Scrap metal

wiffachip
wiffachip Posts: 861
edited August 2008 in The bottom bracket
due to the huge increase in the value of scrap metal ( my bike must be worth a fortune ! ), road gulley gratings are being targetted by thieves. I've noticed a few missing on some roads just outside Newcastle. If you weren't concentrating 100% and rode into one there would be a heck of a mess

anyone else noticed this ?

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  • ColinJ
    ColinJ Posts: 2,218
    It's happening here in West Yorkshire too. Especially dodgy on long fast downhills :shock:!
  • Yorkshireman
    Yorkshireman Posts: 999
    Most gulleys/covers that I've seen only extend into the road by about a foot so are using a part of the road that I won't use anyway. I would have thought that missing gulley covers present a greater danger to pedestrians than cyclists :wink:
    Colin N.


    Lincolnshire is mostly flat... but the wind is mostly in your face!
  • penugent
    penugent Posts: 913
    Yorkshireman wrote:
    Most gulleys/covers that I've seen only extend into the road by about a foot so are using a part of the road that I won't use anyway. I would have thought that missing gulley covers present a greater danger to pedestrians than cyclists :wink:

    I tend to agree with you about riding position. However, I have noticed this type of theft in my area and it concerns me when riding on the inside of a group as one can get pushed into the nearside of the road on occasions.
  • Yorkshireman
    Yorkshireman Posts: 999
    penugent wrote:
    Yorkshireman wrote:
    Most gulleys/covers that I've seen only extend into the road by about a foot so are using a part of the road that I won't use anyway. I would have thought that missing gulley covers present a greater danger to pedestrians than cyclists :wink:

    I tend to agree with you about riding position. However, I have noticed this type of theft in my area and it concerns me when riding on the inside of a group as one can get pushed into the nearside of the road on occasions.

    Sounds as though you need to educate some members of the group :wink: Don't be forced into a situation or road space where you've no room to manoeuvre - hold your line mate :lol: On the rare occasion that I've come upon missing covers contacting the LA has got replacements fitted very quickly.
    Colin N.


    Lincolnshire is mostly flat... but the wind is mostly in your face!
  • fossyant
    fossyant Posts: 2,549
    Seen quite a few missing - usually marked out by traffic cones !!
  • wiffachip
    wiffachip Posts: 861
    Yorkshireman wrote:
    Most gulleys/covers that I've seen only extend into the road by about a foot so are using a part of the road that I won't use anyway. I would have thought that missing gulley covers present a greater danger to pedestrians than cyclists :wink:

    I knew someone would reply with that, obviously no-one would cycle over them on purpose, but you could easly get squeezed there by passing traffic

    If you know of a pedestrians forum, I'll post it on there

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