Cycling UK Forum

jrs665 wrote: ↑12 Jul 2023, 2:49pm

531colin wrote: ↑12 Jul 2023, 7:27am

SummitFreedom wrote: ↑12 Jul 2023, 1:49am

Why are you talking about legality?

Here's the path entrance. Photo attached.

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There is no right to just wander anywhere you like, just like I can’t go and camp in your parents garden

The freedom to roam in scotland does not apply to bicycles?

The Land Reform Act applies to all forms of human powered transport, and yes, also e bikes. And air powered, as in updraughs , for non - engine flying. Also all water craft without an engine.
The rest of the UK is still in medieval times when it comes to responsible access.

531colin wrote: ↑11 Jul 2023, 10:08pm Cycling is legal on bridle paths and byways in addition to cycle paths/shared paths.
Any other paths you don’t have any right to cycle on

But in Scotland you can cycle on paths, and are encouraged to do so . We share with care ❤.

Well, it won't have been for a throttle......Wisper have just done a deal with DVSA to legalise them.

Source: MMM June 2023, page 139. And probably, though I haven't checked, wisperbikes.com

???

I replace after crash impact.

Which is often.

Once was 15 minutes.......

Maybe I should slow down a bit?

Side wall weeping is very common. About 40% of my tyres do this.
I just ride them.
My gravel tyres improve in this regard but the winter fat tyres get worse because they are run at such low pressures (sub 3psi).

It isn't much of a problem in the scheme of things.

^^^^^ You need Hope brakes.....

A better question might be is there anyone here who doesn't......

They shoot to kill because a wounded person is likely to be very pissed off with whoever has shot them!

I switched from spuds to Crank Brothers for similar reasons. They were an improvement for me, but after a couple of months I switched to good quality, grippy flats.

I had three pairs of Cranks but only have one pair left, should you want cheap trial.....

Underlying problem:

Fire arms officers volunteer for the task.

They are trained that should they actually pull the trigger, they should shoot to kill. One would hope they are trained to only pull the trigger as a last resort but....

So, they volunteer for a role that they know from the outset that the end game is that they are expected to shoot to kill. No fancy 'Hollywood ' wounding/disabling shots. Just kill shots.

That's what they volunteer for.

There are many incidents that point to them having itchy trigger fingers. I remember them killing a guy with learning difficulties who had a chair leg in a carry bag. He never even took it out of the bag......police said they believed it to be a gun. Even if it had been a gun, hanging by his side in a carrier bag, it was totally without threat at that point.

When you volunteer to kill, that's what you want to do. Obviously.

But someone has to volunteer for this role because there are some very evil folk in the world. Sadly innocent animals like cows and dogs are used for on-going training......

Thanks all, that's what I figured.

TB

I know there are issues with tyres........need to deflate when flying, but what about hydro brakes?

I assume ok given the internal pressures when applied?

Pedal extenders are definitely worth a try.
My touring bike is the only one I have which has a 'normal' Q factor, so I have fitted extenders to widen it towards the fat bike Q which I find so comfortable.

I mainly ride fat bikes with massive Q factors. BB are 100 and 120mm.

Right hip pain has gone after 20 years, left knee pain has improved.

YMMV.......

Solution in search of a problem....