Took a brief spin between about 1:15 and 3 today, on the assumption that most of the zombies would be stuffing themselves. About half of it on-road, and indeed very little traffic.
One seasonal incident: a clearly-erratic car approaches from behind. I hear it some way off, and go off-road (which is a perfectly sensible option at that point - it's open moor). Car reaches same point and bounces off the road too, but fortunately doesn't get very far.
But where's the fresh air? Dartmoor is covered in the smog of bonfires and domestic fires. Bah, humbug.
Nick Kew of The Holy Book of the Great Bludner said:
Took a brief spin between about 1:15 and 3 today, on the assumption that most of the zombies would be stuffing themselves.
Snap.
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indeed very little traffic.
Snap again. Just for the hell of it I cycled down a dual carriageway that normally I'd avoid. Surprisingly the only motorists I met were driving quite normally. About half the traffic was taxis! Met a couple of little kids on obviously new bikes. One poor little guy was on a bike rather too big for him. On seeing me come towards him down an empty street with loads of room he panicked, went left then right and fell off. I felt horribly guilty. -- Steph Peters Chorlton Wanderers Cycling Group Monthly slow and easy rides from South Manchester http://www.sandbenders.demon.co.uk/cycling/chwan.htm
Nick Kew of The Holy Book of the Great Bludner said:
Took a brief spin between about 1:15 and 3 today, on the assumption that most of the zombies would be stuffing themselves.
Snap.
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indeed very little traffic.
I was on afternoon shift. The traffic was light, but there was much more glass on the roads and the bits of cycle tracks I use than normal. You can sure tell that the council are on holiday! Simon Mason
One poor little guy was on a bike rather too big for him.
I saw a few of those out on my travels over Christmas, in one case with a parent shouting at the kid to ride the bike properly. Why do shops sell bikes that are obviously far too big for the kids? Surely all it will do is put them off cycling when they find they can't ride the bike properly.
One poor little guy was on a bike rather too big for him.
I saw a few of those out on my travels over Christmas, in one case with a parent shouting at the kid to ride the bike properly. Why do shops sell bikes that are obviously far too big for the kids? Surely all it will do is put them off cycling when they find they can't ride the bike properly.
I guess parents don't take kids to a bike shop to size it properly cos it'd ruin the surprise on the big day.
One poor little guy was on a bike rather too big for him.
I saw a few of those out on my travels over Christmas, in one case with a parent shouting at the kid to ride the bike properly. Why do shops sell bikes that are obviously far too big for the kids? Surely all it will do is put them off cycling when they find they can't ride the bike properly.
You are not aware that kids grow very quickly, so if the bike was too big when it was bought, it would still be usable in acouple of years.
But if it was "too big" then it might not have been usable right now!
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On 25/12/2006 22:11, Steph Peters said,
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One poor little guy was on a bike rather too big for him.
I saw a few of those out on my travels over Christmas, in one case with a parent shouting at the kid to ride the bike properly. Why do shops sell bikes that are obviously far too big for the kids? Surely all it will do is put them off cycling when they find they can't ride the bike properly.
You are not aware that kids grow very quickly, so if the bike was too big when it was bought, it would still be usable in acouple of years.
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Alan Holmes said:
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> One poor little guy was on a bike rather too > big for him.
I saw a few of those out on my travels over Christmas, in one case with a parent shouting at the kid to ride the bike properly. Why do shops sell bikes that are obviously far too big for the kids? Surely all it will do is put them off cycling when they find they can't ride the bike properly.
You are not aware that kids grow very quickly, so if the bike was too big when it was bought, it would still be usable in acouple of years.
But if it was "too big" then it might not have been usable right now!
But we don't know exactly how big it was, if the child could have used it without sitting on the sadle, they would still have been able to cycle on it.
One poor little guy was on a bike rather too big for him.
I saw a few of those out on my travels over Christmas, in one case with a parent shouting at the kid to ride the bike properly. Why do shops sell bikes that are obviously far too big for the kids? Surely all it will do is put them off cycling when they find they can't ride the bike properly.
I started on adult bikes belonging to family members. Didn't do me no 'arm. Mind you, I didn't have parents being annoying - bike was far too energetic for them.
One poor little guy was on a bike rather too big for him.
I saw a few of those out on my travels over Christmas, in one case with a parent shouting at the kid to ride the bike properly. Why do shops sell bikes that are obviously far too big for the kids? Surely all it will do is put them off cycling when they find they can't ride the bike properly.
I suspect a lot of these bikes weren't from bike shops, but from places where they are supplied not fully assembled.
Today there were more kids around on new looking bikes, and there weren't any obviously far too big. -- Steph Peters Chorlton Wanderers Cycling Group Monthly slow and easy rides from South Manchester http://www.sandbenders.demon.co.uk/cycling/chwan.htm
One poor little guy was on a bike rather too big for him.
I saw a few of those out on my travels over Christmas, in one case with a parent shouting at the kid to ride the bike properly. Why do shops sell bikes that are obviously far too big for the kids?
Not just kids, but at least adults have only themselves to blame when they buy something that doesn't fit. I always tried to sell kids bikes that were small enough to be safe and comfortable but big enough to last a while - I probably lost a few sales when parents insisted on buying a bike that was too big, by telling them that I thought it could be dangerous, but hey I'm a mechanic not a salesman. :-) With some parents there seems to be status to be gained from putting little Johnny on a "full size bike" when he'd be much better off on something smaller.
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Surely all it will do is put them off cycling when they find they can't ride the bike properly.
That was one of the arguments I'd use, but they often wouldn't listen.
Surely all it will do is put them off cycling when they find they can't ride the bike properly.
That was one of the arguments I'd use, but they often wouldn't listen.
That's assuming that (all) non-cycling parents actually want their children to ride their bikes. It's just as likely that they want the feeling of providing lots of nice stuff for their kids.
After all, if the child's actually using their bike, then surely they'll get immediately snatched by an evil pervert (TM News of the World)
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Paul Boyd said:
Surely all it will do is put them off cycling when they find they can't ride the bike properly.
That was one of the arguments I'd use, but they often wouldn't listen.
That's assuming that (all) non-cycling parents actually want their children to ride their bikes. It's just as likely that they want the feeling of providing lots of nice stuff for their kids.
Much better to buy them a flash bike they'll never use than to spend a few hours of quality time with them fixing up an old bike, or going cycling with them ...
