Flick of the Elbow
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I blame Shimano
Your thoughts on cycling trends and bicycle designs .....
- Thread starter Fab Foodie
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Yeah, wake up people- those fibres have weight
I started cycling again late, at 40, nearly everybody I know (still riding) went MTB to hybrid, to alu road bike, to faster lighter alu or carbon road bike before ending up with a steel do everything bike. Surly, Salsa, Genesis being popular choices. I will to do the same, soon as I can afford to.
Mudguards, as they are now, never, ever, ever for me, I ride a scooter and have to look smart, even on my bike.
Does anybody make range of coloured mudguards? Mudguards that absorb and emit light? I've seen a solar panel, plastic sheet, maybe 1mm thick, mudguards made out of the same would be good for touring.
mickle
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This!
This idea is certainly one that should not be sniffed at
doug
Veteran
3-D printing of components and frames, it has already been demoed for titanium and carbon fibre parts, only a matter of time before it gets scaled up and becomes affordable.
This will lead to an explosion of weird and wonderful designs, downloadable blue prints and fully customised bikes.
In other news the UCI may finally wake up and move into the 20th Century
This will lead to an explosion of weird and wonderful designs, downloadable blue prints and fully customised bikes.
In other news the UCI may finally wake up and move into the 20th Century
classic33
Leg End Member
You mean recognise recumbents!In other news the UCI may finally wake up and move into the 20th Century
SteCenturion
I am your Father
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Unless you want terrible Acne like Glue Bag Gaz @ Skool.
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
They generally have to make cycling appeal to a wider grouop of people. As well as electric bikes, they have to have more bike friendly areas., its no good just to have good looking bikes if people wont use them on the roads. All these things have to go hand in hand surely. The more peole they get cycling, the more innovations they will come up with. Simpler bikes would
Be good, and bikes that need less maintenance.
Be good, and bikes that need less maintenance.
SteCenturion
I am your Father
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- The Dark Side of the Moon.
Our suits in Government will wake up, smell some coffee & get their lazy & lardy arses over to Holland, Belgium, France & Switzerland to see how cycling infrastructure & proper road building is done.
Then travel back in 1st class & claim astronomical £££ in expenses, discuss the issue over several years again @ astronomical cost to the taxpayer while consuming several large vats of the finest brandy & whisky to ensure that not one iota of common sense prevails.
Following this long & arduous 'consultation period' where no public opinion is asked for, everything is then disregarded out of hand & a vote is pushed through to create a bigger, better pot holed Kingdom we can all be proud of.
Amen.
Then travel back in 1st class & claim astronomical £££ in expenses, discuss the issue over several years again @ astronomical cost to the taxpayer while consuming several large vats of the finest brandy & whisky to ensure that not one iota of common sense prevails.
Following this long & arduous 'consultation period' where no public opinion is asked for, everything is then disregarded out of hand & a vote is pushed through to create a bigger, better pot holed Kingdom we can all be proud of.
Amen.
SteCenturion
I am your Father
- Location
- The Dark Side of the Moon.
Following on from FF's - O.P -
I have now spent many hours pouring over the works of Shand, Swallow, Brian Rourke, Feather & an American dude called Aherne, all of which produce some stunning & very varied works of art.
Bespoke bicycles have also been heavily featured in Cycle Active, Cyclist, Cycling Plus & (American publication) Road Bike Action.
Now where did I put that Euro Millions ticket ??
I have now spent many hours pouring over the works of Shand, Swallow, Brian Rourke, Feather & an American dude called Aherne, all of which produce some stunning & very varied works of art.
Bespoke bicycles have also been heavily featured in Cycle Active, Cyclist, Cycling Plus & (American publication) Road Bike Action.
Now where did I put that Euro Millions ticket ??
classic33
Leg End Member
In other news the UCI may finally wake up and move into the 20th Century
[QUOTE 3091760, member: 30090"]Recumbents being allowed to race in UCI sanctioned races.
You want to see development, well nothing would move it along more then if this was to happen.[/QUOTE]
Like that you mean?
SteCenturion
I am your Father
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- The Dark Side of the Moon.
Maybe as part of the UCI's current cleansing process, they could introduce a TdF for cheats.
A past masters Testosterone de France where the spectators were encouraged to thrown down 'tacks' on fast descents from the Gallibier etc or waft their flags through the spokes of Lance et al.
Upon reaching Dutch corner all participants would be covered in sticky brew thrown by the orange masses gathered there...
I'm ranting now aren't I.
Edit.
I don't condone any of the above actions during bike racing obviously.
A past masters Testosterone de France where the spectators were encouraged to thrown down 'tacks' on fast descents from the Gallibier etc or waft their flags through the spokes of Lance et al.
Upon reaching Dutch corner all participants would be covered in sticky brew thrown by the orange masses gathered there...
I'm ranting now aren't I.
Edit.
I don't condone any of the above actions during bike racing obviously.
