That looks incredibly dangerous, obviously designed by someone who has never ridden a bike. You will get ‘kidz’ on BMX or MTBs racing down it & others struggling to navigate it pushing a bike. TerribleCycle-friendly canal path scaffolding steps... with a terrifying gradient! Wait till you see the shot towards the end of the short clip to appreciate how steep one section of the ascent/descent is. For people who can't carry their bike up/down the steps, using the ramp to push/guide their bike up/down is simply not an option. Well-intentioned but completely impractical!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-56775841
That looks incredibly dangerous, obviously designed by someone who has never ridden a bike. You will get ‘kidz’ on BMX or MTBs racing down it & others struggling to navigate it pushing a bike. Terrible
Cyclist crashes into pedestrian on towpath, puts infrastructure plans back 10 years & acts as a dog whistle for all the mouth breathing motorists.Yeah, I bet the daredevil kidz will be loving it, and I totally agree it was obviously designed by somebody who knows nothing about bikes. Sticking to a budget, perhaps. But bikes? Not so much.
Not so much sticking to a budget as sticking to regulations in a rigid and unimaginative fashion, while minimising costs. Stairs are heavily prescribed and any deviation from the regs will have the ambulance chasing lawyers round with their tape measures very quickly after any incident. Note that the contractor said "it's within the regs".Yeah, I bet the daredevil kidz will be loving it, and I totally agree it was obviously designed by somebody who knows nothing about bikes. Sticking to a budget, perhaps. But bikes? Not so much.
The decathlon price is a good deal - but it's out of stock. You can just make out the word SHIMANO on the largest cog of the freewheel in your picture.I took a pic of the freewheel. It turns out my Triban 500 has SRAM groupset so I don't know if the Shimano freewheel posted the other day is compatible. The pic isn't great as the camera in my phone is pants... just like my cleaning skills I'm afraid to say.
EDIT: Is this the same freewheel from Decathlon but at half the price of the one on Amazon?
https://www.decathlon.co.uk/p/freewheel-screw-on-7-speed-14x28-tz21-shimano/_/R-p-X8627517
The decathlon price is a good deal - but it's out of stock. You can just make out the word SHIMANO on the largest cog of the freewheel in your picture.
Freewheels can be very hard to get off the bike, so the first thing I'd do is try to get the existing one off.
You'll need a freewheel removing tool - which is probably NOT the same as a cassette remover (although they look the same).
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00IL5NFV2/?tag=pinkfishmedia-21
The comments indicate that folks have used this one to remove Shimano freewheels.
Here's a (much) cheaper option:
https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/tools/bike-hand-cassette-remover-for-shimano/?geoc=US
Alternatively if you're on good terms with a local bike shop they can remove the freewheel and may be able to order a replacement. Installing the replacement is easy as pedaling tightens it.
Have no fear.... its gonna be warm Sunday. Down south anyway !... hopefully everywhere.... Stay in tomorrow though.Weather really needs to sort itself out, caught in another deluge last night, actual hail in May.