video: Bike Beats It All & When Pavements are Handy

[Norm]

Oh, I think I understand your straw man bit now. Someone else brought up motorbikes (well, scooters) and the conversation was flowing with other comments as well as your own.

Indeed, I can see that.

If only we could keep these other pesky blighters from our discussion, it would be easier! :troll:

I can hardly wait to post my own videos. The feedback will be... illuminating.

 

[jig-sore]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Tynan
do you check behind you when moving from one filter lane to the other? I'm guessing not if the cam is on your head, perhaps you can hear a scooter but surely not another cyclist?

Yup. The camera can't follow eye movements.

but we can clearly see what happens when you turn your head by looking at your other video....

at no point in this video do you turn your head to look when filtering, are your eyes on sticks or something ???

edit: you can't have it both ways you know B)

 

[4F]

My feelings on this:-

Not enough life saver checks before changing lane. The assumption that
hearing is enough is plainly wrong.

I would not filter between a moving car and a moving lorry (17 seconds in)

 

[thomas]

so what bollocks excuse are you gonna come up with for cycling into oncoming traffic in the dark ?

I might be wrong as I've not rewatched the video from last night, but I think he pulls in a few times when cars are in the outside lane?

 

[gaz]

It's a particular concern of mine as I've had enough very close calls with other two wheelers changing from lane 1.5 to lane 2.5 without looking because they know there's nothing behind.

true that

 

[joebingo]

As a cyclist in London, I can't see much wrong with your riding Paul.

 

[theboytaylor]

As a cyclist in London, I can't see much wrong with your riding Paul.

+ 1. Apart from perhaps a few more lifesavers, can't see much wrong in there. I think I would have gone past that lorry at the start just as you did. And stream up the outside of the queues as commented upon by Anorak.

Have to say, weaving through all that traffic must be quite mentally exhausting too. I find keeping an eye on the gaps and keeping tabs on what's going on around you is sometimes harder work when the cars are nose to tail than when they're moving more freely.

 

[stowie]

so what bollocks excuse are you gonna come up with for cycling into oncoming traffic in the dark ?

[edit]

you seem to pass too close to the cars for me. i wonder what you would say if they passed you that close ??

not impressed

But a cyclist passing slow moving cars closely is somewhat different to cars passing a slow moving cyclist closely, surely? Kinetic energy being tied to mass and all that.

 

[BentMikey]

I don't see a problem with Mr P's overtaking of oncoming traffic. For the most part his riding is very good, and even the criticisms are relatively minor.

However, I'd still mention the not looking back enough when changing filtering positions - in London this will cause a conflict sooner rather than later because of the numbers of other people also filtering. Same goes for filtering through moving traffic, especially next to those lorries. It would take very little for a wheel to suck you under, or a bump to get you down and on the road or hooked up with the lorry. Hope you'll take these comments on board - I'm not being a linf, and it's not intended in any negative sense.

 

[BentMikey]

But a cyclist passing slow moving cars closely is somewhat different to cars passing a slow moving cyclist closely, surely? Kinetic energy being tied to mass and all that.

+1

Besides which, cars don't wobble like bikes do, so need less clearance. Also the consequences for a cyclist touching a car are usually zero - because the cyclist is soft and speed is low. The other way round is usually much more serious for the cyclist.