climbs to be the ones where the wind usually blows down them. one such (but i wouldn't think the 'hardest') is wessenden head climbing back west out of meltham in west yorkshire. the tour went nearby this year. i would have so loved to see a peloton blown to bits on the...