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Also sprach Mike the Unshavable :
Danny Colyer writed in news:dfkr3a$dfu$2 @newsg2.svr.pol.co.uk: Mike Sales wrote: Roads go everywhere. Except where they don't. For example, the shortcut through the Avon Valley taken by the Bath-Bristol path. Thanks to the cyclepath, my daily commute is 2 miles shorter than the shortest road alternative. And the NCN Route 6 between Market Harborough and Northampton, which is more direct and has less hills than the alternative on-road route.(OK you may not like the surface, but it's very ridable on a standard touring bike). And the chunk of NCN1 up the Regent's Canal / Hertford Union Canal / Lea Navigation towpaths. It takes about the same time to get from New Cross Gate to Larrington Towers using this route as it does to go on the road, but the scenery is nicer and there are far fewer traffic lights... -- Dave Larrington - http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk/ And then there was light and He thought it was good, so He threw the receipt away. |
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Interesting you know my son's mph/kph on his ride to school. When did you
ask him about it? ;-) When I passed him on the A1065 the other week, he said "I don't normally cycle this slowly, my Mum told me to slow down on the way to school..." |
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iakobski wrote:
Interesting you know my son's mph/kph on his ride to school. When did you ask him about it? ;-) When I passed him on the A1065 the other week, he said "I don't normally cycle this slowly, my Mum told me to slow down on the way to school..." Have you seen his time trial results? ;-) John B |
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Have you seen his time trial results?
No, has he lost them? |
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Danny Colyer wrote:
The Sustrans guidelines changed a few years ago, though. Prior to that they were all in favour of the sort of barriers that prevent legitimate users from using the path. We are still left with the legacy of those guidelines, in the form of barriers that were installed years ago, and I wouldn't be surprised if some local authorities are still working with the old guidelines. I don't think we can blame the council for barriers put in originally by Sustrans under their old guidelines. As I understand it once Sustrans have cmpleted the route they abandon it to the responsibility of the Council to maintain. Perhaps they should think about going back and bringing all their routes up to their own current standards. -- Tony "I did make a mistake once - I thought I'd made a mistake but I hadn't" Anon |
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Tony Raven wrote:
I don't think we can blame the council for barriers put in originally by Sustrans under their old guidelines. As I understand it once Sustrans have cmpleted the route they abandon it to the responsibility of the Council to maintain. Perhaps they should think about going back and bringing all their routes up to their own current standards. You're right, and that's not at all a bad idea. -- Danny Colyer (my reply address is valid but checked infrequently) URL:http://www.speedy5.freeserve.co.uk/danny/ "He who dares not offend cannot be honest." - Thomas Paine |
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Danny Colyer wrote:
Tony Raven wrote: I don't think we can blame the council for barriers put in originally by Sustrans under their old guidelines. As I understand it once Sustrans have cmpleted the route they abandon it to the responsibility of the Council to maintain. Perhaps they should think about going back and bringing all their routes up to their own current standards. You're right, and that's not at all a bad idea. But that would involve a whole load of work and expense without being able to claim any more miles. What would be the point of that? |
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iakobski wrote:
Have you seen his time trial results? No, has he lost them? Dunno, but he was apparently about 50th in the GHS 10 mile Championship with a long 25minutes. I wonder if riding the trice affected the legs too much, but its not a bad result. There was a fantastic result by young Alex Dowsett who was 5mph faster with a 20minutes 41 seconds. John B |
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