ian(conker)

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• Cargo Bikes

  in Bikes & Bits • 5 days, 13 hours

  

  OK, Don't take corners in the wet. Straight journeys only

• Cargo Bikes

  in Bikes & Bits • 5 days, 23 hours

  

  Don't take corners at speed in the wet.
  Just sayin

• Goodbye LFGSS!

  in General • 1 week, 5 days

  

  Lovely writings there Mak. Hope you're life in upside-down land is great. & thanks for the brill rides to the seaside.

• Cargo Bikes

  in Bikes & Bits • 1 month, 1 week

  

  Had my first flat battery the other day. Not too many miles but very hilly & carrying full load. Got to within half a mile of home. The flat bits were ok but had to push it up the hills. Now I've become a bit paranoid - bit like PPP (post puncture paranoia)

• New Film 'Premium Rush' 2012 Joseph Gordon-Levitt

  in General • 1 month, 3 weeks

  

  no

• Urban / town planning and development

  in Improving Public Spaces • 1 month, 3 weeks

  

  If you've got an hour to spare and you have an interest in infra, this is a good film. Nice cinematography too https://vimeo.com/pathmark/review/428222­393/f69754e83a

• cancelled: covidmonster 2020

  in Rides & Races • 1 month, 3 weeks

  

  Sounds like a great idea to me. At the risk of starting an "ianfest" you can count me in too

• Cargo Bikes

  in Bikes & Bits • 2 months, 1 week

  

  I've often thought a 20mph e-bike speed limit would be nice but after reading some of the comments above, perhaps 15.5 is sensible. Also, I reckon I'd be running the battery down sooner - most of my journeys are 5 - 10 miles & I keep it on full power (mostly a heavy load & plenty of hills) & if I don't get a chance to re-charge during the working day, I'm often running on 1/5th charge by the time I get home.

• Bridges XXIII

  in Rides & Races • 2 months, 1 week

  

  bugger - busy on 12th

• Cargo Bikes

  in Bikes & Bits • 2 months, 1 week

  

  Yes, I've only ridden my cargo bike in N.London. I don't filter anymore, even if there's loads of room as it just seems to antagonist motorists. Rarely a week goes by when I don't report a close pass - today's one was a van overtaking while I was turning right ffs