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Grrrrrr said:
Friend of a friend was out cycling the other weekend down here and went through a puddle that turned out to be a monster pothole. His bike frame snapped in 2 and he came off his bike splitting his top lip in 2 and smashing his nose flat. Had to call an ambulance and he spent several days in hospital.
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Sorry to hear that. Hope he recovers OK.
 
Grrrrrr said:
Not sure about that. As it wears it will release plastic microfibres that will be washed into the drains and unless caught will end up in the rivers and seas causing merry hell with ecosystems. So care required before heading down that road, I think.
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It actually says in goldies link that it doesn't do that, but maybe that is just an advertising claim.
 
Turboman said:
Sorry to hear that. Hope he recovers OK.
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Yes seems to be. Everyone is a bit shocked. I actually went out and bought a hybrid bike with the fattest tyres I could last December as I've gone through so many inner tubes and wheels on my road bike in the past year I just cannot afford to keep up the expense.

F*ck only knows what would happen on a motorbike.
 
Grrrrrr said:
Yes seems to be. Everyone is a bit shocked. I actually went out and bought a hybrid bike with the fattest tyres I could last December as I've gone through so many inner tubes and wheels on my road bike in the past year I just cannot afford to keep up the expense.

F*ck only knows what would happen on a motorbike.
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Probably falling off a lot. :(
 
Turboman said:
It is also possible that the new stuff would have to undergo years of study and testing before it could be approved in a sufficiently watertight and bureaucratic way for use on UK roads.
The may take a more pragmatic approach to things in Dubai, or just be willing to spend more money.
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I know I keep saying it but 'take a look at the info on his site'. He's already had contracts in the UK. The road I saw it being used on was somewhere in Scotland, it has been used on A7 and also in Gloucestershire. He's not a 'start up' or not ready to roll, it's a fact and science backed product. The science stuff is on the site. The only thing they dont have is decades of usage feedback but the only way to get it is to use it.
I'm going to contact my local Councillor and MSP , to ask what we're doing about it . If more people do the same, we might get something done about the pot holes and save some money to put into other services.
 
Turboman said:
It actually says in goldies link that it doesn't do that, but maybe that is just an advertising claim.
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I don't think I'd like to be the one making false claims to anywhere in the Middle East :eek: Also as I keep saying , the science is there and for anywhere to use it, there must be better brains than mine accepting it.
 
I can sort of see how adding plastic to the asphalt mix could worj, when the plastic melts it acts as a binding agent to keep the materials together plus additing a little flexibility. But I see it being another "Solar Highway" project. In the real world it doesn't work as claimed.
 
Managed to fix my ABS/Traction Control fault. :D
Actual cost of fix £253 ...... £125 for ABS ECU (Just in case) + £94 for a trolley-jack and Axle-stands + £34 for ABS Sensor part & delivery.
The ABS ECU will be kept as a spare, and I needed the tools anyway. I'm not much of a spannerer, but I am willing to have a go at simple stuff.
Worst bit for me was that the Jack occupied the spot where the axle stand really should go so I ended up doing it on the jack only (which I don't like and isn't safe really).
 
DanClarke said:
Worst bit for me was that the Jack occupied the spot where the axle stand really should go so I ended up doing it on the jack only (which I don't like and isn't safe really).
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At work we generally just lift from the diff housing, the chassis rail works a treat too. Although unless you have a high lift jack, you might need a block of wood.
 
Bix said:
At work we generally just lift from the diff housing, the chassis rail works a treat too. Although unless you have a high lift jack, you might need a block of wood.
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Hi @Bix , I would have worried that the ruddy thing would just snap-off or bend in the middle like a bit of wet spaghetti. :D
Is it really a common practice? It would make life so much easier if its truly a safe and standard way to do it because I could pop an axle-stand right under the wheel-end of the axle tube, or even both tubes.
Thanks for the tip, much appreciated.
 
DanClarke said:
Hi @Bix , I would have worried that the ruddy thing would just snap-off or bend in the middle like a bit of wet spaghetti. :D
Is it really a common practice? It would make life so much easier if its truly a safe and standard way to do it because I could pop an axle-stand right under the wheel-end of the axle tube, or even both tubes.
Thanks for the tip, much appreciated.
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As long as you have a decent rubber pad, or a little wood to prevent metal to metal contact it'll be reet, I haven't looked if it is an official way to do it on P38s, but it was on the Defender. And given the similarities between the two, I imagine it is fine. I've done it a fair few times with no issues.
 
Cleaned off the pistons and Conrods. Ordered new rings and then stared at the tarmac down through the six pots in the block..quite unerving...
 
gold rover said:
I know I keep saying it but 'take a look at the info on his site'. He's already had contracts in the UK. The road I saw it being used on was somewhere in Scotland, it has been used on A7 and also in Gloucestershire. He's not a 'start up' or not ready to roll, it's a fact and science backed product. The science stuff is on the site. The only thing they dont have is decades of usage feedback but the only way to get it is to use it.
I'm going to contact my local Councillor and MSP , to ask what we're doing about it . If more people do the same, we might get something done about the pot holes and save some money to put into other services.
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I looked into fixing pot-holes properly a while back. I costed it up and then looked at what various councils paid per hole. It quickly became apparent why we have the slap and dash approach. There was absolutely no way to cover cost at what the councils were paying. So it never gets resolved and the councils keep paying rock bottom for rock bottom service.
 
Grrrrrr said:
I looked into fixing pot-holes properly a while back. I costed it up and then looked at what various councils paid per hole. It quickly became apparent why we have the slap and dash approach. There was absolutely no way to cover cost at what the councils were paying. So it never gets resolved and the councils keep paying rock bottom for rock bottom service.
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Do you fancy doing the same study using Mcrebar postings, instead of normal asphalt? ;) :)
 
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