In Switzerland you'd have to pay a big dime, go to jail for 1 to 4 years, loose your license for at least two years, and your car can be confiscated and sold, or scrapped. More countries need to be like Switzerland (in this regard).
If you are doing twice the speed limit in Germany police will PRESUME that you are doing it deliberately and therefore double the fine. Which ist still far too little compared to scandinavian countries.
I mean, there are legitimately a bunch of Nazis who unironically like Hitler. Not saying they are responsible for the votes here, but something to keep in mind.
@@CyclingMikeyEveryone down our way seems to be familiar. I have a friend who seems to know just about everyone. Haha. What are the chances that you know Alice Callinicos or family? Just an experiment.
Mikey with Lorax vibes at 36:57 "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, Nothing is going to get better. It's not." Keep up the good work, Mikey.
34:58 They are called Dunlop Valve. They are only rated for up to 6 bar and you can't check the pressure on them. You can only read the pressure while you're pumping up the tire and the reading will be a little higher than the actual pressure. But pressure gauges won't work since the valve only works one way.
I've only been a mechanic for a few years, but doing the Shimano "Inspection" made me feel like a chimpanzee assembling a jet plane. It is far beyond anything a normal shop mech would do. Utter stupidity. People are going to get hurt.
It's possible that you're the best bike mechanic on earth, and you're still not going to know if a crank that passes their inspection is just a day or two away from corrosion getting bad enough that it begins to fail. All you can really determine is if it's failed already. In my opinion (I feel like such a dork saying "my professional background is engineering" in a youtube comment, but I feel like in this case it's valid, lol) a good portion of the cranks made this way will eventually fail, and it's just a matter of time, exposure to challenging conditions, and whether or not they are replaced with new ones before that point is reached. The design is inherently vulnerable to it, and the new design seems to be aiming to reduce moisture ingress (to reduce corrosion) rather than addressing the core vulnerability of the way the two pieces are bonded together. I'm not certain with the latest generation of cranks but in the 7000/8000/9000 era, 105 cranks were bonded together differently and are much more robust, so if I'm going to use Shimano cranks these days, it's 105, even on an otherwise higher end groupset. Anyway, all that to say, I think you're bang on with your conclusion. People are going to get hurt. I'm not sure to what degree you could validate these even with non destructive testing using very extensive engineering tools, never mind with the tools available to a bike shop. There are tonnes of amazing bike mechanics, but even Nino Schurters mechanic isn't going to be able to tell you that your crank wont fail in the next month. Only if it's already started failing, and by that point from a safety perspective, it could go from just-in-time to too late very very quickly. I understand how prohibitively expensive it would be to replace all of these cranks, but like you said, people are going to get hurt, and the longer these cranks are on bikes the more that will happen. And I think a lot of people, including myself, are perfectly happy on their really nice 11 speed mechanical setups, and want to ride those for a long long time, which may mean more of the older ones start to fail. At some point that, too could get really ugly for Shimano. If this were happening to a crucial part in a car, there would be a full recall and that's that. It's concerning that so far the strategy for a critical bike part is "we'll replace yours but only if it breaks". What if it breaks when you accelerate out of a corner in your biggest gear on a mountain decent? Yikes.
@@joelecho all the subject cranks should be replaced, no quibble. Shimano’s shareholders have made plenty out of them over the years, it won’t hurt them to each take a one dollar hit on their yearly bonus and it might save a life or two.
can imagine that police are very positive about this kind of reporting - they have to turn up to accidents all the time where phone use is a factor and someone has paid a high price for the distraction
Go Mike!!! I'm a lighter version of you here in Cape Town. Especially with those who place me at risk. I do chase them and I generally ask why they put me in danger? OMG they get agro. But as per usual, it's those doing wrong are the ones who get aggressive. I don't have camera, but do carry pepperspray and a knife. (We get hijacked off our bikes here). Our big problem here are runners who run facing us, so overtaking is a problem. Everyone going the same direction, easier to overtake. Thanks for a great show guys and watch the blood pressure Mike!
have you ever made a change because someone random... or that you disrespect called you out? Probably not, you generally make changes because someone you actually have a relationship with and respect challenged you. I get that Cape Town is not the safest place, but change doesn't happen by creating situations where anger is the result!
Regarding Shimano and fully wireless groupsets: I don't think it's a case that Shimano COULDN'T already do fuly wireless, I believe SRAM has the patent for individual derailleurs with their own batteries which makes it very difficult for Shimano (& FSA We etc) to make fully wireless groupsets
I also ride a motorcycle, which means I take a lot more care, and pay a lot more attention further up the road than a standard car only driver would do. As the same with Bicycles if you come a cropper against a solid object it will end very badly for you. So I feel that all car drivers should be forced to spend X amount of time on a bicycle or scooter/motorcycle to learn their road craft and compassion before they jump in a sealed cocoon. Obviously there would have to be some exceptions due to disability, for example but I feel it would benefit everyone.
Putting yourself in the same shoes as someone else makes a huge difference. I have a neighbor that bluntly said she hates cyclist right infront of me who she knew is a hard-core cyclist. I almost wanted to tell her I hate impatient drivers. People needs to be educated in how to deal with cyclist on the road.
I get the ease of installing E-Tap, but all electronic groupsets are pretty much set and forget (mostly). With that said, Di2 is faster and the battery life is much longer. It sounds like people are just getting lazier. We went from mechanical to Di2, and the issues solved, noone had an issue with before. Now wireless groupsets. I have been using Di2 since 2011 and E-Tap since 2020. Currently running Red AXS ETap 12 speed on a bike and Dura Ace Di2 12 speed on another. I also have two mechanical Dura Ace 11 speed bikes. I love them all and have no complaints with any of them.
I’d be interested to know what the person who told you to “mind your own business” would do if they witnessed a mugging. Would they walk away and mind their own business, or would they inform the police???
If you were talking to a mugger, yes, they would say this. I have stopped 2 guys dragging women down the street and they told me it was none of my business. I pointed out I was a human and so was she so it was my business.
As an AV technician, please leave some slack at the ends of your XLR cables at the connectors! Tight bends like that are extremely harmful to cables and connectors. Just a lil bit of slack can make a huge difference!
Riding in London I don't use a lot of the cycling lanes, one the surface is not fit for riding a bike on, two they are often filled with broken glass and puncture risks and three they generally are badly placed last 30m and disappear. The councils need to properly plan and build proper cycling infrastructure.
He would be dead here in the US. I've been shot at three times, run off the road just about every week, and hit with pickup truck mirrors so many times I can't count (always a Trump sign and flags on the trucks). Reporting to local police does nothing; they all have the attitude I was asking for it by being in the road and in the way.
I completely quit the “road” after many incidents in Arizona A friend was killed by a woman adjusting her radio-the ticket was $25 failure to yield. After seeing on the news - a 12 year old girl, riding with family in a bike lane… killed by a driver not paying attention, he wasn’t speeding or impaired -NO TICKET EVEN ISSUED ! I’ll only mountain bike from now on.
Re: the Shimano recall, I'm in partial agreement with Nic that cyclists should be keeping a close eye on their own bikes, however if it were a car company who's accelerator pedal might randomly fall apart as you're driving along, there's no way that the manufacturer would get away with saying 'just keep an eye on it yourself'.
They literally make this exact calculation….. in cars it’s actually easier because of the mot. The crank failure wasn’t a fault that occurred from new, it took a few years to develop. In car land this would actually be annual mot inspection.
I need to get my cranks inspected. Rung the LBS, they wont inspect my crank unless its on a bike purchased from them because there are so many inspections required. My other LBS has said they will see me in three weeks... Are shops paid by Shimano to undertake the inspections?
Cool that you got Mikey on! Great topic and discussion. In the US, there's so much more risk to doing this because of the firearm laws and the unrealistic equivalency between driving cars and freedom that we have.
Some people (non cyclists) find it hard to see the bigger picture. A motorist who is willing to put a cyclist in danger, knowing just how vulnerable they are to a motor vehicle, won't think twice about doing dangerous sh!t around other motorists or in situations where the risk is not so obvious. These are the drivers who speed ALL the time, tailgate, block junctions, race the lights, overtake on blind bends/hills, and drive through the 20mph zone past our kids schools at 50+. But "nobody likes a snitch"? LOL some people just need to grow up.
Wonderful episode. I love Mikey. My perception as a cyclist is that drivers are now more emboldened and dangerous than before covid, and as cars keep getting larger and larger they also perform more close passes as roads are getting too narrow for everyone.
My crank broke just before the inspection and replacement was in place so I bought a replacement crank (used). I’d be interested to know what’s the recourse is for those with a broken and a replaced crank?
RE Shimano cranks. My Ultegra crank looked fine but started clicking. I have a spare tiagra crank that I swapped it with including the 1x chain ring I use and pedals. So the entire drivetrain is the same except crank arms ... no clicking. Took it for inspection at my local bike shop, told them about the clicking and was surprised they passed it and when i questioned them they became quite combative. Looking at the crank afterwards it was as dirty as when I gave it to them. Given that a thorough clean is part of the inspection I can only assume it wasn't actually inspected properly according to the protocol. Not happy, I spoke to Madison and they told me that the clicking should have triggered a return to Shimano and to get it inspected at a shop further away that they recommended. I did and they failed it. The assumption is that all bike shops are scrupulous and honest which is why we hear about shops sending all cranks back but of course less than honest shops also exist. Why would a shop not properly inspect a crank but still pass it? I'm speculating here but my understanding is they get paid the same pass or fail, but a fail involves a whole lot of work whereas a pass involves filling out a form and claiming the inspection fee whether the work was carried out or not. For a lazy and dishonest shop owner taking a cursory look and passing it is easy money compared to doing the job properly.
As a Bike Shop carrying out the Shimano Crankset inspections I always advise the Customer that if the Crankset passes the inspection it does not mean it won't fail at some point in the Future and the inspection is a bit like the MOT on a car its only good on that day and if they hear any creaking noises they should bring it back in for another inspection asap. I tend to air on the conservative side when inspecting the Cranksets and if there is any doubt it will fail the inspection and be returned for a warranty replacement. I am sure I am not the only Bike Shop taking this approach.
I started submitting clips to police after a road-rage close pass. I found I was submitting one for every 15 miles ridden (rural rides). I got a PassPixi and that dropped to more than a hundred miles per incident. Has been really really noticeable.
A few lambast Mikey, in thr conversations I've had with him he at least gives you the respect for a reply 👍 ive got every degree of respect for him because he actually looks at things from a cycling pov. & so some are shocked by his reactions but im the same myself after nearly being killed after countless times your attitude changes quite a lot...
Huzzah to Mikey and to Jimmi for deciding to send in reports. The naysayers, well, everyone's on their own journey to come to terms with their entitlement, so best wishes to those people.
the interesting thing is that the submissions to police of footage is mostly drivers. but people complaining about it won't confront or abuse other drivers.
I have a new hero! Part of the problem might be that drivers (and cyclists and pedestrians), never get any feedback on their behaviour in traffic. "Here is your license and off you go."
It surprised me that I have encountered much more violence from car drivers as a cyclist over the years than Mikey has. I had one gentleman overtake me, then park on an intersection and get out of his car to fight me. I had one who accelerated into me and my bike while I was facing him on the road. Another one chased me through the traffic and tried to drive over me or hit me from the side. That's the most violent examples that I can think of. The two latter cases I reported to the police but they didn't take action. The driver in the last example sued me for damaging his car and harassing him with my apparently presence on the road and his case came to court. The first judge found me guilty and I needed to escalate it to the next court to get most convictions reversed. That all happened in Germany.
Found that really interesting. I ride with a camera purely because when it’s seen you have one drivers give you more room rather than reporting the drivers. I may reconsider my not reporting. Interested to know what others are using as I use the ghost xl mounted on helmet
@@CyclingMikey You inspire & validate many of us now following your example sir, so I salute you, though it my compromise your humble nature. Great podcast.
Mikey inspired me to get my own safety camera and start reporting close passes and other dangerous behaviour on the road. But the main benefit for me is the deterrent effect of having an easily visible camera on you. It definitively makes an impact on how motor drivers behave around you, to the point where it's easy to manage the few odd d**khead cases. Those I do report.
End of the day, use of the road by anything other than your own 2 feet is a privilege not a right. The more dangerous your mode of transport the more of a privilege it is. I think many car drivers are upset by the fact that the world is trying to build them out of it - and with good reason. For far too long we have relinquished huge amounts of space purely so those with cars can drive them around, and now in the modern era we're realising that we should really be prioritising people, not their private transport. Cars are an exceptional tool for getting where you want, but every tool has it's use case. You wouldn't use a saw to bang a nail into a fence, and you shouldn't really use a car for driving around town. End of the day, the people who react badly to this are the people who commit these offences themselves. After all, if they didn't run red lights, text while driving, and drive down the on-coming lane to skip traffic, what have they got to fear? It's one thing breaking laws that are purely an issue of convenience - for example, illegally streaming content because you don't want to pay extortionate subscription fees - but it's another thing to put other's lives in danger when doing so. It's similar to drink drivers. Plenty of videos from UK local police forces on youtube of them arresting drunk drivers and they all say the same thing. "I wouldn't hurt anyone" or "I'm not a bad person", all the while they are oblivious to the ambulance crew just meters away desperately trying to resuscitate the mother and child that they very much did hurt. Most, if not all, of these drivers seem to think that it's fine to be on their phone because they're stationary in traffic, or that they wouldn't hit someone while speeding, etc. They all seem to fail to grasp the concept of lethality. The average car is capable of killing a person at 5mph. That's a simple fact. All it takes is to ease your way forwards, still texting, and rear-end the traffic in-front of you, and in doing so crush the pedestrian who had decided to cross the road while the traffic was at a standstill. Imagine if those cars were loaded guns. Would these people flagrantly point their gun around and then complain when someone reported them to the police for putting everyone else in danger? The responsibility of driving is being aware of your surroundings - you have at your power the ability to kill and maim with little to no effort, it is your duty to ensure (as much as is possible) that those things do not happen.
At 56:16, so good to hear London police taking road safety seriously. I've been in a meeting with management from Chicago police where an administrator quite openly admit to speeding herself and regarded speeding on Lake Shore Drive as a victimless crime. Aside from the exposure of the bike trail to reckless driving, and the injury- or fatal-causing accidents, and the boost to motor vehicle insurance costs for Chicago, I see all the damage to infrastructure, coming out of my property taxes. Victimless my foot.
Some great discussions here. All I ask of drivers is to acknowledge that they are operating a potentially lethal machine and to treat driving with that in mind with the respect and seriousness that it warrants.
really disappointed of Shimano - two issues: 1) only a full recall would be appropriate 2) replacement cranks suffer the same constructional issue. And, yes, shops sending them in without even inspecting are doing the RIGHT thing - why should either the shop or the customer take the risk? S. screwed it up, S. should fix it. BTW: am a Shimano fanboy, but happy to have Race Face Carbon cranks on my otherwise full XTR XC Fully, and ROTOR Aldhu on my Gravel - so, only a Dura Ace crank to replace on my endurance racer...
With the latest statistics more cyclists are killed on country roads than in built up urban areas like London, this guy is a Legend showing people what they dont want to acknowledge themselves and its shocking to see what people resort to, to try and justify their actions. When the new rules for the highway code came in to try and give cyclists more visibility as road users, it was sadly ignored and dismissed. If we want change to make cycling safe in the UK we can always vote for a government that will actually do something productive about it.
This conversation reminds of the one time I was on my motorcycle and saw this guy on the A13 watching a video on his phone. He had propped the phone against the instrument cluster of a really cool late 90s BMW. Only noticed because I was admiring the car. Really shocking.
As if riding a bike for pleasure on the highways and byways wasn't bad enough, I am also a farmer and drive tractors for a living. I just need to own and tow a caravan now to have the complete set and become the most hated human being on the road. Thank you Mike and Cade Media, you are both inspirational and give me hope.
Talking about ABS coming in and drivers getting faster , it reminds me of a comment a psychologist made , if we didn’t have an airbag in our steering wheel , but a 12” bayonet , we would all drive a lot slower and brake a lot sooner . Food for thought . Like money said , we all have skin in this , but as car drivers we feel protected and the cyclist are pain.
We've defaulted to submitting cases, getting the RAs and shipping all affected cranks (with the matching production codes), cleaned and bare of chainrings. Shimano have been good to support our customers, though a recent case means over a month wait for one person, as their crank match is still en route from point of manufacture. New cranks - with a fresh Shimano warrantee! - are not a bad result, but it feels like the word is slow in getting out - most riders with these cranks don't know about the recall - and I think having more cranks on hand now is essential to support riders bringing their road rigs in to swap out trainer tires or wake them up... nobody wants to lose a month of riding.
SRAM patented having a removable battery on each derailleur. This is why Shimano have had to use a built in battery and not a swapable one. Most of the barriers to component development now are patent related. This is why SRAM still can not make a reliable front derailleur, why their chains have no chamfers and why it took until Shimano's patent to run out to use hyperglide style ramps.
I regularly change between several bikes with different electronic and mechanical groupsets and yes, electronic shifting is great, but having a fully mechanical and well maintained system ist an absolute blast. The lever throw, clickiness and general feel of the shifting mechanism in a mechanical groupset is unparalleled imo. electronic shifting works awesome but feels kind of generic and not that exciting...
Listening to the last two weeks about using cameras for riding has made me really consider getting one for my riding. Maybe a video or a section on the podcast about the kind of options available (from more budget through to things like the garmins you use) would be something you'd consider? I know you've done how to mount a camera in the past, but I don't think i've found anything on what kind of things to look for in an action camera
As a cyclist, who used to ride in London regularly, 99% of drivers on the road are fine. They give you space, and in many cases are over cautious. It's just a small percentage of utter bell ends who have ego issues and think they can flout rules when they feel like it. Of course, that 1% is a very large number in itself due to the amount of drivers on the road. So a shout out to all the drivers who DO take care around cyclists and a big fuck you to all the others who think they own the road.
In regard to having to bring your bike to a shop for inspection even though you work on your own bike. Removing and installing a shimano road crank takes MINUTES- you can do that yourself and inspect the crank for cracks, then bring the crank to a dealer if you see a crack. Easy Peazy.
Very interesting podcast! Out riding few weeks back and saw another guy with one of those PassPixi camera signs pinned to his jersey pocket It was very visible but mainly to notify drivers he’s recording and said it makes a huge difference to the amount of space people leave… food for thought for those experiencing close calls way too frequently
Head of Service in my local Evans Cycles told me they only do bike servicing now. No longer fixing one off problems due to the legal risk of "missing something". No idea how this affects the Shimano Hollowtech issue. One supposes they can still do this?
I imagine Shimano will eventually replace them all. But by doing the inspection process, it means it'll be a trickle of replacement cranksets meaning they can keep up with demand. Imagine if they said, we'll replace them all straight away, they'd have more upset customers as they wouldn't be able to keep up
Nearly all cyclists are also motorists, why do we speak as if no motorists cycle & no cyclists drive, someone visiting from another planet would think you must do one or the other the way we use the language on this subject.
I agree completely. This anti driver from one side and anti cyclist from the other treat people like different species. The right wing press seems to hate cyclists and the cycling press seems to do the same to drivers. Most cyclists are drivers, we are all pedestrians! Where as Cycle Mikey started off with good attentions, it's now all about views and shock value.
On the cranks - I ride an affected Ultegra set too and now every time there's a bit of creaking sound I am quite concerned. And having to go to a shop every time to see if it has ALREADY failed is ridiculous. I went into the shop last week for another inspection after loud persistent creaks, they believe it has not failed (yet). Peace of mind will not come from going for an inspection regularly.
If Shimano comes out with a fully wireless groupset that would be awesome. My bike only has external cable routing, so it's either Shimano mechanical or SRAM eTap. The mechanics at my local shop all say the GRX is the better option in terms of overall quality, even if eTap is easier to install.
I don't ride road anymore. 4 years now. Only gravel and some MTB. Not looked back since. Of course it depends a lot on where you live, what the terrain and the roads are like.
I was driven off the road this morning by a psychopath driver, he knew exactly what he was doing and accelerated off in a 20 mile an hour area much faster than 20 miles an hour (no I don’t have calibrated eyeballs). I am definitely going to get some kind of camera now, could you do a review of cameras on the channel perhaps?
With respect to the Shimano Cranks, most cranks will be experiencing this deterioration slowly already. Many of them will be pulled off of bikes before they ever fail because they'll be upgraded before then or the bikes will stop being ridden. But all your bike mechanic can tell you is that it was safe the last time you got on it. Even the best mechanic in the world can't tell you if it's one day away from that corrosion becoming too much and causing the beginnings of failure. And once it's started to come apart, whether it breaks quickly or slowly is a matter of environment, how hard it's being ridden, etc. You or I might take a few weeks to notice if they began coming apart, but if the first small crack appears in MvDP's cranks midway through an early cobbled secteur in Ronde van Vlaanderen, and he smashes a thousand watt attack starting from fairly low cadence (so with massive torque) on a cobbled climb late in the race, it's very possible that having rattled those cranks over cobbles all day when already cracked would be enough that he could rip the crank off his bike in the same race it started to fail. I'm not saying it's likely, but I think it's hard to say it's not possible. If I were a pro team, I'd have 105 on my riders training bikes, and I'd be swapping my dura ace cranks out for a new set mid year. Heck, I'd be on 105 cranks for racing if sponsors allowed, even if they had to send me ones with "Dura Ace" stickers on the side.
I think people who get upset when being snitched or tattled on are immature. This is like being mad at your teachers or parents when you were a child because you got punished for doing something wrong. Did you break the law? Yes? Ok, well there's consequences to that, regardless of WHO reported you. Don't like that? Then stop breaking the law. Traffic laws are most often put in place for a reason - to save lives. Those who break those laws intentionally have little/no regard for human life and shouldn't be driving.
This makes alot of sense. People who get aggressive when being corrected are People who grew up not listening to authority. So as they grow older they are the ones you see becoming violent and self entitled
Just ask them what they would do if their house was burgled. If they report it to the police does that make them a snitch? They just don’t like the idea of being caught.
I cycle every day and see my fair share of close misses and full respect to Mikey. My biggest concern is the tech in cars and the fact that to change for example heating vent etc. you have to navigate levels of software interfaces. Is anything being done about this? This is my opinion, is much more of a distraction than phones.
Honestly, I prefer my 11 sp di2 not being wireless. I already have to plug in my lights, computer, and cameras (I do ride with 2 gopros) off the bike. I already have to change a coin battery in my HRM every hundred hours as well. Infrequent as it would be, staying on top of 2-4 more coin batteries and adding another charging dock for derailleurs would be more hassle than the one time I had to route di2 cables through my frame. Since I did decide to run an electronic group set, I much prefer just plugging it in overnight every 3 months over having to keep track of another charging station. Sure, if I ever forget to charge it, I'm especially screwed. In the event that happens I may change my mind, but my computer tells me my di2 battery level so I don't see that being an issue.
What will people do? What they know they can get away with! Facts! Keep up the good fight! However, never forget that there are people who place zero value on your life! Be safe!
Driving at 72mph in a 30 zone, can in no way be described as accidental, it’s deliberate and criminal.
In Switzerland you'd have to pay a big dime, go to jail for 1 to 4 years, loose your license for at least two years, and your car can be confiscated and sold, or scrapped.
More countries need to be like Switzerland (in this regard).
If you are doing twice the speed limit in Germany police will PRESUME that you are doing it deliberately and therefore double the fine. Which ist still far too little compared to scandinavian countries.
Why are cars built and designed to break the law?
@@buzzman4860because they can?
31:00 SRAM components brake too much, costing manufacturers more than labour costs in Asia.
I’d like to think, that the cyclists that called Jimmy a snitch (and worse) for reporting the 72mph pass, were NOT cyclists at all.
Yup... and it's not snitching... this person sounds clueless... as well as presenting completely unrealistic reactions to the report...
Yea nobody who regularly rides bikes on roads would ever say something like that. The near death experiences tend to be hard to ignore.
All the ones voting for Mikey being worse than Hitler, it actually tells more about them than Mikey. Take it as a badge of honour.
Thanks, yes, that's how I feel about it too.
I mean, there are legitimately a bunch of Nazis who unironically like Hitler. Not saying they are responsible for the votes here, but something to keep in mind.
@@CyclingMikey Highlighting these issues can only be described as a national triumph. It will save lives if it becomes the norm.
I frigging love Mikey! He's a true hero, and should be celebrated!
Thank you kindly!
This is by far the best South African cycling podcast in 2024
LOL, I do sound South African, but I'm Dutch-Zimbabwean.
@@CyclingMikeyEveryone down our way seems to be familiar. I have a friend who seems to know just about everyone. Haha. What are the chances that you know Alice Callinicos or family? Just an experiment.
@@Hirsutecyclist LOL, nope, sorry!
Came here for Shimano news... left with admiration for Cycling Mikey 👍🏻
Close your eyes Mikey is basically Nic from the future..
😂😂😂
Yes! I was thinking this guys manarisims really remind me of someone
Maybe it's the African accents that are similar?
BRILLIANT! Cycling Mikey! Now that's an interesting character to interview! Love him!
Thanks!
Cycling Mikey is a hero and a gent who is doing god's work. Well done.
Thank you! I'm more of a leg end tbf.
My god, the guy running away... that's proper GTA lol
Mikey with Lorax vibes at 36:57
"Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot,
Nothing is going to get better. It's not."
Keep up the good work, Mikey.
What an absolute legend. Wish every city/country could have people like you! Cheers from India. P.S. People hate cyclists here too LOL
Yeah! The aggression we face *daily* is immense. Would love if more people did this kind of stuff around here.
Thanks!
Respect to Nic for not plastering his kid's face all over the internet.
This man is a legend ❤
Thanks, although TBF I'm more of a leg end.
I fully support Mikey.
Thank you!
+1 Mike
34:58
They are called Dunlop Valve.
They are only rated for up to 6 bar and you can't check the pressure on them. You can only read the pressure while you're pumping up the tire and the reading will be a little higher than the actual pressure.
But pressure gauges won't work since the valve only works one way.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunlop_valve?wprov=sfla1
I've only been a mechanic for a few years, but doing the Shimano "Inspection" made me feel like a chimpanzee assembling a jet plane. It is far beyond anything a normal shop mech would do. Utter stupidity. People are going to get hurt.
Although this does explain what's been going on at Boeing recently...
It's possible that you're the best bike mechanic on earth, and you're still not going to know if a crank that passes their inspection is just a day or two away from corrosion getting bad enough that it begins to fail. All you can really determine is if it's failed already.
In my opinion (I feel like such a dork saying "my professional background is engineering" in a youtube comment, but I feel like in this case it's valid, lol) a good portion of the cranks made this way will eventually fail, and it's just a matter of time, exposure to challenging conditions, and whether or not they are replaced with new ones before that point is reached. The design is inherently vulnerable to it, and the new design seems to be aiming to reduce moisture ingress (to reduce corrosion) rather than addressing the core vulnerability of the way the two pieces are bonded together. I'm not certain with the latest generation of cranks but in the 7000/8000/9000 era, 105 cranks were bonded together differently and are much more robust, so if I'm going to use Shimano cranks these days, it's 105, even on an otherwise higher end groupset.
Anyway, all that to say, I think you're bang on with your conclusion. People are going to get hurt. I'm not sure to what degree you could validate these even with non destructive testing using very extensive engineering tools, never mind with the tools available to a bike shop. There are tonnes of amazing bike mechanics, but even Nino Schurters mechanic isn't going to be able to tell you that your crank wont fail in the next month. Only if it's already started failing, and by that point from a safety perspective, it could go from just-in-time to too late very very quickly.
I understand how prohibitively expensive it would be to replace all of these cranks, but like you said, people are going to get hurt, and the longer these cranks are on bikes the more that will happen. And I think a lot of people, including myself, are perfectly happy on their really nice 11 speed mechanical setups, and want to ride those for a long long time, which may mean more of the older ones start to fail. At some point that, too could get really ugly for Shimano.
If this were happening to a crucial part in a car, there would be a full recall and that's that. It's concerning that so far the strategy for a critical bike part is "we'll replace yours but only if it breaks". What if it breaks when you accelerate out of a corner in your biggest gear on a mountain decent? Yikes.
Yeah, I don't understand how you can see the start of such degradation without ultrasound/xray.
@@joelecho all the subject cranks should be replaced, no quibble. Shimano’s shareholders have made plenty out of them over the years, it won’t hurt them to each take a one dollar hit on their yearly bonus and it might save a life or two.
Isn't it just Shimano outsourcing the liability if it fails after the inspection to the bike shops?
can imagine that police are very positive about this kind of reporting - they have to turn up to accidents all the time where phone use is a factor and someone has paid a high price for the distraction
They appear in his videos. They love him.
Go Mike!!! I'm a lighter version of you here in Cape Town. Especially with those who place me at risk. I do chase them and I generally ask why they put me in danger? OMG they get agro. But as per usual, it's those doing wrong are the ones who get aggressive.
I don't have camera, but do carry pepperspray and a knife. (We get hijacked off our bikes here). Our big problem here are runners who run facing us, so overtaking is a problem. Everyone going the same direction, easier to overtake. Thanks for a great show guys and watch the blood pressure Mike!
have you ever made a change because someone random... or that you disrespect called you out? Probably not, you generally make changes because someone you actually have a relationship with and respect challenged you. I get that Cape Town is not the safest place, but change doesn't happen by creating situations where anger is the result!
Regarding Shimano and fully wireless groupsets: I don't think it's a case that Shimano COULDN'T already do fuly wireless, I believe SRAM has the patent for individual derailleurs with their own batteries which makes it very difficult for Shimano (& FSA We etc) to make fully wireless groupsets
I also ride a motorcycle, which means I take a lot more care, and pay a lot more attention further up the road than a standard car only driver would do. As the same with Bicycles if you come a cropper against a solid object it will end very badly for you. So I feel that all car drivers should be forced to spend X amount of time on a bicycle or scooter/motorcycle to learn their road craft and compassion before they jump in a sealed cocoon. Obviously there would have to be some exceptions due to disability, for example but I feel it would benefit everyone.
Can you ask your motorcycle friends to stop close-passing cyclists? Thanks
@@bjmaston it's the same with car drivers and cyclists you get good ones and bad ones.
Putting yourself in the same shoes as someone else makes a huge difference. I have a neighbor that bluntly said she hates cyclist right infront of me who she knew is a hard-core cyclist. I almost wanted to tell her I hate impatient drivers. People needs to be educated in how to deal with cyclist on the road.
That was great. Top work Mikey! On the close passing business, I doubt whether most drivers even know it’s an offence.
I get the ease of installing E-Tap, but all electronic groupsets are pretty much set and forget (mostly). With that said, Di2 is faster and the battery life is much longer. It sounds like people are just getting lazier. We went from mechanical to Di2, and the issues solved, noone had an issue with before. Now wireless groupsets. I have been using Di2 since 2011 and E-Tap since 2020. Currently running Red AXS ETap 12 speed on a bike and Dura Ace Di2 12 speed on another. I also have two mechanical Dura Ace 11 speed bikes. I love them all and have no complaints with any of them.
I’d be interested to know what the person who told you to “mind your own business” would do if they witnessed a mugging. Would they walk away and mind their own business, or would they inform the police???
It just changes if it happens to them personally... before that they are not interested in interaction
If you were talking to a mugger, yes, they would say this. I have stopped 2 guys dragging women down the street and they told me it was none of my business. I pointed out I was a human and so was she so it was my business.
They probably would indeed ignore it. Turns their heads and walk briskly away.
6 close passes on my commute home tonight, Mikey has inspired me to get a camera and start recording my commute! Huge respect for his work.
As an AV technician, please leave some slack at the ends of your XLR cables at the connectors! Tight bends like that are extremely harmful to cables and connectors. Just a lil bit of slack can make a huge difference!
I was about to post this so many times! Gives my anxiety seeing that bend😂
Thank you for having CyclingMikey as a guest. He is a very decent human being.
Thank you kindly! Sometimes I'm an arse too, just an ordinary person mostly.
as a consumer, 12-speed di2 not needing batteries ever time I ride is so much more appealing than eTap
Riding in London I don't use a lot of the cycling lanes, one the surface is not fit for riding a bike on, two they are often filled with broken glass and puncture risks and three they generally are badly placed last 30m and disappear. The councils need to properly plan and build proper cycling infrastructure.
Mikey is a true hero and its high time he is recognized for what he’s doing to keep us ALL safe . Thank you Mikey 💙
He would be dead here in the US. I've been shot at three times, run off the road just about every week, and hit with pickup truck mirrors so many times I can't count (always a Trump sign and flags on the trucks). Reporting to local police does nothing; they all have the attitude I was asking for it by being in the road and in the way.
I completely quit the “road” after many incidents in Arizona
A friend was killed by a woman adjusting her radio-the ticket was $25 failure to yield.
After seeing on the news -
a 12 year old girl, riding with family in a bike lane… killed by a driver not paying attention, he wasn’t speeding or impaired -NO TICKET EVEN ISSUED !
I’ll only mountain bike from now on.
There are changes coming here. It's part of maintaining control of your vehicle.
Re: the Shimano recall, I'm in partial agreement with Nic that cyclists should be keeping a close eye on their own bikes, however if it were a car company who's accelerator pedal might randomly fall apart as you're driving along, there's no way that the manufacturer would get away with saying 'just keep an eye on it yourself'.
They literally make this exact calculation….. in cars it’s actually easier because of the mot. The crank failure wasn’t a fault that occurred from new, it took a few years to develop. In car land this would actually be annual mot inspection.
I need to get my cranks inspected. Rung the LBS, they wont inspect my crank unless its on a bike purchased from them because there are so many inspections required. My other LBS has said they will see me in three weeks...
Are shops paid by Shimano to undertake the inspections?
Yes they are paid a fixed fee by shimano
Cool that you got Mikey on! Great topic and discussion. In the US, there's so much more risk to doing this because of the firearm laws and the unrealistic equivalency between driving cars and freedom that we have.
Some people (non cyclists) find it hard to see the bigger picture. A motorist who is willing to put a cyclist in danger, knowing just how vulnerable they are to a motor vehicle, won't think twice about doing dangerous sh!t around other motorists or in situations where the risk is not so obvious. These are the drivers who speed ALL the time, tailgate, block junctions, race the lights, overtake on blind bends/hills, and drive through the 20mph zone past our kids schools at 50+.
But "nobody likes a snitch"? LOL some people just need to grow up.
Wonderful episode. I love Mikey. My perception as a cyclist is that drivers are now more emboldened and dangerous than before covid, and as cars keep getting larger and larger they also perform more close passes as roads are getting too narrow for everyone.
My crank broke just before the inspection and replacement was in place so I bought a replacement crank (used). I’d be interested to know what’s the recourse is for those with a broken and a replaced crank?
RE Shimano cranks. My Ultegra crank looked fine but started clicking. I have a spare tiagra crank that I swapped it with including the 1x chain ring I use and pedals. So the entire drivetrain is the same except crank arms ... no clicking. Took it for inspection at my local bike shop, told them about the clicking and was surprised they passed it and when i questioned them they became quite combative. Looking at the crank afterwards it was as dirty as when I gave it to them. Given that a thorough clean is part of the inspection I can only assume it wasn't actually inspected properly according to the protocol.
Not happy, I spoke to Madison and they told me that the clicking should have triggered a return to Shimano and to get it inspected at a shop further away that they recommended. I did and they failed it.
The assumption is that all bike shops are scrupulous and honest which is why we hear about shops sending all cranks back but of course less than honest shops also exist. Why would a shop not properly inspect a crank but still pass it? I'm speculating here but my understanding is they get paid the same pass or fail, but a fail involves a whole lot of work whereas a pass involves filling out a form and claiming the inspection fee whether the work was carried out or not. For a lazy and dishonest shop owner taking a cursory look and passing it is easy money compared to doing the job properly.
As a Bike Shop carrying out the Shimano Crankset inspections I always advise the Customer that if the Crankset passes the inspection it does not mean it won't fail at some point in the Future and the inspection is a bit like the MOT on a car its only good on that day and if they hear any creaking noises they should bring it back in for another inspection asap. I tend to air on the conservative side when inspecting the Cranksets and if there is any doubt it will fail the inspection and be returned for a warranty replacement. I am sure I am not the only Bike Shop taking this approach.
I started submitting clips to police after a road-rage close pass. I found I was submitting one for every 15 miles ridden (rural rides). I got a PassPixi and that dropped to more than a hundred miles per incident. Has been really really noticeable.
A few lambast Mikey, in thr conversations I've had with him he at least gives you the respect for a reply 👍 ive got every degree of respect for him because he actually looks at things from a cycling pov. & so some are shocked by his reactions but im the same myself after nearly being killed after countless times your attitude changes quite a lot...
Huzzah to Mikey and to Jimmi for deciding to send in reports. The naysayers, well, everyone's on their own journey to come to terms with their entitlement, so best wishes to those people.
I wish for everyone to do occasional reports - that is how we will collectively make a massive difference to road safety.
the interesting thing is that the submissions to police of footage is mostly drivers. but people complaining about it won't confront or abuse other drivers.
You can lock the doors on your car. You are out in the open on a bike
I have a new hero! Part of the problem might be that drivers (and cyclists and pedestrians), never get any feedback on their behaviour in traffic. "Here is your license and off you go."
The 'honor' nutter in the hairdressers cabriolet was weird, but the shirtsless muscle mary guy in the Range Rover was equally bizarre.
It surprised me that I have encountered much more violence from car drivers as a cyclist over the years than Mikey has. I had one gentleman overtake me, then park on an intersection and get out of his car to fight me. I had one who accelerated into me and my bike while I was facing him on the road. Another one chased me through the traffic and tried to drive over me or hit me from the side.
That's the most violent examples that I can think of. The two latter cases I reported to the police but they didn't take action.
The driver in the last example sued me for damaging his car and harassing him with my apparently presence on the road and his case came to court. The first judge found me guilty and I needed to escalate it to the next court to get most convictions reversed. That all happened in Germany.
I prefer Shimano Di2 purely for the battery life and don't mind the slower build or wires since that allows a big internal battery.
It's ALL over once you try the electric, Emily. Jimmy is bang on. It's so nice. I now want electric shifting for MY TRAINER BIKE!!
OH boy, i adore Mikey! Keep up the good work!
Thank you kindly!
Found that really interesting. I ride with a camera purely because when it’s seen you have one drivers give you more room rather than reporting the drivers. I may reconsider my not reporting. Interested to know what others are using as I use the ghost xl mounted on helmet
Can I get some recommendations for cameras - ideally bike mounted rather than helmet. Especially any decent budget used options.
thank you for making the roads safer, we all benefit
What a legend! :D
Props for not sharing the face of Nics daughter all over the internet in such a nice way :)
Mr Driver and Mr Wheeler - Disney, Goofy - It’s amazing
And the movie was done in the 1940s. It was used to raise the visibility of increasing pedestrian versus vehicle collisions.
@@jamesmckenzie3532 I love this movie, It’s so actual …
The legend is with us!
Jimmi, Emily, Nic and Francis are the legends, I don't have the magic they do. :)
@@CyclingMikey You inspire & validate many of us now following your example sir, so I salute you, though it my compromise your humble nature. Great podcast.
Mikey inspired me to get my own safety camera and start reporting close passes and other dangerous behaviour on the road. But the main benefit for me is the deterrent effect of having an easily visible camera on you. It definitively makes an impact on how motor drivers behave around you, to the point where it's easy to manage the few odd d**khead cases. Those I do report.
Awesome, thank you so much!
End of the day, use of the road by anything other than your own 2 feet is a privilege not a right. The more dangerous your mode of transport the more of a privilege it is. I think many car drivers are upset by the fact that the world is trying to build them out of it - and with good reason. For far too long we have relinquished huge amounts of space purely so those with cars can drive them around, and now in the modern era we're realising that we should really be prioritising people, not their private transport. Cars are an exceptional tool for getting where you want, but every tool has it's use case. You wouldn't use a saw to bang a nail into a fence, and you shouldn't really use a car for driving around town.
End of the day, the people who react badly to this are the people who commit these offences themselves. After all, if they didn't run red lights, text while driving, and drive down the on-coming lane to skip traffic, what have they got to fear? It's one thing breaking laws that are purely an issue of convenience - for example, illegally streaming content because you don't want to pay extortionate subscription fees - but it's another thing to put other's lives in danger when doing so.
It's similar to drink drivers. Plenty of videos from UK local police forces on youtube of them arresting drunk drivers and they all say the same thing. "I wouldn't hurt anyone" or "I'm not a bad person", all the while they are oblivious to the ambulance crew just meters away desperately trying to resuscitate the mother and child that they very much did hurt. Most, if not all, of these drivers seem to think that it's fine to be on their phone because they're stationary in traffic, or that they wouldn't hit someone while speeding, etc. They all seem to fail to grasp the concept of lethality. The average car is capable of killing a person at 5mph. That's a simple fact. All it takes is to ease your way forwards, still texting, and rear-end the traffic in-front of you, and in doing so crush the pedestrian who had decided to cross the road while the traffic was at a standstill.
Imagine if those cars were loaded guns. Would these people flagrantly point their gun around and then complain when someone reported them to the police for putting everyone else in danger? The responsibility of driving is being aware of your surroundings - you have at your power the ability to kill and maim with little to no effort, it is your duty to ensure (as much as is possible) that those things do not happen.
At 56:16, so good to hear London police taking road safety seriously. I've been in a meeting with management from Chicago police where an administrator quite openly admit to speeding herself and regarded speeding on Lake Shore Drive as a victimless crime. Aside from the exposure of the bike trail to reckless driving, and the injury- or fatal-causing accidents, and the boost to motor vehicle insurance costs for Chicago, I see all the damage to infrastructure, coming out of my property taxes. Victimless my foot.
As far as electric shifting goes I have the LTWOO group set and absolutely love it and will never go back for my road bike.
Some great discussions here. All I ask of drivers is to acknowledge that they are operating a potentially lethal machine and to treat driving with that in mind with the respect and seriousness that it warrants.
Mikey is so thoughtful about what he is doing. Thanks for sharing some of the time you spent with him.
Thank you!
really disappointed of Shimano - two issues: 1) only a full recall would be appropriate 2) replacement cranks suffer the same constructional issue.
And, yes, shops sending them in without even inspecting are doing the RIGHT thing - why should either the shop or the customer take the risk? S. screwed it up, S. should fix it. BTW: am a Shimano fanboy, but happy to have Race Face Carbon cranks on my otherwise full XTR XC Fully, and ROTOR Aldhu on my Gravel - so, only a Dura Ace crank to replace on my endurance racer...
Mine was fine but I still replaced it with a 105 crank. Old reliable. Wasn't taking any chances with companies only worrying about their bottom line.
What a fantastic episode, really interesting approach.
32:00 isn’t it just because SRAM has the patent on wireless gearing? And they are trying to circumvent it with their own patent?
With the latest statistics more cyclists are killed on country roads than in built up urban areas like London, this guy is a Legend showing people what they dont want to acknowledge themselves and its shocking to see what people resort to, to try and justify their actions. When the new rules for the highway code came in to try and give cyclists more visibility as road users, it was sadly ignored and dismissed. If we want change to make cycling safe in the UK we can always vote for a government that will actually do something productive about it.
This conversation reminds of the one time I was on my motorcycle and saw this guy on the A13 watching a video on his phone. He had propped the phone against the instrument cluster of a really cool late 90s BMW. Only noticed because I was admiring the car. Really shocking.
I have the r6800 ultegra cranks for years and hadndt had a problem with them ever. I "checked" them myself and haven't noticed any debonding yet
As if riding a bike for pleasure on the highways and byways wasn't bad enough, I am also a farmer and drive tractors for a living. I just need to own and tow a caravan now to have the complete set and become the most hated human being on the road. Thank you Mike and Cade Media, you are both inspirational and give me hope.
Talking about ABS coming in and drivers getting faster , it reminds me of a comment a psychologist made , if we didn’t have an airbag in our steering wheel , but a 12” bayonet , we would all drive a lot slower and brake a lot sooner . Food for thought . Like money said , we all have skin in this , but as car drivers we feel protected and the cyclist are pain.
We've defaulted to submitting cases, getting the RAs and shipping all affected cranks (with the matching production codes), cleaned and bare of chainrings. Shimano have been good to support our customers, though a recent case means over a month wait for one person, as their crank match is still en route from point of manufacture.
New cranks - with a fresh Shimano warrantee! - are not a bad result, but it feels like the word is slow in getting out - most riders with these cranks don't know about the recall - and I think having more cranks on hand now is essential to support riders bringing their road rigs in to swap out trainer tires or wake them up... nobody wants to lose a month of riding.
SRAM patented having a removable battery on each derailleur.
This is why Shimano have had to use a built in battery and not a swapable one.
Most of the barriers to component development now are patent related.
This is why SRAM still can not make a reliable front derailleur, why their chains have no chamfers and why it took until Shimano's patent to run out to use hyperglide style ramps.
I regularly change between several bikes with different electronic and mechanical groupsets and yes, electronic shifting is great, but having a fully mechanical and well maintained system ist an absolute blast. The lever throw, clickiness and general feel of the shifting mechanism in a mechanical groupset is unparalleled imo. electronic shifting works awesome but feels kind of generic and not that exciting...
I do use my speed control also. Its way more relaxing.
That's what I've found! Great tool in the car.
Listening to the last two weeks about using cameras for riding has made me really consider getting one for my riding.
Maybe a video or a section on the podcast about the kind of options available (from more budget through to things like the garmins you use) would be something you'd consider? I know you've done how to mount a camera in the past, but I don't think i've found anything on what kind of things to look for in an action camera
the link for Mike channel is incorrect!
As a cyclist, who used to ride in London regularly, 99% of drivers on the road are fine. They give you space, and in many cases are over cautious. It's just a small percentage of utter bell ends who have ego issues and think they can flout rules when they feel like it. Of course, that 1% is a very large number in itself due to the amount of drivers on the road. So a shout out to all the drivers who DO take care around cyclists and a big fuck you to all the others who think they own the road.
In regard to having to bring your bike to a shop for inspection even though you work on your own bike. Removing and installing a shimano road crank takes MINUTES- you can do that yourself and inspect the crank for cracks, then bring the crank to a dealer if you see a crack. Easy Peazy.
hmmm, so all cables on mechanical should be on the outside or banned, which are you proposing?
Very interesting podcast! Out riding few weeks back and saw another guy with one of those PassPixi camera signs pinned to his jersey pocket
It was very visible but mainly to notify drivers he’s recording and said it makes a huge difference to the amount of space people leave… food for thought for those experiencing close calls way too frequently
Head of Service in my local Evans Cycles told me they only do bike servicing now. No longer fixing one off problems due to the legal risk of "missing something". No idea how this affects the Shimano Hollowtech issue. One supposes they can still do this?
I imagine Shimano will eventually replace them all. But by doing the inspection process, it means it'll be a trickle of replacement cranksets meaning they can keep up with demand. Imagine if they said, we'll replace them all straight away, they'd have more upset customers as they wouldn't be able to keep up
Nearly all cyclists are also motorists, why do we speak as if no motorists cycle & no cyclists drive, someone visiting from another planet would think you must do one or the other the way we use the language on this subject.
I agree completely. This anti driver from one side and anti cyclist from the other treat people like different species. The right wing press seems to hate cyclists and the cycling press seems to do the same to drivers. Most cyclists are drivers, we are all pedestrians! Where as Cycle Mikey started off with good attentions, it's now all about views and shock value.
On the cranks - I ride an affected Ultegra set too and now every time there's a bit of creaking sound I am quite concerned. And having to go to a shop every time to see if it has ALREADY failed is ridiculous. I went into the shop last week for another inspection after loud persistent creaks, they believe it has not failed (yet). Peace of mind will not come from going for an inspection regularly.
If Shimano comes out with a fully wireless groupset that would be awesome. My bike only has external cable routing, so it's either Shimano mechanical or SRAM eTap. The mechanics at my local shop all say the GRX is the better option in terms of overall quality, even if eTap is easier to install.
CyclingMikey - What a legend!!!
My crank snapped (shimano 105 fresh crank) bikeshop was appalled and got a free replacement.
I don't ride road anymore. 4 years now. Only gravel and some MTB. Not looked back since. Of course it depends a lot on where you live, what the terrain and the roads are like.
Oooh, how true it is...Truly realised how dangerous roads are only when started crossing them with my daughter
I was driven off the road this morning by a psychopath driver, he knew exactly what he was doing and accelerated off in a 20 mile an hour area much faster than 20 miles an hour (no I don’t have calibrated eyeballs).
I am definitely going to get some kind of camera now, could you do a review of cameras on the channel perhaps?
What a nice guy!
Talking a lot of sense!
Fantastic!
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With respect to the Shimano Cranks, most cranks will be experiencing this deterioration slowly already. Many of them will be pulled off of bikes before they ever fail because they'll be upgraded before then or the bikes will stop being ridden. But all your bike mechanic can tell you is that it was safe the last time you got on it. Even the best mechanic in the world can't tell you if it's one day away from that corrosion becoming too much and causing the beginnings of failure. And once it's started to come apart, whether it breaks quickly or slowly is a matter of environment, how hard it's being ridden, etc.
You or I might take a few weeks to notice if they began coming apart, but if the first small crack appears in MvDP's cranks midway through an early cobbled secteur in Ronde van Vlaanderen, and he smashes a thousand watt attack starting from fairly low cadence (so with massive torque) on a cobbled climb late in the race, it's very possible that having rattled those cranks over cobbles all day when already cracked would be enough that he could rip the crank off his bike in the same race it started to fail. I'm not saying it's likely, but I think it's hard to say it's not possible.
If I were a pro team, I'd have 105 on my riders training bikes, and I'd be swapping my dura ace cranks out for a new set mid year. Heck, I'd be on 105 cranks for racing if sponsors allowed, even if they had to send me ones with "Dura Ace" stickers on the side.
Mikey has the most genuine smile and some serious courage to stand up to such angry drivers. Good for him!
I think people who get upset when being snitched or tattled on are immature. This is like being mad at your teachers or parents when you were a child because you got punished for doing something wrong.
Did you break the law? Yes? Ok, well there's consequences to that, regardless of WHO reported you. Don't like that? Then stop breaking the law. Traffic laws are most often put in place for a reason - to save lives. Those who break those laws intentionally have little/no regard for human life and shouldn't be driving.
This makes alot of sense. People who get aggressive when being corrected are People who grew up not listening to authority. So as they grow older they are the ones you see becoming violent and self entitled
Just ask them what they would do if their house was burgled. If they report it to the police does that make them a snitch? They just don’t like the idea of being caught.
42:30 that man has never seen the inside of a barracks let alone been a SF member
Right out the gate need to comment. The Chicken and chicken noises chasing guy down street was great. 😂
I cycle every day and see my fair share of close misses and full respect to Mikey.
My biggest concern is the tech in cars and the fact that to change for example heating vent etc. you have to navigate levels of software interfaces. Is anything being done about this? This is my opinion, is much more of a distraction than phones.
Honestly, I prefer my 11 sp di2 not being wireless. I already have to plug in my lights, computer, and cameras (I do ride with 2 gopros) off the bike. I already have to change a coin battery in my HRM every hundred hours as well. Infrequent as it would be, staying on top of 2-4 more coin batteries and adding another charging dock for derailleurs would be more hassle than the one time I had to route di2 cables through my frame. Since I did decide to run an electronic group set, I much prefer just plugging it in overnight every 3 months over having to keep track of another charging station.
Sure, if I ever forget to charge it, I'm especially screwed. In the event that happens I may change my mind, but my computer tells me my di2 battery level so I don't see that being an issue.
What will people do? What they know they can get away with! Facts! Keep up the good fight! However, never forget that there are people who place zero value on your life! Be safe!