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Some management prick from Porsche was on the radio this morning: he reckons it's unfair for drivers of powerful cars to have to pay more. That's his argument. A four year old could argue him down on that.
What a tool. I hope the case costs them a load of money and the judge tells them to fuck off.

I've always had cheap and cheerful helmets. Has anyone tried the really pricey lids? Specialized do some for over £100. Are these notably lighter, more comfortable than the cheaper ones?

I like the idea of getting a fireman to do it - was getting a bit nervous about damaging my bike/car jack/hands etc.
I'll give that a try.
Ta

A car jack - of course!
I'll just keep hitting it with a car jack till it gives in!

It's a Bikehut thing from Halfords - probably not that tough. So when I'm jacking it off (oo-er) is it likely to spring off suddenly in a dangerous fashion?

Thanks guys

What's the best way to break a D-Lock? I've got one stuck on my frame which I've lost the keys for.
Do I have to saw through it?
Or bend it open with a crowbar?
I don't need anything subtle - just the least labour intensive way of breaking the lock.
Ta

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They'll get theirs one day when the kid gives it back in multiples.

Unfortunately I think that the rest of us will suffer more. Kids without respect for their parents are kids who have never learned respect from their parents, and will grow up without respect for anyone else. They'll be the little shits pinching your bike/car robbing your house - but they'd never hurt their dear old mum...

I rode without a helmet for years; never worried about it. Now I've been wearing one for three years (my girlfriend asked me to) I'm terrified to ride anywhere without it. I just know I'll come off, bang my head and then there'll be the insufferable "I was right" attitude from the gf (now wife)

Did anyone watch Newsnight last night? Very interesting feature on an idea to abolish all traffic lights. Geezer reckons that when people are controlled by an unresponsive system, they end up driving dangerously. If, however, all the lights were taken away, people are forced to drive intuitively, and make their own judgement about when it is safe to move. Very interesting.

You can watch the feature here
You don't have to watch the whole show, just the "Call to abolish traffic lights" top right

I have herd that before. It is cultural shift that would take a generation or more but still worth work towards. As road users I think we in the UK are pretty impatient and selfish. This culture just breads more impatients, it's the whole overtaking people and being cut up when the light is red up ahead and there is a que of traffic, I am not just talking about when you are riding, when you are driving it is just as bad. Most accidents or near misses I see are down to impatient behavior trying to stay that 5 feet ahead because it is perceived that it will save them time but it infact slows down traffic flow. I too am guilty of doing this at times but am defiantly improving, most people just don't seem to want to improve.

Yeah, with you there.It'd be great if there was more of the European attitude towards bikes. But it's a cultural shift that cyclists have to make happen. And I think it will only come about if cyclists demonstrate to drivers and peds that it's not a race, not a competition for space on the road or to be first away from the lights. Cabbies hate cyclists because "they've no fucking idea how to use the roads.."etc. Peds hate cyclists "Cos i seen an old lady get knocked down by a bike on the pavement." These attitudes aren't not be fair, and they grossly misrepresent the truth but you won't change them by being antagonistic towards other road users or the police.

Lights were made for traffic, whether that's cars or bikes or horse and cart. If you're on the road, you're traffic. If I jump a light on my bike and crash into you legitimately using the road you'd be pissed off, wouldn't you?

You can't back up an "All coppers are cunts..." type statement by citing an example of some copper you know. That's crap.
You might not like it, and you might not agree with the law, but if everybody on a bike jumped red lights all the time it would be chaos. And if nobody on a bike jumped a red light ever, the police would have to go out and look for other ways to improve the crime figures and raise some revenue; like fining motorists on the phone etc.

A real long shot here:
I dropped my keys somewhere along Charing Cross/Tottenham Court Road last night: two keys for bike locks and a bottle opener on a ring.

Don't suppose anyone spotted these, picked them up....
There's a huge reward!!!

Didn't think so.

Unfortunately these were my spares, which leaves me with two useless locks.

Balls.

Were there two FG/SS bikes outside The Salisbury on Green Lanes last night?

Anyone else sat at work drinking just waiting for a consensus of opinion to give up this sham and go back to the pub?

Or is it just the 35 people in my office?

I've been stopped by the cops for violations - you know, wrong way on a one way, skipping a light etc.- one time I asked the officer why he didn't check my frame number while he was at it. He a) didn't know where he would look to find the number b) didn't know if there was a list of stolen frame numbers c) thought it would be a waste of his time.

Frankly, the cops couldn't care a row of buttons about stolen bikes.

I baked 36 mince pies on Sunday. My Mrs, assuming that my pies would be crap, bought another dozen from Dunns. Fortunately, my pies were great. Ate four with ice cream, and another two without. Then more in the days since.

Momentum 41 minutes ago quote
I had ham, eggs, chips, bread and butter and tea for lunch and now I'm drinking bucks fizz at my desk

Classy!

I've just got back from a two hour pub lunch, and plan to spend the afternoon goofing around on the net and dozing off, while "rendering."
You see, work doesn't have to be a chore!

They didn't take much else - just a bag of euros worth about £20 and a bike worth about £500.
And my European Cup Winners medal worth 35p.

Get a bike no matter what. Every time I have to suffer the indignity of the tube at rush hour I swear I'd rather walk home. And I just swear, generally.
If you have to lock your bike outside, leave it somewhere very busy and public, and use two or three good locks. Make it as hard as possible for the little shits, and hopefully they'll go for an easier target. The last bike I had nicked was from my house; bastards kicked the door in while I was out.

Thanks Fatbloke
I'll try and get down there tomorow.
I would love to build a bike up from scratch, but I know it would end up taking too long, and I'd end up with a room full of half assembled bits and a cross wife.

Just like that time I decided I could fix the washing machine...

You have shamed me into tidying up. That was very theraputic! Ta

There are a lot of macs here. I didn't realise it was so meedja

What a mess..

Cale Road isn't as steep as some others, but it seems to drag on and on.

But maybe that's just cause it used to be on my route home