Casual Cycle
Any recommendations? I don't know if I want to splash out on something expensive. I was thinking of getting some cheap tat to act more as a deterrent, but then I thought, what if I actually need the footage? My commute is pretty short, but the amount of drivers who are happy to risk my life to shave 5 seconds off their journey is a problem.
Would any £5 cheapo camera make drivers think twice before trying to run me into the kerb or am I better off getting a decent quality camera? I'm cool with refurb/second hand.
The biggest issue with this frame was a dent on the lower tube, I didn't have any decent blocks of wood to make a frame roller, so the wife and I spent yesterday making them as a 3d print.
While it didn't completely remove the dent, it did help make it smaller.
Before
After: the paint wearing was from sanding down ready for painting not the blocks
Sanded the frame back and treated the rust not a huge amount the worst part was the fender bracket. Currently waiting for the krust to do it's thing before giving it an acf50 paint
- www.theguardian.com Labour investment in cycling and walking will be unprecedented, says Louise Haigh
Transport secretary says government’s strategy for active travel could cut GP appointments by millions
The used steel frame I recently brought has arrived, a bit of rust here and there are some scuffs and such, but I plan to sand it back and respray, so these aren't issues. Threads look good all round.
Going to have to put together the parts I have and slowly buy the ones I need.
Going to be a fun project for sure.
Benefit of going slow enough to notice things
- • 100%ebiketips.road.cc Government's 500W and throttle e-bike proposals are 'unnecessary, risky and the wrong approach' say UK trade bodies
The government’s recent e-bike proposals to double the legal wattage of motors to 500W and allow ‘twist and go’ e-bikes with throttle control up to 15.5mph are ‘unnecessary’, ‘risky’, and the ‘wrong approach’, the Bicycle Association (BA) and Association of Cycle Traders (ACT) have said. The Departm...
Found Dan's story and personality to be really engaging. I know videos don't go down too well but anyone looking for something to listen to this Friday might be interested.
- youtube.com THIS IS WHY YOU DON’T BUY A £275 MOUNTAIN #BIKE!
I pushed this cheap £175 mountain bike to the limits in the £10000 Bike vs Budget bike challenge and it only lasted one day of riding MTB trails and jumps, w...
A really random low-key suggestion from YouTube at lunch turned out to be some ancient-buried gold from back when YouTube was much better.
- talesontwowheels.com BBSHD Programming For The Pedaling Cyclist
(But Not For The Throttler) There is a follow-on to this article that tinkers with these settings a bit further. In August 2023 I published another update that passed along what I’m doing dif…
This focuses on the BBSHD, but they cover a lot of the terminology, with the focus on using the ebike part as an assist and for cargo bikes and not a replacement. It should be applicable to anyone with the ability to configure their e-bikes.
I use the ev-12 every day kind of low-key wish to do a whole one some day
- • 100%www.cyclist.co.uk Watch: How to clean a bike in the time it takes to make a cup of tea
Cyclist's expert mechanic gives few simple tools and techniques that will help you clean your bike in next to no time
- www.themayor.eu Bike commuting reaches record numbers in Belgium | TheMayor.EU
Going to work while cycling is becoming increasingly popular and common in Belgium, with a recent report indicating that 39% of workers opt for this mode of mobility.
Had a lot of trees down in my area and I picked up the most perfectly stright blackthorn right through the guard material of my marathon plus'
Video from Everything's Been Done discussing the health benefits of everyday cycling.
- piped.kavin.rocks Piped
An alternative privacy-friendly YouTube frontend which is efficient by design.
- • 100%off.road.cc MTB trail etiquette - can winter riding damage trails?
Many riders assume they understand the potential damage effect of riding in wet and muddy conditions but unless you have shaped and shovelled some dirt, you probably don’t. Winter is the wear season for bikes and trails, with both exposed to enhanced mechanical and material wear. For riders, the iss...
