Cycling UK Forum

Nicely quoted

I also think that "Cyclists Dismount" signs are advisory, based on their shape and colour, and treat them as such.

A Sustrans representative on the recent opening of a stretch of South Coast Cycle Route also said that this was the case.

A definitive legal answer would be most useful!

The forum was down for a very short period this afternoon at around 3:07pm for essential maintenance.

montmorency wrote:However, it has only been patched up, and a rather shoddy job, IMO. Better than it was, as it was _very_ deep and dangerous.
But I fear it will not last long, unless they come back and do a proper job.

Should I mark this as "fixed" or not?

If it isn't a hazard at the moment, then yes please, mark it as fixed. If it becomes a hazard again, then you can go back and mark it as unfixed: the system will report it again and we'll start to get an idea of how reliable fixes are in general (and perhaps particular highway authorities will be better than others at permanent fixing).

If the patch doesn't make it any safer for cyclists, then don't mark it fixed.

montmorency wrote:(* I worried about the duplication, but then realised that if people keep reporting the same one, it might send a message of some sort!).

At some point I'll add in something to prompt for potential duplicate reports. I don't think they really matter though - the highway authority can fix all duplicates in one go

Thanks for using the site!

Mick F wrote:In order to register with this forum, you have to provide an email address, and then you are sent a confirmation to your email address. Only then can you get on here.

HOW DO THE SPAM PEOPLE MANAGE IT?

They do just that, using human beings rather than computer programs. There are jobs going where you get paid a pittance just to spam forums...

Agreed, they've always been very helpful and knowledgeable.

When I bought my tandem from them, they suggested three excellent modifications to the off-the-shelf Dawes Galaxy Twin (tandem stoker bars, stronger rear axle, downtube shifter for the drag brake), and I agreed to have all three done. The tandem arrived very soon after I'd ordered it, and has done many miles since

Other dealings with them have been just as informative. You seem to learn things from them every time you give them a ring!

GeoffL wrote:In 2001 one of the fuel protesters picked apart the 2000 UN report on climate change

Hmmm....

Do you have a link to this? - it would be interesting to see what he found.

mhara wrote:Dark lycra wearers please note and please also wear something fluorescent.

Fluorescent clothing works using UV light, so it's best at dawn and dusk. At night it doesn't have any more brightness than non-fluorescent clothing of the same lightness.

Once the sun has gone down white is probably easier to see than fluorescent colours, as this reflects all wavelengths of light.

Red clothing is a bad idea, as red/green colourblind people see it as a sort of brown.

simonhill wrote:Maybe others are having same prob, but can't, or can't be bothered to, tell you. I assure you it is very frustrating and time wasting.

That is a possibility, but we do get rather a lot of posts and very few problem reports...

simonhill wrote:I have only recently started to get these probs.

Since when? There have been no changes to the forum software for a few months now, but the time you started having problems might be a useful clue.

Have you tried using the "Log me on automatically each visit" option? This makes the login work slightly differently, and might give me some clues as to what the problem is. Don't forget to use the Log out button though, if you do.

The timezone for all times displayed by the forum is displayed at the bottom of each page.

You can change the timezone in your Profile page.

All the times are displayed in the same timezone, to avoid confusion. So if you set the timezone to your local timezone, all times will be displayed as local times for you.

[The forum server uses the NTP network time protocol to keep its clock accurate, and times should be within a few milliseconds of UTC (Coordinated Universal Time).]

It looks like the Lonely Planet forum uses different software. Perhaps there's an issue with the computer you're using.

As you are able to log in sometimes, I suspect there's a problem with the browser (perhaps Internet Explorer 6, which is running out of disk space?).

Can you ask for help from the library staff?

Have you tried ticking "Log me on automatically each visit:"? It's probably not a good idea on a public computer, but if you explicitly "Log out" when you've finished it's OK. Might be worth checking...

I'd be happy to try to find your problem, but I don't have much to go on. We have more than 1750 registered users, and they all seem to be able to log in OK...

(MickF's problem was because he was using a different domain, but both he and I have made changes, so that is no longer an issue for anyone. Your problem is different.)

Simon,

Sorry to hear that you're having trouble, although you seem to have logged in OK briefly to post that message.

What site is LP?

Are you using the URL http://forum.ctc.org.uk to access the site?

My wife, 20-month old twins and I spent ages up there on Devil's Dyke getting very cold, and you can't see us

But it was fun to be involved and to see how it was made.

I anyone does spot a Dawes Galaxy tandem and Burley D'Lite trailer, somewhere behind the brave bloke from Brighton Swimming Club (we looked after his clothes for him!), do let me know!

Might be in the longer version, but the site shows the short version where the longer one should be...

Aha, it was using http://ctcforum.org.uk which wasn't be re-directed to the correct URL of http://forum.ctc.org.uk.

I've fixed the problem now, but you will find it quicker to access the forum if you change your bookmark URL to have http://forum.ctc.org.uk, as this saves waiting for a re-direct from the old URL.

At some point in the future we may drop support for ctcforum.org.uk, but we'll give plenty of notice if we do.

What URL does you favourite have?

It might be a DNS issue, as the forum moved onto a new server early this afternoon.

Will investigate tomorrow morning...