Music Pirate

Oh purleeeze..... I come (since 1989) from MTB (never rode a road bike in my life, apart from a cast iron drop car BSA three speed in the late 60's), hence my emphasis on mountain bikers.... plus, access issues are more likely to arise from the abuse of the MTB "fields of play" rather than littering on a public road...... which, IMHO, is no less of a travesty......

I think that this incident (plus innumerable similar ones) highlights the difference between mountain bikers and people who ride mountain bikes........ or maybe, to be more general, between cyclists and those who ride bicycles.........

Ja, my encounters have been top-notch..... communications great and delivery very prompt......

My second..... 22 years after my first.......

I use a really old H.A.W.G. .... a very good piece of gear........

Rear jockey? Anchor? What are they?

Assonance.... not alliteration..... but you're excused anyway.....

The Province & Location seem to be at odds.....

One huge advantage of a bicycle is that it's relatively quick 'n easy to dismount to walk the bits that are beyond one's skill level (which, in my case, is fairly frequent) ...... the decision making process relating to this is made even more straight forward if a course is pre-ridden....... remounting should also not pose too many time-related problems....... the choice to take a risk by exceeding technical ability is, of course, always available... hence the required waiver....

Oh... and parking lamps (lights)..... NRTA Regulation 165 (2) No person shall operate on a public road a motor vehicle of which only the parking lamps are lighted while such vehicle is in motion.

Not legal dude...... for any fog lamps....... both annoying and dangerous, IMHO....... NRTA Regulation 163 (6) No person shall operate on a public road, a motor vehicle while any fog lamp fitted to such vehicle is lit, except in conditions of poor visibility caused by snow, fog, mist, dust or smoke.

With knobbly tyres....

We must accept that any TDF result may only be finalised ten years from now........ by the way, is this REALLY the 100th running of Le Tour? What about the recent ones that have been declared "winnerless"......

It's not about the bike......

And some (one, at least) end up being cricket commentators....... and legends........