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Solid tyres, they're the Next Big Thing for Gravel Cyclists.
Bells maybe. Or air horns, but not those quiet Air-Zound ones, we need really fucking loud ones powered from a Co2 canister.

Ahem - this has been on the market for over 10 years, both trek and Mason have just bolted one on (more or less)

https://klickfix.com/en/products/detail/variants/vario-rack-1912s/

I saw one being ridden earlier this year, a beaut. You ARE going to ride it? Building as is or giving it a respray?

Yeah, I'm just a new fuck around here, I got no opinion on it. If it's working dont mess with it.

There is that.

The best place I can think of top-side would be outside the Curzon Cinema, if only because of whose pad is over the rd. There's armed plod on tap and cameras everywhere. :)

God-damn, it's as if someone knows what they're doing here! Is that allowed on a forum?

(thanks)

Thanks. I hadnt twigged how the voting was happening but see it now. Pretty obscure, but you gotta love a list!

Without trawling umpteen pages, can someone tell me how scoring/voting works? I couldnt work that out.

I'll have you know I make a habit of making a tit of myself on a regular basis, and am perfectly happy to be educated. Got any suggested reading?

I was expressing these thoughts a short while back to a recently retired junior not quite pro yet, who said he thought that actually most were riding clean these days, and that times generally had come down - certainly the current times are not world record standard. Perhaps that says something.
I have other crap theories btw.

(oh shit...edit... I'm not suggesting for a minute that O'bree or Boardman's hours were done on the sauce)

What amazes me is that anyone expects any top flight athletes to be racing/competing clean.

Sure there may be those that do out of some sense of probity or whatever, but teams want to win, sponsors want teams to win, competition organisers want records broken at their meets, nations want gold medals etc, so the pressure to perform better than the next guy is always going to mean people doing their best to do 'better'.

Like they say, the game is the game, and generally the game is to stay one step ahead of the testers.

Lets level the playing field in the only way that's fair, and accept performance enhancement for what it is - performance enhancement. Otherwise you may as well ban aero helmets, skin-suits, shaved legs and eating more than 8000 calories a day. Get as much science inside you as possible, and lets see what you can do.

2p

As far as I'm aware yes it's legal, though only if it isn't 'causing an obstruction'.

But...you live at Green Park? In which case....doesnt Jeeves have the access code to an underground car port or something? More sensibly, I've regularly parked recumbent trikes etc in town, and always managed to find somewhere safe and out of the way. What you want to look for are those dead but busy corners that no-one goes in, but many people pass. There's plenty of them, usually at busy intersections with railings on 2 sides and one of those grey BT boxes.

Get fit or die tryin.

I'll take the better quality Flite.........passing BG this Friday morning around 9.15, or mid to late afternoon if you're around?

? What do they get angry about? You slow down (a lot) smile (a lot) and say "hello!" with a cheery disposition. After that the only person that can get angry is the landowner.

If anyone gives you static you carry on smiling and say how nice it is that so many people are able to enjoy the outdoors and what a lovely day it is.

Peddars is likely all nettles by now. Best done before they bolt, April to May. If you do it now be prepared and take longs and full finger gloves.

He ought to appeal. And put in a counter claim. It's sounding more and more like anyone can step out immediately in front of a cyclist and get a successful claim against them.

Fair enough. I didn't mean to be harsh though and do wish you luck in finding a resolution.
But whatever - the suggested course of action seems reasonable, no?

It sounds very much like you said "build me something" with few specific details, but quite specific desires which were never fully communicated. Plus you've allowed them a year to dither while you dithered and altered the specs. That's a good sized fault at your end.

It also sounds like they've failed to build you something, or to communicate any problems or requirements to you. That's a good sized fault at their end.

Oli's judgement is that there is fault on both sides of this. Your best option is to go and see them to agree a way forwards which should be to nail down a spec list, a timescale which should be in the region of 3 months but no more than 4, and that after which it's refund time followed by small claims court if not forthcoming.

First, phone them up and agree a time and day to visit.

RE the e-scooter stuff earlier.....Maximum speed allowed by law for E-bikes on open roads (I mean land open to the public) is 15mph. And it's imperative for the rider to be pedalling.

Considering these things don't have the best of brakes nor is there much chance of an effective emergency stop on one the max speed allowed should be way less than 15 mph. 10 might be more reasonable perhaps.

Eee, well that were fun were'nt it? Good to meet Rapha Rufus who came and had a chat - no idea if he's on here. Made no plans at all to raise a ride but I have half a plan for a 'Brevet Populair' for later in the summer to involve riding through as many fords as possible.

I'm wanting to purchase 2 items here:

Thomson Elite inline seatpost, 27.2mm, black 330mm. Not too shabby or shagged preferably.
May swap with a layback if anyone's up for that. It's in excellent condition, your's would have to be too. :)

Selle Italia Flite Ti saddle - black. Again, not dragged around the circuit by its ears please.

What you got please thank you?

Oh god, snoresville..... maybe later.