Re: Disc brake maintenance tips

On 6/26/2024 7:20 PM, Roger Merriman wrote:

Frank Krygowski <frkrygow@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

On 6/24/2024 3:38 PM, Roger Merriman wrote:

Frank Krygowski <frkrygow@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

On 6/24/2024 4:40 AM, Roger Merriman wrote:

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It’s more his or rather Vehicular cycling as an ideology or political idea
which it is, which is dead as dodo.

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Sorry, that's not making sense. "Vehicular Cycling" is essentially
riding a bicycle as a legal vehicle on a normal road according to
existing laws. Are you saying that's political? And that it should not
be allowed?
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That’s being obtuse it’s the political aspect ie the Advocacy against bike
infrastructure.

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You need to re-read this:
https://cyclingsavvy.org/2024/06/how-to-ruin-a-buffered-bike-lane/

 What a someone who dislikes bike lanes dislikes bike lanes well how about
that!

I think they're explaining quite clearly what they don't like and why. Andrew and Rolf and I have expressed some of the same points. When Jay Beattie was posting here, he said much the same.
ISTM your firm idealistic beliefs are ignoring a lot of detailed, experienced reports.

As ever with cherry picking, can’t speak for that lane as I’ve not used it...

Please note that the author _has_ used it!

but in all probability I’ve used much busier and faster moving segregated
bike lanes, as long as they are wide and it’s fine, as ever it’s cherry
picking examples.

You're over-using "cherry picking" and applying it to anything you can't rebut. And conversely, your tendency to use the London Embankment as the perfect example to defend (all?) other segregated facilities _does_ qualify as cherry picking!

do I like wands? Not much to be honest but they are low risk, clearly
hitting the concrete kerbs wouldn’t be wise, but you cycle about same
distance out as you would on the road.

Some of us have pointed out excessively narrow bike chutes. Some of us have pointed out collisions with curbs or posts. I've pointed out studies that documented increased, not decreased, crash risk.

Again, [Forester] brought the advice to a population that had never heard it.
I'll add, he explained it all with logic that was unassailable - except
by those who refuse to use logic, but instead prefer propaganda.
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And yet it’s sunk with out trace now!

That is quite obviously flat out _wrong!_ I mentioned and/or gave links to education programs that are based on the principles he pointed out. And as I said, aside from a fairy tale world where every street has a magic "innovative" bike chute, cyclists will always need to ride normal roads. The best way to do that is to use Vehicular Cycling principles.
Come to think of it, how do _you_ ride when on a normal road?
If you ride according to existing traffic laws, you're doing Vehicular Cycling. If you're not following those laws, you need to begin. Look into the Bikeability program in your own country. It's not "sunk without a trace."
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- Frank Krygowski