Pedal for Scotland

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Brian G said:

Even I did the 52 miles in a shade
over 4 hours, despite stopping for a while to assist a chap with a
Brompton who was having difficulty re-assembling his drivetrain after
replacing a tube.

On behalf of Brommies, thank you! (Must get to grips with the manual
really soon...)

Quoted message said:

Most frustrating for me was the considerable number of riders, mainly on
road bikes I think, who simply rode on through red traffic lights,
despite the large signs erected at the start politely asking all
cyclists to stop at red lights.

I think it is a pity that our boys in blue or their Community Support
don't do a crackdown now and again; perhaps if they did it also in
conjunction with events such as Pedal for Scotland.

If you agree, Commissioner, I could suggest some places where I have
red-stopped, and been agressively brushed by whizzing sui-cyclists,
muttering what are probably obscenities.

Not until we conform more generally to our laws do we have a chance of
more preferential treatment at appropriate lights.

--
Charles
Brompton P-type T6 in Motspur Park
LCC; CTC.

Brian G said:

Main talking point for this year's event is once again the weather.
Heavy rain at the start in Glasgow, heavy rain at the finish in
Edinburgh and heavy rain pretty much most of the way in between. Most
riders, at least early on when I was riding, seemed to be largely
ignoring the rest / refreshment stops and just ploughing on to the end.
It made for a fairly quick ride. Even I did the 52 miles in a shade
over 4 hours, despite stopping for a while to assist a chap with a
Brompton who was having difficulty re-assembling his drivetrain after
replacing a tube.

Most frustrating for me was the considerable number of riders, mainly on
road bikes I think, who simply rode on through red traffic lights,
despite the large signs erected at the start politely asking all
cyclists to stop at red lights. Whenever I stopped (and others too), a
stream of riders would pass me, on either side and carry on through the
lights. OK, the traffic was light early on a Sunday morning and the
weather didn't encourage dawdling, but why are so many ready, able and
willing to flout the rules in just the manner that the motoring brigade
bang on about?

--
Brian Gwww.wetwo.co.uk

Its somewhat telling that large signs have to be erected in the first
place. I just dont understand what is wrong with these people.

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Quoted message said:

Most frustrating for me was the considerable number of riders, mainly on
road bikes I think, who simply rode on through red traffic lights, despite
the large signs erected at the start politely asking all cyclists to stop
at red lights. Whenever I stopped (and others too), a stream of riders
would pass me, on either side and carry on through the lights. OK, the
traffic was light early on a Sunday morning and the weather didn't
encourage dawdling, but why are so many ready, able and willing to flout
the rules in just the manner that the motoring brigade bang on about?

A fair whack of MTBs, Tourers and Racers went past me at a Red Light
somewhere in Glasgow, bit stupid considering the green light at the time was
being shown to vehicles coming from the Right which was blind to those on
the route.

Puncture fairy visited somewhere, either the near-invisible speed bumps in
Drumpellier (most paint was off and I was doing slightly over the park speed
limit of 11mph!!!!), the cundie on the exist of Avonbridge school, the dirt
track in hopetoun estate or the cobbles in Queensferry. Wherever it was it
took until jsut before crammond bridge before it was evident on decent tar
(which was lacking after linlithgow), 30 misn later after ripping the valve
of my first replacement tube and I had a tube compressed at 30psi :-S I
would have been better off toping up the air in the original puncture and
had i punctured that on the terrible surface after crammond bridge I would
have just finished on the rim.

The failure to open the gates on the path between Airdrie and Caldercruix
was another frustrating point, i got there to find a backlog of around 50
riders trying to get through a tinly little opening and then another
tailback about 1km later at the other end of it.

Not checked to see how square my wheels are yet but if the same route is
used again next year I think i will be using my Sardar or Zaskar.

Niall