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  • W1
    W1 Posts: 2,636
    Who the blistering feck thought it was a good idea to allow Addison Lee to run coaches?

    Take one standard Addison lee driver.

    Give him an extra-large, dangerous taxi.

    Mix with narrow roads, torrential rain, cyclists and "usual" AL driving.

    = new short required.
  • rolf_f
    rolf_f Posts: 16,015
    Asprilla wrote:
    I've had a couple of issues recently with it not shifting up when asked so I just think the set-up is a little out. Since setting up gears is the work of the devil and I'm not versed in that kind of voodoo I'm going to ask someone else to look at it.

    For shame on you with the miles you do! Have you tried following the instructions or even this little BR video?
    http://www.bikeradar.com/video/how-to-t ... 4345058001

    The problems are really when you try to guess how to do it. I wouldn't say I'm quite there yet (there is definitely some voodoo in there) but, for the most part, derailleurs do still follow the laws of physics. Step by step starting from the beginning should help.
    Faster than a tent.......
  • mudcow007
    mudcow007 Posts: 3,861
    god damn jumping gears!!

    all the way in this morning as soon as i would stand up to open the taps a bit, the bike would clunk like it wasnt in gear correctly, but when i was sitting down no clunks etc

    grrr

    mid afternoon fettle me thinks
    Keeping it classy since '83
  • bails87
    bails87 Posts: 12,998
    Half a turn of cable tension and it'll be gone, I betcha!
    MTB/CX

    "As I said last time, it won't happen again."
  • W1
    W1 Posts: 2,636
    mudcow007 wrote:
    god damn jumping gears!!

    all the way in this morning as soon as i would stand up to open the taps a bit, the bike would clunk like it wasnt in gear correctly, but when i was sitting down no clunks etc

    grrr

    mid afternoon fettle me thinks

    When this happened to me, it was a frayed gear cable. Might be worth checking/replacing?
  • mudcow007
    mudcow007 Posts: 3,861
    W1 wrote:
    mudcow007 wrote:
    god damn jumping gears!!

    all the way in this morning as soon as i would stand up to open the taps a bit, the bike would clunk like it wasnt in gear correctly, but when i was sitting down no clunks etc

    grrr

    mid afternoon fettle me thinks

    When this happened to me, it was a frayed gear cable. Might be worth checking/replacing?

    cheers guys

    i reckon its just slightly out, plus its covered in the mysterious road goo that appears on dérailleurs which probably doesnt help
    Keeping it classy since '83
  • bails87
    bails87 Posts: 12,998
    RLJing Audi TT almost hit me on the way home tonight. As well as various other non-indicators, stupid overtakers :evil: but also a few very good, very aware drivers who moved over to let me pass them more easily :D Very mixed, but: not the greatest video of an idiot
    MTB/CX

    "As I said last time, it won't happen again."
  • suzyb
    suzyb Posts: 3,449
    Well that was a tad disappointing. The "long" route to my Gran's turned out not to be all that long after all.
    Whippet
  • clarkey cat
    clarkey cat Posts: 3,641
    got the wicker picnic hamper, rug and an assortment of games out and went up to Box Hill just in time for the heavens to open. Back in the car, went to the Windmill on Pitch Hill and ordered steak and chips and a pint of guiness - just as glorious 26C sunshine begins.

    Not all bad though - discovered the Parrot in Forest Green. Lovely pub. Watching village cricket from the beer garden... dreamy.
    Dolan Mythos
  • Initialised
    Initialised Posts: 3,047
    The council have erected two barriers on Hadrian's Way at Lemington which force cyclists to stop. This should not be allowed to happen on C2C routes or 'shared' pathways.

    I guess it's designed to prevent motorbikes being used there but the chavs who ride their mini motos need somewhere they can ride them it turns what was a chicane into a stop. When will town planners stop crippling what off-road alternatives we have?
    I used to just ride my bike to work but now I find myself going out looking for bigger and bigger hills.
  • gbsahne001
    gbsahne001 Posts: 1,974
    just tried to tidy up some filler that the builder put around a door frame. Only to discover that the filler was hiding another bodge and I've now got a 25mm strip / gap that goes all the way up the wall, where he cut the plaster board short.

    I hate decorating!
    Winter Hack
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  • suzyb
    suzyb Posts: 3,449
    When will I learn...a couple of slices of toast is not enough for a longer rides :roll:
    Whippet
  • mudcow007
    mudcow007 Posts: 3,861
    damn dammit bugger swine f*** bleep bleep!

    just managed to destroy my Magura HS33 brakes by locking the piston....god knows how

    an i need the bike for friday night grrr

    another £65 on Vordermann (old hardtail im rebuilding)

    please please let the new one arrive on time
    Keeping it classy since '83
  • rjsterry
    rjsterry Posts: 29,893
    clarkey cat wrote:
    got the wicker picnic hamper, rug and an assortment of games out and went up to Box Hill just in time for the heavens to open. Back in the car, went to the Windmill on Pitch Hill and ordered steak and chips and a pint of guiness - just as glorious 26C sunshine begins.

    Not all bad though - discovered the Parrot in Forest Green. Lovely pub. Watching village cricket from the beer garden... dreamy.

    Must have just missed you. We were sat on the benches outside the NT cafe trying to pretend it wasn't raining. Got forced into the car, but then managed to get out again once it passed over to take the littl'un to look at the view to the South Downs.
    1985 Mercian King of Mercia - work in progress (Hah! Who am I kidding?)
    Pinnacle Monzonite

    Part of the anti-growth coalition
  • Wallace1492
    Wallace1492 Posts: 3,707
    As I approached junction in the inside lane, it becomes the middle lane as a left turning lane appears. The new middle and outside lane can turn left. middle and right for straight on or right turn. Traffic queued at lights as I approached with lorry in outside. Can hear car approaching fast from behind - I am in the middle of the middle as I am going straight on, car almost hits lorry then veers accross in front of me to the inside lane to sit at red traffic lights. I pull alongside and errr point out in a rather loud and excited voice to the blond female driver that she nearly hit me. She does not even glance round.....
    "Encyclopaedia is a fetish for very small bicycles"
  • clarkey cat
    clarkey cat Posts: 3,641
    clarkey cat wrote:
    got the wicker picnic hamper, rug and an assortment of games out and went up to Box Hill just in time for the heavens to open. Back in the car, went to the Windmill on Pitch Hill and ordered steak and chips and a pint of guiness - just as glorious 26C sunshine begins.

    Not all bad though - discovered the Parrot in Forest Green. Lovely pub. Watching village cricket from the beer garden... dreamy.



    Must have just missed you. We were sat on the benches outside the NT cafe trying to pretend it wasn't raining. Got forced into the car, but then managed to get out again once it passed over to take the littl'un to look at the view to the South Downs.

    I'm pretty easy to spot. I'm the guy who is excitedly staring and pointing at all the bikes while his wife and child morosely chew on cheap white bread in silence.
    Dolan Mythos
  • rjsterry
    rjsterry Posts: 29,893
    Was there still a table full of expensively attired and equipped cyclists chatting loudly in American accents?
    1985 Mercian King of Mercia - work in progress (Hah! Who am I kidding?)
    Pinnacle Monzonite

    Part of the anti-growth coalition
  • redvee
    redvee Posts: 11,922
    Ordered from Amazon tonight before 7pm to get the next day delivey thing with Amazon Prime. Despatch confirmation email arrives just after 9pm stating;

    Your order will be despatched to You using CityLink :x


    The excitement at getting something the following day despite ordering so late was wiped out by seeing the words CityLink.
    I've added a signature to prove it is still possible.
  • desweller
    desweller Posts: 5,175
    Why does CityLink get such a bad rep?
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  • redvee
    redvee Posts: 11,922
    DesWeller wrote:
    Why does CityLink get such a bad rep?

    All the parcels they be trusted with for me, nothing has gone smoothly. Usually a card is claimed to have been left which it hasn't. My first dealings with them happened 5 years ago when my laptop was coming back from being repaired under warranty, I had to pay the carriage. On the day of delivery I phned the shop it was going to and no delivery, I phoned the manufacturer and they checked and was told that it was too late for the courier to deliver, this was at noon. I did get a full refund on the carriage through their incompetance though.
    I've added a signature to prove it is still possible.
  • jds_1981
    jds_1981 Posts: 1,858
    I missed the first day of my c2c because of them (was supposed to be delivered to hotel on Thursday night, managed to against policy get to their depot on the Saturday & they'd destroyed the back wheel of my bike.
    FCN 9 || FCN 5
  • Koncordski
    Koncordski Posts: 1,009
    Yes you drive a people carrier, yes you use the roads and yes you're a cock. You can beep me all you want but I will ride away from the kerb if it's full of wet manhole covers and sunken drains. The more you beep the further out i will ride, work it out. Addison Lee in case you hadn't guessed. :roll:
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  • the_fuggler
    the_fuggler Posts: 1,228
    Powerpoint. That's all.
    FCN 3 / 4
  • redvee
    redvee Posts: 11,922
    Can I have another rant at the sheer incompetance of City-Link? The driver attempted delivery at 16:30, at which time I was at home waiting for him, as I'm phoning the depot to kick-ass I'm going down to the door to check for the card that they never leave but say they do, no card!. When I do speak to someone they say the driver is already back at the depot. I lay it on thick saying I need the parcel today and how are they going to sort this problem out for me? It turns out the driver went to the wrong address but CL did redeem themselves as teh driver delivered the parcel on his way home at 18:30 :D
    I've added a signature to prove it is still possible.
  • dunnnooo
    dunnnooo Posts: 900
    The pedestrian lights on clapham high street. Or, more precisely, being stopped by all three sets of lights on clapham high street. And the ones at the top. And the ones at the bottom. In the rain. I WANT TO GO HOME TODAY FFS!
    I'd give my right hand to be ambi-dextrous
  • suzyb
    suzyb Posts: 3,449
    Well my planned Sunday morning ride just went bye bye. I will now be spending Sunday morning catching up on the sleep I am currently missing thanks to next doors party.

    What is particularily annoying atm is that they keep skipping to another track before the one that's playing is even half finished.
    Whippet
  • suzyb
    suzyb Posts: 3,449
    I was wrong. I will not be spending Sunday morning catching up on sleep as I've woken up after only 4 hours sleep (the party didn't finish until 6am) and I can't get back to sleep.

    I am shattered :(
    Whippet
  • DrLex
    DrLex Posts: 2,142
    suzyb wrote:
    Well my planned Sunday morning ride just went bye bye. I will now be spending Sunday morning catching up on the sleep I am currently missing thanks to next doors party.

    What is particularily annoying atm is that they keep skipping to another track before the one that's playing is even half finished.

    Bad luck. That's the attention span of today's "yoof" & the fact that everyone's a DJ with their mobile telephone/iPod, vying for the spotlight.
    <old man anecdote> Why, I remember it was enough to put on a Yes album and by the time it had finished playing side A, all the guests were too baked for someone to turn it over...
    Location: ciderspace
  • CiB
    CiB Posts: 6,098
    DrLex wrote:
    <old man anecdote> Why, I remember it was enough to put on a Yes album and by the time it had finished playing side A, all the guests had gone home...
    FTFY.

    (I love Yes btw. :wink: )
  • EKE_38BPM
    EKE_38BPM Posts: 5,821
    Family barbeques.

    Maybe I'm a grumpy git, but I really don't like family get togethers/partys/barbeques. Having to drive my parents (and an aunt I don't get on with) there and thus not being able to drink made for a long evening.

    Luckily that side of the family are so boring that it finished really early so, even including the hour long drive home, I was back in time to catch the last couple of matches on Match Of The Day.

    I'm a great believer in the saying, you can choose your friends but you can't choose your family.
    FCN 3: Raleigh Record Ace fixie-to be resurrected sometime in the future
    FCN 4: Planet X Schmaffenschmack 2- workhorse
    FCN 9: B Twin Vitamin - winter commuter/loan bike for trainees

    I'm hungry. I'm always hungry!

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