Cycling Photo Challenge - Entries and Chat

[summerdays]

Bump: Any more photos for this one?

 

[ventoux50]

Here's gezza's bike parked up against some big animal!

nice bike and entertaining thread,

My post is nothing to do with it though - sorry !

I feel I need to mention the placing of the computer sensor on the fork leg - It isn't ideal from a safety point of view, here's why :

If you were flying down a descent and knocked a pothole or bump, with enough force to slightly dislodge the sensor inwardly, it could potentially be caught on the spokes which of course rotate forwards at the top of the wheel above the hub.
If this were to happen, the sensor/wiring etc could either
a. damage the spokes leading to wheel deformity and a crash
b. lock up the front wheel - causing a crash
c. at the very least cause expensive damage to the bike.

The sensor should ideally be places on the forward edge of the fork so that any vibration moving it in towards the spokes would result in the spokes knocking it back out, rather than dragging it in !

Think about the mechanics of the wheel in motion and I hope you'll see what I mean.

Wouldn't want anyone to have an avoidable accident.

 

[Muddyfox]

I feel I need to mention the placing of the computer sensor on the fork leg - It isn't ideal from a safety point of view, here's why :

If you were flying down a descent and knocked a pothole or bump, with enough force to slightly dislodge the sensor inwardly, it could potentially be caught on the spokes which of course rotate forwards at the top of the wheel above the hub.
If this were to happen, the sensor/wiring etc could either
a. damage the spokes leading to wheel deformity and a crash
b. lock up the front wheel - causing a crash
c. at the very least cause expensive damage to the bike.

And if we all stay indoors none of us will get knocked over by a bus


Simon

 

[ventoux50]

And if we all stay indoors none of us will get knocked over by a bus


Simon

Now that's just ridiculous, however, one should never descend stairs wearing crocs - they tend to slip and this can be dangerous, similarly, take care not to leave glossy mags laying around on the floor, the slip coefficient of stacked glossy pages is something that the health and safety department really ought to address....... could break ones neck by slipping on a carelessly discarded glossy !

 

[vernon]

similarly, take care not to leave glossy mags laying around on the floor, the slip coefficient of stacked glossy pages is something that the health and safety department really ought to address....... could break ones neck by slipping on a carelessly discarded glossy !

But what if the pages are stuck together?

 

[ventoux50]

similarly, take care not to leave glossy mags laying around on the floor, the slip coefficient of stacked glossy pages is something that the health and safety department really ought to address....... could break ones neck by slipping on a carelessly discarded glossy !

But what if the pages are stuck together?

 

[Norm]

I'm here I'm here! Right a theme.

Right it's summer and it flipping hot. The best photo combination of barbeques and bikes wins.

And the winner is... ?

 

[Piemaster]

I'm here I'm here! Right a theme.

Right it's summer and it flipping hot. The best photo combination of barbeques and bikes wins.

Whatever happened to the photo competition? Did we all forget or get caught up in the excitement of the new forum software?

Don't suppose anyone has any recent barbeque photos do they? UK residents may be at a disadvantage at the moment.

 

[summerdays]

Go on set a new competition...

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

I can't be arsed trawling through 86 fecking pages, so what subjects have we had so far??

As for the the first one, well, I could have photographed my bike next to the 'Armadilo' in Glasgow or the flying geese sculpture roundabout thingy at Balloch....

 

[summerdays]

Doesn't matter what we have had before ... you can always repeat with a different result. I think the rule was you couldn't submit the same photo twice ... (well you could post it but wasn't to be included in that round). (I could have forgotten the rules myself of course )

 

[rich p]

Okay, as I probably won the last competition anyway, I'll set a new one.

Your bike and water are the theme. River, sea, hose, bath - you choose.

Closing date is Monday 14th, 6pm.

Winner gets a Valentine smooch from me

 

[Fnaar]

New pics, I presume, as per the previous rules?

 

[rich p]

New pics, I presume, as per the previous rules?

Yes indeed - new pics only!


BTW, I seem to be unable to ; load pics using the mountain icon at the mo - anyone else?

 

[potsy]

Okay, as I probably won the last competition anyway, I'll set a new one.

Your bike and water are the theme. River, sea, hose, bath - you choose.

Closing date is Monday 14th, 6pm.

Winner gets a Valentine smooch from me

That's just put a huge dampener on things