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regarding his environmental legacy I find it impossible to pick apart. This article is linked from those letters:
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jul/27/floods-london-frontline-climate-emergency-defences-trafficIt mentions ULEZ expansion, LTNs and a carbon neutral London in 9 years.
I thought the ULEZ expansion was forced onto him by the government in the run up to the election
to make him unpopular, similar to the increases in ticket prices for public transport in exchange for a bail out.
LTNs have been around for decades and the recent ones seem to get dismantled left and right and I can't tell how much power over them comes from the Mayor or the Councils.
Similar to the Street Space initiative that just has enriched manufacturers of plastic street clutter and in some places like the Greenwich Naval College was used to block public access to open spaces during lockdown. Also not clear how much there is Government, Mayor or Councils.
Small thing but big one for me is the removal of cycling access on Waterloo Bridge.Carbon neural in 9 years is just lol. Unless of course it consists of buying some imaginary emission rights or similar bullshit.
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I haven't done many bleeds but usually I am down by the caliper watching how the old dark fluid comes out at the top etc, you can't do that with a metal one
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you can't see how much fluid there is
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Or Arnold in the Long Goodbye
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Is it that different from nonsense like the Tour de France? How much does that cost per rider and how much hardware do they move around for a bunch of people on bikes?
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I think that's more about infrastructure, as in they don't expect their roads and houses to collapse on such a scale and that the warning systems would work. Floods are not that unusual in Germany but they usually play out slower.
Also they will of course buy themselves out of the resulting damage, much more than Haiti or Bangladesh.
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Just looked at the menu and the have only strange toppings
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Edit: mixed up generations
I finally managed to buy some cleats and do a few rides. They work quite well on the bike, not so much for walking. The transition between the stiff and the soft part is in a strange place. Also had to shift the cleat all the way to one side and they still touch the pedal a bit.
For short rides they are ok but because they have 0 ventilation or breathability they run super hot.