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Long shot but my brother's new bike got stolen this afternoon from outside Old Kent Road Tesco Superstore : (

First bikepacking trip, 4 days from Wolverhampton->Bristol->Reading with 2 nights in a bivvy bag. Got lucky and it didn't rain once.

Sleeping bag strapped on the front with a leather belt... might get the Ortlieb handlebar pack when they release the smaller size next year.

Damn need iOS 8 for that... but I figured out that Google Maps app is pretty good for this.

1) Download your chosen GPX route
2) Simplify using https://www.gpsbabel.org if required (eg convert waypoints to a single track)
3) Create a new map at https://mymaps.google.com/ and import the GPX
4) Open Your Places on the Google Maps app and click your new map route
5) Add the relavent area to your Offline Areas cache in Google Maps app

Is there a decent iOS 7 app that can import GPX routes and cache the map for offline viewing? (yeah I know my phone is old).

Was using EveryTrail but it's relaunched, and BikeHub seems to be buggy.

I want to buy a black/56cm/700c Straggler but can't find anyone selling them online with stock, any ideas?

Gutted for Nick (and the Vulpine staff), genuinely one of the nicest and most committed people I met in the cycling biz when I was doing my blog.

From what I've read, they are working on improving the phasing of the lights, so waiting times should be going down a bit.

Maybe the N/S superhighway will get so busy that they have to ditch the 2-way thing and build a lane on the other side.

Beats Solo 2 headphones in gloss white. Brand new and unopened (although the top of the shrink wrap was removed by mistake, oops).

Also have the same again but in black, and worn a couple of times around the house.

Compatible with all smartphones, comes with detachable cable, microphone and volume control.

PS. I was gifted these by O2 last year via their Christmas Twitter campaign but never found a home for them.

Was blogging at http://www.cyclelove.net, now at http://www.greig.cc. Graphic designer exploring life outside pixels.

I didn't realise you were James from the cyclelove website/blog

Haha, the clues are there if you look hard enough, although looking at my profile I had lost the link that I used to have to my site... fixed now.

Thanks man, sad to be bringing CycleLove to close. Still exploring options for the website though, eg a cycling brand taking it over, or using it as dedicated a platform for bashing vehicular cyclists. (JOKE).

Even when implemented as-best-as-possible, if not perfectly, they're still a poor solution.

(if put in the wrong place).

If someone can find me a good example of a segregated cycle lane which can support both buses stopping and pedestrians accessing the bus stop, without causing either to cross the path of cyclists, then I might support their integration.

I think that's impossible...

But if you watch the below, there are 10 examples of how to do it with as little conflict as possible. (And also, some amazing 3.5m wide cycle lanes :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZ0lT7KeRls#t=58
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I didn't really know what I wanted to say earlier... otherwise I would have :)

Why did you choose lfgss to argue your case? #clickbaiting>

I honestly had no idea that it would turn into such a... robust... debate. And I had no prior intention to write a blog post, that happened as a result of the discussion here.

CycleLove (the blog) was something I started because I wanted to celebrate bike culture in all its forms. If you dig around on there you'll find lots of stuff about fixed gear riding. And in a roundabout way, CycleLove became something to promote cycling without being a typical 'pro-cycling' campaign. Basically just by talking about interesting people doing stuff on and around bikes.

I think cycle training is a good thing, and I've pointed a lot of people who read my blog in the direction of their local council's training scheme.

I think that protected cycling infrastructure can be a good thing if done properly.

I don't think that cycling infrastructure is a magic pill that will fix everything, or that it should be everywhere, or deny that people will have to ride in traffic some of the time. We need it in places and not in others.

Not sure who the person calling himself "Crap CycleLanes" that posted on my blog is, but I agree with you that "Lots of cyclists find cycle lanes more of a hindrance than a help".

But...

(1) I don't think we should dismiss cycle lanes because they've been (thus far) badly implemented in the UK.

(2) The evidence from the rest of the world (see my blog post) suggests that well-designed protected cycling infrastructure enables more people to enjoy riding a bike.

(3) Dedicated some road space to cycle lanes doesn't (and shouldn't) have to mess things up for people who are already cycling, isn't 'letting motorists win', and won't make drivers behave more aggressively towards cyclists. (Not possible seeing how bad it is already).

PS. Some of my earlier posts on this thread were cunty and I apologise for that.

Stop this shit now, it's stupid and it makes you look stupid.

This is a discussion forum, so why do you have a problem with having a discussion about something?

Maybe I've been a bit naive in my approach, and I agree that a couple of comments have been antagonistic, but I'm genuinely shocked how much anger has been expressed in less than a day on this thread. I'm interested to hear everyone's views. You don't have to shit down my neck because I disagree with you.

This is why I stopped hanging out on here in the first place.

Specific problem points according to HackneyPOB: Pembury Junction, Amhurst Rd/Narrowway, Mare St into cycle lane, Lea Bridge Roundabout.

Found a pretty good summary of why I'm happy to leave you to this discussion on your own.

"A small, yet vocal, group that is male-dominated, testosterone-driven and that lacks basic understanding of human nature. They expect that everyone should be just like them - classic sub-cultural point of view - and that everyone should embrace cycling in traffic and pretending they are cars. They are apparently uninterested in seeing grandmothers, mothers or fathers with children or anyone who doesn't resemble then contributing to re-creating the foundations of liveable cities by reestablishing the bicycle as transport."

When you're riding to work you don't see many people who are commonly of an age where they are likely to be retired?

I said 20-35. People who are over 35 and under 65 also work.

I see lots of 65 year olds cycling along main roads, quite happily.

Lots? I hardly see any. When I ride in to work I'd say that 75% of the people riding are 20-35 years old.

Nope not just the A10, that was the first example to hand.

Ok... here's a prime example of a dangerous road: Kingsland Road and the rest of the A10

27% of all cycling KSIs in Hackney since 2009 occurred on the A10, where Hackney Council are blocking a Superhighway

There is plenty of space for a proper bike lane too...

(Part of the A10 compared with a Dutch cycle track)

@cyclelove, for this thread to be anything but waffle, you gotta propose specifically which main roads and which junctions you'd like to see amended with segregated features (!!)

Any main route that's not safe for someone who is (say) 15 or 65 to cycle.

The demographic of cycling in London is massively skewed to healthy 20-35 males.

Yup. I think this term is fitting — "vehicular cyclists"

If LCC and all the other branches have voted to support s4c then shouldn't Hackney LCC have to too?

Yup, this is weird right? I'm going to goto the meeting tonight to see what their take is on it!

Got it. :)

@edscoble Interesting to hear about Copenhagen, I've only visited once! I can see how that might happen, but as you say, I think the downside of being honked at still outweights the upside:

Thousands of people take to the cycle lane, as oppose to the minority in the UK being forced to due to rising cost of driving/public transport.

As for splintering of campaign groups...

This echoes what happen with Southwark Cyclists and the founder of Stop Killing Cyclists

Agreed, and I actually spent some time trying to convince the founder not to run with that campaign.

I'm not trying to fracture the work of LCC, and if you read my blog you'll see that I've been on a lot of their protest rides, and promoted their work as much as I can.

But to give them my full support, I want to know what their local branch is campaigning for. (and I wasn't aware of their agenda until recently hence starting this thread). I don't think this equates to bitching/bickering.

To anyone angered by Copenhagenize's stance (and I agree he can be hard reading) try Chris Boardman's take instead.d.