Irn-Bru? Scottish Blethering Thread

[ShooglyDougie]

is the taking the wheel on and off easy enough in event of the P fairy visiting?

Yep.

 

[Scoosh]

Was the van travelling towards you at 12mph then?

Ah … No.

The van was actually travelling in the same direction at about - what was it you said @Col5632 ? - 12mph, so you were really doing nearly 30mph , hence why you were looking down at your 'puter when the unfortunate coming-together occured !

 

[Louch]

I expected a more descriptive answer lol.

 

[Scoosh]

is the taking the wheel on and off easy enough in event of the P fairy visiting?

Almost as easy as any other wheel - you just need to fit the disc into its slot as you lift the wheel into place. Not usually a problem …

 

[ShooglyDougie]

Almost as easy as any other wheel - you just need to fit the disc into its slot as you lift the wheel into place. Not usually a problem …

This.

No mucking about with reconecting v or canti cables or calliper quick release, disc in the slot, axle in dropout, tighten, done

 

[Edwardoka]

As I posted elsewhere I'm not even remotely convinced by disc brakes on road bikes.
Maybe on winter commuters / hack bikes, definitely on off-roaders, but on a road bike where you might be pushing hard and riding the brakes for a long time on a descent...

It seems faddy. Just like the switch to 25mm tyres. Fiddling while Rome burns etc.
#luddite

 

[Louch]

away back on the penny farthing grandad

 

[Scoosh]

This.

No mucking about with reconecting v or canti cables or calliper quick release, disc in the slot, axle in dropout, apply brake to check centering, tighten, done

DO NOT pull the brake lever without either the disc or a spacer in the slot !

 

[Col5632]

As I posted elsewhere I'm not even remotely convinced by disc brakes on road bikes.
Maybe on winter commuters / hack bikes, definitely on off-roaders, but on a road bike where you might be pushing hard and riding the brakes for a long time on a descent...

It seems faddy. Just like the switch to 25mm tyres. Fiddling while Rome burns etc.
#luddite

Yeah but you won't need to replace the wheels eventually due to rim wear

Ah … No.

The van was actually travelling in the same direction at about - what was it you said @Col5632 ? - 12mph, so you were really doing nearly 30mph , hence why you were looking down at your 'puter when the unfortunate coming-together occured !

Confused

 

[Edwardoka]

Yeah but you won't need to replace the wheels eventually due to rim wear



Confused

Elementary physics young Colin!

Impact speed = length ( van.velocity - colin.velocity ) (with both velocities as movement vectors with independent directions)

 

[Edwardoka]

E.g.
During my big crash, the car that hit me was doing ~50 and I was doing ~20 and we were going in the same direction so I had an impact speed of ~30 and survived it.
I then had a second impact (with the ground) which was probably about 25-30 which I don't remember as I was knocked out by the first.

Had I been stationary there's no way I'd have survived.
Had it been an oncoming car that hit me it would have been an impact speed of 70-80 and I'd have been a red smear on the A71.

Which is why helmets are rubbish

 

[Col5632]

E.g.
During my big crash, the car that hit me was doing ~50 and I was doing ~20 and we were going in the same direction so I had an impact speed of ~30 and survived it.
I then had a second impact (with the ground) which was probably about 25-30 which I don't remember as I was knocked out by the first.

Had I been stationary there's no way I'd have survived.
Had it been an oncoming car that hit me it would have been an impact speed of 70-80 and I'd have been a red smear on the A71.

Which is why helmets are rubbish

Ouch, so if the van is stationary does that not make my impact still 17mph?

What injuries did you have as a result of that crash?

 

[Edwardoka]

Ouch, so if the van is stationary does that not make my impact still 17mph?

I was being facetious, suggesting that you were cycling at 5mph. (17-12)

What injuries did you have as a result of that crash?

Bad laceration to my right elbow, cut on my head, lovely road rash on my legs and shoulder, concussion, broken teeth, and most importantly, broken bike :-(
Long term I have mild drain bamage which is manifested as post traumatic epilepsy (which only goes a slight way towards explaining why I am the way I am )

 

[Col5632]

I was being facetious, suggesting that you were cycling at 5mph. (17-12)



Bad laceration to my right elbow, cut on my head, lovely road rash on my legs and shoulder, concussion, broken teeth, and most importantly, broken bike :-(
Long term I have mild drain bamage which is manifested as post traumatic epilepsy (which only goes a slight way towards explaining why I am the way I am )

I figured tbh Wish i was doing 5mph at the time

Pretty serious then it's ok we all know you are a bit

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Wish i was doing 5mph at the time

Well, I do - all the time
It's great