tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795150805374542326.post2181039003678083241..comments2023-05-26T09:52:11.278+01:00Comments on KarmaCycle: The ultimate in bike desirability - silenceKarmaCyclehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15884964466372798027noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795150805374542326.post-3315603627831527172010-06-17T14:19:07.896+01:002010-06-17T14:19:07.896+01:00I've got really screechy brakes, so bad they f...I've got really screechy brakes, so bad they frighten pedestrians. Does anyone know what makes brakes screech? - the blocks look OK.Paulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795150805374542326.post-12716241978009002302010-06-16T10:47:41.862+01:002010-06-16T10:47:41.862+01:00Hi Gemma - I'm responding direct by email ... ...Hi Gemma - I'm responding direct by email ... and I'm impressed that you managed to find this blog and noticed the two tings. Makes me feel almost ... relevant!KarmaCyclehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15884964466372798027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795150805374542326.post-35579026691439919042010-06-16T00:14:04.299+01:002010-06-16T00:14:04.299+01:00Hello! I would like to invite you to an event for ...Hello! I would like to invite you to an event for journalists and bloggers about cycling and about the Two Tings campaign that you have just mentioned. If you are interested, please contact me at gemma.bancala@britishwaterways.co.uk<br />I'm writing here becouse I didn't find any email adress, I'm sorry about that. Thank you. GemmaGemmanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795150805374542326.post-72848128335721603082010-06-15T14:31:55.189+01:002010-06-15T14:31:55.189+01:00Thanks guys - Mark - yup, I know what you mean abo...Thanks guys - Mark - yup, I know what you mean about Old Street. Once you get a few sirens, the odd juggernaut, some buses, a "modified" car or two and handful of motorbikes, the din is ... overwhelming. <br /><br />Anon - totally take the point about pedestrians. I can only really let rip along the canal once I get past the Zoo, heading West, as it's normally clear of people and KarmaCyclehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15884964466372798027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795150805374542326.post-34954932573456806522010-06-15T14:24:10.792+01:002010-06-15T14:24:10.792+01:00Yeah, its all fine and lovely until a pedestrian w...Yeah, its all fine and lovely until a pedestrian walks into your path without looking behind them, assuming that they can hear something approaching.<br /><br />I prefer my slow bike with the loud springs in the seat, as people can hear my coming. My fast bike, which is silent, is usually going much faster when I have to swerve at people walking on a cycle path...<br /><br />And on the canal pathAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795150805374542326.post-79467532736988328772010-06-15T14:10:38.637+01:002010-06-15T14:10:38.637+01:00And the silence of bikes is more important than at...And the silence of bikes is more important than at first it might seem: not only does it feel great when you fix that annoying rattle but consider what the noise of 10 cars sounds like by comparison to 10 bikes... apparently noise pollution drives people to an early grave in central London at quite a high number (they probably all live near Old Street roundabout) so the sounds of silence is justibikelondonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06978714126105951294noreply@blogger.com