Warren_G Posted November 19, 2015 Posted November 19, 2015 About time! Anyone know if there are any environmental initiatives happening in road cycling? Always wondered where all those bibons end up... http://dirtmountainbike.com/news/tear-offs-banned-at-2016-bds.html#wIUuVlRzGm5LsJJD.97
NixM Posted November 19, 2015 Posted November 19, 2015 About time! Anyone know if there are any environmental initiatives happening in road cycling? Always wondered where all those bibons end up... http://dirtmountainbike.com/news/tear-offs-banned-at-2016-bds.html#wIUuVlRzGm5LsJJD.97 I stand corrected but my understanding is that in the last few years they have been made from biodegradable plastic. If only PPA would impose some littering rules in the local rides, disgusting to see how people chuck Gu sachets
EmptyB Posted November 19, 2015 Posted November 19, 2015 About time! Anyone know if there are any environmental initiatives happening in road cycling? Always wondered where all those bibons end up... http://dirtmountainbike.com/news/tear-offs-banned-at-2016-bds.html#wIUuVlRzGm5LsJJD.97 Agreed. Good on them!!
Super_mil Posted November 20, 2015 Posted November 20, 2015 I stand corrected but my understanding is that in the last few years they have been made from biodegradable plastic. If only PPA would impose some littering rules in the local rides, disgusting to see how people chuck Gu sachetsI'm pretty sure the name brand tear offs are not biodegradable. They have been banned from local enduro (real enduro - motorbike enduro ) for some time. There is a company that makes biodegradable tear offs but they are not fantastic as the clarity through the tear off is not brilliant. http://motocrossactionmag.com/Uploads/Public/Images/0000AUGUST/BIO11.jpgI think it is a good thing to do away with tear offs.The roll off systems on offer are not too bad and they help to keep trails, tracks etc clean.
Duane_Bosch Posted November 23, 2015 Posted November 23, 2015 The roll off systems on offer are not too bad and they help to keep trails, tracks etc clean. Ja. Except Roll Off's SUCKKKK!!!! for mountain biking. AAAANY moisture between lense and roll off and it's glued in place. You have to be so careful with the roll off and the goggle treating it like a nuclear bomb cos any little thing will cause it to fail and there's nothing worse than riding with a 3km streamer flapping from your helmet. It still amazes me that in this day & age we ride with derailleurs on dh bikes and tear offs/roll offs on our goggles. Ah. That feels better now.
Super_mil Posted November 24, 2015 Posted November 24, 2015 Ja. Except Roll Off's SUCKKKK!!!! for mountain biking. AAAANY moisture between lense and roll off and it's glued in place. You have to be so careful with the roll off and the goggle treating it like a nuclear bomb cos any little thing will cause it to fail and there's nothing worse than riding with a 3km streamer flapping from your helmet. It still amazes me that in this day & age we ride with derailleurs on dh bikes and tear offs/roll offs on our goggles. Ah. That feels better now. There is no bulletproof system if it is wet enough to be honest and getting any system to work well comes down to prepping the system properly. With roll-offs you have to be extra careful that water can't get in behind the film, because as you say, if it does you might as well take the goggles off (same holds for tear-offs, but doesn't happen as easily). http://ep1.pinkbike.org/p6pb12645577/p5pb12645577.jpg
Duane_Bosch Posted November 24, 2015 Posted November 24, 2015 There is no bulletproof system if it is wet enough to be honest and getting any system to work well comes down to prepping the system properly. With roll-offs you have to be extra careful that water can't get in behind the film, because as you say, if it does you might as well take the goggles off (same holds for tear-offs, but doesn't happen as easily). 100%. Luckily we live in Sunny SA. If it's raining just give it a few hours.
NixM Posted November 24, 2015 Posted November 24, 2015 I'm pretty sure the name brand tear offs are not biodegradable. They have been banned from local enduro (real enduro - motorbike enduro ) for some time. There is a company that makes biodegradable tear offs but they are not fantastic as the clarity through the tear off is not brilliant. http://motocrossactionmag.com/Uploads/Public/Images/0000AUGUST/BIO11.jpgI think it is a good thing to do away with tear offs.The roll off systems on offer are not too bad and they help to keep trails, tracks etc clean. I was referring to bidons used by pro road cyclists as being biodegradeable. The OP's original post wanted to know what happens to them.
popcorn_skollie Posted November 24, 2015 Posted November 24, 2015 With increased pressure environmentally, due to the nature of the disposal of tear-offs we can not guarantee 100% pick up of said litter. No Pun intended
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