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by PRL
12 Sep 2021, 5:04pm
Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
Topic: Cables for Brompton 3 speed gear leavers
Replies: 24
Views: 1586

Re: Cables for Brompton 3 speed gear leavers

Thanks
I have an old Sachs hub that was playing up so I thought I would replace with modern SA and change the trigger and cable at the same time.
Wheel and trigger fine. The adjuster I had to get on e-bay.
Thought I could transfer the sprockets but they have changed the fitting.
Getting the right length of gear cable looks to be trickier.
Cutting generic cable to matching size looks simplest and I will take your advice to file down the nipple.
by PRL
19 Jul 2020, 6:23pm
Forum: On the road
Topic: Public Footpaths - cycling?
Replies: 189
Views: 8319

Re: Public Footpaths - cycling?

The red diamonds indicate National Trail " the exact nature of the rights may be checked with the local highways authority"
by PRL
19 Jul 2020, 6:20pm
Forum: On the road
Topic: Public Footpaths - cycling?
Replies: 189
Views: 8319

Re: Public Footpaths - cycling?

Parts of the Wandle Trail - which is definitely a cycle route - are labelled "public footpath".
You have the RIGHT to cycle on a bridlepath (even if physically impossible) but the landowner could stop you cycling on a public footpath if he/she had a mind to do so.
by PRL
19 Jul 2020, 6:16pm
Forum: Campaigning & Public Policy
Topic: Low Traffic Neighbourhood scheme in jeopardy.
Replies: 0
Views: 321

Low Traffic Neighbourhood scheme in jeopardy.

Burtons Road can be a delightful route to cycle west from Teddington with a wooded margin of a golf course on one side. Unfortunately the narrow road becomes taken over by rat-runners morning and evening as drivers try to avoid traffic lights in Hampton Hill.
After decades of trying the locals have got Richmond Council to put forward a workable scheme only for the council to ask the parallel A road for their opinion and have it "voted" down.
I would appreciate it if anyone who might possibly be cycling that way would back option A in the latest consultation which again has gone out to the A road as well as the roads directly affected which are in favour.
https://www.richmond.gov.uk/council/new ... mpton_hill
Thanks Paul
by PRL
19 Jul 2020, 6:02pm
Forum: Campaigning & Public Policy
Topic: Covid & 'Groups'
Replies: 12
Views: 1170

Re: Covid & 'Groups'

Medical opinion seems to be that ventilation outdoors spreads out any exhaled droplets sufficiently to become non-infectious at a 1-2m distance.
Shouting directly at each other at 1m apart would be pushing it.
by PRL
7 Apr 2019, 9:01pm
Forum: Does anyone know … ?
Topic: Bikely - map not working
Replies: 5
Views: 1019

Re: Bikely - map not working

cycleruk wrote:Have you looked at RideWithGPS. I don't know if you can transfer your rides to it.
I use a motorbike App' that also has stopped using Google maps so now use RwGPS for all my planning.
RwGPS still has the "little man" so easily can see road conditions etc.
Choice of various map formats such as OSM, Satellite, etc.


Thanks - another one to try.
by PRL
7 Apr 2019, 5:43pm
Forum: Does anyone know … ?
Topic: Bikely - map not working
Replies: 5
Views: 1019

Re: Bikely - map not working

PRL wrote:
RickH wrote:

It's a Google problem.

Google has started charging for use of (at least some of) their mapping. Bikehike had a similar problem & largely solved it by ditching Google mapping.


Thanks; life is seldom simple - I will have to try to learn how to use Bikehut. At least I seem to be able to transfer my routes .


Downside is that map clearly shows car-free routes (OSM) but they can only be incorporated in straight line sections.

Does anyone know of a better alternative ?
by PRL
7 Apr 2019, 4:51pm
Forum: Does anyone know … ?
Topic: Bikely - map not working
Replies: 5
Views: 1019

Re: Bikely - map not working

RickH wrote:
PRL wrote:I have used Bikely for some years to plan routes but in the last few month get an error message :
This page didn't load Google Maps correctly. See the JavaScript console for technical details

I have tried using Firefox and Edge browsers.

Has anyone else had this problem ?

It's a Google problem.

Google has started charging for use of (at least some of) their mapping. Bikehike had a similar problem & largely solved it by ditching Google mapping.


Thanks; life is seldom simple - I will have to try to learn how to use Bikehut. At least I seem to be able to transfer my routes .
by PRL
7 Apr 2019, 2:25pm
Forum: Does anyone know … ?
Topic: Bikely - map not working
Replies: 5
Views: 1019

Bikely - map not working

I have used Bikely for some years to plan routes but in the last few month get an error message :
This page didn't load Google Maps correctly. See the JavaScript console for technical details

I have tried using Firefox and Edge browsers.

Has anyone else had this problem ?
by PRL
6 Sep 2018, 8:20pm
Forum: Does anyone know … ?
Topic: How to hillstart on a steep lane
Replies: 70
Views: 3899

Re: How to hillstart on a steep lane

tempsperdu wrote:Hill starts easy - for me.
Set the crank arm just past tdc with lowest gear.
Brakes full on.
Stand on pedals and release brakes and off you go.
Need weight forward to avoid a manual or back flip.


Assuming the ability to balance long enough on a stationary bike whilst you get you feet on the pedals.
This is definitely the feature of my cycling that is falling off with age.
by PRL
6 Sep 2018, 8:02pm
Forum: On the road
Topic: TFL Cycling in London website
Replies: 2
Views: 539

Re: TFL Cycling in London website

mercalia wrote:TFL Cycling in London website
Routes,Maps , Scenic rides and more
Might be useful to visiors to London wanting to ride around on their bike

https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/cycling/?medium=email&source=GovDelivery


hmm I clicked on "scenic routeS" and got a choice of Wandle Trail or nothing. I hope this is work in progress.
by PRL
26 Aug 2018, 1:27pm
Forum: Does anyone know … ?
Topic: ...if it’s ever possible to enjoy cycling in the rain
Replies: 70
Views: 4356

Re: ...if it’s ever possible to enjoy cycling in the rain

ambodach wrote:On an upright with a cape I only get wet from about the knees down but on a recumbent? Any comments?


With a cape as long as there isn't much wind one can cycle in the rain without getting wet at all in my experience. Very enjoyable and smug-making. Not really being able to signal is a bit worrying in traffic.
by PRL
17 Aug 2018, 10:03pm
Forum: Campaigning & Public Policy
Topic: Seat Reservations with Cycle spaces
Replies: 23
Views: 1766

Re: Seat Reservations with Cycle spaces

mjr wrote:
atoz wrote:
mjr wrote:With hindsight, campaigning for free carriage may have been a tactical error by 1970s CTC because it effectively removed the contract for bike carriage and contributed to the current harmful situation. Campaigning for low fixed-cost bike trip and day tickets like in Benelux may have been a better move.


Given that the space for bikes was actually parcels space, I wouldn't blame CTC as they weren't to know then that BR would drop out of parcels traffic some years later. [...]

That's what "with hindsight" was intended to signify. Maybe if bike spaces earned operators some money, they'd be provided more, like in Benelux.


If there is free space on a particular train a cyclist taking a trip to go cycling is an extra fare paying passenger. It is when trains are full that the problem arises - to be economical the cycle space would need to charge as much as passengers displaced - so possibly double fare.
by PRL
5 Aug 2018, 10:17pm
Forum: Campaigning & Public Policy
Topic: Fitting cameras to lorries
Replies: 14
Views: 1003

Re: Fitting cameras to lorries

pwa wrote:With all the different things a lorry driver should be looking at when pulling away or turning at a busy junction I suspect the danger will not reduce much until machine rather than man is in charge of monitoring cameras. And surely the technology for preventing a lorry turning left into a cyclist, even when the driver's attention is elsewhere, is already with us.


I have seen a demonstration of a commercial camera/computer system that can model the trajectory of road users and sound an alarm if a collision is imminent. Perhaps it should slam on the brakes.
by PRL
15 Jul 2018, 2:43pm
Forum: Campaigning & Public Policy
Topic: What’s the difference between London’s Quietways and Cycle Superhighways? A brief explainer
Replies: 2
Views: 565

Re: What’s the difference between London’s Quietways and Cycle Superhighways? A brief explainer

A decent summary but just to confuse issues some "superhighways" are on backstreets and many of the first ones were just blue paint.
Essentially this is an unfortunate dichotomy. We just need decent routes that are reasonably direct.
Segregated on main roads or unsegregated on filtered backstreets are both fine.
Paint lines on main roads and unsegregated on rat-runs are both worse than useless. :cry: