On the Lezyne torch, disabling the rear is very easy. Hold the button for 5 seconds, then push to cycle the modes. Once it's off (or on mode you want) hold for 2 seconds to turn off, and it's saved.
A definitive answer, thanks! Still waiting for mine from the sub to turn up...
Looking for a new pump for keeping at home, so either a track pump or foot pump. Anyone got any recommendations for around £15? Must have a gauge.
You'll struggle to get a good one with a gauge for that price without a sale/discount, Planetx had one on a daily deal a day or two ago so depending on your urgency it might be worth checking there every day until they do again.
When a 70 kilo bloke is doing 40 kph and his bike pretty much stops dead the his foot angle doesn't really matter.
Somewhere on your pedals, unless you have Keo Blades, there is a mechanism to adjust the spring tension on the pedal clip. If the force pulling the clear against the clip is higher than the spring tension then your foot will just come straight out of the pedal regardless of its position.
EDIT: Here's the video at
road.cc. The articles says it went into his rear wheel, but I'm not sure that would flip a bike in that way. There's another article at cycling weekly saying it was a metal bar that went into the wheel and broke the fork off.
More seriously, on the rare occasions when I've had to unclip RIGHTEFFINGNOWOHNO I've just wrenched my foot out of the pedal any way it'll come out. When it comes to the crunch you don't always have the presence of mind to do it properly, instinct is just to get your foot where it needs to be.
I have my cleats quite loose (loosest on my left which I put down) and only once in my cleat falls/knock off has a foot remained clipped in (4 falls, 1 knock off). I guess what it takes for us to fall at the very least twists enough to pull a foot (or both) out. Wrenching a foot out, even if it's vertical seems to be enough to pull free from cleats in most instances. The vertical pressure on them when pedalling is obviously less force and slightly more gradual - depending on your pedalling style lol!
To me the debris in the video looks more than a branch, something off a vehicle or such. It doesn't look like it goes into his front wheel spokes so it must have been the rear that caught. My guess is the sudden huge loss in momentum of a ruined wheel/huge force on the rear seat stay/calipers etc is enough to throw him over. The momentum of the rider suddenly rotating forwards at 40 kmph I'm guessing is what threw the bike so high in the air?
The only other explanation I can think of was the debris somehow attached to the road!
Do we know how the rider was after the incident? Although a huge crash at some crazy speed his head didn't look to hit the road (at least not very hard) and he ends in the sitting position!
Back on the bike this morning for my commute, nearly got knocked off AGAIN in
exactly the same place as before in exactly the same circumstances:
- I approach button roundabout from the south going north
- car approaching from the west heading east
- There is more than enough room for me to move across the roundabout as the other car is still approaching (my right of way anyway)
- Car doesn't see me and nearly T-bones me as he doesn't stop to give way (doesn't see me)!
Actually this morning the approaching car stopped at the roundabout (there was traffic behind me but I guess it all turned left/west). I was already moving across the roundabout (assuming he'd stopped as he'd seen me), when I'm crossing the front driver side wing he begins to move. I realise this and sit upright pushing heavily down on my downward leg in an attempt to get out of his way, turning my head (with my helmet light) directly towards him and he slams his brakes on (and doesn't hit me! Only around 3"-6" inches clearance between us).
I'm lit up like a christmas tree (front light, helmet light, high viz jacket, high viz rucksack cover, 2 rear lights) so this is just drivers 'not looking for a cyclist' when there is other traffic on these dark mornings. What do you guys do in instances like this? Stop & confront them? Avoid the route? Be paranoid and stop for all traffic until it's stopped for you? I don't know what else I can do to make myself more visible!
Rest of my ride was good, felt strong on the 'Acre' and pushed myself, got a '5th Overall This Year' on the longest segment 
