The reasoning
"The proposals aim to introduce a lower speed limit, thereby reducing the likely potential of injury accidents and create an environment to encourage more walking and cycling."
- yes please!

Sorry bud, not been paying attention, but for me off road gnarly it happens a lot and is mostly fine, road never had a problem on my mid/high range bikes and wheels...

Totally agree, HTs rock - the only reason I moved onto trail bikes for some rides was my ageing body got battered too much by my hardtail on big events (like the Kielder 100), and I needed a 140mm travel both ends bike to nurse me through 10+ hours of riding (still ride hardtails a lot though)

...in many respects, yes, but a specific sort of hardtail.
I couldn't ride it at trail centres, rocky descents or in wet mud, whereas every other hardtail I have had has excelled in those conditions.
(I'm pretty likely being a "hardtail snob" in the same way beer snobs are - it is just a hardtail)

I tried to work it out for ages and failed - went to a bike fitter who used an infinitely adjustable thing on my steerer - they moved it in/out, up/down, back/forth with me on rollers for about 45 minutes and we tuned into what was right for me
(I was running a bit too wide, but spot on with stem)

700x38 on my drop bar gravel bike - only works on "gravel"-ish trails in the dry, works fine all the time on tarmac
29x2.1 on my flat bar gravel bike - rolls like a dream everywhere apart from rock gardens

Running always hurts, check in with the pros, and everyone else who has tried!

<wince>
(hope the frame is OK and it is only quite expensive to fix rather than really expensive)

School lane Welwyn herts - maps.app.goo.gl/teLjn7BAKfVd...
Nunn's road Enfield (only on one side 🤷‍♂️) - maps.app.goo.gl/r3igKvtBicxD...

(places I walk sometimes and have to suffer this)

...and I'm finding it weirdly entertaining that fatherhilarious might be being pinged by the bluesky moderation bots - if you are I suspect it is down to the age old "2 countries separated by a common language" thing...

@fatherhilarious.blog interesting that this came up in my feed today (excuse the handle, content seems useful)
bsky.app/profile/astr...
I've now changed a lot of my settings to warn from hide to see what that does to things...

bsky has frustrated me for a while for seemingly missing posts from my feed.

I particularly notice folks like you who often reply to their own posts, but I only see the reply and never see the first post - disappointing, esp how many I might be missing from folks who don't reply/repost...

...cos I've deleted my facebook and twitter accounts, so am only listening on bsky...

After a few quiet days leading up to his UK TV show on Tue for some reason, and then the show not mentioning bsky as a means of connecting (like the show has done for months), the account has started posting again with the usual mix of personal level "Martin" posts plus generic team posts - phew

Absolutely - great plan - except I've got the week off to catch up on decorating and house chores that have built up over the year when I've been out riding/hiking instead of doing those jobs 😭
I'll be with you in spirit as I roller the ceiling

Wonderful, what is it in welsh