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just before sunrise and just after sunset are the worst times usually... even flashing rear lights can be hard to see. At night unless there's loads of traffic and they get lost in the visual clutter, they're not that hard to see. In the countryside with no other real lights, should be easy to see a flashing light if you're paying attention.

Of course, the articles indicate this guy was staring at a truck that wasn't in the right place or some such rather than paying attention to what was in front of him. Pre-dawn light + not too much attention... well...

P-plater Shegu Bobb was 19 when his car hit Hall

Why is it that cars always hit things, not the drivers who are supposedly in control?

19-year old on p-plates seems like he could have been really inexperienced. Low-light can be tricky even for experienced drivers (i.e. you need to understand the limitations of visibility, not that it's technically challenging somehow) so yeah, perhaps Mike Hall wasn't easy to see but that's just the "the sun was in my eyes" SMIDSY bullshit at a different time of day.

Slightly far from London but.. Looks like I'll be in Brisbane quite a few times a year for 10 days at a time for the foreseeable future. In other trips I've done a bunch of river rides, done Coot-tha and will probably take in Mt Nebo/Mt Glorious next time I'm in town in a month or so. What I'm looking for is some 3-4 hour rides to take in a bit of the coast or interior but never be so remote that I die, entrails eaten by koalas if I get a few punctures. Does anyone have any ideas?

I'm going to be traveling a fair bit for work over the next year and after some nice but slightly pricy hire bikes figure it'll be as cheap to take my own bike. I'll be taking the over-built Kinesis Tripster AT and have been looking at the Scicon 3.0 bag but wondered how "real world" use is. My old Evoc bag was fine but felt like it was more by luck than careful packing that my old cheap Chinese carbon didn't get smashed to crap.

Also. the decals on the wheel areas, are they removable or printed on quite solidly?

di2 y-cable, 550mm x 550mm x 50mm - unused, surplus to build (still in box), 40 quid

160mm shimano rear flat mount brake adapter - unused, think it's in the box, 10 quid

No list of serial numbers against riders?

To be fair it happens everywhere. A colleague got bitten last week on a ride here in Luxembourg as the farmer left his gate open and his dogs were out on the farm track and after nipping at his heels as he rode up the track, one got a couple of bites in as they passed the farm. No lasting damage luckily.

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It’s a fair point. I’d struggle to explain to my boss why my working from home happened at 9pm on a weekend though. Maybe he had some overtime to do :)

If passing by where I live is any indication, several hours in maccas.

That justgiving page doesn't exist any more which is odd. I checked a mate's page from 5 years ago and it's still there so maybe he didn't finish it after all. Obviously there's a myriad of reasons you don't complete events.

Nm... bit of strava stalking and it seems he did complete... https://www.strava.com/activities/620902779/overview

Guess he's just chilling out a bit

Is he just doing overnights to avoid heat and the majority of traffic?

I'll pop back on Thursday but here's what I have for now. They are pretty crappy but it was more to remember what the bike was...

Just saw a Coppi Reparto Corse (alu with what look like carbon stays) with campag record and racing groupset and what looks like mavic wheels. Too small for me (and I have too many bikes) but is it worth picking up for 80e? According to the shop it's been there for a while so I'm not being a dick.

Thanks. I called a hotel I used to stay at in Cologne (Azimut on Hansaring) and they were pretty relaxed about me taking a bike into the room and I know the rooms are quite large. I’ve done it at ibis before but it’s hit and miss sometimes.

I’m in Koblenz next Saturday riding down from Cologne but only for lunch and a bit of tyre kicking at Canyon before a train home

Anyone know any bike-friendly hotels in Cologne? I feel like riding up there next week but a couple of hotels have suggested I lock my bike up outside for the night.

There's a guy stopping and getting trains for long stretches. I won't name publicly but sure you could find if you wanted too.

Weird as.

Surely if you just want a nice holiday where you ride a bit and take some public transport, there's better ways to do it than that

Dunno if you already went... if not, drop me a line. Not sure you could get a tandem but might be able to point you at some places to ride

And I've just realised that the petrol station/mini supermarket near my office is 24/7 so if anyone is passing through and needs supplies, the Esso in Leudelange is definitely open.

Actually that's bollocks. It's not 24/7 at weekends, helpfully.

Well A map, yes. RidewithGPS is public by default

From looking at skinny's maps it looks like riders will be coming through Luxembourg. It'll be a short country visit but if anyone wants any local "knowledge" let me know. Word of advice though, if you're rolling through late night, there's VERY little open even in the city (unless you're stopping to go clubbing). Also, keep an eye out for early morning weekend piss-heads, it's still very much a drink-driving culture here.

Given the stem is 3T from some pics I've seen, Aeronova bars?

British national champ in road and TT and he's sat solidly at the back for almost the entire race so far so his powder is as dry as it's going to get

I see another racer fixed his dynamo cable

The thing is, from what he posted, it doesn't seem like it was hard to fix. The cable snapped (I'd guess rubbed through ) so anyone with a bit of tape and a pen knife who has half a clue could have done it. Why he could neither see it nor fix it once seen, who knows?