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Re: Ride London has a 22mph restriction

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Yorick wrote: Tue May 17, 2022 8:30 am Now I know more about it, maybe I was a bit harsh.

But cyclists are still moaning gits :D Should hear the abuse they shout during the Ironman events I've done ;)
Oh yes, they/we really are... often. Even so much so that they irritate me, despite me being one of the most patient overtakers on the planet and waiting for massive gaps. But if you put yourself in their/our shoes, sometimes the things we have to put up with on the roads are ridiculous, people overtaking with only 2 options, 1 to crash into a car, 2 crash into a bicycle, they're going to take option 2 every single time.

But cyclists at times don't help themselves with the public i will 100% agree.
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Re: Ride London has a 22mph restriction

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weeksy wrote: Mon May 16, 2022 9:38 pm
Couchy wrote: Mon May 16, 2022 9:17 pm
weeksy wrote: Mon May 16, 2022 7:37 pm

22mph ain't racing for many.
Is the event meant to be a race or just a ride ? If it’s not a race what’s the issue ?
Depends on your interpretation. It's an event on road bikes on a closed road with a start and a finish.
Well a race is a defined start and finish and is officially timed, if it hasn't got that then it's not a race and they should stop moaning and enter a proper race
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Re: Ride London has a 22mph restriction

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Couchy wrote: Tue May 17, 2022 11:53 am
weeksy wrote: Mon May 16, 2022 9:38 pm
Couchy wrote: Mon May 16, 2022 9:17 pm

Is the event meant to be a race or just a ride ? If it’s not a race what’s the issue ?
Depends on your interpretation. It's an event on road bikes on a closed road with a start and a finish.
Well a race is a defined start and finish and is officially timed, if it hasn't got that then it's not a race and they should stop moaning and enter a proper race
Probably not man enough. Like folk who only do trackdays :)
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Re: Ride London has a 22mph restriction

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Yorick wrote: Tue May 17, 2022 12:07 pm
Couchy wrote: Tue May 17, 2022 11:53 am
weeksy wrote: Mon May 16, 2022 9:38 pm

Depends on your interpretation. It's an event on road bikes on a closed road with a start and a finish.
Well a race is a defined start and finish and is officially timed, if it hasn't got that then it's not a race and they should stop moaning and enter a proper race
Probably not man enough. Like folk who only do trackdays :)
LOL you can bet your arse if you can do 22mph average you'll have dabbled in racing :)
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Re: Ride London has a 22mph restriction

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weeksy wrote: Tue May 17, 2022 12:09 pm
Yorick wrote: Tue May 17, 2022 12:07 pm
Couchy wrote: Tue May 17, 2022 11:53 am

Well a race is a defined start and finish and is officially timed, if it hasn't got that then it's not a race and they should stop moaning and enter a proper race
Probably not man enough. Like folk who only do trackdays :)
LOL you can bet your arse if you can do 22mph average you'll have dabbled in racing :)
That was quick :banana-wrench:
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Re: Ride London has a 22mph restriction

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Yorick wrote: Tue May 17, 2022 12:11 pm
weeksy wrote: Tue May 17, 2022 12:09 pm
Yorick wrote: Tue May 17, 2022 12:07 pm
Probably not man enough. Like folk who only do trackdays :)
LOL you can bet your arse if you can do 22mph average you'll have dabbled in racing :)
That was quick :banana-wrench:
I'm not working at the moment as i'm off out cycling to not do 22mph in a minute :D
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Re: Ride London has a 22mph restriction

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weeksy wrote: Tue May 17, 2022 12:13 pm
Yorick wrote: Tue May 17, 2022 12:11 pm
weeksy wrote: Tue May 17, 2022 12:09 pm

LOL you can bet your arse if you can do 22mph average you'll have dabbled in racing :)
That was quick :banana-wrench:
I'm not working at the moment as i'm off out cycling to not do 22mph in a minute :D
I'm just watching my pal applying third coat of varnish to the bar wood pieces.
A fly landed on one and when he scraped it off, it scratched right down to the wood.

He's taken it home to sort out as his leisure.
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Re: Ride London has a 22mph restriction

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weeksy wrote: Tue May 17, 2022 8:25 am
asmethurst99 wrote: Tue May 17, 2022 8:21 am
weeksy wrote: Tue May 17, 2022 6:21 am

I'm not sure what that has to do with it ?

And yes, many people are inconvenienced by the noise. It's a different inconvenience, but still exists.

Done forget that despite a minor inconvenience, every person who registers to ride, pledges to raise £600 for charity.


Trackdays don't raise a lot :) Cycling doesn't pollute either.. :)
i'm not a car owner and its for only for a day -its quite disruptive though for some people
Granted i'm sure it is... but it's not like it's a shock.... Bank Holidays seem an inconvenience to many with closing of the shops and people need to stack up on 3 months worth of shopping for the weekend. Train/Rail closures are also inconvenient. But not only is this 1 part of 1 day, it's a lot of people raising a lot of money to help others out...
I agree with you - the local papers have tales of woe
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Re: Ride London has a 22mph restriction

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At the end of the day, i don't much give a monkeys about it all. It's not a ride i'd venture into and not a speed that will or would affect me.

But it all seems a bit daft and a bit dangerous.

There's reports that apparently they're completely disagreeing with the 22mph statement that was in their number pack/joining pack. It's interesting (to people who care anyway) to see how this one plays out.
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I'm watching the race commentary on TV now so they think it's a race
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Re: Ride London has a 22mph restriction

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Isn’t there a race as well? (I’m not watching)
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Crosshair wrote: Sun May 29, 2022 5:56 pm Isn’t there a race as well? (I’m not watching)
Yes it was the 3rd and final day of The Ride London Clasique ladies race. My frien and I went into London to watch the ladies race.
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Re: Ride London has a 22mph restriction

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Cool! Was it good?
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Crosshair wrote: Sun May 29, 2022 8:42 pm Cool! Was it good?
It was very good, because not many people care about a ladies cycle race it was very easy to get a great view all around the circuit even the start and the ladies are far more grateful for the fan support than the men IMHO
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Re: Ride London has a 22mph restriction

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Awesome!