Your rants here.

Mr Plum

Rain has scuppered by Friday day off ride, it almost ruined Wednesdays as well.

nich

Just spent £4 buying the same bike magazine I brought a couple weeks ago.

I'm daft. :x

redvee

nich wrote:

Just spent £4 buying the same bike magazine I brought a couple weeks ago.

I'm daft. :x

Been there, done that though more with special interest magazines I struggled to reach as they were too high up.

Brakeless

mudcow007 wrote:

bdave262000 wrote:

mudcow007 wrote:

so i ride over to him an say "whats the matter with you" an here ensues a conversation with a neanderthal with classics like "nah i didn't cut you up" & "i didn't see you"

to make me feel better im going to describe the driver

Fat, ginger and driving a white van, ahhhhh much better

thank you please

So why does him being ginger make you feel better?

because, im safe in the knowledge that i can go out into the sun without turning into a pork scratching, the WVM on the other hand would be like one of those vampires off the movies where they go into sunlight

Would you say Fat, Black and driving a white van?

merkin

Would you say Fat, Black and driving a white van?

Most ginger people are white aren't they? To describe a white man as black is just daft :?

nich

Another bike nicked by the looks of it from our nearest bike racks (near St Pauls.).

It's the 2nd in a couple of weeks. Maybe this is the norm, but I've not had to leave my bike out before, new office means no secure bike storage. meh.

Anyway, looks like the cable was cut right through - I guess d-lock it with something half decent if you want to keep it.

Scummy thiefs

mudcow007

Brakeless wrote:

mudcow007 wrote:

bdave262000 wrote:

mudcow007 wrote:

so i ride over to him an say "whats the matter with you" an here ensues a conversation with a neanderthal with classics like "nah i didn't cut you up" & "i didn't see you"

to make me feel better im going to describe the driver

Fat, ginger and driving a white van, ahhhhh much better

thank you please

So why does him being ginger make you feel better?

because, im safe in the knowledge that i can go out into the sun without turning into a pork scratching, the WVM on the other hand would be like one of those vampires off the movies where they go into sunlight

Would you say Fat, Black and driving a white van?

why would i call him black, when he was obviously white with ginger hair?

Fireblade96

Rant at myself, for letting various things* keep me off the bike for a month.
I have now lost all semblance of fitness, so off on the bike shortly to start suffering as I try to regain some form.


*to be fair, I did spend 2 weeks sailing on a friend's lovely 40' yacht and went on a motorbike tour to Ireland, but none of these count as exercise.

hfidgen

Is saying "Jesus mate" to some scally weaving through 2 lanes of moving traffic cause for a fight?

He seemed to think so, coming back for a bit of verbal. It took me by suprise, I even thought "oh god, here we go", but he wasn't very big and obviously wasn't interested in getting physical so I approached our "chat" more in interest than fear.

I'd undertaken him 1/2 mile previously as he was riding on the boundary of lanes 1 & 2 and I was coming up the kerbside bike superhighway. Didn't think it was a problem, probably 3-4 metres of separation between us and I was minding my own business.

Then, at Aldgate, I'm sitting tucked in behind a lorry when the guy re-appears at speed, weaving all 3 lanes, dodging moving cars and I voice what was otherwise going on in my head without really thinking about it.

Cue some expletives, finger jabbing etc, accusing me of being the arsehole for undertaking him etc before he rides off on the pavement, jumps the lights and rides into the sunset.

Not really fussed, but still... had I done something wrong earlier, was I the one riding like a tit, was he just a lone nutter?

It gave me something to think about as I carried on. I think the conclusion I'd come to by the time I reached Hamersmith was
a) I'm still going to say what the hell I like to people who are riding like tits
b) He's likely going to be hospitalised by a car anyway
c) It was a lovely morning for a ride

clarkey cat

first puncture in 4 months this morning.

sketchley

My back wheel has a crack in the rim. Cycle shop said not to ride it. Going to get some nice hand built wheels as a replacement but they'll take a while I guess. So not riding at the moment. If there was ever proof or N+1 this is it!

I hate PT.

HamishD

Sketchley wrote:

My back wheel has a crack in the rim. Cycle shop said not to ride it. Going to get some nice hand built wheels as a replacement but they'll take a while I guess. So not riding at the moment. If there was ever proof or N+1 this is it!

I hate PT.

What more evidence do you need? New bike time!

sketchley

HamishD wrote:

Sketchley wrote:

My back wheel has a crack in the rim. Cycle shop said not to ride it. Going to get some nice hand built wheels as a replacement but they'll take a while I guess. So not riding at the moment. If there was ever proof or N+1 this is it!

I hate PT.

What more evidence do you need? New bike time!

Trouble is new bike is now likely to have hand built wheels too for same reason, so I'm back to square one. i still have far too many decision to make about new bike as well.....

bails87

mudcow007 wrote:

Brakeless wrote:

mudcow007 wrote:

bdave262000 wrote:

mudcow007 wrote:

so i ride over to him an say "whats the matter with you" an here ensues a conversation with a neanderthal with classics like "nah i didn't cut you up" & "i didn't see you"

to make me feel better im going to describe the driver

Fat, ginger and driving a white van, ahhhhh much better

thank you please

So why does him being ginger make you feel better?

because, im safe in the knowledge that i can go out into the sun without turning into a pork scratching, the WVM on the other hand would be like one of those vampires off the movies where they go into sunlight

Would you say Fat, Black and driving a white van?

why would i call him black, when he was obviously white with ginger hair?

If people don't want to be ginger then they should look after their dental health, then they won't get gingivitis and go ginger. That's a FACT.

evil_breakfast

to the patch of diesel/oil lurking in our companies car park.
Thanks for the off, breaking the bottle of claret in my backpack.
my psp now doesn't work.
my favourite pinstripe trousers are ruined.
Oh, and my right knee is now balloning quite nicely.
clarksons right, diesels are the work of satan.

georgee

Two older chaps RLJ'ing with impunity lastnight, weapons.

The chap on a boardman with tri bars yesterday morning, I overtook you 7 times FFS!

And finally the usual tool in London Dynamo kit on the white Addict, you once again proved why you probably have a penchant for doing things to animals with some of your riding this morning.

I think the world would be a nicer place without any of you.

king_jeffers

evil_breakfast wrote:

Thanks for the off, breaking the bottle of claret in my backpack.

Southerners :roll:

king_jeffers

evil_breakfast wrote:

Thanks for the off, breaking the bottle of claret in my backpack.

Southerners :roll:

evil_breakfast

King Jeffers wrote:

evil_breakfast wrote:

Thanks for the off, breaking the bottle of claret in my backpack.

Southerners :roll:

i meant to say *quick bit of googling* Milk Stout?

northstar

To the scooter boy in the asl for cyclists along CS8 somewhere, perhaps if you weren't doing your best to block any cyclist actually getting there, then you can toot your horn till your heart collapses, until then go and police the other ptw's taking up asl space I saw today.

Twisterboy

Stray dogs on the cycle path.... :evil: :evil:

That decide to chase you and try to bite you.

David

hfidgen

Why is everyone trying to kill me

I've had more near-offs in the past 2 days than in the last 12 months. This evening's tally was:

- 1 van squeezing me off the road on a corner while tried to catch his mates attention in another van. Scraped my rims all over the kerb as I braked out of his way. He apologised when I gave him a "WTF" at the lights, but still.
- 2nd van basically driving out of a side road at me as I was topping out at 30mph. No time for anything bar a small scream from me, but I think the cyclist behind me was giving him abuse on my behalf from what I heard.

Time to get the helmet cam working. If I die I'm at least taking the f*ckers off the road.

Kieran_Burns

Wind.

Seriously

What the hell????? :shock:

I was struggling to hold 14 mph DOWN a hill I could normally top 25 down without really trying.

I was utterly spent by the time I got home tonight - and all the smug gits going the other way at what looked like light bending speeds. I hate you one and all. :evil:

God that was hard work,

nich

To the utter f*cktard lady in her red nova.

Last night this was, she passed me at about 45mph in a 30 zone, going around a blind bend (I was on me scooter).

She then accelerated towards the roundabout and obviously caught some traffic so had to stop.

I was in shock at how someone could not give a damm about someone elses life like that.

She was then making hand movements to gesture the cars in front of her to get a move on - HELLO? Give way to the right you moron, it's not like they are going to pull out into traffic.

Anyway, this was the worst bit of driving I think I've ever seen. I hopw her car breaks down. Forever.

I wanted to hop of my scooter and lift her car up and tip it over

mroli

Bloody wheeliesdirect.co.uk

Ordered new chain from them Tues. They say "we will send out orders in 24 hrs and you will get them 2 - 5 days from order".

Email today - over 48hrs later saying "not in stock, will be delivered into stock on 27th, we will send out then, trust this is acceptable".

No it is not acceptable - if its not in stock update your crappy website!

TheStone

Economists!

300 print some rubbish in a left wing paper saying the govt spending cuts are bad.
300 print some rubbish in a right wing paper saying the govt spending cuts are good.

Where were these 600 economists when we got into this mess?

How many of these are directly or indirectly funded by the state and can we start the cuts rolling with these 600?

..... and while I'm on the subject of cuts .... why is spending still rising???

bails87

TheStone wrote:

Economists!

300 print some rubbish in a left wing paper saying the govt spending cuts are bad.
300 print some rubbish in a right wing paper saying the govt spending cuts are good.

People in disagreement shocker

How many of these are directly or indirectly funded by the state and can we start the cuts rolling with these 600?

..... and while I'm on the subject of cuts .... why is spending still rising???

You want them to lose their jobs because......?

sketchley

8 days without riding! Not happy!

desweller

Migraine.

georgee

Same London Dynamo again thismorning, still acting like a weapon, let's hope his first born get herpes