tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568852931152106119.post4330464014425517139..comments2024-03-17T18:53:05.139-07:00Comments on CycaLogical: Mudcrossriderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00896858165635612158noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568852931152106119.post-59597720151350013302013-02-05T03:25:15.173-08:002013-02-05T03:25:15.173-08:00... Merton's best cycle route is *unpaved*? Wo...... Merton's best cycle route is *unpaved*? Wow. Merton has quite a way to go, it seems.bz2https://www.blogger.com/profile/12501944795613124511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568852931152106119.post-23371321200586853342013-02-02T06:06:25.742-08:002013-02-02T06:06:25.742-08:00This is entirely typical of the NCN. Around these ...This is entirely typical of the NCN. Around these parts (Manchester) you can also add gates that prevent long bikes with trailers, wide panniers, tandems, trikes or similar from using at all.<br /><br />It seems somehow wrong that I have embarked on the construction of a bike specifically to deal exploring NCN with these sorts of conditions. I'm an enthusiast so don't mind too much but there is no way this sort of infrastructure will encourage mass use of the bike for everyday transport.<br /><br />There is a place for a little 'rough stuff' but do not pass it off as cycling infrastructure.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01874854615667361975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568852931152106119.post-89076057382056549942013-02-02T06:05:30.461-08:002013-02-02T06:05:30.461-08:00A cycle path should be rideable on any kind of bik...A cycle path should be rideable on any kind of bike. There's no way I'd take my roadie along here, or even my commuter with slick tyres - it looks like it needs a mountain bike!sadbabyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16498683287790683267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568852931152106119.post-55890953754884005732013-01-31T13:40:07.590-08:002013-01-31T13:40:07.590-08:00I often cycle the Wandle Trail and have - like you...I often cycle the Wandle Trail and have - like you - cursed that particular section many times. A cycle ride across south London should not result in your shoes and trousers getting plastered in mud! Sadly much of our “National Cycle Network” is in a similar poor state.<br /><br />Do you know of any plans to improve this stretch of the route?ibikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00430951745179465660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568852931152106119.post-27391302747614193982013-01-31T09:11:02.209-08:002013-01-31T09:11:02.209-08:00In a nature reserve along the coast in Holland, th...In a nature reserve along the coast in Holland, the tarmac was ripped up for being not natural as well. Especially because it was an area used for filtering drinking water. Wisely they decided to replace it with 5 m wide roads of concrete 'bricks' as paving. Wonderful cycling surroundings.Koenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17409336272282919407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568852931152106119.post-84619259523919890072013-01-30T08:04:52.311-08:002013-01-30T08:04:52.311-08:00The cycle path from Pill in Somerset to central Br...The cycle path from Pill in Somerset to central Bristol, alongside the River Avon, is the fabled "Pill Path", considered a flagship piece of off-road infrastructure in Bristol/North Somerset. It is just about single lane for most of its length and has no tarmac until you get into the city proper. Unless you have fat-and-grippy MTB tyres, it's unusable if it has rained at any point in the last week or so, as all the rain gradually drains down over it and into the river. I was *so* disappointed when I first went to use it :-(D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02048607951978676228noreply@blogger.com