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ARGH! I think I've got a crack in my crank axle, and my BB is shot. Fingers crossed the Planet X warranty covers it...0
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To the scooter rider on Milbank. I don't have to be in the cycle lane. To then get hump and ride aggressively having been told off by me and shouting at other cyclist who you've cut up and almost just knocked does in deed make you a prick as was pointed out by me and a few others.--
Chris
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Rant at myself: frank exchange of views with a driver who got a bit too close last night on the NKR. Was all calm before that. Grrr.FCN 2-4.
"What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
"It stays down, Daddy."
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I am ranting at myself. Starting noticing that my shoe wasn't going into the SPD properly and spent entire journey wriggling it about. Finally checked my shoe and found that the SPD bolt had unwound and was snagging.
My rant is that I didn't sort it out there and then and decided to carry on home as it wasn't too far. Got off the bike at the other end to find it had dropped off. Entirely preventable and I knew that I should have invested 30 seconds in resolving it and didn't.
The punishment was the faff of having to go online and get some more posted out*, which took far longer.
*ordered a job lot of standard M5 bolts. Really cheap compared to Shimano ones so now I have a life time supply.0 -
Sketchley wrote:To the scooter rider on Milbank. I don't have to be in the cycle lane. To then get hump and ride aggressively having been told off by me and shouting at other cyclist who you've cut up and almost just knocked does in deed make you a prick as was pointed out by me and a few others.
So it was you in the red and white top! That guy was a knobber. I saw him having a rant and looked like he was trying to hit/ grab you at one point. I was the one who pulled up alongside and told him to mind his own business and keep his hands to himself.0 -
Worst shower ever this morning. Got to work and the 2 showers near my office were shut/locked. Asked the security guards to open one to which I was informed that they were shut due to some contractors doing some work around the building but I could go and use the showers in the other half of the building (5 min walk from my office). Not too much bother and no choice in the matter, so I head over there. I find the shower and turn it on, unpack all my stuff and get ready, but the water is absolutely boiling to the point where it's almost steam coming out of the shower head. I put it on the coldest setting and still the same - no cold water going to the shower! Had to use my bloody jersey as a flannel in a futile attempt at some level of personal hygiene given the circumstances. Great way to start a 12 hour day. Lucky I keep some aftershave in my desk drawer...FCN 2 to 80
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Kurako wrote:Sketchley wrote:To the scooter rider on Milbank. I don't have to be in the cycle lane. To then get hump and ride aggressively having been told off by me and shouting at other cyclist who you've cut up and almost just knocked does in deed make you a prick as was pointed out by me and a few others.
So it was you in the red and white top! That guy was a knobber. I saw him having a rant and looked like he was trying to hit/ grab you at one point. I was the one who pulled up alongside and told him to mind his own business and keep his hands to himself.
Yep that was me. Didn't think he was going to hit me, I was giving as good as I got. Told him to go read the Highway Code. What he did after that was shocking, riding very aggressively up to roundabout then almost taking a cyclist out on the other side. At the first ped crossing he was arguing with said cyclist who called him a prick and referred back to incident with me, I told him I agreed and he was indeed a prick and told him to calm down as he was clearly worked up, this got me a w@nker sign. The way he was riding and how work up he was it wouldn’t surprise me if he had an accident after that.--
Chris
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Sketchley wrote:Kurako wrote:Sketchley wrote:To the scooter rider on Milbank. I don't have to be in the cycle lane. To then get hump and ride aggressively having been told off by me and shouting at other cyclist who you've cut up and almost just knocked does in deed make you a prick as was pointed out by me and a few others.
So it was you in the red and white top! That guy was a knobber. I saw him having a rant and looked like he was trying to hit/ grab you at one point. I was the one who pulled up alongside and told him to mind his own business and keep his hands to himself.
Yep that was me. Didn't think he was going to hit me, I was giving as good as I got. Told him to go read the Highway Code. What he did after that was shocking, riding very aggressively up to roundabout then almost taking a cyclist out on the other side. At the first ped crossing he was arguing with said cyclist who called him a prick and referred back to incident with me, I told him I agreed and he was indeed a prick and told him to calm down as he was clearly worked up, this got me a w@nker sign. The way he was riding and how work up he was it wouldn’t surprise me if he had an accident after that.
Yep. That was me. He deliberately cut me up leaving the roundabout so I cleared my throat over his jacket.0 -
London Drivers: when it rains, visibility decreases and the roads get slippery, please don't take this as a signal to drive like complete c*nts. Thank you.0
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It seems the Royal Mail in Bristol are employing posties who don't know what intercom buzzers are for. Two days running I've had cards through the door timed when I was in the flat. Will it be three days out of three with my Amazone delivery?I've added a signature to prove it is still possible.0
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clarkey cat wrote:cyclists riding across zebra crossings.
Atlantic Road in Brixton where pedestrians seem to cross everywhere BUT the zebra crossing...
Apparently if posties know that you're not usually home, they leave the parcels at the depot since it's easier to write the cards out there and then just post the cards without even ringing. Makes sense for random parcels but in PITA if you've taken the day off to get something.0 -
Don't ride on the pavements!
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I've saved a few up
1. Front wheel looks like it's getting buckled. I fear it's going to go on me soon
2. New office doesn't have bike storage, so my old bike is out on the street. Not that worried, but I had hoped to get a new bike soon. Can't be bothered though, I'll just be worrying
Then again, maybe I will..and get some insurance
3. New office has lovely new showers, but no where to store my wet towel or cycle gear. Admittedly the old office was poo, but it had a basement which even had a wardrobe
I've hidden them in the print room for now, but I hope they won't pong :oops:0 -
The rider of the old blue pinarello, a few things I noticed this morning
A hi-vis gillet is bloody useless if you cover it with a big bag and straps
You ride like a douche
going through reds all the time when there are peds on crossings is stupid and dangerous
Why creep through reds at big junctions; everyone can still see you being a dick?
You are everything that's wrong with cycle commuting. Sort it outPurveyor of sonic doom
Very Hairy Roadie - FCN 4
Fixed Pista- FCN 5
Beared Bromptonite - FCN 140 -
Rant At Myself
You bloody idiot. Why didn't you take two minutes to make something to support your freehub before you bashed the rotted old bearings out of it?! Now the edge is too knackered to take the lockring and you'll have to get a freehub body for a hub that isn't even sold in this country, apart from as part of a wheelset!!
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To the Bar Steward in the silver (astra?) heading south on Maryhill Road, and turning into Killermont View, just why did you have to try and mow me down in the inside lane as we pulled away from the traffic lights, me in front and in primary to avoid the massive drains and potholes. Could you not have waited the 5 seconds for me to pass the side road? Did you have to pump your horn and squeeze past within centimeteres of me?
I did condider chasing you up the dead end road, but as I was within 200mts of where a person had their penis hacked off by a gang in a car last year, decided just to carry on."Encyclopaedia is a fetish for very small bicycles"0 -
It seem RM aren't the only ones with a phobia about ringing my buzzer. The comapny that have green & yellow vans and have th initials CL are just as bad if not worse. My package has been carded on tuesday & wednesday, had the same issue with the last thing CL were trusted with delivering. A quick phonecall has got it coming tomorrow morning before 10:30 with instructions to call my mobile and ring the buzzer.I've added a signature to prove it is still possible.0
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To the bloke with the moustache who shot the red light by Chutney Mary's at c. 1815 today and almost collided with me, if you are on here then you should know better. I called you a d1ckhead because you acted like one. To tell me to f*ck off was a bit rich, and against the spirit of play.0
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Lovely ride home, shame its all spoilt.
Do a bit of online banking, where the heck has my CC account gone.
FGSKING Fraud.
So I phone up to sort it out. Can I remember my 2 passwords? Can I FSCK!!
Dear Sir, your'll have to pop into your local branch with ID to confirm you are who you are etc etc.
My own fault, I should have noted down my passwords, but what a pain
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To the spotty "Yoof" if you ride across the road on your BMX pulling across in front of me in the process, causing me to pull off a fetching brake and swerve, then yes I am going to swear at you using language that mummy wouldnt approve, of, smirking and laughing about it, just makes me want to turn around and chase you down delivering swift retribution, so next time think on...
To the two adults cycling two abreast in the cycle path, pick which side you are going to stay on and then try and hold your line, wobbling around in front of me, just made you unpredicatable, so excuse me if I stay in the middle of the lane and gently come to a halt which you take to the grass. Shouting at me about how you had to "ride on the grass" doesnt really help, if you stuck to one side or the other we'd have been fine, but it appears you were unable to do that.0 -
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A phonecall to the landlady in the morning to get it sorted, she owns my flat but somebody else owns the building I've added a signature to prove it is still possible.0 -
redvee wrote:It seem RM aren't the only ones with a phobia about ringing my buzzer. The comapny that have green & yellow vans and have th initials CL are just as bad if not worse. My package has been carded on tuesday & wednesday, had the same issue with the last thing CL were trusted with delivering. A quick phonecall has got it coming tomorrow morning before 10:30 with instructions to call my mobile and ring the buzzer.
They're the worst delivery company i've ever known. I had half my delivery taken in by my neighbour, with the box ripped open (the other box, which was missing, was my new laptop, so I was panicking that someone had nicked it in transit.) When I eventually managed to ring through, they told me it was still at the depot and the driver had accidentally left it on the van. They then 'overlooked' it for three days in a row, told me it would take 5 days approval to get the delivery address changed to my workplace because I couldn't take the next day off work, then told me I couldn't collect it from the delivery office because I didn't have a missed delivery card.
Eventually I annoyed them so much they paid another courier to deliver it yesterday evening. Don't use City Link!Giant Defy 3
FCN 5
All wrenching and no riding makes me frickin' angry...0 -
How many messages do I need to tell me that going to subforsub.con is a way of getting more subscribers on Youtube, the first one told me it was a scam and the latest one loves my chanel.I've added a signature to prove it is still possible.0
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to the incosiderate criminal that decided to crash on the embankment and cause loads of traffic so no chance of the game this morningSorry its not me it's the bike ;o)
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burnt my arm using the steam cleaner cleaning my bike this morning jsut looked out the window an its lashing it down
damn you, but on a positive note, i finish work in 6mins woop woopKeeping it classy since '830
