help to prep bike for first sportive saturday

andygb

Hammyman wrote: »

Ah yes, a road race on a road still open to the public which is illegal under the road traffic act yet they still allow these disruptive cycle races to take place on major routes.

I have marshalled road races on open roads, and as part of the procedure, we have to notify the police and do a risk assessment - hardly illegal;)
The police even provide a few outriders for the big races.

Hammyman

andygb wrote: »

I have marshalled road races on open roads, and as part of the procedure, we have to notify the police and do a risk assessment - hardly illegal;)
The police even provide a few outriders for the big races.

A risk assessment doesn't make something legal.

ianbar0

thanks again for your replies. bike pretty much prepared, and continuing my carbo loading! really just the tyres to check on the morning and im all set!! already got my next one lined up..well possibly.

i am tempted to make a dash out tomorrow and get some proper gear. i do have cycling shorts but i think there are probably defined as mountain bike shorts and my top is a cycling top but from a well known sportshop for £8 lol

sequence

Hammyman wrote: »

Ah yes, a road race on a road still open to the public which is illegal under the road traffic act yet they still allow these disruptive cycle races to take place on major routes.

You'd might have a point if it were a race. It's a sportive, not a race - there's a significant difference.

ianbar0

i dont bother to reply to people who clearly dont really know what there talking about.