Code of the road.

[bikeworkshop]

I like tanks, in particular the Tiger II and Jagdpanther.

Is it ok to like the T34?
I think by the above measure, yes.

Wise to always allow tanks
"right of way"

 

[Corsa of Course]

I always give a big thumbs up to tank drivers who wear a helmet, you wouldn't want them to bang their bonce on that hard interior shell and loose control of the vehicle....Mmmm don't think a plastic helmet from Decathlon is gonna save me

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Lovely picture, a Holdsworth and a Warrior FV, would definitely get a wave, and even a that makes it a lovely day.

 

[Imlach]

I always do the nod and most cyclists do it back to me here in Denmark. I also wave thank you to cars if they stop to let me cross and generally try to be a positive influence in every way. I always make room for pedestrians, even when they drop into the bicycle lanes and get in the way. Negativity only breeds contempt for cyclists and honestly I think too many cyclists here, in urban areas, are focused on getting to their destination in a way that is almost as compulsive and careless as car drivers. Happy to share the roads with everyone. Don't care if you wear a helmet. I felt safer wearing one and will again sometime.

 

[vtwinvince]

T34 was the most successful AFV of the conflict, so yes, it's OK by me. BTW the Jagdpanther was strictly not a tank, but I like it as my godfather commanded one in the Harz mountains in 1945.

 

[sjcprojects]

Having criticised a rider for using big/big gearing earlier in this thread, I was watching the Tour of Britain today (it literally went past the end of my road, so I followed a bit of the stage on TV after seeing it in person) and I noticed the race leader Julian Alaphilippe went up the whole of Jawbone Hill (which is a 10% climb for 2km) in his big/big gearing. So, what do I know?

Mind you, in this case I'm guessing he didn't also have his chain rubbing on the FD . Just goes to show, though, if you're a pro, yes you can do this, and you're not having to care about stretching your chain or damaging anything much on a single ride - but if you're not a pro, you really should care. Anyway, rant over, I just thought it was funny to see this. And it still looks all wrong, to me...

 

[minor_LEGEND]

Yeah when you don't pay for your own transmissions, anything goes.

 

[bikeworkshop]

Also bigger sprockets are more efficient
i.e. 52-26 better than 42-21.

(But don't mention chainline)

 

[sjcprojects]

Apologies to the OP that I’ve completely derailed this thread, although people were talking about tanks earlier, so I guess that metaphorical horse has already bolted .

I've seen blurb from SRAM about some of their later RDs boasting that you can have all the gears 'fully useable', so presumably they've fixed the chainline issue somehow? Although that would surely also depend on the geometry of the frame and other factors as well, so it seems like a questionable boast to me.

I just can't help thinking about the forces going through the chain, and it makes me flinch, but I guess I'm not up on the latest tech...

 

[bikeworkshop]

I would say "cross- chaining" is at best impolite to other cyclists and potentially mildly offensive, especially with dura-ace di2.

Also potential offence:

Riding with soft tyres
Pedaling with dry, squealing chain
Squealing brakes, disc or rim.
Creaking BB30
Too low a saddle
(I can't bear too high a saddle either, specially if the rider is all in lycra)

 

[pigman]

Had a look at some of the bikes after today's finish. Most were riding 54/40 10/36