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Hi Mike,
Lucky you, I don’t like to whinge either but it’s worth me pointing out that I also congratulated the OCC on the work that has been done on the track as it’s a vast improvement from what was there before, OCC have admitted that the contractor “didn’t correctly follow the specification for laying the final top surface” and the punctures don’t lie!
I have cycled along the A417 also and it’s not pleasant, the quiet track/minor road route is so much nicer and so much less dangerous.
I ride a Hybrid with fairly chunky wheels and in the 6 months prior to the stone chips being laid I hadn’t had a single puncture, since laying the stones 5 punctures in 4 days, so whinging justified I think!
Hope you continue along this extremely pleasant route without any incident.I had one this morning, I have emailed OCC with pictures of the 10mm long shard of flint I pulled from my rear tyre. The more of us that contact them the quicker they will do something about it.
My contacts for OCC are – Edward.Webster@Oxfordshire.gov.uk , Alan.pratley@Oxfordshire.gov.uk , Tim.Belton@Oxfordshire.gov.uk , Maria.Baute@Oxfordshire.gov.uk and Aron.Wisdom@Oxfordshire.gov.uk
Give it a go!Hi All
FYI – I complained to OCC about the material (seems to be some kind of flint gravel) that has been put down on this section of Icknield Way (West), where I am appreciative and glad that the muddy ruts have been dealt with which made cycling along this section very hazardous, I had to complain to the OCC as I was regularly getting a puncture, on one occasion 2 in one evening (front and rear), my record to date is 4 in 3 days, all 4 occurred immediately after crossing this section of track. I relayed this to the OCC and got the below reply.Dear Mr Lewis,
Thank you for your e-mail.
I’m sorry to hear of the number of punctures that you’ve had recently while using Icknield Way. This section of path has recently been rebuilt in order to assist cyclists as the previous surface had become rutted and muddy. Unfortunately, it seems our contractor didn’t correctly follow the specification for laying the final top surface which we think is causing the problems with punctures – others have reported punctures as well. The matter is currently with our engineering team who will be reviewing the situation shortly to find a solution.
Ed Webster
Transport Planner
01865 815664
Oxfordshire County Council
Environment & Economy
Speedwell House
Speedwell Street
Oxford
OX1 1NE