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Very true. I bought a set of the Trek Dialed adjustable-length cranks and the Q-factor is huge (for no good reason that I can work out).
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True, although reflectives are good in any context.
One habit I've got into is trying to have 2 lights front and back, not just for redundancy, but because research suggests that the rate of divergence of visual angle between light sources is really useful to road users in judging speed/rate of approach.
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What an utter shitshow. That product is manifestly absurd. If the driver is warned of a cyclist being within 100m but cannot see them, for example because they're 99m back behind a van, is the correct option for the driver to simply not move their vehicle on the off chance that the cyclist is in their blind spot?
A much more workable option would be something like the Recco system for avalanche rescue i.e., put RF chips/reflectors on bikes and sensors on the sides of lorries. Of course that wouldn't replace looking either.
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But surely if drivers have a responsibility to not crash into cyclists, you also have a responsibility to be as visible as possible? Yes, if you look closely enough at that image all the cyclists are visible, and I totally sympathise with the frustrations you have about shitty drivers and poor cycling roads. But I just don't understand why you'd consciously reduce how visible you are to drivers.
Wearing black with no lights is a bit of a dick move, but it's also illegal at night. In the daytime, if a driver cannot see a normally-attired cyclist, what chance do they have of seeing a normally attired toddler who's rushed out between parked cars.
There seems to be a trend at the moment for painting cars matt dark grey; literally tarmac coloured. Why on earth should there be any onus on vulnerable road users to dress up in hi-viz? That said, reflectives are absolutely a good thing, especially on shoes/pedals for nighttime and I personally like to wear tops in a bold (mid-blue/red/green) colour for daytime riding, nothing that I wouldn't be happy wearing into a pub though.
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I'll leave this campaign for greater visibility here.
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Wheels now £40! Come get 'em.
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Price drop on wheels and derailleur. I need these cleared out.
Pretty much spot on, although It reflects where my parents grew up more than me.