Don't ride in groups or we will be stopped cycling completely.

[Glow worm]

FUD?

 

[vickster]

FUD?

Apparently...
https://www.webopedia.com/amp/TERM/F/FUD.html

I had to look it up too

 

[Glow worm]

Apparently...
https://www.webopedia.com/amp/TERM/F/FUD.html

I had to look it up too

Ah thanks - I was convinced the F stood for something else !

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Don’t you mean Elmer Fudd?

 

[PaulSB]

People may be riding less far than normal (which is itself a bad thing for public health) but that doesn't contradict my belief that a lot are riding further than they would be without the Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt over a tighter limit.

Also, as you know, Strava is skewed.


As above, I'm not sure reining in is a good thing, but I agree that stuff like arranging online riding and supporting people riding alone and skipping the coffee stop are great things which should be praised more.

Not "FUD over cycling" it didn't.

It seems to me your post with the relevant bit highlighted is specifically referring to riding and concern tighter limits may be introduced.

If your sentence isn't referring to cycling what are you saying?

 

[mjr]

It seems to me your post with the relevant bit highlighted is specifically referring to riding and concern tighter limits may be introduced.

If your sentence isn't referring to cycling what are you saying?

It's referring to a tighter limit for cycling, not cycling in general. I struggle to see how that could have been made any clearer.

 

[Shadow121]

Is @Shadow121 in Ireland where there’s a 2km limit

Yes, in Ireland, 2km limit for exercise purposes.

 

[Shadow121]

It's referring to a tighter limit for cycling, not cycling in general. I struggle to see how that could have been made any clearer.

Masks and gloves while cycling would go a long way to lessen any
risks posed, probably be much better than cutting the
current limits.

 

[Shadow121]

What limits?

There’s a 2km limit on us regarding how far we can travel for exercise in Ireland.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

There’s a 2km limit on us regarding how far we can travel for exercise in Ireland.

Ah right, you didn’t say you were Ireland. No limits in UK.

 

[PaulSB]

It's referring to a tighter limit for cycling, not cycling in general. I struggle to see how that could have been made any clearer.

I'm sorry but you're not making any sense. Past experience tells me this is the point at which it's best to withdraw from this conversation.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Masks and gloves while cycling would go a long way to lessen any
risks posed, probably be much better than cutting the
current limits.

Just keeping away from others does far more. The mask would just be full of your saliva and sweat and hinder your breathing whilst cycling. Gloves make no difference for obvious reasons.

 

[vickster]

Just keeping away from others does far more. The mask would just be full of your saliva and sweat and hinder your breathing whilst cycling. Gloves make no difference for obvious reasons.

And apparently once masks are damp, they no longer stop any virus from going in and out.

 

[Dogtrousers]

Masks and gloves while cycling would go a long way to lessen any
risks posed,

I'm not so sure of that. Typically the advice * is that the place for masks is in a clinical situation. I'm not an expert - but it's not a given that a mask is automatically a useful thing in all situations just because it "stands to reason". You'd need to be sure of what the risks while cycling are, and then have some expertise to say just how a mask would mitigate those risks. Maybe it would, I'm not an expert, but I'm sceptical.

Also, it's possible that the general public using masks willy-nilly just diverts supply of them from where they are most needed.

* https://publichealthmatters.blog.gov.uk/2020/01/23/wuhan-novel-coronavirus-what-you-need-to-know/

 

[lane]

Yes just give everyone else a wide berth as possible.