Road Cycling

[Champ]

Aye, when I got knocked off by the taxi driver my helmet ended up in 3 bits.  

Better that than my head.

No way am I overprotective when it comes to me and mine doing activities that carry risks and I do bridle at being told what to do but I dont go out without a helmet on

[AngryOfTuebrook]

No way am I overprotective when it comes to me and mine doing activities that carry risks and I do bridle at being told what to do but I dont go out without a helmet on

At all times?

 

 

Oh, you mean when you're cycling.  Me too.  But it does annoy me when people bang on as if helmets are the be all and end all, when there isn't even any proof that they add anything to safety.  Obviously, any helmet is welcome any time you bang your head, but in general terms, there is evidence to suggest that cyclists with helmets are slightly more likely to be involved in accidents.  

[Champ]

...because it appears to make drivers less cautious when passing cyclists. I'm also guessing that people who wear helmets cycle more often and maybe in more potentially dangerous environments

[cloggypop]

UK roads are certainly more dangerous. You are probably more likely to have an accident here wearing a helmet as the only people that do are tourists who have not been on a bike in years or some of the super fast racing cyclists. Oh and very small kids.

[AngryOfTuebrook]

Gotta say, I hate the attitude of (I believe) the majority of motorists, who seem to think that all cyclists are reckless bastards, determined to smudge their paintwork with their skulls.  If anyone needs to know the definition of "confirmation bias" I would point them towards a motorist talking about cyclists.  One cyclist goes through on a red light; 50 cyclists wait for the green light = all cyclists go tear-arsing through red lights.

[L19red]

Got my Dolan today. Looks beautiful, weighs next to nothing, and I go about 5k an hour faster than on my old Trek. Worth every penny.

[Beansonafryup]

I bought a new bell for my bike yesterday. It weighs about 3 germs less than my old one and is more aerodynamic. I can now go about 25mph faster on it . When I've saved up some more I'm going to replace the tassels on the ends of my handle bars with aluminium ones.

[VladimirIlyich]

I think mandatory wearing of cycle helmets is a good thing here in the UK. Im not sure comparing it to Holland is a fair comparison at all. British roads have become a battleground in the last 20 years and helmet use(wahey) has become much more necessary.

As for the body armour,im not sure somebody who lives in a village where people cycle to the train station is best positioned to understand that. Sounds like Boardman is still living in 1946.

[Champ]

I think mandatory wearing of cycle helmets is a good thing here in the UK. Im not sure comparing it to Holland is a fair comparison at all. British roads have become a battleground in the last 20 years and helmet use(wahey) has become much more necessary.As for the body armour,im not sure somebody who lives in a village where people cycle to the train station is best positioned to understand that. Sounds like Boardman is still living in 1946.

I do find his comments quite odd when he more than most will be in no doubt about the risks of crashing at speed

[L19red]

I do find his comments quite odd when he more than most will be in no doubt about the risks of crashing at speed

"I think the helmet issue is a massive red herring. It’s not even in the top 10 of things you need to do to keep cycling safe or more widely, save the most lives." This has been taken as Boardman is campaigning against compulsory helmets, he's not, he's asking for the debate to focus on the things that really would make cycling safer.

 

http://road.cc/content/news/111258-chris-boardman-helmets-not-even-top-10-things-keep-cycling-safe

[Jose Jones]

Got my Dolan today. Looks beautiful, weighs next to nothing, and I go about 5k an hour faster than on my old Trek. Worth every penny.

 

Looks well nice that mate.

Never would have had you down as previously having Trek Armstrong bike though!

[L19red]

Looks well nice that mate.

Never would have had you down as previously having Trek Armstrong bike though!

It was that or a Boardman, and I couldn' bear the stigma of shopping at Halfords.

[lifetime fan]

Brailsford quits British Cycling to concentrate on Team Sky.

[Hand Shandy]

Si is lined up as his replacement.

[Champ]

Their similarities are uncanny

[dandyman]

Si is lined up as his replacement.

Exercise bikes in a velodrome on the track rather than for warming up!,

[lifetime fan]

There's 50 men and women cycling through the middle of Bristol bollock naked stopping traffic.

 

Nothing to say it's for charity or anything.

 

 

[Bjornebye]

Just had a nice cycle round keston and westerham in kent, lovely part of the world. Found this place though. Couldn't tell which house Stringvest grew up in though

[L19red]

In other hilarious road name news I regularly cycle along Morphany lane.

[lifetime fan]

I used to cycle along Catbrain Lane.

[Champ]

I used to cycle along Catbrain Lane.

Funny you say that...cycling in the Cairngorms over the weekend we came across a photo of someone's moggy posted at the side of the road with a request to motorists to look out for the cat who, now in its old age and going blind, has taken to sleeping in the middle of the road

[Champ]

This is the life

 

[setreal]

Just had a nice cycle round keston and westerham in kent, lovely part of the world. Found this place though. Couldn't tell which house Stringvest grew up in though

 

Bam Margera's really let himself go

[VladimirIlyich]

Cunts who dress in Cycling gear.

Sorry,wrong thread.

[Champ]

Cunts who dress in Cycling gear.

Sorry,wrong thread.

Haha. I was going to have a dig at Stig for his poor attempt at cycling gear. You probably see this as a plus point