mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
Oh, I thought it was Latin for "Steve"
Don't ride in groups or we will be stopped cycling completely.
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mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
Knobber of the month?
Laughing too much to ask why he was wearing that variety of condom?by the guy who shouted from behind, "Elite coming through!" on last year's Dunwich Dynamo. We laughed so much, we nearly fell off
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
Did that a couple of years ago as in complete circuit outside M25. LONDON Orbital 300km audax.
rogerzilla
Legendary Member
The Birmingham Outer Circle (A4040) would be nice at the moment. 32 miles, no need to stop, and it's really hard to get lost. I used to do it on Sunday mornings before Sunday shopping ruined them for cycling.
I like Skol
A Minging Manc...
- Location
- Sunny Ashton-under-Lyne
Manchester M60 loop - www.cyclechat.net/threads/new-years-day-ride-around-mancunia.145215
anothersam
SMIDSMe
- Location
- Far East Sussex
It could also be the name of a competitively priced armchair from IKEA.
T.M.H.N.E.T
Rainbows aren't just for world champions
- Location
- Northern Ireland
Currently feet up on a Malm bed frame 😂
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
2018? If so, I stamped your card at Hildenborough.
I like Skol
A Minging Manc...
- Location
- Sunny Ashton-under-Lyne
Is that a euphemism?
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
Hildenborough. Know wot I mean?Is that a euphemism?
Some more cyclist bashing from The Sunday Times.
The comments are the most interesting bits.
https://road.cc/content/news/sunday...RmjJ0aoZj5GjRhwpwHUebZSD3Ja83K7vwAginkJNFC6Qc
The comments are the most interesting bits.
https://road.cc/content/news/sunday...RmjJ0aoZj5GjRhwpwHUebZSD3Ja83K7vwAginkJNFC6Qc
nickyboy
Norven Mankey
- Location
- You want hills? We got hills
All those cyclists saying that so long as they don't go near other people then it's ok to ride as far as they like are failing to see the bigger picture, just like pleasure motorcyclists are doing
It chips away at the edifice of compliance. Just another small thing that encourages people to think "well if X people are doing Y then, stuff it, I'm having a BBQ and inviting some friends round. Why should I fully comply if they don't?"
We are three weeks in to a much longer period of lockdown (my view is that it's a minimum six weeks more before there will be any relaxing at all). It relies on compliance and self policing to work. The nightmare scenario is that the levels of compliance start to reduce as time goes on. Every little example of non compliance like riding a long way or going for a blast on your motorbike makes that more likely
matticus
Guru
Cyclists won't affect the "compliance" of others unless they know about it. BBQs are a little different in that respect!
If I WAS on Strava I would definitely put any long rides on as Private. No point in provoking arguments, we have enough already ...
nickyboy
Norven Mankey
- Location
- You want hills? We got hills
There are loads of cyclists on Strava who make all their rides public. It would be really easy for a reporter to analyse these and produce a piece that showed non compliance (in that, say, a ride of four hours+ could never be considered "normal exercise")
More generally, the government are receiving phone data so, regardless of whether a cyclist is on Strava or not, whether they make rides public or not, they know the overall levels of compliance. It would be very easy, for example, to use phone records to see how many cyclists are riding four hours+
