Cycling Advice

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

It’s usually easier for cars to overtake a tight bunch of cyclists two abreast rather than one long strung out line.

I like neither. I much prefer loner style cyclists who like to cycle on their own :-)

 

[AlexWilliamsGloves]

Ride single file because if you don’t and I get stuck behind you, I will have one of those shouty car moments that middle aged men have inside the safety of their car! That won’t be good for my blood pressure!

Riding single file encourages drivers to take risks...to try and pass because "its just a bike". Riding 2 abreast makes a driver be more cautious

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

Well thats good to know :-)

the gears havent been touch since i got it...and i can change gear no problem....just one or two (the same ones) feel bigger...they definitely arent skipping a gear....maybe im just getting more tired/older/lazy :-)

Does chain stretch have any impact? Should i be changing it soon? i commute about 40 miles a week...with the odd weekend jaunt of 10-20 miles

Apologies for the late reply...

Chain stretch can cause gears to slip, but it will make zero difference to perceived effort. We all have days where the gears feel smaller (harder to pedal), but it's down to our own bodies lack of energy/strength, or the gradient/weather conditions rather than the bike.

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

Hard to say without seeing it...does it go where cyclists want to go (eg does it veer off onto a side street/onto a convoluted route around a junction)? Does it suddenly stop and throw cyclists back into a busy lane? Too narrow? Is it two way but on one side of the road only so users might have to cross two lanes to use it? Do cyclists have to stop at every side rd? If it's well thought out and safe, it will get used, if not....

I find that modern cycling infrastructure is designed with the motorist in mind first and foremost, i.e. keeping the cyclist out of the way of the motor vehicles motor, and forcing the cyclists to give way at junctions, often holding us up for ages where as motor vehicles proceed unhindered.

The lanes are generally 'fit and forget' as in "we built you a lane, now f*ck off and leave us alone". They never get cleared or swept, and they are liable to flooding, wet leaves, broken glass and other crap... Either that or they are seen as fair game for parking in.

 

[idahoblues]

Wear good pants

 

[give it to gordon]

Wear good pants

Silly girl not wearing a helmet and should wear bright clothing

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

Wear good pants

Hooe she doesn't intend riding that at night. It doesn't have a rear red reflector.

 

[Well Wisher]

Wear good pants

She's not actually wearing any, it's just that she doesn't have a rear mudguard. Silly girl. As others have stated, we don't want to be going to her for cycling tits.

 

[Metal Biker]

Wear good pants

No rear mudguard? That's going to spray right up her backside. She's going to look VERY foolish.

 

[idahoblues]

No rear mudguard? That's going to spray right up her backside. She's going to look VERY foolish.

I have to clean it for her, she’s a very bad cousin!