Is this the unraveling of CyclingMikey?

fez said:
Or he would still have been overtaken and when the lorry appeared he would have cleared out the cyclist because he had the choice between hitting the truck and the cyclist. Again, suggesting a cyclist should be behaving in a particular way to mitigate the blame for what is a ******* stupid decision from a driver.

I have had ***** on national speed limit roads overtake me within 50cm doing 60mph when the other side of the road is completely clear and they can see for a few hundred metres. Every ride I have people overtake me on blind corners and hills. They give me loads of room and basically chance the fact nothing is coming at speed in the other direction. Me being in the middle of the lane wouldn't make the blindest bit of difference. In some cases I could be to the right of the lane and they would still give be giving me 1.5m of space. Its just bad decision making and nothing to do with cyclists positioning.
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Not defending the car driver or blaming the cyclist, but I've found if you ride too far to the left, they'll squeeze in. Ride where the left tyre marks are, in my experience it works better that way. Plus less chance of glass oil etc.
 
Dangerous Dave said:
That's probably due to you only pushing down on the pedal strokes, with cleats you can also pull up on the return stroke with one leg when pushing down with the other so you can get more power to the crank. As for stopping it's not that hard to balance the bike on the front wheel and not need to unclip when stationary.
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Cleats also make way more difference on longer rides. It’s much more sustainable if you’re pedalling efficiently and comfortably for hours on end.
 
Dangerous Dave said:
The main thing it highlights is there must be a very good case for having some form of body employed to do what he does every day due to the number of people he is catching.
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If only we could have some sort of force to police this sort of thing. Like a police… force…

We can dream.
 
Vonhelmet said:
If only we could have some sort of force to police this sort of thing. Like a police… force…

We can dream.
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Was going to say Police but realised doesn’t even need them. Without the confrontation cycling down a line of traffic with a discrete camera would be low risk and having AI then analyse it can’t be that hard to pull the reg/evidence for court automatically.
 
Can we have the argument about how there’s no such thing as road tax and it’s all just tax that goes into the big tax heap? And then we can work out who pays the most tax and then they win the thread with whatever their viewpoint is.
 
Vonhelmet said:
Can we have the argument about how there’s no such thing as road tax and it’s all just tax that goes into the big tax heap? And then we can work out who pays the most tax and then they win the thread with whatever their viewpoint is.
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I agree


They dont fix pot holes, they certainly dont really build new better roads, and they also dont really clean the roads. Especially through cities

The road is pepped with potholes and other stuff because the road sweepers are never deployed


I dont really know what im paying road tax for
 
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Dangerous Dave said:
Was going to say Police but realised doesn’t even need them. Without the confrontation cycling down a line of traffic with a discrete camera would be low risk and having AI then analyse it can’t be that hard to pull the reg/evidence for court automatically.
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Camera for this already exist, dunno why they're not being used more tbh.

www.bbc.co.uk

AI cameras 'look' into vehicles and record drivers on their phone

The new technology also analyses whether drivers are wearing seatbelts.
www.bbc.co.uk www.bbc.co.uk
 
hornetstinger said:
So you would be slower with cleats because it takes you 1 second to clip in. Therefore on the day of the crash you would have been 50' behind, therefore not involved in the crash

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You didn't read what I wrote.
Cleats took me 25 mins to cycle home
No cleats took me 25 mins to cycle home.
Absolutely no difference, agreed if you're out on a Sunday morning not stopping and starting every 100 yards to take your foot out of a cleat it would be advantageous.
Try it when you're cycling locally in traffic, makes not a jot of difference except being a PITA.
 
DJMK4 said:
They dont fix pot holes, they certainly dont really build new better roads, and they also dont really clean the roads. Especially through cities
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Funnily enough, one of the roads I cycle down has a nice golf course on it. I swear I have seen more road cleaners on that one bit of road than the rest of the town combined. Can't help but feel like some people with power might be directing resources towards that :p
 
SexyGreyFox said:
You didn't read what I wrote.
Cleats took me 25 mins to cycle home
No cleats took me 25 mins to cycle home.
Absolutely no difference, agreed if you're out on a Sunday morning not stopping and starting every 100 yards to take your foot out of a cleat it would be advantageous.
Try it when you're cycling locally in traffic, makes not a jot of difference except being a PITA.
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This always amuses me when I go to Holland. The only time you see people using cleats or lycra is when they're cycling competitively. Commuting in Holland dressed like one of these lycra chads will have you ridiculed for months.

I lived there for 8 years, I literally cycled everywhere. To school, to work, to town, to Amsterdam, you name it. Not once did I think "I could really use some cleats or lycra".

The Dutch must get a proper chuckle out of our cyclists when they come to visit.
 
Dangerous Dave said:
That's probably due to you only pushing down on the pedal strokes, with cleats you can also pull up on the return stroke with one leg when pushing down with the other so you can get more power to the crank. As for stopping it's not that hard to balance the bike on the front wheel and not need to unclip when stationary.
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I know how it's supposed to work, I was wearing them every day from 2010 to 2020 and swore by them however in heavy traffic it made not a jot of difference when I experimented.
On my way home from the Copper I started experimenting especially on the small banks and on one particular small bank I went up with cleats, went back down and back up without cleats, it made no difference to how I was pedalling.
Fair enough perhaps I don't know how to do it properly but not once during that coming home from the Copper did I notice I was pulling up with my feet at any time.

Diddums said:
This always amuses me when I go to Holland. The only time you see people using cleats or lycra is when they're cycling competitively. Commuting in Holland dressed like one of these lycra chads will have you ridiculed for months.

I lived there for 8 years, I literally cycled everywhere. To school, to work, to town, to Amsterdam, you name it. Not once did I think "I could really use some cleats or lycra".

The Dutch must get a proper chuckle out of our cyclists when they come to visit.
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Not once in 15 years of cycling have I worn Lycra.
This morning I'm in normal shorts with a Ghost band t-shirt.
Accessories are my must haves helmet and mirror.
 
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fez said:
Funnily enough, one of the roads I cycle down has a nice golf course on it. I swear I have seen more road cleaners on that one bit of road than the rest of the town combined. Can't help but feel like some people with power might be directing resources towards that :p
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Nice :D wish it was like that around here!

its terrible, the road cleaners only come out when there is people kicking up a fuss to the local MP's on facebook.



Most of my unluck seems to be potentially damaged shock absorbers, or punctures due to metal laying all over the roads
 
The 'pulling up' when using clipless pedals is a myth*, leg muscles are rubbish in that direction. There's some benefit at the bottom of the stroke similar to when a runner's foot is in contact with the ground, where you'd otherwise pull your foot backwards off the pedal.

*other than specific circumstances like full-on sprinting or very steep hills and low cadence. My regular bike is fixed so I've plenty of experience of the latter.
 
Diddums said:
This always amuses me when I go to Holland. The only time you see people using cleats or lycra is when they're cycling competitively. Commuting in Holland dressed like one of these lycra chads will have you ridiculed for months.

I lived there for 8 years, I literally cycled everywhere. To school, to work, to town, to Amsterdam, you name it. Not once did I think "I could really use some cleats or lycra".

The Dutch must get a proper chuckle out of our cyclists when they come to visit.
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Some of the Drs at work are like that, commute in wearing full on lycra and cleats and goggles. It's so funny hearing them clicking all the way down the corridors. And then there's me, a pair of jogging trousers, trainers, band t-shirt and a bright yellow jacket. Although I have wimped out slightly, my trousers are Nike Airmax Therma-fit, proper toasty. :o
 
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SexyGreyFox said:
I know how it's supposed to work, I was wearing them every day from 2010 to 2020 and swore by them however in heavy traffic it made not a jot of difference when I experimented.
On my way home from the Copper I started experimenting especially on the small banks and on one particular small bank I went up with cleats, went back down and back up without cleats, it made no difference to how I was pedalling.
Fair enough perhaps I don't know how to do it properly but not once during that coming home from the Copper did I notice I was pulling up with my feet at any time.




Not once in 15 years of cycling have I worn Lycra.
This morning I'm in normal shorts with a Ghost band t-shirt.
Accessories are my must haves helmet and mirror.
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Im wearing i guess lycra, well its just cycling shorts which are padded on the bum area, and quite thin so breathable, and also a cycling top as its nice and breathable, lightweight and has 3 pockets on the back, useful for carrying your phone / wallet etc.

Its black, so its not as if its florescent orange . And guess what, i dont get run over. And I get the odd whistle and look from the ladies.

I do wear a helmet, although i have sometimes got to the end of the ride and thought, my head felt abit breezy this morning, oh wait, wheres my helmet :D
 
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Diddums said:
The Dutch must get a proper chuckle out of our cyclists when they come to visit.
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Curious why you think that. I can guarantee cyclists going out for 'proper' rides will be wearing all the gear. Those commuting a few miles (or more) to work everyday, I doubt it.

But we don't have a cycling to work ethos here (outside bigger cities). So anyone in lycra will generally be out on a ride. I wear lycra of course, my commute is 15 miles minimum. And I'm not turning up in normal clothes all sweaty and smelly.
 
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