Author Topic: A random thread for cycling things that don't really warrant their own thread (Read 109998 times)

Paul · « **Reply #600 on:** 15 December, 2022, 05:04:51 pm »

Quote from: SoreTween on 14 December, 2022, 04:36:10 pm

A relative asked me to deliver his BSO to a very nice chap nearby who checks such things over & sells them with all profits going to the local hospice. This led to the 'tween household becoming n-2 as I've subsequently delivered our tandem¹ and ex-electric trike² to the same chap. 'Nice to get machines in good order for a change' he quoth.

Between deliveries 1 & 2 said very nice chap received a message from the Hospice, the total from his fund raising efforts has just passed £57k In just 4 years

¹I spent a fair chunk of time & money getting it in good order but it's never going to be usable by two adults without upgrading a hell of a lot of parts to cope with the mass. Everything on it is standard bike parts. Better it goes to an adult plus child user. He was quite excited about this as he gets tandems rarely.
²Delivered pretty much as we got it it. Far beyond my ability to figure out... well most things on it. The two chief items being how to make the rear brake function and how to give it gears suitable for this part of the world. Needs selling on to someone in Norfolk or the Netherlands.

This guy: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/jul/04/people-making-a-difference-pushbike-paul-the-man-whos-restored-thousands-of-bikes-to-fund-a-hospice?

Ham · « **Reply #601 on:** 09 January, 2023, 09:12:25 am »

This is news, apparently

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jan/09/entrenched-car-culture-leaves-millions-of-britons-in-transport-poverty

The Family Cyclist · « **Reply #602 on:** 09 January, 2023, 12:11:28 pm »

My in laws went to my sister in laws for Christmas. Her brother in law was also there and apparently bought expensive Christmas crackers. This resulted in my in laws giving us two sets of bike lights. Just the kinds rubber ones that take 2032 batteries but better then the usual tat you get in crackers

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #603 on:** 09 January, 2023, 12:56:15 pm »

Some [“Uncle Monty” – The Invigilator] has cut through one of the Sheffield stands outside Mr Sainsbury’s House of Toothy Comestibles. Natch I only discovered this when unlocking the Perfectly Good Gentleman’s Mountain Bicycle after finishing my weekly visit to thee Temple ov ~~Doom~~ Capitalism.

Sergeant Pluck · « **Reply #604 on:** 21 January, 2023, 08:35:23 pm »

My phone got so cold during today’s ride it switched itself off, then lied about the remaining charge (16%) when I rebooted it. Plugged it in when home: 85%.

cycleman · « **Reply #605 on:** 23 January, 2023, 06:43:12 pm »

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-europe-64354089 .
Shows how far behind cycle infrastructure in the UK is. I love the big trike

Kim · « **Reply #606 on:** 23 January, 2023, 08:13:14 pm »

Quote from: cycleman on 23 January, 2023, 06:43:12 pm

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-europe-64354089 .
Shows how far behind cycle infrastructure in the UK is. I love the big trike

The final comment is pretty good too.

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #607 on:** 25 January, 2023, 06:08:45 pm »

BBC News showing a piece on Tanks For Ukraine, during which a chap on a large-wheeled unicycle rode past a T-34 on display in Berlin.

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #608 on:** 06 February, 2023, 03:05:48 pm »

The Mgt of Mr Sainsbury’s House of Toothy Comestibles has finally done something about the sawn-through Sheffield Stand at my local branch, viz. wrapped the b0rked part in hazard tape. I'm sure this will be more than enough to send the tea-leaves of E4 scurrying up the road to Morrisons.

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #609 on:** 16 February, 2023, 09:42:57 pm »

What with diversity in cycling having been a hot forum topic recently, I thought I'd mention that today I saw a middle-aged Sikh riding an electric cargo trike (tadpole variety). No idea what he was cargoing, I'm afraid.

road-runner · « **Reply #610 on:** 03 March, 2023, 02:09:15 pm »

Source

Cudzo mentioned diversity in cycling.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #611 on:** 03 March, 2023, 02:10:31 pm »

That's brilliant!

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #612 on:** 03 March, 2023, 02:52:48 pm »

That is certainly a diverse form of cycling!

But I wonder if it's as inefficient as the poster seems to think it is? Wouldn't the use of gearing make it a more efficient form of rowing, just like cycling is more efficient than walking?

Kim · « **Reply #613 on:** 03 March, 2023, 06:06:02 pm »

Interesting question. Obviously a propeller is a more efficient way to convert rotary motion into movement through water than paddles, but presumably cycling is a more efficient way to get mechanical motion out of a human than rowing, if only because you're not accelerating all that mass forwards and backwards with every stroke. I wouldn't be surprised if there's a bio-mechanical advantage to using leg muscles to do all the work, too.

philip · « **Reply #614 on:** 03 March, 2023, 06:52:29 pm »

Quote from: Kim on 03 March, 2023, 06:06:02 pm

Interesting question. Obviously a propeller is a more efficient way to convert rotary motion into movement through water than paddles, but presumably cycling is a more efficient way to get mechanical motion out of a human than rowing, if only because you're not accelerating all that mass forwards and backwards with every stroke. I wouldn't be surprised if there's a bio-mechanical advantage to using leg muscles to do all the work, too.

Rowing with a sliding seat is mostly about leg power, the arms and torso make only a small contribution. Although human-powered hydrofoils are pedal powered so there is probably an advantage to pedalling.

Competive rowing has a UCI like governing body that limits technology: boats where the feet and oar pivots slide while the seat remains fixed have been developed, They did prove to be a bit faster, but are banned in competition. Competitive rowing technology is a bit like competitive cycling technology, nobody really knows what design is best; even apparently simple things like the best shape for the oar blade.

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #615 on:** 03 March, 2023, 06:52:49 pm »

A rower will be along in a minute – but doesn't rowing, if done properly, use pretty much the whole body?

Ed: Was typing while philip was posting above!

Jurek · « **Reply #616 on:** 03 March, 2023, 07:10:26 pm »

How will he stop?
Where.Are.The.Brakes?!!!

Basil · « **Reply #617 on:** 03 March, 2023, 07:25:42 pm »

And where's his magic hat?

woollypigs · « **Reply #618 on:** 04 March, 2023, 05:50:37 pm »

And no high viz !!!

Basil · « **Reply #619 on:** 17 March, 2023, 08:15:06 pm »

A chap who now lives in the Llandysul house that we lived in 12 years ago, turned over an old piece of metal he found on a small piece of wasteland yards from the house.
Wish I'd seen it back in the day, perhaps there might have been a little more of it left.
Hudson Cycles Birmingham.

Basil · « **Reply #620 on:** 17 March, 2023, 08:17:27 pm »

^^^

And thanks to Wowbagger for patiently explaining how to post images direct from Mastodon.

SoreTween · « **Reply #621 on:** 17 March, 2023, 08:41:57 pm »

Quote from: Paul on 15 December, 2022, 05:04:51 pm

Quote from: SoreTween on 14 December, 2022, 04:36:10 pm
A relative asked me to deliver his BSO to a very nice chap nearby who checks such things over & sells them with all profits going to the local hospice. This led to the 'tween household becoming n-2 as I've subsequently delivered our tandem¹ and ex-electric trike² to the same chap. 'Nice to get machines in good order for a change' he quoth.

Between deliveries 1 & 2 said very nice chap received a message from the Hospice, the total from his fund raising efforts has just passed £57k In just 4 years

¹I spent a fair chunk of time & money getting it in good order but it's never going to be usable by two adults without upgrading a hell of a lot of parts to cope with the mass. Everything on it is standard bike parts. Better it goes to an adult plus child user. He was quite excited about this as he gets tandems rarely.
²Delivered pretty much as we got it it. Far beyond my ability to figure out... well most things on it. The two chief items being how to make the rear brake function and how to give it gears suitable for this part of the world. Needs selling on to someone in Norfolk or the Netherlands.
This guy: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/jul/04/people-making-a-difference-pushbike-paul-the-man-whos-restored-thousands-of-bikes-to-fund-a-hospice?

No but similar. Les is the gent on the left:
https://www.foresthub.co.uk/community-news/kw-bell-helps-les-to-keep-raising-money-for-charity

That's the only link I can find other than ones to bookface, none of which work on a browser with privacy set to ODFO.

The Family Cyclist · « **Reply #622 on:** 23 March, 2023, 06:18:13 am »

Properly proud of the eldest monkey who did bikeability level 3 yesterday at school

Apparently she helped the instructor who didn't know the area very well and was riding at the front when an ambulance needed to come through. Not sure if she was instructed to or not but lead over to the path while buses moved over on opposite side of the road to allow ambulance through

Apparently one of the bus drivers shouted well done little girl to her as they got back on the road after ambulance had gone through

She also helped the instructor pronounce some of the road names which are unique to our town

T42 · « **Reply #623 on:** 23 March, 2023, 07:39:01 am »

woollypigs · « **Reply #624 on:** 23 March, 2023, 08:00:58 am »