The Cycling Chat Thread
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DJWrongspeed
radio eros
I'd of thought north of the river. E1 and beyond is where single speed rules. It's all flat.
I bought a rough single speed from Camden cycles (rip off 2nd hand shop) then replaced and refined etc.
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DJWrongspeed
radio eros
Anyone make it to BikeWars in Allen Pk this afternoon ? Really good vibes and felt like life was returning to normal at last, bikes , sound system and chaos!
Here's one of the bikes , there were plenty of other ones that were way madder than this......
Here's one of the bikes , there were plenty of other ones that were way madder than this......
weepiper
I fix the machines that fight climate change
It's not South London, but Brick Lane Bikes in Bethnal Green are big on single speed/fixies.
Fixed | Single Speed Bikes. Brick Lane Bikes: The Official Website
Fixie and Single Speed bikes are how BLB started. Fixed/Single speed bikes are beautiful to look at, simple to look after and brilliant fun to ride – whether you’re a courier, casual rider or commuter! They’re also quick, light and (normally) won’t break the bank!
www.bricklanebikes.co.uk
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
Yeah it is
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
no it really isn’t. it’s stupid and dangerous and gives us all a bad name
han
love is the answer
They've clearly filmed it when there's noone else around. I can't see the problem. It's just a bit of fun. It's not like they're doing it at rush hour.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
it doesn’t matter who’s about cos it’s still dangerous and other people will see it and want to try it. i don’t understand why people think that taking massive risks like that is impressive or cool. it’s just stupid. don’t understand how anyone would find that entertaining when all i can see is the potential for a horrible accident
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
also never understood why people do wheelies - saw a grown man doing it last week on a tow path - wtf?!?!
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
To be fair you seem to consider pedalling out the saddle to be pushing the limits of control, so I’m not exactly sure you’re fully qualified to perform the required risk assessment here…
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
why can’t people just ride their bikes ffs
DownwardDog
Riding a Brompton with a power meter.
Why do people take drugs despite the risks and the massive exploitative criminal network it finances? Because they like it. Same with wheelies, etc.
sideboob
Well-Known Member
I do wheelies, bunny hops, and all kinds of stuff on my road bike. I also ride a unicycle so possibly someone else can better answer your question.
a_chap
When the world came apart, where were you?
maomao
普費斯
Isis are mostly funded by kids doing bunny hops.I had absolutely no idea that doing wheelies financed a massive criminal network
nick
Pleomorphic Adenomas R us
I too am interested in the answer as am keen on a (semi) disposable pub blke that I can leave outside without sweating over.
Anyone know about Goku near Balham / tooting on the A24? They seem to do 2nd hand rebuilds into single speed/fixie
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
I have taken your advice btw, more sore today than Friday or Saturday, hopefully at peak soreness now…
Leafster
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With me, bruising and general knocks always seem to take a couple of days before I notice the extent of the soreness. I'm sure you'll be back to normal by tomorrow.
Leafster
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I had my first confrontation with a "landowner" today. I was out on the bike exploring a few more lanes and bridleways around some lakes and ponds. I wanted to get a better view of one so pushed my bike less than 50 metres up a footpath for a closer look. I'd just propped the bike up against a fence and a bloke came storming across a field and told me "you can't ride a bike there, it's a footpath" I told him I hadn't been riding on the footpath and had pushed the bike to get a better view. It doesn't matter, he said, bikes aren't allowed on footpaths. I said, what about where I would have to wheel my bike over a pavement to get somewhere where I could ride. He said, you're in the country now, not a town and the rules are different. Was he right? I thought I could push my bike if I wasn't allowed to ride.
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
He’s talking shit.
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
The more you ride, the easier it will get
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
Leafster
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It's the first time I've had a problem like this. I've avoided most routes which include footpaths for this very reason - Komoot seems to route me onto footpaths when I've tried using it so always double-check. I wasn't going to argue with him today as he was carrying a very large petrol brush cutter!
The few times I have found myself on a wide footpath I have ridden very slowly and have stopped when pedestrians have approached. They've all been very friendly up until now including a woman on a horse recently who said she was impressed with me lifting my bike over my head to get through a kissing-gate.
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
Peds have right of way on all paths, slowing down or stopping for them and horses is no big deal but gives you a breather and they think you are being respectful.
Went through Peter Jones’ yard last week, between his house and the woods he owns is a bridle path, the woods have loads of nasty private, no public signs on them, the lanky Dragons Den dick was there grinning at me, I shouted, “Oi, it’s you off the tele, you’re fired!”
Went through Peter Jones’ yard last week, between his house and the woods he owns is a bridle path, the woods have loads of nasty private, no public signs on them, the lanky Dragons Den dick was there grinning at me, I shouted, “Oi, it’s you off the tele, you’re fired!”
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Blimey, it's hard to buy a bike right now - there is only one of the bike I want available in the country (via Cyclescheme/Ride To Work so I'm going to have to get a train to York from Leeds tomorrow to get it.
Getting a Trek FX4 Carbon 2021 - this time I decided on a hybrid with flat handlebars (I never use the drops on any bike I've had, so why bother having them?
Getting a Trek FX4 Carbon 2021 - this time I decided on a hybrid with flat handlebars (I never use the drops on any bike I've had, so why bother having them?
PursuedByBears
Go stick your head in a pig
Ooh, that looks like a nice bike! I've been thinking about getting one like that on cycle to work this time, I've got a Trek FX3 atm.
a_chap
When the world came apart, where were you?
An ex-Parish Path Warden* writes:
* a PPW is a volunteer role with the Countryside Service looking after footpaths, Bridleways and Byways in a specific Civil Parish.
- Only pedestrians have right of way on a footpath. Footpaths are waymarked using yellow arrows.
- A bridleway is a right of way for people riding horses and bicycles. And, obviously, can be used by pedestrians. Bridleways are waymarked using blue arrows.
- A restricted byway is a right of way for pedestrians, people riding horses and any wheeled vehicle if it is not powered.
- A byway open to all traffic is a right of way for pedestrians, people riding horses and powered wheeled vehicles.
- In the absence of a right of way, land-owners my grant people permission to cross their land, this is a Permissive Path. Permissive paths should be signed as such i.e. to inform people it is not a public right of way.
- Land-owners have a legal obligation to maintain rights of way that cross their land.
- It is an offence to block or divert a public right of way or to attempt to deter people from using one. Placing signs saying "Private land" at the entrance to a right of way is clearly an attempt to deter people from using a right of way.
* a PPW is a volunteer role with the Countryside Service looking after footpaths, Bridleways and Byways in a specific Civil Parish.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
does it serve you well? is it good over rough surfaces? Leeds roads are like roads in Fallout 3 - post-apocalyptic pothole-ridden tracks all over the place, so need a bike that can handle that as well as be able to bear a rack and panniers
