Those wee irritating things - !

[mjr]

Interesting question as to whether cyclists have the right to expect that roads (and bridleways for that matter) should be enjoyable / in a good state to cycle (as opposed to drive) on - my feeling has always been that this is not a consideration for Highways England and PRoW council bodies (after all a puncture is annoying but rarely a serious safety risk). Fortunately it's usually possible to find an alternative (albeit perhaps slightly less scenic) route around these parts. Not trying to defend this position, just musing.

While an interesting question as to whether it should be (and after all, a puncture on a descent really can be a serious safety risk), the law has been pretty clear for at least 40 years that the highway must be left in a safe condition without a load of sharps spread across it. Implementing the Highways Act is absolutely a basic job of the various government agencies.

At least modern tyres are by and large considerably more puncture resistant than they were decades ago.

Yes, that's something to be thankful for!

 

[simongt]

swapping tyres to some Schwalbe marathons

I have Marathons on all my bikes, but I'm keeping off this particular section of cyclepath for the time being as it's never wise to challenge the puncture fairy - !

 

[byegad]

This chap found 2000 species in his hedgerow - https://www.theguardian.com/environ...s-of-life-hedgerows-help-uk-net-zero-2050-aoe

Pretty eco I'd say. Though the walls will be good for some species too.

Round here they're pretty good at sweeping after cutting the hedges.

Where is this nirvana? Around here the poo-kickers spread hawthorn and blackthorn cuttings across the roads and leave it.

 

[annedonnelly]

Where is this nirvana? Around here the poo-kickers spread hawthorn and blackthorn cuttings across the roads and leave it.

Pretty local to Blyth - I've not been more than 5 miles from home in the last six months.

 

[byegad]

Pretty local to Blyth - I've not been more than 5 miles from home in the last six months.

I wish they'd speak to their Co' Durham cuntry cousins, our mob are regularly leaving huge lumps of soil on the road when they're not scattering thorny twigs.

 

[Milzy]

I thought this was going to be about children been annoying.