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  • seajays
    seajays Posts: 331
    Tangled Metal wrote:
    Strange behaviour! Close pass indicates lack of care, attention and/or consideration of other vulnerable road users. Then to carry out such an act to show regret by stopping to see the cyclist is ok. Sorry that person is a bit messed. Not usual behaviour. I mean of you care about cyclists you don't close pass. If you don't care you don't stop.

    Did it feel like he/she was genuine and it was a positive act to stop like that?

    People sometimes genuinely make mistakes. Everyone can misjudge distances, road conditions etc., and find themselves in a position they didn't expect to be in. It doesn't make them all bad/inconsiderate people - just human, and clearly this driver felt very concerned about their error of judgment - probably a bit shook up themselves when thinking about what could have happened - enough to make them stop and apologise - and probably they'll take even more care next time.
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  • dinyull
    dinyull Posts: 2,979
    I gave a car a punishment pass on Sunday.

    Well, not really.

    Some f*cker pulled out on me as I was doing 20+mph in my street and the only way to avoid him was to overtake him, missing him by cm's. I don't think he actually saw me until he slowed down for the speed bumps and I pulled in front of him.

    I say he pulled out, but he didn't actually slow down for the junction. It's a blind turn too, and happening more and more often - even when I'm in the car. Lived on this estate for best part of 20 years and in the past few have seen many "aftermath's" of crash's where some tw@ has obviously just carried on round the bend not checking.

    Was very zen about it too, didn't even mutter a word or shoot a look in his direction. I'm pretty laid back at the best of times, but think I've just come to accept such sh*te driving standards.
  • tangled_metal
    tangled_metal Posts: 4,021
    People do genuinely make mistakes. My take on that was the overtake was very close possibly when no reason to be so. If you're a considerate driver and there's space to overtake you take that space which gives the cyclist their space. This guilt seems a bit strange to me.

    BTW I rarely think close passes are a mistake. They're a conscious decision to overtake in that way. A driver does not need to overtake a bike they choose to make that move. Mistakes include attempting the overtake without knowing there's enough time for the manoeuvre and getting caught out by the oncoming car they couldn't see. Close pass is a choice in position with knowledge of the cyclist being there.

    Perhaps that's a distinction that you think doesn't exist.
  • inbike
    inbike Posts: 264
    I think he made a bad judgement call about the width of the road, and genuinely felt bad about it.

    He'll probably be more careful for a week or two, until the memory fades.

    Bring on self driving cars that only take well calculated risks and know their length and width +/- 0.001mm.
  • wolfsbane2k
    wolfsbane2k Posts: 3,056
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  • mosheehan
    mosheehan Posts: 64
    Quadruple visit from the PF yesterday....

    Piece of glass so small that it hid within the tyre. Couldn't be felt within the tyre or outside either, but when flexing the tyre for the 3rd time (3 punctures front, 1 back), I managed to dig out the offending shard and patched the hole (not going to waste yet another tube.
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  • chris_bass
    chris_bass Posts: 4,913
    mosheehan wrote:
    Quadruple visit from the PF yesterday....

    Piece of glass so small that it hid within the tyre. Couldn't be felt within the tyre or outside either, but when flexing the tyre for the 3rd time (3 punctures front, 1 back), I managed to dig out the offending shard and patched the hole (not going to waste yet another tube.

    never tried it myself but some people say if you carry some cotton wool with you you can run it round the inside of the tyre and it'll snag on the cause of the puncture even if it is hard to feel it with your hands.
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  • dhope
    dhope Posts: 6,699
    Front derailleur has cross threaded a limit screw :evil:
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  • joncomelately
    joncomelately Posts: 660
    dhope wrote:
    Front derailleur has cross threaded a limit screw :evil:

    PITA. I once did a few rides stuck in the big ring because I kept forgetting to unscrew the limit screw that had worked itself all the way in and covered itself with grime. The Peak District in this mode was where I decided I'd change that bike to a single front chainring.
  • condorman
    condorman Posts: 811
    The Rapha slave who drafted me for about a mile and when we got to the traffic lights by Beckenham Junction made sure that he stopped past the stop line at the lights so he wouldn't have to acknowledge my presence or that he'd been drafting a fixed wheel. When I say Rapha slave it was only the bike that wasn't Rapha branded.
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  • kingstonian
    kingstonian Posts: 2,847
    Can't figure out what is causing the annoying clicking sound on my CAADX which I use on the commute. Think it is something to do with the left crank or pedal but can't for the life of my stop it.

    It is now officially driving me insane....
  • Kieran_Burns
    Kieran_Burns Posts: 9,757
    Kingstonian wrote:
    Can't figure out what is causing the annoying clicking sound on my CAADX which I use on the commute. Think it is something to do with the left crank or pedal but can't for the life of my stop it.

    It is now officially driving me insane....

    Have you checked the cotter pin is tight?
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  • joncomelately
    joncomelately Posts: 660
    Kingstonian wrote:
    Think it is something to do with the left crank or pedal but can't for the life of my stop it.

    Do you stop left foot down? If you use clipless, might be the cleat. Mine clicks and slides, but dis/engages fine so I can't be arsed to change it currently...
  • kingstonian
    kingstonian Posts: 2,847
    Kieran_Burns wrote:
    Kingstonian wrote:
    Can't figure out what is causing the annoying clicking sound on my CAADX which I use on the commute. Think it is something to do with the left crank or pedal but can't for the life of my stop it.

    It is now officially driving me insane....

    Have you checked the cotter pin is tight?


    Will check in the morning - thanks for the suggestion
  • kingstonian
    kingstonian Posts: 2,847
    Joncomelately wrote:
    Kingstonian wrote:
    Think it is something to do with the left crank or pedal but can't for the life of my stop it.

    Do you stop left foot down? If you use clipless, might be the cleat. Mine clicks and slides, but dis/engages fine so I can't be arsed to change it currently...


    I have SPDs on this bike. Cleat and pedals are both relatively new, have only seen about 1000-1500km tops so shouldn't be worn. Will check though.
  • mosheehan
    mosheehan Posts: 64
    Do you have laces on your SPDs?

    It took me 3 rides before I realised that my clicking sound was the lace end hitting the down tube....

    There again, I can be a bit dense some times.
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  • kingstonian
    kingstonian Posts: 2,847
    Cotter pin is tight, so not that.

    I checked every screw on both pedals, they were tight so not that either.

    I do have laces on the shoes but they are tucked away, so not that either.

    Have slightly increased the release tension on both pedals, they were super-loose so wondering if that is causing the offending noise. Will go for a quick spin later to see if that gets rid of it. If it doesn't, I'm at a loss as to what's causing it.
  • slowbike
    slowbike Posts: 8,498
    Which pedals?

    I had to relube one of my SPD pedals (M540 I think) when I got the annoying click ...
  • dinyull
    dinyull Posts: 2,979
    Is the click every pedal stroke, or every revolution of the chain?

    I had a click that happened every revolution of the chain, couldn't for the life of me work out what was causing it.....until I was collecting an exploded chain from the bus lane a week or so later.
  • kingstonian
    kingstonian Posts: 2,847
    Slowbike wrote:
    Which pedals?

    I had to relube one of my SPD pedals (M540 I think) when I got the annoying click ...


    Not sure which exact model, probably same as yours. I lubed them a couple of weeks ago when I cleaned the bike last but it didn't shift it.
  • kingstonian
    kingstonian Posts: 2,847
    Dinyull wrote:
    Is the click every pedal stroke, or every revolution of the chain?

    I had a click that happened every revolution of the chain, couldn't for the life of me work out what was causing it.....until I was collecting an exploded chain from the bus lane a week or so later.


    Fortunately it is every pedal stroke, so shouldn't be the chain.
  • elbowloh
    elbowloh Posts: 7,078
    I had a similar click before and thought it was the pedal, was happening on every stroke etc.

    Turned out is was actually coming from the saddle rail.
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  • Tashman
    Tashman Posts: 3,498
    I've got similar at the moment on both sides with the pedal under load. Not got round to stripping it all down yet though
  • tangled_metal
    tangled_metal Posts: 4,021
    Mine was a creak. I got a new bottom bracket and the shop checked the pedals too. It stopped for a few days then came back. I raised the seat a bit, because I'd not put it back high enough after taking the post out for carrying in the car. I tightened it up and the creak went. I think it was something to do with the seat post or the saddle rail. It's gone now.

    I call it a creak but it's more a cluster of clicks. It seemed to me to happen on a certain part of each pedal stroke when I'm applying most pressure to the pedal, thus easing the load on the saddle perhaps.
  • dhope
    dhope Posts: 6,699
    Same thing recently. Faint click on the left side every pedal turn. Silent when soft pedaling though.
    Ended up removing, cleaning threads and refitting pedals, and did the crankset at the same time. Quiet since. Not sure which of the two it was.
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  • kingstonian
    kingstonian Posts: 2,847
    So in a completely non-scientific way, I checked and tightened each screw and slightly increased the release tension on both pedals, checked and tightened both cleats, and lubed the pedals. Had a quick spin round the streets (with my kids in tow) and click seems to have gone, but as I did a load of thins all at the same time I have no idea what solved it. The real test will be Monday when I'm on the commute.........

    Thanks for the suggestions.
  • Tashman
    Tashman Posts: 3,498
    May well be my pedals then, I have the tension wound right off. Maybe a click or too tighter will resolve!
  • hopkinb
    hopkinb Posts: 7,129
    My pedal/bottom bracket/seat post/saddle rail/freehub creak turned out to be a cracked rear rim.
  • rower63
    rower63 Posts: 1,991
    hopkinb wrote:
    My pedal/bottom bracket/seat post/saddle rail/freehub creak turned out to be a cracked rear rim.
    Jeez I'm glad you found that out before it found you out!
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  • hopkinb
    hopkinb Posts: 7,129
    rower63 wrote:
    hopkinb wrote:
    My pedal/bottom bracket/seat post/saddle rail/freehub creak turned out to be a cracked rear rim.
    Jeez I'm glad you found that out before it found you out!

    The creak had been driving me nuts for a couple of weeks, coming and going depending on whether it was wet or dry. I came on here and got lots of sage advice, none of which solved the problem. Some kind soul eventually pointed out to me that my rear wheel was way out of true - I have disc brakes so no brake rub to tell me. I thought might just need re-trueing, but closer inspection revealed an inch long crack round one of the nipples. I had some spare cash, so bought new wheels, which I'd been meaning to do anyway. Hey presto - noise gone. I always make a point of letting people know if their rear wheel is wonky now.

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