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with the marathon tires but not as hard as putting them back i found the offending shard of glass my wife s cosmetic tweezers were perfect for getting it out yep this is the little bugger finding the puncture was a pain as it was small and the wind outside made hearing the hiss of air a bit difficult i had to use the magic potion the famous magic potion bit of dish washing liquid and water if you suspect a hole just apply it sparingly on the tube if you see bubbles you found it next i used the sanding paper to rough the area around the hole the pros say there are people who rough too little and people who don t rough enough so make sure when you do it you get to the nice fresh rubber underneath sot that the vulcanizing agent can work it s magic i applied the vulcanizing agent before actually checking how big the patch is going to be but the more the merrier i guess the 60 seconds you have to wait for the agent to start vulcanizing the rubber gives you time to prepare the patch peel the silver layer apply to the tube profit some patches i put on in the spring still holding well putting the tube back in the rim i pumped it to make sure the patch holds nothing worse then finding it doesn t when you ve replaced the tire bead whoops seems that there s a problem around the old patch it s probably from the debris in the tire when i pumped the tube it pressed against the tire and presto and new puncture ready remember kids always remove the debris from your tires before putting the tube back once that puncture was fixed as well it was time to replace the tube in the rim had to remove the valve as well to be able to get to the puncture put the nut back on the keep the tube in place new big patch and inside clear of debris putting the bead back in as you can clearly see here the gloves gave up all done the tube holds air again and that all folks took me 10 minutes to fix it while actually taking pictures one thing i forgot to check it that the bead on the other side of the rim was in as well so i got a nasty surprise when i tried riding off no problem deflated the tire pushed bead back in inflated the tire lesson for me always check i must admit it s been a while since i posted mainly because there are other bloggers who write about important things better and usually before i think of them there s been a lot happening lately flashrides on blackfriars bridge street talks lcc going dutch freewheeler taking leave and of course most importantly the cycling embassy of gb launch as reported by mark from ibikelondon so a lot of good things the cycling world is gathering momentum it would seem thanks for reading i am planning to write a post all about the bakfiets if there s anything that is of particular interest to you drop me a line posted by ndru at wednesday september 07 2011 5 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest thursday 3 march 2011 it s time to talk i ve been neglecting my blog my twitter activity and many other things since the recession seems to be finally over in my segment of the market as an extension of the unexpected boom in middle eastern building market which means i have just enough spare time to see my kids every evening and to sleep however i have decided to use my lunch break to type up a quick but very important note about an event which i have been informed about by a group of very interesting people some time ago because of the vision of livable london these people share they have come up with and idea of a platform for people to learn and express their ideas about how to improve the city and turning it from a transit zone into a place that people actually want to live in thus an event has been set up for people who would like to see london change into a much more pleasant place it s called street talks and the first one of a series is going to be held in the yorkshire grey pub on tuesday 8th march 2011 anyone who d like to share ideas learn something about urban design or have a nice pint with interesting people is very welcome as mentioned by mark at his ibikelondon blog tom barry all seeing mayoral eye and editor of boriswatch is the first speaker tom not only reads through tfl board minutes so you don t have to he lives under the flight path at heathrow and is first to guess when the piccadilly line might break down and why he s kicking things off with a transport focussed address state of the city the highs and lows of london transport policy 2000 2011 these events are a unique opportunity for people who would like to influence policies in london to unite find out about what they can do and get support for their own initiatives see you there oh do check out their facebook page posted by ndru at thursday march 03 2011 1 comment email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest wednesday 12 january 2011 cycling revolution reality check firstly apologies for long pause in posting as you all now i was out riding all day on my new bike when i wasn t riding my bicycle i was devouring massive amounts of posts my fellow bicycle bloggers were producing some of them where really amazing some were annoying because they were about the stuff i wanted to write about which is good because it seems we share similar views the charming weather outside is taking it s toll on me this and the deepening depression caused by reading freewheelers rants made me reflect on the present and the future of mass cycling in london and uk let me just say that it s overall even more depressing however if it s my feeling low influencing my views or my views influencing my depression i don t know yet let s not forget there is a light at the end of the tunnel and that the spring and summer for cycling are yet to come warning this is a long post there have been few things bothering me about the stance of the government regarding the situation on the road hardly anyone misses the fact that if you are not in a car you are usually 2nd or even 3rd category citizen at best this is the result of waging the war on motorists apparently started by the labour and now made to end my tories many bloggers have been writing about the utter nonsense of calling it a war on motorists and that such thing never existed if there were any nuisances created for the drivers they were _ well compensated for by the comfort and privileges they get _ a simple compensation for the damage the extremely high car usage has brought to the city now these changes are to be reversed which will create more congestion more frustration worse air pollution and will generally decrease the quality of living in london and everywhere else to be frank plus it s a general misunderstanding to call people who use a car for transport motorists just as calling people who use bicycles cyclists it creates divisions and that s really what it is about this is not the way forward we are all people sharing the same space and choosing different modes of transport what we need is a better awareness of how our choice affects ourselves and everyone else and infrastructure that values all choices in the same way at the moment if you choose the car you are massively better off however the cost to the society and most importantly for yourself is quite high the car is a very useful machine even though it creates a lot of problems at the same time it s convenient fast safe for it s user and highly practical yet what needs to be said is that it proves to be useless in dense urban areas for the simple reason that there s never going to be enough room for everyone to have a car yet by discouraging other modes of transport crowded and overpriced pt poor quality cycle provisions cluttered and narrow pavements we encourage more people to drive and they do not because they are bad or they don t care even if some don t but because of convenience 90 of the population don t want to be heroes they simply want to live their lives in comfort which the car offers to them what s left unsaid is that once people who drive get out of their cars they have to use crappy pavements cover long distances on foot which is the effect of taking space away from people to give them to cars it baffles me why people don t oppose but then it s probably because it s compensated by the comfort of the car and some people simply hardly get out of them now to change this situation a different approach is needed and it s a revolutionary one this approach means that the space is divided according to the needs of different users by allowing and making different transport modes equal you create an alternative for people to choose from yet provisions for all need to be made of the same quality why is this important because while people don t want to be heroes some genuinely want to cycle they know about the benefits they are willing to do it and their situation permits them to according to this post the demographics are shaped in such a way that the current levels of people cycling fall in a very tiny percentage of the population these are the people who already cycle be it the sporty type or the utility type they share the will to do so some regardless of the circumstances obviously there s also a group that would never cycle period this accounts for about 33 of population of portland and i believe it s somewhat similar in london now between the 8 of population who already cycle and the 33 of people who wouldn t no matter what there is around 60 that would provide they were feeling safe and convenient unless this requisite is met cycling will not go up from the 2 3 which it is at at the moment this is because we ve hit the barrier all the cycling campaigns have been focusing on getting this small percentage of people on bikes it s easy when someone really wants to cycle all the provisions the cycle campaigns want are sufficient to keep these people happy oh they like to complain sure but that doesn t mean that the status quo isn t to their liking what s more disturbing is that the cycling campaigns are made up of people who cycle so in the end they campaign for people who already cycle they campaign for provisions adequate for less then 9 of the population how do i know that because people vote with their bikes the modal share remains at 2 3 what other proof do you need and people are not lazy either a lot of people go to gyms after work to get exercise that the bike would give them yet the concern about their safety doesn t allow them it s really hard to take risks when you are the sole breadwinner and you have kids trust me thus a new type of cycling campaign must be born a group of people that caters for the 66 of population that requires something else than painted lanes which cars ignore a campaign that is not afraid of calling the emperor s naked and doesn t dismiss examples from successful countries in europe and lobbies to create comprehensive and high quality provisions unless this happens we will be stuck with organisations who want well for their members of course but who refuse to see that they marginalise cycling in effect plus they propagate the tired old myths about good cycling infrastructure we live in an ancient city as if amsterdam or copenhagen we all built in the 20th century cycle tracks are dangerous as if roads were safer there s no political will well no since nor you nor anyone else is lobbying for them how can there be it would cost billions billions less then the car infrastructure plus how much does it cost to take one lane away from motor vehicles and put a kerb there so it s not flouted on every occasion the light i mentioned at the beginning is the cycling embassy of great britain established by jim from lo fidelity bicycle club it seems that out of frustration born from interaction with the cycling campaigns a new kind of lobby is born i am keenly following the embassy and will personally get involved to help them out the biggest challenge in front of any such attempt is getting through to the general public let s face it most of people who read cycle blogs are people who ride bikes anyway while they re of course not to be neglected the target audience are people who don t this is not about safety in numbers anymore it s about political force and it s not about getting people on bikes straight away either they won t until the road space is given to them to ride their bikes not worried about people driving their cars carelessly it s about getting people to write to their representatives and demand safe bicycle infrastructure to create liveable city there is hope since more and more people start buying practical bikes there are more and more people writing about what to buy while you might thinks it s not relevant to mass cycling i think otherwise the choice of bicycle determines its uses a sporty bike will appeal to a user at first but will demonstrate its limitations quite soon becoming a toy rather then a tool on the other hand a practical utility bike will be used a lot for different purposes proving a great investment it will also prove to others around you that a car is not a necessity people buying practical bikes drag riding bikes out of the niche sport cycling and the campaigns have pushed it into no nonsense no lycra just utilitarian tool this in turn makes more people want to ride bikes which in turn benefits them all while it s important to get people who don t ride bikes on them it s also important to get people who already ride to act the fact that the only voice belongs to the old cycling campaigns means that the status quo will be maintained and there s a lot anyone of us can do for example the lip consultation in the city of london any of us can write to their mp and councillors it s time to change the pr problem of the bicycle by showing the authorities that normal people want to ride their bikes safely on well designed cycle tracks ps i am trying to help the embassy by creating a visual campaign aimed to highlight the benefits of using bicycle for transport all ideas welcome i wish you all happy new year on your bicycle posted by ndru at wednesday january 12 2011 30 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest tuesday 28 december 2010 bakfiets long delivered prologue richard from workcycles has kindly provided me with some photographs of my bakfiets before it left their shop in amsterdam enjoy posted by ndru at tuesday december 28 2010 8 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest older posts home subscribe to posts atom contact me blog archive 2011 6 december 1 my response to kulveer ranger september 3 march 1 january 1 2010 30 december 2 november 8 october 5 september 3 august 12 followers blogs worth reading amsterdamize com aseasyasridingabike com bikesnobnyc com copenhagencyclechick com copenhagenize com crapwalthamforest com cycalogical com cyclelondoncity com cycleoffutility com hembrow blogspot com ibikelondon blogspot com kimharding net 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