Nice to see cyclists fighting back.

"Stanley Daniel de Liver" writes:

You really are a thick ****, aren't you. I was reading a few months
ago about a group of drivers from Virgin trains who set off from
Manchester at 5am to London on a charity ride and caught a train back
the same day at about 22.00. 200 miles in a week is challenging, but
easy to achieve for most moderately fit cyclist. A lot of cyclists
can do 100 miles in a morning.

This is preposterous. After a hearty breakfast and ensuring panniers
are properly loaded one should reckon on a 10am start. Pausing only
for a modest 2 hour luncheon at noon, one will need to arrive at ones
destination by 5pm for tea. One must also make allowances for any pubs
one encounters 'en route'. So I suggest that at an average 15mph, one
can travel 65 miles in a day. This will allow a trip between London
and Cambridge. (Obviously your man-servant will have to bring the
motor and punt).

It was probably the pub stops which slowed them down. They were lucky
to find any open outside London and Manchester during the day. My
regular 250km trip is, as you specify, finished by tea time. Mind you,
JNugent did claim that it is `not possible' on my FX: snort velocipede
and `certainly not' faster than aboard my FX: scoff motor car. Wrong
on all three counts, but that is par for the course.

FWIW, when we go from [near] London to Cambridge for a bit of the `en
route' of an evening, we cycle back. Punts are available to hire, but
best avoided as they are not a viable mode of transport even with a
motor.

--
Mark

"John Benn" writes:

Should I start doing the same to cyclists using the phone? some might
fall off in shock I expect.

As cyclists are more vulnerable than drivers, it is especially
important they they don't use a hand-held phone while cycling.

I use the hands-free kit which also doubles up as a pair of noise
cancelling earphones for listening to The Archers whilst on the move.

As for hand amputation, I think I may have been going a bit far :-)

Of course you were.

--
Mark

On 13/10/2013 19:51, Mark Williams wrote:
"Stanley Daniel de Liver" writes:

You really are a thick ****, aren't you. I was reading a few months
ago about a group of drivers from Virgin trains who set off from
Manchester at 5am to London on a charity ride and caught a train back
the same day at about 22.00. 200 miles in a week is challenging, but
easy to achieve for most moderately fit cyclist. A lot of cyclists
can do 100 miles in a morning.

This is preposterous. After a hearty breakfast and ensuring panniers
are properly loaded one should reckon on a 10am start. Pausing only
for a modest 2 hour luncheon at noon, one will need to arrive at ones
destination by 5pm for tea. One must also make allowances for any pubs
one encounters 'en route'. So I suggest that at an average 15mph, one
can travel 65 miles in a day. This will allow a trip between London
and Cambridge. (Obviously your man-servant will have to bring the
motor and punt).

It was probably the pub stops which slowed them down. They were lucky
to find any open outside London and Manchester during the day. My
regular 250km trip is, as you specify, finished by tea time. Mind you,
JNugent did claim that it is `not possible' on my FX: snort velocipede
and `certainly not' faster than aboard my FX: scoff motor car. Wrong
on all three counts, but that is par for the course.

More of the Williams fantasy world, eh?

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"John Benn" writes:

Should I start doing the same to cyclists using the phone? some might
fall off in shock I expect.

As cyclists are more vulnerable than drivers, it is especially
important they they don't use a hand-held phone while cycling.

I use the hands-free kit which also doubles up as a pair of noise
cancelling earphones for listening to The Archers whilst on the move.

As for hand amputation, I think I may have been going a bit far :-)

Of course you were.

Hands-free kits also pose a risk whether driving, cycling or walking.
Anything that distracts you can potentially cause an accident. I never use
a phone, hands-free or otherwise when doing anything that requires
concentration.

On Monday, 14 October 2013 18:55:33 UTC+1, John Benn wrote:

Hands-free kits also pose a risk whether driving, cycling or walking.
Anything that distracts you can potentially cause an accident. I never use
a phone, hands-free or otherwise when doing anything that requires
concentration.

It's good to be able to agree with you for a change

writes:

Hands-free kits also pose a risk whether driving, cycling or walking.
Anything that distracts you can potentially cause an accident. I
never use a phone, hands-free or otherwise when doing anything that
requires concentration.

It's good to be able to agree with you for a change

Practically _anything_ can potentially cause an accident---even just
getting out of bed. It's probably sensible to worry about (and
legislate against) the largest risks and threats without obsessing too
much about the minnows. Listening to Nigel Pargiter being thrown off
the roof of Lower Loxley is less distracting than roadside advertising,
for example.

--
Mark