I used to drive a car.
The only times I recall overtaking anything that was moving was on the motorway.
It must be a London - provinces thing.
Certainly not there.What, so you never overtake ever? Huh?
And the second one.
No explanation needed really.
More so than BMW drivers?Audi drivers are cunts, fact.
It looks like he overtook you. Hard to tell if it was too close, but it didn't look dangerous
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DO NOT overtake if there is any doubt, or where you cannot see far enough ahead to be sure it is safe. For example, when you are approaching
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- a corner or bend
- a hump bridge
- the brow of a hill.
DO NOT overtake where you might come into conflict with other road users. For example
- approaching or at a road junction on either side of the road
The thing is even if they don't actually hit anything, the potential for fallout on the cyclist(s) is large, and bear in mind that there was definitely one and probably two cars just behind me on the wrong side of the road lined up to follow the first moron like zombies as the apparently unaware cyclists ahead of me manoeuvred to turn right.
I can only hope the overtake would not have happened had those cyclists been correctly positioned in primary.
No one should be overtaking there - ever.
Grumpily taking the train this morning after getting through my THIRD rear wheel in as many years.
(Same each time, cassette becomes "disengaged" from wheel so transmission is lost, sorry don't know the right terms - pawls is it?).
LBS
Woah, quick reply, thanks! Accidentally sent too soon with my sausage fingers.
But how long should a freehub last? Both times LBS replaced the whole wheel (I think fairly cheaply), d'you think they've just got a dodgy batch? Claimed no-one else had mentioned similar.
If it really is just the wheel, guess I ought to invest in a better one :-(
It depends really, if you are a big heavy rider or you go everywhere in high gears all the time or you're in the habit of jetwashing your bike it's easy to wear one out in a year. If you get a better quality wheel it'll last longer and be worth just doing the freehub body next time.
I've done every kind of wrong thing to my wheels, but never had that happen.
Freehub failure is what I would expect from serious off-road use.
Getting the freehub off and on possibly needs a special thin spanner ?
Grumpily taking the train this morning after getting through my THIRD rear wheel in as many years.
(Same each time, cassette becomes "disengaged" from wheel so transmission is lost, sorry don't know the right terms - pawls is it?).
LBS says sorry, just one of those things, but I'm not convinced anymore - surely either I'm doing something wrong, or they/the wheels are??
DD -- Thanks, but we're talking cheapy stock wheels, so not sure fancy hubs are the way forward... will bear in mind for the future though!
Took a look at wheels over lunch... Shimano R500s seem to be well thought-of, but from pics look to only have 24 spokes which seems a little low to me. These from Wiggle look better, but aren't designed for tyre sizes less than 28mm. So can anyone recommend a solid commuter rear wheel for a Sirrus with 25x700c tyres? Or am I barking up the wrong tree?