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Evans reducing the discount of the Giro Synthe so that it doesn't show as clearance and qualify for the current promotional 50% discount.
Sneaky gits0 -
Fly tipping :evil:0
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Headwinds.
Cafes that don't accept credit cards.0 -
Lezyne pumps and their U.K. distributor (Upgrade U.K.)0
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There is a thief/thieves in work. Over the last month or so one of the bikes has been stripped and now consists of frame, chainset, chain and rear mech cause they can't get those parts off without simple tools. The bike that's been stripped has been locked up since January so I'm guessing abandoned by it's owner. A bike was removed from the bike sheds last week, again another abandoned bike so very unlikely that the owner has come to collect it.
Last week a colleague had a light go missing off his bike and today I suffered a loss in a LED ankle band from Aldi, not the greatest of losses but the fact that somebody is stealing from their colleagues is out of order. The bike sheds are covered partially by CCTV and I make a point of locking my bike up in the area covered by the camera so the thief should be able to spot.I've added a signature to prove it is still possible.0 -
Fly tipping :evil:
Pester the hell out of the council over it.
It used to happen regularly in my old street, so having got the name and email address of someone in the right department, I took a photo of the rubbish every morning and sent it to her - even if it hadn't noticeably changed from the previous day.
Even if they came and cleared it up, but didn't do a very good job, and left bits of stuff all over the place, I'd snap that and send it.
I'd do the same every time it happened, as after a gap something else would reappear.
It worked after a while. :P0 -
[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19726990#p19726990]KnightOfTheLongTights[/url] wrote:Fly tipping :evil:
Pester the hell out of the council over it.
It used to happen regularly in my old street, so having got the name and email address of someone in the right department, I took a photo of the rubbish every morning and sent it to her - even if it hadn't noticeably changed from the previous day.
Even if they came and cleared it up, but didn't do a very good job, and left bits of stuff all over the place, I'd snap that and send it.
I'd do the same every time it happened, as after a gap something else would reappear.
It worked after a while. :P
Trouble is the original mess was dumped on private land at the side of a lane on one of my commuting routes; because the landowner never clears it, more scumbags have been attracted to dump on top, culminating on Monday night with an entire tipper truck load that spilled out on to the lane.0 -
Commuters riding without any lights or reflective clothing in the pitch black. 2 alone this morning.0
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Agreed.Commuters riding without any lights or reflective clothing in the pitch black. 2 alone this morning.
I've taken to politely pointing out the error of their ways now.
I'm not sure at what point I turned into my dad.0 -
I once on a group ride once and on this back lane near Godstone, we came across a load that had been fly-tipped in the middle of the road. We had to get off the bikes and walk round the whole lot. There was even a toilet sat upright in the middle of the....that someone sat on for "japes".[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19726990#p19726990]KnightOfTheLongTights[/url] wrote:Fly tipping :evil:
Pester the hell out of the council over it.
It used to happen regularly in my old street, so having got the name and email address of someone in the right department, I took a photo of the rubbish every morning and sent it to her - even if it hadn't noticeably changed from the previous day.
Even if they came and cleared it up, but didn't do a very good job, and left bits of stuff all over the place, I'd snap that and send it.
I'd do the same every time it happened, as after a gap something else would reappear.
It worked after a while. :P
Trouble is the original mess was dumped on private land at the side of a lane on one of my commuting routes; because the landowner never clears it, more scumbags have been attracted to dump on top, culminating on Monday night with an entire tipper truck load that spilled out on to the lane.0 -
[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19727215#p19727215]Snakebite the 2nd[/url] wrote:
Agreed.Commuters riding without any lights or reflective clothing in the pitch black. 2 alone this morning.
I've taken to politely pointing out the error of their ways now.
I'm not sure at what point I turned into my dad.
Yesterday
Don't worry though, we've all done the same
Today's rant: Dr Beats headphones, black clothing, no lights, 9 pm, main road.
Yesterdays' rant : Cyclists the wrong way in a cycle lane going head to head with a bus, when a perfectly good cycle lane is on the other side of the road.Intent on Cycling Commuting on a budget, but keep on breaking/crashing/finding nice stuff to buy.
Bike 1 (Broken) - Bike 2(Borked) - Bike 3(broken spokes) - Bike 4( Needs Work) - Bike 5 (in bits) - Bike 6* ...0 -
[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19727215#p19727215]Snakebite the 2nd[/url] wrote:
Agreed.Commuters riding without any lights or reflective clothing in the pitch black. 2 alone this morning.
I've taken to politely pointing out the error of their ways now.
I'm not sure at what point I turned into my dad.
Yesterday
Don't worry though, we've all done the same
Today's rant: Dr Beats headphones, black clothing, no lights, 9 pm, main road.
Yesterdays' rant : Cyclists the wrong way in a cycle lane going head to head with a bus, when a perfectly good cycle lane is on the other side of the road.
quite
8pm its dark & drizzling, teenage kid just riding along no hands on the handlebars, all black clothing,hoodie with hood up & no lights & occasionally weaving around as they had no real control at all over the bike, seemingly not a care in the world, and its a busy main road with cars passing at 30-40mph within inches
and thats just 1 example today, theres been at least a couple or more doing similar per commute home this week. but what can you do, you shout advice as friendly as you can,to get some lights!!!, but you just get sworn at back for your trouble, I just dont understand riding like that in the dark.0 -
Fly tipping :evil:
My local council has an online reporting facility but falls down in that it doesn't send a confirmation email so when I've reported fly tips I've had to make a note of the reference number(s) and which fly tip(s) they refer to and quoted the original report numbers when reporting the same fly tip again.I've added a signature to prove it is still possible.0 -
Fly tipping :evil:
My local council has an online reporting facility but falls down in that it doesn't send a confirmation email so when I've reported fly tips I've had to make a note of the reference number(s) and which fly tip(s) they refer to and quoted the original report numbers when reporting the same fly tip again.
Done deliberately no doubt, after all nobody could design a system that shit surely?0 -
[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19727215#p19727215]Snakebite the 2nd[/url] wrote:
Agreed.Commuters riding without any lights or reflective clothing in the pitch black. 2 alone this morning.
I've taken to politely pointing out the error of their ways now.
I'm not sure at what point I turned into my dad.
Yesterday
Don't worry though, we've all done the same
Today's rant: Dr Beats headphones, black clothing, no lights, 9 pm, main road.
Yesterdays' rant : Cyclists the wrong way in a cycle lane going head to head with a bus, when a perfectly good cycle lane is on the other side of the road.
quite 8pm its dark & drizzling, teenage kid just riding along no hands on the handlebars, all black clothing,hoodie with hood up & no lights & occasionally weaving around as they had no real control at all over the bike, seemingly not a care in the world, and its a busy main road with cars passing at 30-40mph within inches
and thats just 1 example today, theres been at least a couple or more doing similar per commute home this week. but what can you do, you shout advice as friendly as you can,to get some lights!!!, but you just get sworn at back for your trouble, I just dont understand riding like that in the dark.
Don't you know that having lights fitted would make him look dorky and ruin his street cred? Hahaha
There are loads, even older people that should know better, riding around without lights in Aberdeen.
Young guys next door to me spend a grand each on bikes but when it comes to a £20 set of lights? Nah, they'd rather buy some beer.0 -
It's obviously not ideal but bike lights are easily stolen if you're locking up your bike outside (it's easy to forget to take them off, or for it simply not to occur to you that people would bother to nick them..), and just because they have a valuable bike doesn't mean they have lots of disposable income to spend on lights - the bike might have been a gift or simply bought during better times. It might be they're only on the bike because they're skint, so can't afford the petrol/bus fare etc, which rather precludes light shopping.
I just think we need to be slightly careful about the perception of cycle commuters as being a bunch of self righteous middle-class white guys - perhaps instead of moaning at them offer to lend them one? I carry a cheap spare rear light anyway in the rucksack, I can't see the harm in loaning it out or selling it on to someone for a couple of quid if they're caught without.
At the end of the day I'd rather a hundred ninja dressed and light-less cyclists on my commute than the current quota of close passing impatient drivers.0 -
Rain, wind, dark, puncture. Spare tube burst damaging the tyre, so had to walk home and change bikes. Not my favourite commute ever.0
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It's obviously not ideal but bike lights are easily stolen if you're locking up your bike outside (it's easy to forget to take them off, or for it simply not to occur to you that people would bother to nick them..), and just because they have a valuable bike doesn't mean they have lots of disposable income to spend on lights - the bike might have been a gift or simply bought during better times. It might be they're only on the bike because they're skint, so can't afford the petrol/bus fare etc, which rather precludes light shopping.
I just think we need to be slightly careful about the perception of cycle commuters as being a bunch of self righteous middle-class white guys - perhaps instead of moaning at them offer to lend them one? I carry a cheap spare rear light anyway in the rucksack, I can't see the harm in loaning it out or selling it on to someone for a couple of quid if they're caught without.
At the end of the day I'd rather a hundred ninja dressed and light-less cyclists on my commute than the current quota of close passing impatient drivers.
Rubbish. Being on the road at night with no lights is dangerous and Illegal, if you haven't got lights then walk or get public transport. You can pick up lights that are OK for town use for a couple of quid.0 -
Rubbish. Being on the road at night with no lights is dangerous and Illegal, if you haven't got lights then walk or get public transport. You can pick up lights that are OK for town use for a couple of quid.
This. Have 1 less beer and save yourself 6 months in hospital, and a driver being petrified/p1ssed of at the rest of us cyclists for the rest of their life.Intent on Cycling Commuting on a budget, but keep on breaking/crashing/finding nice stuff to buy.
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It's obviously not ideal but bike lights are easily stolen if you're locking up your bike outside (it's easy to forget to take them off, or for it simply not to occur to you that people would bother to nick them..), and just because they have a valuable bike doesn't mean they have lots of disposable income to spend on lights - the bike might have been a gift or simply bought during better times. It might be they're only on the bike because they're skint, so can't afford the petrol/bus fare etc, which rather precludes light shopping.
I just think we need to be slightly careful about the perception of cycle commuters as being a bunch of self righteous middle-class white guys - perhaps instead of moaning at them offer to lend them one? I carry a cheap spare rear light anyway in the rucksack, I can't see the harm in loaning it out or selling it on to someone for a couple of quid if they're caught without.
At the end of the day I'd rather a hundred ninja dressed and light-less cyclists on my commute than the current quota of close passing impatient drivers.
Rubbish. Being on the road at night with no lights is dangerous and Illegal, if you haven't got lights then walk or get public transport. You can pick up lights that are OK for town use for a couple of quid.
Not only that, selfish.
It only takes 1 person to not see them and it's 2 sets of lives ruined. Driver will have it on his concious for the rest of his life, and the cyclist's family lose a loved one.
Can't afford lights, or public transport.....then walk and save up for some.0 -
AgreedIt's obviously not ideal but bike lights are easily stolen if you're locking up your bike outside (it's easy to forget to take them off, or for it simply not to occur to you that people would bother to nick them..), and just because they have a valuable bike doesn't mean they have lots of disposable income to spend on lights - the bike might have been a gift or simply bought during better times. It might be they're only on the bike because they're skint, so can't afford the petrol/bus fare etc, which rather precludes light shopping.
I just think we need to be slightly careful about the perception of cycle commuters as being a bunch of self righteous middle-class white guys - perhaps instead of moaning at them offer to lend them one? I carry a cheap spare rear light anyway in the rucksack, I can't see the harm in loaning it out or selling it on to someone for a couple of quid if they're caught without.
At the end of the day I'd rather a hundred ninja dressed and light-less cyclists on my commute than the current quota of close passing impatient drivers.
Rubbish. Being on the road at night with no lights is dangerous and Illegal, if you haven't got lights then walk or get public transport. You can pick up lights that are OK for town use for a couple of quid.
If they're that skint, I sympathise, but the simple fact is that riding around in the dark, in black clothes, without lights like some poxy cycling ninja is just asking for trouble. It's dangerous and downright selfish.
Lets face it, the vast majority of the time when you see this it's choppers, kids on bmxes or ne'erdowells on stolen bikes. It's a pretty safe assumption to make that any of them could spend ten quid on a front and rear light - we aren't talking about lights that need to be powered by Dounreay, just 'be-seen' lights
The lightless p155 me off even more than RLJersFat chopper. Some racing. Some testing. Some crashing.
Specialising in Git Daaahns and Cafs. Norvern Munkey/Transplanted Laaandoner.0 -
House next door is up for sale having been renovated by a developer. Still haven't put right some things that were done to ours as part of the extension, party wall surveyor wrote saying it needed to be put right. I think I'm going to have to seek legal advice as he isn't answering my emails. It will cost him £250 to get the work done by my roofer, maybe less if his does it. The house is selling for over £250,000 more than he paid for it, half of which will be straight profit.0
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Why would drivers be pissed off at those of us that have lights?
It's entirely your prerogative to have a rant on the rants thread, but I think at this time of year it's easy for an occasional cyclist to be caught out if they haven't noticed how early it has started to get dark - we're hardly in the depths of December here, the clocks haven't changed (yet!).
Public transport usually isn't an option if you have your bike with you (can't take it on the bus, can't take it on the train in rush hour etc) and walking is massively slower. And as I mentioned earlier, what about if they've just had their lights stolen?
Given as you correctly point out lights are cheap, you can either play the good Samaritan and help them with the offer of a spare, or you can just moan at them - if they decline your offer then I fully support your right to moan at them.0 -
House next door is up for sale having been renovated by a developer. Still haven't put right some things that were done to ours as part of the extension, party wall surveyor wrote saying it needed to be put right. I think I'm going to have to seek legal advice as he isn't answering my emails. It will cost him £250 to get the work done by my roofer, maybe less if his does it. The house is selling for over £250,000 more than he paid for it, half of which will be straight profit.
Surely this is going to seriously compromise his sale? Unresolved issues on record etc etc. I wouldn't buy a house that had a legal dispute hanging over it. Maybe just need in the first instance to drop his estate agent a line. Presumably if they have been informed they will have to notify any prospective purchaser.Faster than a tent.......0 -
Why would drivers be pissed off at those of us that have lights?
It's entirely your prerogative to have a rant on the rants thread, but I think at this time of year it's easy for an occasional cyclist to be caught out if they haven't noticed how early it has started to get dark - we're hardly in the depths of December here, the clocks haven't changed (yet!).
Public transport usually isn't an option if you have your bike with you (can't take it on the bus, can't take it on the train in rush hour etc) and walking is massively slower. And as I mentioned earlier, what about if they've just had their lights stolen?
Given as you correctly point out lights are cheap, you can either play the good Samaritan and help them with the offer of a spare, or you can just moan at them - if they decline your offer then I fully support your right to moan at them.
If you can't take your bike with you on public transport, leave it where you've left it all day. Or if you must, ride on the paths at a much, much slower pace. Slower is always better than dead.
There is no place on the roads in the pitch black, no matter what the excuse, for a rider without lights or reflective clothing.0 -
It's entirely your prerogative to have a rant on the rants thread, but I think at this time of year it's easy for an occasional cyclist to be caught out if they haven't noticed how early it has started to get dark - we're hardly in the depths of December here, the clocks haven't changed (yet!).
Not a valid excuse.
If you do get caught out then find other means of getting home.
Taking it to the extreme, would you say "Sorry I drove home drunk, I got caught out, they went for a drink after work and I was invited to go as well. It's easily done I didn't notice how many I had, c'mon I'm still conscious"
Yes, I agree that's a silly analogy, but it still wrecks two sets of lives if something happens.
(Quite by chance I came up behind a black clothed rider with no lights this morning in the car. I tried to pull over to warn him but he turned off before I could stop).0 -
It's obviously not ideal but bike lights are easily stolen if you're locking up your bike outside (it's easy to forget to take them off, or for it simply not to occur to you that people would bother to nick them..), and just because they have a valuable bike doesn't mean they have lots of disposable income to spend on lights - the bike might have been a gift or simply bought during better times. It might be they're only on the bike because they're skint, so can't afford the petrol/bus fare etc, which rather precludes light shopping.
I just think we need to be slightly careful about the perception of cycle commuters as being a bunch of self righteous middle-class white guys - perhaps instead of moaning at them offer to lend them one? I carry a cheap spare rear light anyway in the rucksack, I can't see the harm in loaning it out or selling it on to someone for a couple of quid if they're caught without.
At the end of the day I'd rather a hundred ninja dressed and light-less cyclists on my commute than the current quota of close passing impatient drivers.
Rubbish. Being on the road at night with no lights is dangerous and Illegal, if you haven't got lights then walk or get public transport. You can pick up lights that are OK for town use for a couple of quid.
Whilst I agree with some of his points, with the case of my neighbours I know money isn't a problem, they both recently bought the bikes and both have good jobs. Parties every weekend? :roll: always money for that. Takeaway delivered every night? always money for that. Some lights for their bikes, nope, no money for that.0 -
IMHO, we should have rear lights fitted pretty much all the time - even if they're not turned on until dusk.It's entirely your prerogative to have a rant on the rants thread, but I think at this time of year it's easy for an occasional cyclist to be caught out if they haven't noticed how early it has started to get dark - we're hardly in the depths of December here, the clocks haven't changed (yet!).
At this time of year I have a front flasher on the bars as well - it doesn't take much for visibility to be reduced - then the lights are fitted ready for use.
Unfortunate, but really? Does anyone leave their (expensive) lights fitted on their bikes? Ok, mine do, but that's because they're locked in the garage, in my office next to my desk or I'm riding ... everything gets removed when I leave it locked up outside - unless I'm going to be sat with a good view of it.And as I mentioned earlier, what about if they've just had their lights stolen?
Good man!if they decline your offer then I fully support your right to moan at them.
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House next door is up for sale having been renovated by a developer. Still haven't put right some things that were done to ours as part of the extension, party wall surveyor wrote saying it needed to be put right. I think I'm going to have to seek legal advice as he isn't answering my emails. It will cost him £250 to get the work done by my roofer, maybe less if his does it. The house is selling for over £250,000 more than he paid for it, half of which will be straight profit.
Surely this is going to seriously compromise his sale? Unresolved issues on record etc etc. I wouldn't buy a house that had a legal dispute hanging over it. Maybe just need in the first instance to drop his estate agent a line. Presumably if they have been informed they will have to notify any prospective purchaser.
Nope, Caveat Emptor or buyer beware, only thing they're obliged to do is in caveating their particulars properly, taking the board off after 14 days and passing all offers through to the seller, there is less that one agent a year prosecuted/struck off, a massive unregulated service given they're messing with so much of your money/livelihood. Your hoze pipe through his letter box would though.If I know you, and I like you, you can borrow my bike box for £30 a week. PM for details.0 -
[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19727937#p19727937]anonymousblackfg[/url] wrote:House next door is up for sale having been renovated by a developer. Still haven't put right some things that were done to ours as part of the extension, party wall surveyor wrote saying it needed to be put right. I think I'm going to have to seek legal advice as he isn't answering my emails. It will cost him £250 to get the work done by my roofer, maybe less if his does it. The house is selling for over £250,000 more than he paid for it, half of which will be straight profit.
Surely this is going to seriously compromise his sale? Unresolved issues on record etc etc. I wouldn't buy a house that had a legal dispute hanging over it. Maybe just need in the first instance to drop his estate agent a line. Presumably if they have been informed they will have to notify any prospective purchaser.
Nope, Caveat Emptor or buyer beware, only thing they're obliged to do is in caveating their particulars properly, taking the board off after 14 days and passing all offers through to the seller, there is less that one agent a year prosecuted/struck off, a massive unregulated service given they're messing with so much of your money/livelihood. Your hoze pipe through his letter box would though.
But they aren't allowed to lie. If they are told, and then a buyer asks the estate agent or the seller "Are you aware of any issues with neighbours?", and they don't provide the information, then they are lying.
Personally? I'd take a piece of plywood, paint it white, and write "party wall dispute" on it, and place it on your side of the fence Intent on Cycling Commuting on a budget, but keep on breaking/crashing/finding nice stuff to buy.
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