LED armbands anyone?
- Thread starter middleagecyclist
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slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
I'm old enough to be a mad loon on two wheels. Where do I get some?
Rohloff_Brompton_Rider
Formerly just_fixed
Hmmm @dan_bo may have a different pov and the traffic was stationary at many points of inside filtering.
dan_bo
How much does it cost to Oldham?
if you ride in London rush hour traffic and don't filter up the inside of stopped and slow moving traffic then you might as well not bother, you will also annoy a lot of other cyclists
and trucks and busses don;t move sideways when they're stopped
I appreciate the non London rush hour cyclists don't like the following, but if you don't do it then you really can't comment on people's riding in it, it simply doesn;t compare to anything else in the country I suspect, especially of late, it's almost bumper to bumper for the my entire journey
and trucks and busses don;t move sideways when they're stopped
I appreciate the non London rush hour cyclists don't like the following, but if you don't do it then you really can't comment on people's riding in it, it simply doesn;t compare to anything else in the country I suspect, especially of late, it's almost bumper to bumper for the my entire journey
jonny jeez
Legendary Member
- Location
- Chislehurst, Kent, UK
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
Not to detract from your other points but people do make unscheduled exits from stationary buses. If the bus is stuck in traffic between stops the driver may let people off. This happened to me once. Fortunately no collision but a rather undignified stop on my part, after which the passenger and I had an apologising contest: "I'm sorry" ... "No, I'm sorry" ... "No, really , I'm sorry". We nearly came to blows.
Rohloff_Brompton_Rider
Formerly just_fixed
I wasn't saying don't do it, I was just saying he's got bigger balls than me for doing it at that speed. Getting doored is not fun, but the faster you go the more it's going to hurt and seriously damage you.
OP
OP
middleagecyclist
Call me MAC
- Location
- Prestwich, Manchester
Thanks for all the suggestions. I've gone with an silver hi viz snap band on my right wrist (when i'm not wearing my Night Vision Jacket) and treated myself to a large fibre flare which is now adorning the rear of my helmet.
Cheers for suggesting NCN 6 @bromptonfb. I am using this at times but I still need to get across and out of Manchester city centre. I prefer the A6 past the Crescent as the bus lane is very nice and the other lane is generally full of slow moving traffic. Coming up Clifton Road from the NCN 6 into Prestwich, past the horses is a lovely wind down to my return trip. This time of year it is pretty dark but still relaxing.
Cheers for suggesting NCN 6 @bromptonfb. I am using this at times but I still need to get across and out of Manchester city centre. I prefer the A6 past the Crescent as the bus lane is very nice and the other lane is generally full of slow moving traffic. Coming up Clifton Road from the NCN 6 into Prestwich, past the horses is a lovely wind down to my return trip. This time of year it is pretty dark but still relaxing.
Agreed, but a sharp ear usually hears the doors opening, I am rather careful coming up behind buses, seen too many pull in into a stop without signalling
Rohloff_Brompton_Rider
Formerly just_fixed
I don't know if you know but the NCN 6 goes into the heart of the city on erm slightly quieter roads and along the river Irwell - it does tie in well with the canals as well ( Manchester canal to rochdale then cut across maybe?).
glenn forger
Guest
A copper on a bike ahead of me on Shoreditch asked the bus driver why he was letting passengers out randomly, the confusion and conflicted emotions on the driver's face was a picture.
rovers1875
Guru
- Location
- Accrington
I use then all the time, As you say they are useful to attract drivers attention when turning. I have use the running armbands from Aldi £3.99 for four. They seem to be pretty indestructable. Also just bought some of these from fleabay ( http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Reflective-Flashing-LED-Glow-Armband ) initial impressions are good (very bright) and at 99p you can't complain.