Shaun Murray
@shaunmurray.uk
Sometime cyclist, Linux dev. Previously @aegisdesign on Twitter.
Fuel Duty frozen again then.
November 26, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Fuel Duty frozen again then.
All that speculation and then the OBR releases the budget early.
November 26, 2025 at 12:00 PM
All that speculation and then the OBR releases the budget early.
If the rumoured per mile EV charging comes in it makes it doubly crazy that the gov is still freezing fuel duty.
Since 2011 the fuel duty freeze has cost the Treasury £133 billion.
This huge amount could have paid for lower train and bus fares, better stations, safer walking, wheeling and cycling and much more!
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
This huge amount could have paid for lower train and bus fares, better stations, safer walking, wheeling and cycling and much more!
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Rachel Reeves will freeze fuel duty to dodge ‘political suicide’
The chancellor will also highlight a rise in the minimum wage and plans to cut energy bills as she tries to win over voters by focusing on cost of living
www.thetimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:24 AM
If the rumoured per mile EV charging comes in it makes it doubly crazy that the gov is still freezing fuel duty.
As an Audi driving, cyclist who quite likes Europe, I'm feeling targeted. And I'm only driving due to serious injury that nearly made me eligible for Motability.
November 25, 2025 at 4:51 PM
As an Audi driving, cyclist who quite likes Europe, I'm feeling targeted. And I'm only driving due to serious injury that nearly made me eligible for Motability.
Not often I have to block people on bluesky but the EV evangelists are something else.
November 12, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Not often I have to block people on bluesky but the EV evangelists are something else.
Had a bike fit today. I've never had one before and previously relied on a lot of learned wisdom on sizing. Those RETUL bike jig things are really handy! Ended up with a pretty comfy new position even with my gimpy right elbow. Also now looking at 54cm frames instead of 56. Well worth it I think.
November 11, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Had a bike fit today. I've never had one before and previously relied on a lot of learned wisdom on sizing. Those RETUL bike jig things are really handy! Ended up with a pretty comfy new position even with my gimpy right elbow. Also now looking at 54cm frames instead of 56. Well worth it I think.
Ok, perhaps hide your identity when selling on Vinted. But a) you could have just cropped the image and b) the back of your head?
November 9, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Ok, perhaps hide your identity when selling on Vinted. But a) you could have just cropped the image and b) the back of your head?
Ok bicycle people. Time for a new bike. Looking for an endurance road/gravel bike. Due to being hit by a taxi a few years ago, my right elbow no longer allows my arm to straighten so I'll always be riding with a bent arm. That means shorter reach probably and higher stack.
October 29, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Ok bicycle people. Time for a new bike. Looking for an endurance road/gravel bike. Due to being hit by a taxi a few years ago, my right elbow no longer allows my arm to straighten so I'll always be riding with a bent arm. That means shorter reach probably and higher stack.
Is there some extra council enforcement powers granted with a PSPO? Otherwise they're just banning something already banned that the police should be dealing with... Newcastle-under-Lyme e-scooter and e-bike ban proposed - BBC News share.google/xTRwEw9xRDxR...
Newcastle-under-Lyme e-scooter and e-bike ban proposed - BBC News
Councillors are consulting on plans to prohibit people from riding e-scooters and some e-bikes.
share.google
October 16, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Is there some extra council enforcement powers granted with a PSPO? Otherwise they're just banning something already banned that the police should be dealing with... Newcastle-under-Lyme e-scooter and e-bike ban proposed - BBC News share.google/xTRwEw9xRDxR...
I'm presuming the image showing a twisty path is an artists impression of the new path. I do hope the local cycling campaign have objected to this nonsense. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Royal Wootton Basssett cycle route to be built with £50k grant
The route is set to improve safety and accessibility in Royal Wootton Bassett.
www.bbc.com
October 5, 2025 at 8:18 AM
I'm presuming the image showing a twisty path is an artists impression of the new path. I do hope the local cycling campaign have objected to this nonsense. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Sure. And wearing a white pointy hood is just because you like white pointy hoods.
Supporting Reform’s ‘racist policy’ does not make voters racist, says Rachel Reeves – UK politics live
Supporting Reform’s ‘racist policy’ does not make voters racist, says Rachel Reeves – UK politics live
Chancellor backs Keir Starmer’s statement that policy to end indefinite leave to remain is racist, but says many Reform supporters would be ‘horrified’ by it
Q: You are saying you don’t call supporters of Reform racist. But it looks as if you don’t understand people’s concerns.
Reeves says the government should call out policies that are wrong. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 29, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Sure. And wearing a white pointy hood is just because you like white pointy hoods.
Reposted by Shaun Murray
Every 90’s Hip Hop video
June 8, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Every 90’s Hip Hop video
If you thought Moultons were weird. Hold my Carlsberg...
March 13, 2025 at 3:43 PM
If you thought Moultons were weird. Hold my Carlsberg...
Gone to cargo bike heaven
March 13, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Gone to cargo bike heaven
Gone to cargo bike heaven
March 13, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Gone to cargo bike heaven
In Copenhagen at the mo. Bikes everywhere. Was in Paris last year. They get it too. Depressing that in the UK we just don't. The bike lanes here are everywhere and they're not the silly plastic wands or paint, just nice wide lanes with kerbs that don't look shit.
March 13, 2025 at 10:58 AM
In Copenhagen at the mo. Bikes everywhere. Was in Paris last year. They get it too. Depressing that in the UK we just don't. The bike lanes here are everywhere and they're not the silly plastic wands or paint, just nice wide lanes with kerbs that don't look shit.
Reposted by Shaun Murray
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March 9, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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Sacked the subeditor?
February 28, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Sacked the subeditor?
For "rare earths" read "lithium" of which Ukraine has lots. Now who might want access to lots of lithium?
Ukraine war briefing: Trump demands rare earths from Kyiv in exchange for aid
Ukraine war briefing: Trump demands rare earths from Kyiv in exchange for aid
US reportedly briefly paused weapon shipments into Ukraine; Russian forces continue to gain ground as Ukraine struggles with manpower. What we know on day 1,077 Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2025 at 9:45 AM
For "rare earths" read "lithium" of which Ukraine has lots. Now who might want access to lots of lithium?
Spotted a used camera on eBay just now so looked up reviews on it to find a 6 year old comment from myself telling people that the built in non-replaceable batteries are a silly idea. That's me told.
Still tempted though. 🤦♂️
Still tempted though. 🤦♂️
February 3, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Spotted a used camera on eBay just now so looked up reviews on it to find a 6 year old comment from myself telling people that the built in non-replaceable batteries are a silly idea. That's me told.
Still tempted though. 🤦♂️
Still tempted though. 🤦♂️
Inspired by? 🤔
Review: Windover Beacon RACE gravel bike - handbuilt steel frame inspired by mountain bikes not road bikes, ready to take on the biggest adventures
#cycling
https://buff.ly/42pIM68
#cycling
https://buff.ly/42pIM68
January 28, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Inspired by? 🤔
Good to see the police cracking down on illegal electric bikes but the BBC still unable to get their facts right. Legal ebikes are not restricted to travelling at no more than 15.5mph www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Leicester: Police seize dozens of illegal e-bikes and e-scooters - BBC News
Police say officers are cracking down on the illegal vehicles in response to community concerns.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 25, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Good to see the police cracking down on illegal electric bikes but the BBC still unable to get their facts right. Legal ebikes are not restricted to travelling at no more than 15.5mph www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Please add your support for Presumed Liability. Presumed liability shifts the burden of proof to the insurance company in a collision, and is intended to compensate vulnerable road users more quickly and effectively. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
@audaxuk.bsky.social
@audaxuk.bsky.social
Petition: Introduce presumed liability for civil cases from road traffic collisions
Introduce presumed liability for civil cases relating to certain road collisions, to shift the burden of proof. It would mean when vulnerable road users, e.g cyclists & pedestrians, claim against a mo...
petition.parliament.uk
December 17, 2024 at 1:04 PM
Please add your support for Presumed Liability. Presumed liability shifts the burden of proof to the insurance company in a collision, and is intended to compensate vulnerable road users more quickly and effectively. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
@audaxuk.bsky.social
@audaxuk.bsky.social
Today, I visited a car breakers to pick up some parts. It took some finding as it's out near Alsager. Left the breakers with a lighter wallet and the owner telling me at least I knew where they were now "for next time". Bastard.
December 9, 2024 at 7:46 PM
Today, I visited a car breakers to pick up some parts. It took some finding as it's out near Alsager. Left the breakers with a lighter wallet and the owner telling me at least I knew where they were now "for next time". Bastard.
So, hello. Got my custom handle set up using my name instead of aegisdesign, which was always a bit odd over on the other place tbf, and I'm not doing any design work at the mo.
November 23, 2024 at 5:29 PM
So, hello. Got my custom handle set up using my name instead of aegisdesign, which was always a bit odd over on the other place tbf, and I'm not doing any design work at the mo.