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Oh I wasn't picking you out or anything, just some of the repsonses from others that's all. I'm terribly sorry to hear about your brother, I have known a few who have died in similar circumstances, I agree that cars can cause huge amounts of damage in some situations, i'm just saying that we shouldn't be forced into line by the so many laws that aren't necessary, if you don't want to go whatever speed, don't, if you do, go, but accept the responsibility of your actions.

P.S. I'm not saying we don't need speed limits, I know that last bit reads a little like that.

@Ta2 - What are you trying to imply there? I know it sounds stupid but in the past people have assumed that I agreed with things like that, and I hope you're not trying to do the same, people like that should be charged with murder/manslaughter.
No I'm not saying that, I agree with you there.

You're saying "people can drive at the speed limit if they want, but should accept the responsibility of their actions".

I disagree with that. It should not be up to drivers to decide whether they can drive dangerously or not. Many drivers, particularly women (not paying full attention) and old people (slow reaction time), though some men as well, are not capable of driving safely even at the speed limit.

Might sound a bit draconian, but I believe anyone over the age of 70 should not be allowed to drive, at all. We, the taxpayers, should provide taxies instead. I also believe that cars should have trackers in them which automatically fine anyone who drives above the speed limit, repeatedly doesn't indicate when turning, etc.

This would also allow the speed limit to be dynamic (e.g. slower round corners, near schools etc). Thirdly I believe everyone should retake their driving test every three years. I also believe people should undergo a driving 'endurance' test about a year after they pass the normal test... driving round for about an hour to see if they got into any bad habits, not signally, driving dangerously etc.

A U.S. government study calculated the "Average Economic Cost per Death" in 2006 at $4,000,000. This is due to the fact that they cannot generate $100k a year for the economy anymore, because they're dead. There were 3,592 deaths on the road in the UK last year. Multiply those two numbers together gives you $14.4 billion. That's just the economic cost alone, let alone all of the pain and suffering caused. That's also not including people who are not killed but injured in a car accident.

Cars need to be taken more seriously, and the government needs to stop wasting money on retarded little schemes like in my original post.

[quote=guardian]A teenage driver who had never passed his test walked free from court despite having killed 15-year-old cyclist Anthony Wakelin in October 2002.
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Just googled this out of interest and found:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/3129249.stm

:'( sigh

but accept the responsibility of your actions.

ZLOL

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2007/jan/25/ukcrime.transport

In August 2004, lorry-driver William Ishani was fined £1,000 and banned for a year for causing the death of a family of four, including a nine-month-old baby.

A teenage driver who had never passed his test walked free from court despite having killed 15-year-old cyclist Anthony Wakelin in October 2002.

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Nice, haven't seen this before.

Mmm, only the forks are steel? Not worth as much as if it was full Columbus. Might still be good though.

Seems a bit pointless to me not only for the fact that I don't want to crash into someone as I will get hurt too....

Most people run faster than 10mph, catch them too?

oh, by the way ta2 - COOOOOKIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!
:D

In an attempt to cut down on the number of killings caused by speeding cyclists, Bournemouth council have decided to make good use of our tax money to help enforce the 10mph speed limit on the promenade.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1191607/Police-waste-taxpayers-cash-stopping-speeding-cyclists-seaside-punishing-them.html

http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/4420725.Speed_camera_for_cyclists_on__Bournemouth_beach

Pre-internet era. :S

We going to Brighton next week, maybe Wednesday?

Did anyone see they are planning to have officers with speed guns on the promenade to stop cyclists breaking the 10mph speed limit? It said they don't have any power as bikes don't have speedometers but they will lecture cyclists and hand them a leaflet on the dangers of cycling too fast.

Sounds like a complete waste of time, effort and money to me.
Everyone knows that speeding cyclists kill more than speeding drivers. Oh wait...

Yeah was pretty windy, some hairy moments going 35-40 downhill with a side wind, luckily there wasn't much slogging into the wind. Just checked my computer, 3h28m ride time, plus stops to eat cereal bars and once to hide from the rain. Not a bad time at all.

Yes you can print in colour at uni, its 25p per A4 page, the printer is in the print room on the first floor of Poole house. Didn't I already tell you this?
Probably, lol :(. Bit expensive, hmpf. This is the earliest I've been up voluntarily in several months. :S

Try and beat 3 hours on the way back? :D

It looked bloody windy out just after you left. Checked the met office page and it said gusts up to 47 mph.

Did you find somewhere to print in colour up uni? If so how much did it cost?

Bump.

I feel this guy should get some more credit and press coverage. Just had a look at his sponsorship page and he's only raised £38,000 - a very nice amount, but I think he deserves more for such a big achievement.

http://www.justgiving.com/globecycle

120 miles a day, that's a lot by anyone's standards. Also look at his youtube page, he looks totally knackered.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyAX5S9ZZ7Q

BTW, should anyone be interested. I used 4 major survey technologies in the last fortnight... and if you're considering any Zoomerang is the best of the bunch. However, if PDF reporting is your thing... abandon hope and write your own. Even Zoomerangs PDF export was dire. Lord knows how they all got that so wrong, but they did.
Did you try surveygizmo? Used it for my dissertation any it's pretty good.

Hi,

I have Deda Speciale 42 cm (same shape as Newton Shallow) for 20 shipped
Hey I just looked this up and realise that I forgot to mention I need 26mm normal clamp size. Sorry

These?

That's what I've got at the moment and am trying to get away from...

The angle of the bit where you attatch the levers to is way too much. Compare to this.

Edit: 26mm clamp size

As in title, must be silver/grey. Also must be able to post (PayPal).

Cheers

hes just gutted because he saw the route we made today....................ahhh, get that red beast sorted adam
Done it before, many times. :)

The red one is almost done now, just need chainring bolts which should come this week. It's got 72.7 GI fixed and 77.2 GI freewheel.

nice one!! endless source of pure geekdom, now I can work out optimum cadence rate and build a bike around that?! or I could get a life

Or you could get a geared bike. :D

o.k maths/computer geeks, if I was doing 40mph today on 75 gi, what does that make my cadence?

75 gear inches * 0.0254 * pi[U][/U] = 5.985 metres development
40 miles = 64,373.76 metres
64,373.76 / 5.985 = 10755.85 revolutions
10,755.85 revs / 60 minutes = 179.264 RPM

or

(miles * 1,609.344) / (GI * 0.0254π) / 60 = 179.272 RPM to be precise

Anyone up for this?
http://www.londonfgss.com/thread21530.html
(Don't worry Uni will be over by then)

I spoke to Luke about this a couple of days ago, but he was adamant on not being of close proximity to "a bunch of hippies". Considering we didn't end up meeting the guys from London on IoW, this could be cool. Only about 40 miles apparently.
I'm up for that.

Technically I have never actually fallen off.... there have been a few VERY close calls though where I have felt myself falling before I remembered to unclip my foot, always managed it in time though.

P.S. I think road bikes look wrong without SPD-SL/Look pedals. :P

I don't have any intention to cash in or sell out, but just fucking try and tell me that with the time, effort, skill and devotion that I've put in, that I don't have the right to. Just fucking try. You're so wrong.

Why not implement a banner advert or google ads, and have the £3/year thing for people who want an ad-free site? Win-win surely? I can't see anyone refusing to use the site just because there is an advert on it, though I could understand why you might not want to "sell out" as it were.

Also, if there are people using the classifieds forum commercially to make a profit for themselves (rather than most people who are trying to get rid of stuff they don't need), they should be required to pay subs.

I actively think that you SHOULD make a fair profit from the time you invest into the site, from users' point of view, it provides you with an incentive to make the site even better. :)

Also, merchandise... I might just buy an LFGSS double-sized mug (or three) if there was one available. :)

I don't want no adverts on this here forum. No thanks.

VB , just get it together and do the damn thing. Most will pay, if not, nevermind. This is boring me now. £3 is bugger all. changes tune
What about adverts that are only displayed to non-paying users?

Haven't read this thread but what I think you will find is:

The results to the poll are totally skewed, all of the regulars answered it and the VAST majority of users didn't.

I use the classifieds very infrequently, such that £3 would make eBay a better option...

I think your best bet would be to sell merchandise (you could probably employ a specialist website to actually make and sell the merchanise, so it would be not much work for you).

Also, adverts... why not send a few emails to the big ones (Wiggle, CRC, Parkers etc) and see if they will cough up some money. To advertise on a site like this is a unique opportunity for them...

P.S. I'd be quite likely to get one of these for £15, but unlikely to pay £3 for a subscription.