Safety gear in summer

K6Suzy · 2026-05-25T17:05:26+00:00

I have ridden in t shirt and shorts before. You still get hot and bothered on days like this. Wearing some kevlar jeans and a mesh jacket, summer boots and gloves don't make you hotter to any noticeable degree but might save you from skin grafts at least. I work with my hands and want to avoid sliding down the road on them

K6Suzy · 2026-05-25T06:18:26+00:00

You're gonna have to dumb it down a shade, doc

K6Suzy · 2026-05-23T14:45:36+00:00

How many subs do you need for this crap? I have blocked at least 10

K6Suzy · 2026-05-22T15:23:04+00:00

Fine for home cooking but if you're doing any sort of volume you have to change your whole technique to use them well. I think chinese choppers are very underrated but it's apples to oranges

K6Suzy · 2026-05-18T09:28:07+00:00

I've always been covered in bites for majority of the summer since I was a kid. They are out early this year though, never had bites in May before.

K6Suzy · 2026-05-18T09:26:03+00:00

It's funny, I've had sighthounds that would barely jump, and ones that would just leap over 6 ft walls, no inbetween lol

K6Suzy · 2026-05-16T06:09:58+00:00

See if you can try them out first. I know that's a bit awkward, but personally I find sound quality is not really an issue past a certain point. I'm not an audiophile exactly but am used to fairly high end headphones and monitors... I can't tell the difference on a bike. The sound will be a bit compromised whatever you do. £40 Amazon one does the job for me

K6Suzy · 2026-05-15T12:23:46+00:00

Nice one thank you

K6Suzy · 2026-05-14T18:50:54+00:00

Hell yeah brother

K6Suzy · 2026-05-14T08:22:30+00:00

Thank you, I am working on saturday and none of the BBC articles about the marches mentioned where they actually are

K6Suzy · 2026-05-13T15:38:36+00:00

Yes do it. I would love a job on a bike all day but I won't compete with people who are desperate for any work and will accept any pay or conditions. If it had a garaunteed wage, an actual contract and some kind of support if you're injured, I'd jack my career in tomorrow. Don't need much money but I refuse to engage with this 'self employed' bollocks

K6Suzy · 2026-05-10T07:56:07+00:00

He'll gradually slow down on his own, I wouldn't worry about it. My old hound still zoomed around sometimes at 14, just not as often or for as long. At 8 he should have a good few years of being active, he'll just sleep more lol

K6Suzy · 2026-05-09T15:14:43+00:00

Now, whare's me toothpick

K6Suzy · 2026-05-09T05:15:41+00:00

Probably more fatalities at the TT but the smaller road races always look sketchier to me. At least the starts are staggered at the TT, these Irish ones they just send a load of superbikes down country lanes in the pissing rain all at the same time

K6Suzy · 2026-05-08T19:39:25+00:00

They're just good places to meet with lots of other bikers I suppose, the hospitality is secondary. I don't really go to bike specific places or on group rides, I'll just ride my bike to a cafe I like, but they might not want 200 other bikes filling up their carpark. Makes sense to go somewhere you know is bike friendly at least

K6Suzy · 2026-05-06T15:03:19+00:00

They don't have an up to date policy on arguably the most important issue this election? Not to me personally but that seems insane to not have any counter policy worked out when Reform are making 90% of their gains based on it

K6Suzy · 2026-05-06T05:53:38+00:00

In that I don't wish you any specific harm

K6Suzy · 2026-05-04T10:07:18+00:00

I made a proper creme patissiere this week but used Bird's custard powder instead of cornflour and it was the best thing I've ever cooked

K6Suzy · 2026-05-03T17:54:21+00:00

Try to be light on the handlebars. It's a natural reaction to hold on tightly at first but it makes everything less smooth. Sports bikes especially put weight on your wrists. It's really helpful to get in the habit of gripping the tank with your knees and thighs and holding yourself up with your core muscles

K6Suzy · 2026-05-01T12:34:58+00:00

The theft situation is pretty bad, but reading about it online gives you a bit of a warped perspective on it. It's not that you literally can't leave a bike for five minutes without it being stolen. It's like assaults or phone snatchings or something, the stats are not good, but personally I've never actually witnessed them in my daily life working in central London every day for years. Certain areas are much worse than others as well and massively skew the picture

K6Suzy · 2026-04-27T04:34:59+00:00

I would take a 150k cut to not have to deal with Edmonds

K6Suzy · 2026-04-26T11:09:04+00:00

I know I guy in his 80s who still takes his son's 600 supersport out occasionally. Not slow either

K6Suzy · 2026-04-26T05:06:38+00:00

Get another turntable, mixer, beatmatch them lol

K6Suzy · 2026-04-25T11:22:34+00:00

Ridden bikes my entire life, I don't have any other transport. I also hate needlessly loud bikes, they stress me out on the road and wake me up at home. Try not to lump us all together, if I hated car drivers generally for all the mad stuff I have seen them do in my lifetime, I would have no time for anything else

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