RE: PH Blog: pedal power

[Mr_Sukebe]

Cot>
Sorry to see your accident.
Had a very similar incident with a Nissan Micra in 2010 which destroyed my Giant CF road bike.
Have to say that it put me off CF frames, and I now have a Titanium frame Van Nicholas, which isn't quite as light, but is even more comfortable, can hang a bike rack (great for commuting) and doesn't have the same tendency to snap under impact.

[Chris71]

As if by magic all the haters vanish. You should blog about bikes more often, Dan.

I think my favourite visual statement of the synergy between driver's cars and push bikes has to be the pic that keeps surfacing on here of a couple of bikes lashed to the rollcage of a Caterham. Great stuff.

ETA Ah, the Pedal Powered section. That explains the lack of vitriol.

Edited by Chris71 on Friday 22 February 15:17

[otolith]

Davsk1 said:

Get the Strava app for your phone, then every ride is like an unofficial time trial against other riders who have done the same sections of road. Quite addictive!

I fear that currently I would find that merely very, very depressing.

[Dan Trent]

Chris71 said:

ETA Ah, the Pedal Powered section. That explains the lack of vitriol.

Edited by Chris71 on Friday 22 February 15:17

We could move it to General Gassing to test the water? Either way it's heartening to see we can put a bike story on the home page. God forbid we run anything on TDI cars from the VW group though!

Dan

[otolith]

Dan Trent said:

We could move it to General Gassing to test the water?

Most of them only hate bikes because they lack lickable windows.

Edited by otolith on Friday 22 February 15:42

[anonymous-user]

Are you not coming on the PH cycling weekend Dan? We'll let you wear your PH jersey and everything........... ;-)

[ellisd82]

Great article. Not quite into my road riding yet, but certianly into MTB. I cycle my local 'Guild Wheel' every week. 22 miles of really mixed terrain. That Cars, Motorbikes and now Cycling that I can add to my list of things to get around on.
I bought the bike, using 'MM' of course, in paying out near a grand to save money on fuel. Have yet to commute on it lol. Then there is all the money I spend on gear.

[Gizmoish]

I'm actually doing reasonably well on the commuting-paying-for-the-bike man maths. I've saved £90 of tube fares already this year and I haven't bought anything shiny at all

[Pip1968]

Is Mr Dan Trent going to make this story even more interesting by telling us how his licence disappeared in the first place - totting up or out and out skullduggery???

I too am a keen cyclist. It should be compulsory before you get given a driving licence and might then allow for better awareness when driving.

Three performance cars and four bikes (mountain/velodrome/racing/commuter ie Brompton) and plenty of Assos lycra.

Pip

[Mr Gear]

Pip1968 said:

Is Mr Dan Trent going to make this story even more interesting by telling us how his licence disappeared in the first place - totting up or out and out skullduggery???

I thought it was medical reasons.

















Too drunk to see straight. LOLOLOL

[Dan Trent]

Yep, strictly doctor's orders sadly. And, no, not as you describe! For a limited period only though, back on the road soon.

Dan

[h4muf]

Me last Saturday,racing unofficial team ph!


HTN 2_0172 by h4muf, on Flickr

[Dan Trent]

Nice work! Cheer up though, that looks like fun! Where were you?

Dan

[anonymous-user]

h4muf said:

Me last Saturday,racing unofficial team ph!


HTN 2_0172 by h4muf, on Flickr

You've certainly got a "get out of my way" raceface! Or did that stepdown look bigger from up top?? ;-)

[Johnny]

Good article Dan, and certainly nice to see something PP related on the front page!

Cars, motorbikes, bikes - all good as far as I'm concerned.

[Stokemon]

I am a happy car obsessed roadie When my parents had decided that they wouldn't pay the insurance on a car when I was 17 I bought a road bike instead which is now 3 years old!

As much as it is brilliant, it is a bottomless money pit and mine has just cost me £200 in repairs ...

[henrycrun]

Who make the ragtop rack attached to the porker on the last page ?

[velocgee]

Clinton Baptiste said:

joshxs said:

Racing down a rocky descent at 60mph in the evening twilight is also very good for your concentration levels.

60mph off road on a mtb? No chance i'm not having that!

haha...even my 50mph in Richie park was resoundingly ridiculed. philistines.

love mtbing but just not accessible for me at the mo so the late 90s kona holds the off road fort. deposit down on a new wilier gt frame. but my current favorite is the Brompton s2l. fantastic bike and everyone should have one.

[Usget]

Pip1968 said:

Is Mr Dan Trent going to make this story even more interesting by telling us how his licence disappeared in the first place - totting up or out and out skullduggery???

He's crocked I think - wrote an article on it a while back.

[Crippo]

I've got a kit car and I manage to carry my bike.
I strap some pipe lagging to the roll cage, Pipe lagging under the down tube. Then I place the bike in with rear wheel against the dash and down tube resting on the rollcage. I then strap it up. Front wheel in wheel bag and then sits between the bike and side of the car. Then cycling bag packs out the rest of it. I have turned up to a Merida Mountain Bike event in such fashion and the Tour of the Peak Road sportive in too and had the most amazing days driving out in sunshine and driving back after a top day on the bike. Absolute blast and I thoroughly recommend a touch of impractical transport to your lives.