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A Hip A Hap A Hoppy Brathdiy, you lovely lovely man, Saturday Hootananny?
Digs

Satan's little helpers?

I'll be spending time in some of the crisis centres at christmas and I have colleagues who run the bike workshops, PM me if you need info...

the specialist insurance (cyclegaurd?) is a waste of time £100 per £1000 and you need to use an approved lock.
M&S home contents insurance covers items (including bikes) up to 2k outside the home, they didn't want to know what lock i was using. i think compared to other contents insurance providers they are not the cheapest but then the others will charge extra for the bikes and often have a limit of £500-1k for £400 we have two persons personal effects covered (20k limit each?) including a couple of guitars worth 1k+ and 5 bikes costing between £500-£1800 all covered outside the home. computers and laptops covered even if they are used for business.

It's what I've used for years but I think you need to check your policy Mr Smyth, as far as I know it's £4k not 2...

Happily pay the £185, Allister, I'm South London where are you?
Digs
PM'd

Thompson please, pm following...

16.45, I was passing the end of Baytree rd, heading north, bike (grey Specialized Sirrus) under the rear nearside wheel of a BMW turned into and blocking Baytree, scrapes on the road where bike had been dragged, cyclist named Chistrian apparently unhurt, on his feet, walking and talking, witness from the building site opposite was directing traffic around and diverting it away from the site. Waited until the police attended, didn't feel I gave the cyclist enough info on what to do, would like in future to have a couple of cards with the pertinent guidelines on them in my bag and preferably never have to give them out...

3rd dibs on Thompson stem, wish I'd done that when you said Scott had it...
V. keen want this size.

An FOIA request for the various minutes and deliberations should answer that question.

When I say think I probably mean that discussions with TFL staff have revealed that this is in fact the case....

the original is more likely to kill you than the new one thought, as well as being more likely to kill peds than the newer predecessor (with the introduction of the crash test for peds).

So you don't need crash barriers because 1, drivers will be courteous and considerate, 2, they would drive straight through the barriers anyway, 3, pedestrians won't step off the kerb without looking and 4, modern cars, although heavy are soft and fluffy.
I wish I could say I've been reassured by the reasoning of others, but that is not in fact the case, I still think it is a decision driven by fear of legal consequences rather than a thoughtful weighing up of all the risks involved, some barriers, yes of course, obviously it's about time, but all of them?
This assumption that angry London drivers will be suddenly civilised by the removal of barriers is flawed, if only it were that simple...

I've passed a fair few barriers that have sections completely missing which I always thought indicated that the car had gone straight through.

Also sadly (for fuel economy, state of the roads etc) 1,500 kg is no longer the province of a large car, it's becoming the average with increasing equipment levels, general bloat etc.

The original Mk1 Golf GTI had a 1.6 litre four pot motor and weighed approx 800 kgs, the latest iteration had a 3.2 litre six pot motor and weighs 1,600 kg+, and that's a hatchback.

That's insane, I'm from the past, when a Saab was really heavy at a tonne, what are they thinking?

Always wondered about the railings ability to prevent a car mounting the curb.

I'd say that 1,500 kg of car travelling at or above 30 mph would go straight through the average railings.

No that I am going to volunteer to prove that.

I like the new found ability to put one foot on the curb and pull the bike out of the road if things take an unexpected turn for the worst, but agree that peds spilling randomly into the road is not best.

I.5 tonnes is a lot of car and most of London is 30mph, if you see a dented one it means it stopped a car.

I am very uncertain about the risk assessment they have done here, they have decided by looking at European models that drivers are more careful and considerate if you remove the barriers between them and pedestrians and that pedestrians will exercise more caution before just stepping out into traffic, so the barriers, with the huge dents in them where cars have regularly driven into them, stopping them mounting the pavement are being removed throughout London and TFL cannot be sued if a truck crushes a cyclist against crash barrier, I have always felt 1, it is a drivers responsibility not to hit others, 2, don't pass to the inside of a turning vehicle, I don't feel the barriers leap out and crush people.
They have removed all the barriers in Brixton and now pedestrians appear directly in front of us as we cycle not looking anywhere in particular(the peds not looking, we're looking all the time)...
I particularly liked to lock to them as well.

Hey Mr Scott, could I have a black Rosie please? I can send payment via hillbilly (cash money), PM me if convient...
Digs

Have you looked at the Tuffo tubular clinchers?

Urban Voodoo Machine, Hootananny, Brixton, 14/11/'09, I lock my bike to the gazebo in the beer garden.
Love these guys!

Psy this morning on a mission near elephant and castle then Digger on elephant and castle.

Hello to the both of you.

And Hello to yourself and Nhat, what elegant cyclists...

Hi there, 33, has it gone, nice bag, let me know...
Digs

£5 dibs
Pming...

**** on Harmsworth with his gorgeous Italian Lo-Pro, it seems to have the same Columbus formed tubing as my Colnago Master...

Damn, Oh well...

Dibs, PMing...

Careful out there I was knocked down by a large postal van this morning 9.20ish as he turned left, Brixton hill. Police were on scene as well as ambulance. Hit it hard. things dont feel quite right still (dull headache started a few hours back to add to the arm and leg injury) . so on my way to A&E just to be safe. BIke worse off as far as i can tell at the moment

Hope you're O.K. Ras, Can I ask which direction, which junction?
Speedy recovery, Fella...

Stepford cyclist?