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Jacomus-rides-Gen · June 2007

Going along the ridiculous car park that was embankment this evening, a biker and I swapped positions a few times, and took space together a couple of times.

Past Houses of Parliament and we enter the security barrier bit, with the concrete wall that allways has mental cyclists squeezing their way through. I nipped into the gap infront of sed BMW and rode in primary along the dangerous stretch, then I made my mistake.

The ped lights went red and I pulled over to the left so that I could hold the wall instead of unclipping, she sat behind me but close, not exactly unusual. Then whe the lights went yellow she floors it and roars off literally a couple of inches from my bars. I yell the classic "OI!" and get nothing but the finger.

I stood up and chased at full pelt until she hit the next jam (which wasn't long), as I jammed on the brakes there was a "Woooooooahhh!" and the friendly biker slid by, I'd almost knocked him off. I proceded to ask (quite agressively it has to be said) why she endagered my life. She came back with "Cyclists like you p*ss normal people off, get on the f**king pavement where you belong." I rip the rape alarm off my handlebar (thank you Buggi for that idea) and drop it behind the seat.

Job done.

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BentMikey · June 2007

Seriously? What did she do then?

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Hackbike 6 · June 2007

Passed too close dangerously?

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rgisme · June 2007

You ride around with a rape alarm taped to your handlebars?

Brains · June 2007

gimme gimme How much is a rape alarm ? are they cheap enough to make them disposable ?

I want one (or in fact a packet of them)

Jacomus-rides-Gen · June 2007

BentMikey - I didn't hang around to find out! She was stuck in a massive snarl and I cycled off on my way home.

rgisme - I have done for a couple of weeks now yes, it was pretty small. I taped its cord to the bars, and then perforated some electrical tape and stuck the alarm itsself so it would hang down.

Brains - I don't actually know. My gf's mother brought home a handful of the things that her firm were handing out.

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rgisme · June 2007

And presumably you don't carry it in the expectation of getting raped? Is it just for dropping into the cars of drivers that annoy you in case they have their window open or it's a convertible, or does it have other uses?

Jacomus-rides-Gen · June 2007

I carried it for dropping through windows, and basically only because it was free! I'm not going to bother going out and buying one now that one has gone.

In a funny kind of way it was a bit like tempting fate to have it on, as I never usually encounter much trouble with motorists at all.

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Roastie · June 2007

Hey, I want one too!

jhon · June 2007

What a great idea, there's no point arguing or reasoning with them. To drivers, we will never be popular.

Cab · June 2007

Errm... I know that the driver might deserve it, but what are the legal implications of doing this?

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miffedcp · June 2007

that is immature and probably weeed the driver off about cyclist forever but boy is it funny.

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Sheddy · June 2007

Seen in tomorrows Grauniad - "Motorist rapped by lycra lout"

Eat My Dust · June 2007

I was thinking about taping a piece of poo to my handle bars to drop through windows. That would annoy me more as a driver than an alarm!!

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Greenbank · June 2007

Just get an AirZound.

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BentMikey · June 2007

I've just modded up my airzound on my rebuilt 'bent. Longer air tubing, and instead of the tiny bottle it comes with I have a 2L coke bottle stored in the tailbox. That should give some long time beeping power!

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Fab Foodie · June 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Sheddy

Seen in tomorrows Grauniad - "Motorist rapped by lycra lout"
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I'd show my bib-shorts in court as evidence that the rapist could not be me![:D]

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BentMikey · June 2007

LMAO!! See you Sunday mate? We're leaving a bit earlier this year, assuming it's dry. 07:30 departure, 07:15 meeting at Clapham South.

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The Bosscp · June 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by BentMikey

I've just modded up my airzound on my rebuilt 'bent. Longer air tubing, and instead of the tiny bottle it comes with I have a 2L coke bottle stored in the tailbox. That should give some long time beeping power!

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You must be very militant... you'll have to ride round for ages to find people enough people to beep.

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BentMikey · June 2007

Or perhaps I just don't want to pump it up very often. You must have taken quite some offense at one of my posts to be stalking me this much, LOL!

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pzycoman · June 2007

BentMikey, I hate you aswell! Im gunna run you off the road and tickle you with a cabbage. Now thats random hatred [:)]

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