Oi mate! Nice ass!

Jacomus-rides-Gen · June 2007

This morning was definitely an odd journey in, handlebar problems persist, and my left cleat won't bl**dy well stay where I put it, on the other hand it is sunny, I had zen-powerlegs and a fine selection of green lights.

Bizzare Incident #1 happend going round Parliament Square as a yoof hung out of his car window filming me on his phone as his mate drove. I've never been filmed before, the nly downside is that I know they weren't doing it because they thought I looked cool [:(]

Bizzare Incident #2 happened coming away from Westminster down the hill something suddenly felt horribly wrong with my rear wheel, like I'd suddenly lost the tension in the spokes. I carefully slowed down and pulled off the road and onto the pavement to inspect the damage. Almost as soon as I was off the road a truck screeched to a stop over the line at the traffic lights where I would have been waiting (No rlj arguments please!). Almost the whole truck was over the line, I would not have like to be there. I went back to checking my bike - absolutely nothing was wrong. I got back on and rode gingerly for a bit, but she was absolutely fine.

Bizzare Incident #3 was about 5 mins later when there suddenly wasn't any traffic around me at all. I've had it happen before once, and it was just as wierd. The road was completely empty for about 4 minutes until I got off at Blackfriars.

Bizzare Incident #4 was when a skip driver and mate in the cab shouted "OI MATE! Nice bum!"

So strange as I usually don't really encounter anything much!

What wierd incident have other people had on their commutes?

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el_presidente · June 2007

I saw about 100 horses being led around the Regents Park outer circle by the Army.

ChrisLS · June 2007

...not a commute, but once when I was riding the route of a Romann road on my mountain bike, and miles from anywhere, I came across a group of people, male and female, all dressed very smartly, suits, posh frocks, standing in a field...

ChrisLS · June 2007

...by the way Jacomus that was one hell of a wierd ride to work...the back wheel thing sounds like a power greater than us was at work!

domtyler · June 2007

Weirdest feeling I can remember lately was back in the Winter when we had that really windy spell and one day cycling home when there were gusts of 90mph +. I got to a nice straight stretch of road with the wind behind me and suddenly all the traffic noise kind of faded away, then all the other street noise and I realised I was absolutely flying along but with hardly any effort, sailing past cars going at the 30 limit all in this kind of bubble of silence. Was a very peaceful and serene feeling which only lasted for 30 seconds max, but I can still remember it clearly now. Maybe I was in the eye of the storm?

Most scary was last summer on my own out in lanes of Essex/Herts somwhere, heard this crackling kind of noise and other commotion coming from the field I was cycling past. Then through a gap in the hedge realised that they were shooting pheasants and firing in my direction. I shat myself and just got down as low as poss and hammered it until I was through.

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peejay78 · June 2007

i see those horses - they are led up oxford street and marylebone high street every morning at around 7.20. it's quite a sight.

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dubnobass · June 2007

I think they come from all directions Peej - I've been behind them a few times when they've gone en masse down Charing Cross Road, through Trafalger Square and then up the Mall.

If I had a baby elephant, I'd re-enact THAT scene from Blue Peter, with John Noakes, on a daily basis. Wouldn't you? "Ooh, gerroff me foot!"

Unknown · June 2007

As far as strange things go, I saw ducks and geese hiding from the rain this morning. Unlucky for me, I was far away from home and even further away from the office...

BentMikey · June 2007

Talking about horses, I once picked up a gold Royal Horse Guards button in the park, I was well chuffed!

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Hackbike 6 · June 2007

Bloody trainspotters.[xx(]

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Norvcp · June 2007

I got to shout, "Oi knobcheese, what the **** are you doing?!" at a white van man yesterday when he pulled out in front of me (forcing me to do an emergency stop) on a roundabout in Clifton. [:)]
That's about as exciting as it gets riding around Bristol.

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Buggi · June 2007

i pulled up at a set of traffic lights while riding home with a friend and encountered the most weird sight. on the other side of the lights was what i can only describe as a "waterfall". Bright sunshine on our side of the lights and rain so heavy on the other side it looked like a wall of water, you could draw a line in the road where it started. i've never seen anything like it, it was especially weird because of the intensity of the rain, it's not like it was spitting and then 50 yards in raining hard, it looked like niagra falls.

we both looked at each other and grinned and when the lights changed raced into it. best soaking i've ever had. [:D]

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Black Keith · June 2007

I once saw an inebriated couple having a fight in the street one morning..

the "lady" was punching the **** out of her bloke, as he cowered he shouted "Jaaysoos Chroist! what sorta woman are ye?!"

he really took some quite full-on whacks.

I'd say they were definitely married.

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Mike Healey · June 2007

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

i pulled up at a set of traffic lights while riding home with a friend and encountered the most weird sight. on the other side of the lights was what i can only describe as a "waterfall". Bright sunshine on our side of the lights and rain so heavy on the other side it looked like a wall of water, you could draw a line in the road where it started. i've never seen anything like it, it was especially weird because of the intensity of the rain, it's not like it was spitting and then 50 yards in raining hard, it looked like niagra falls.[:D]

Once rode 40 miles from Oxford to Leamington in the rain with bright sunshine up to about 100yds ahead. We caught up with aformentioned sunshine after massive effort, doing bit and bit, when the road turned about 45 degrees and we re-entered the rain.

Arrived home seriously tee'd off
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Cunobelin · June 2007

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Tynancp · June 2007

no real bother today other than stacks of traffic, loads of bikes

London to Brighton yesterday, no end of excitement and incident

dondare · June 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Jacomus-rides-Gen

Bizzare Incident #4 was when a skip driver and mate in the cab shouted "OI MATE! Nice bum!"

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Was he correct?

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Ant Evans · June 2007

Weirdest moment was probably rounding a corner on the River Taff in the dark with big lights, and coming face to face with a long row of foxy orange luminescent eyes. It was like being on a game drive in darkest Africa.

Calm is an arm.

Jacomus-rides-Gen · June 2007

dondare - I like to think so! I am the proud owner of a very pert cycling bum.

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Oi mate! Nice ass!

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