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thirdcrank wrote:And why should not a responsible adult who's had 2 pints of beer be allowed to drive a car? Or a truck? Or a bus? Or even fly an aeroplane?

This is a logical extension of the same question. Why is it considered "worse" for a truck or bus driver or aeroplane pilot to drive drunk than a car driver? Could it be the likely worse consequences of their impaired judgement? Given the difference between the operator of a 80kg vehicle with a max speed of ~20mph and a 800kg vehicle which can quite likely exceed 100mph, is there not a similar argument to be made for legislating differently between cyclists and car drivers?

bikely-challenged wrote:LOL, your girlfriend sounds like me. When my husband tries to explain something techy to me, my mind goes blank. Partly because I know that if I don't get it he'll get annoyed and frustrated and it'll end in showing-off and tears.

I usually end up working these things out by reading the instructions and then trying to do it myself and getting it wrong a few times.

Chances are that's how he worked it out in the first place anyway. I can't speak for all men but certainly I'm no more likely to ask someone to explain techy stuff to me than I am to ask them for directions. And it's not because I don't want to know (I work in tech, of course I want to know) it's because asking people is chronically inefficient.

I fear the backlash. Or the back-backlash or whatever it is.

It only takes a local paper to get wind of a decision like that, and it could end someone's career

I hope they're going to legislate for painting all the cars and all the street furniture fluo yellow next.

The answer is to get an ipod, obviously

Please not to be starting the operating systems wars in a cycling forum, otherwise I will be forced to get involved. (I have been using linux for longer than Windows 95 has existed)

Looks shiny. Have fun with it

Mick F wrote:I've never broken a chain, though I know lots of people have

I broke a chain the other week, though it was on a workbike with 60kg of stuff on the back (picture in another thread somewhere) - and it may not even have been my fault, as I'm not the only person who rides it.

I think it was a Shimano, but that's basically just an assumption based on the impression that it's difficult to get a cheap 9sp chain from anyone else.

I've just done my first pass on the CTC magazine (will come back later to read the bits that actually need an attention span), and I have to say I've not laughed at anything all week as much as I did when reading the fixie article.

I like the look of clean lines, and it goes together with my Apple and all my Muji products

Chris Peck, Debra Rolfe, I salute you.

But steel is real! And be sure to ride fixed, it's more pure. Gears are a pernicious influence.

Now, where did I put that cotter pin

Must admit I'd not heard that one before either, and I also ride mostly on the left side of the road.

Are you sure there's not something wrong with the bike (bent frame/fork?) that's causing it to wear unevenly? Or maybe you could swap the pannier to the other side

I'd be dubious about any product labelled "Gore Kidney", to be honest. Sounds like black pudding or something

Seriously, is this not what bibshorts are for?

kwackers wrote:
I think your missing an important point here. It's all about 'perceived' safety, not actual.

True, but "more cyclists on the roads" helps with this too - the more people who are cycling, the more likely that J Random Noncyclist (the J can stand for Jane if you like) knows some cyclists and therefore views it as a "normal" thing to do.

Cunobelin wrote: so you should be wearing a helmet whether you are on a bike or as a pedestrian.

I suppose it might cut down on wind noise so you could hear the ipod more clearly

Not even much risk of falling off a trike, I'd have thought