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I see what you did there.Ben
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Drafting fairies. Please funk off.
Shoulder checked on the way home yesterday to find two of them behind me. Stopped at the next red and wasn't in a hurry to move off when the lights changed - buggers just waited and slotted in behind again. I upped the pace for a mile or so trying to forget they were in tow, shoulder checked again to pass a slower bike & lo and behold they are still there (albeit one was visibly struggling & the other manfully trying to look in no bother at all). Anyway, change of plan needed so I just passed the slower bike and sat up, very obviously (stopped pedalling and pulled left) - got down from 25 to 15mph before one of them twigged and realised they would have to put their nose in the wind. Worth it for the look of disppointment on his face alone. Anyway, slotted in behind about 6 feet adrift for a while then blew past them further down the road - shoulder check confirmed no more DFs. Zen restored.
Wrong thread?"If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got."
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Came home to discover a neighbour up the lane has "trimmed" a privet hedge and elder running up the side of my house without asking. It doesn't border their property but apparently "scratches their cars". Given that it wasn't overgrown or thorny this is a load of cr@p.
1) they've made a right mess of it.
2) I had been asked by a friend to use the elder blossom to make cordial so she can have elderflower and prosecco cocktails at her cheap and cheerful wedding to be held in her mum's garden (both her and her husband to be have lost their jobs and are doing temp jobs). Guess what? Not one blossom has been left.
I am going to go to bed early so that I don't go round and kick off :evil: I can't remember feeling this cross in ages.Commute: Chadderton - Sportcity0 -
If you are gonna wear the maglia rosa and flash sidis then
a) learn to click in without causing an accident
b) don't pull in front of me at every red traffic light
c) don't cycle at 25kph in the road whilst the segregated cycle lane is empty0 -
Came home to discover a neighbour up the lane has "trimmed" a privet hedge and elder running up the side of my house without asking. It doesn't border their property but apparently "scratches their cars". Given that it wasn't overgrown or thorny this is a load of cr@p.
1) they've made a right mess of it.
2) I had been asked by a friend to use the elder blossom to make cordial so she can have elderflower and prosecco cocktails at her cheap and cheerful wedding to be held in her mum's garden (both her and her husband to be have lost their jobs and are doing temp jobs). Guess what? Not one blossom has been left.
I am going to go to bed early so that I don't go round and kick off :evil: I can't remember feeling this cross in ages.
This is criminal damage. If our neighbour trims any of our plants, I'll visit her in the small hours and shove a bat up her nightie.Ben
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Came home to discover a neighbour up the lane has "trimmed" a privet hedge and elder running up the side of my house without asking. It doesn't border their property but apparently "scratches their cars". Given that it wasn't overgrown or thorny this is a load of cr@p.
1) they've made a right mess of it.
2) I had been asked by a friend to use the elder blossom to make cordial so she can have elderflower and prosecco cocktails at her cheap and cheerful wedding to be held in her mum's garden (both her and her husband to be have lost their jobs and are doing temp jobs). Guess what? Not one blossom has been left.
I am going to go to bed early so that I don't go round and kick off :evil: I can't remember feeling this cross in ages.
This is criminal damage. If our neighbour trims any of our plants, I'll visit her in the small hours and shove a bat up her nightie.
Pipistrelle? Daubenton? Flying fox?RIP commute...
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Came home to discover a neighbour up the lane has "trimmed" a privet hedge and elder running up the side of my house without asking. It doesn't border their property but apparently "scratches their cars". Given that it wasn't overgrown or thorny this is a load of cr@p.
1) they've made a right mess of it.
2) I had been asked by a friend to use the elder blossom to make cordial so she can have elderflower and prosecco cocktails at her cheap and cheerful wedding to be held in her mum's garden (both her and her husband to be have lost their jobs and are doing temp jobs). Guess what? Not one blossom has been left.
I am going to go to bed early so that I don't go round and kick off :evil: I can't remember feeling this cross in ages.
I might not go that far, but it's annoyed me more than I thought. She's got previous anyway - uses my bins without asking, has chopped away at the hedge before, and uses the car scratching excuse rather than admit that she's OCD and needs to have it all neat and tidy. I can understand these legal cases you see in the DM where warring neighbours spend thousands on legal battles over a tree.
Oh well, I have a new Bianchi to pick up this afternoon so I shall try not to let it spoil my day. I will have a word with her later on though.
This is criminal damage. If our neighbour trims any of our plants, I'll visit her in the small hours and shove a bat up her nightie.Commute: Chadderton - Sportcity0 -
Cricket?Came home to discover a neighbour up the lane has "trimmed" a privet hedge and elder running up the side of my house without asking. It doesn't border their property but apparently "scratches their cars". Given that it wasn't overgrown or thorny this is a load of cr@p.
1) they've made a right mess of it.
2) I had been asked by a friend to use the elder blossom to make cordial so she can have elderflower and prosecco cocktails at her cheap and cheerful wedding to be held in her mum's garden (both her and her husband to be have lost their jobs and are doing temp jobs). Guess what? Not one blossom has been left.
I am going to go to bed early so that I don't go round and kick off :evil: I can't remember feeling this cross in ages.
This is criminal damage. If our neighbour trims any of our plants, I'll visit her in the small hours and shove a bat up her nightie.
Pipistrelle? Daubenton? Flying fox?0 -
Came home to discover a neighbour up the lane has "trimmed" a privet hedge and elder running up the side of my house without asking. It doesn't border their property but apparently "scratches their cars". Given that it wasn't overgrown or thorny this is a load of cr@p.
1) they've made a right mess of it.
2) I had been asked by a friend to use the elder blossom to make cordial so she can have elderflower and prosecco cocktails at her cheap and cheerful wedding to be held in her mum's garden (both her and her husband to be have lost their jobs and are doing temp jobs). Guess what? Not one blossom has been left.
I am going to go to bed early so that I don't go round and kick off :evil: I can't remember feeling this cross in ages.
Our neighbour does this all the time - it drives me absolutely mad. There's a vine that they can't even see from their garden that's on my wall and obscured by their massive shed - the 80- year old fella wiggles between his shed and my wall just so he can lean over and hack at it.
To be fair, him and his wife (and their 50 year old son who still lives at home) are completely and utterly insane so I'm wary of even gaining eye contact with them2015 Cervelo S3
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Cricket?Came home to discover a neighbour up the lane has "trimmed" a privet hedge and elder running up the side of my house without asking. It doesn't border their property but apparently "scratches their cars". Given that it wasn't overgrown or thorny this is a load of cr@p.
1) they've made a right mess of it.
2) I had been asked by a friend to use the elder blossom to make cordial so she can have elderflower and prosecco cocktails at her cheap and cheerful wedding to be held in her mum's garden (both her and her husband to be have lost their jobs and are doing temp jobs). Guess what? Not one blossom has been left.
I am going to go to bed early so that I don't go round and kick off :evil: I can't remember feeling this cross in ages.
This is criminal damage. If our neighbour trims any of our plants, I'll visit her in the small hours and shove a bat up her nightie.
Pipistrelle? Daubenton? Flying fox?
A bit of wee just came out!
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Came home to discover a neighbour up the lane has "trimmed" a privet hedge and elder running up the side of my house without asking. It doesn't border their property but apparently "scratches their cars". Given that it wasn't overgrown or thorny this is a load of cr@p.
1) they've made a right mess of it.
2) I had been asked by a friend to use the elder blossom to make cordial so she can have elderflower and prosecco cocktails at her cheap and cheerful wedding to be held in her mum's garden (both her and her husband to be have lost their jobs and are doing temp jobs). Guess what? Not one blossom has been left.
I am going to go to bed early so that I don't go round and kick off :evil: I can't remember feeling this cross in ages.
This is criminal damage. If our neighbour trims any of our plants, I'll visit her in the small hours and shove a bat up her nightie.
You should be careful - you'd be charged with assault and battery....Chunky Cyclists need your love too! :-)
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am I allowed to rant at a van driver over-taking me when I was doing 35mph in a 30?Chunky Cyclists need your love too! :-)
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2011 Trek Madone 4.5
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No because you're breaking the law as wellRule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.0 -
Came home to discover a neighbour up the lane has "trimmed" a privet hedge and elder running up the side of my house without asking. It doesn't border their property but apparently "scratches their cars". Given that it wasn't overgrown or thorny this is a load of cr@p.
1) they've made a right mess of it.
2) I had been asked by a friend to use the elder blossom to make cordial so she can have elderflower and prosecco cocktails at her cheap and cheerful wedding to be held in her mum's garden (both her and her husband to be have lost their jobs and are doing temp jobs). Guess what? Not one blossom has been left.
I am going to go to bed early so that I don't go round and kick off :evil: I can't remember feeling this cross in ages.
I might not go that far, but it's annoyed me more than I thought. She's got previous anyway - uses my bins without asking, has chopped away at the hedge before, and uses the car scratching excuse rather than admit that she's OCD and needs to have it all neat and tidy. I can understand these legal cases you see in the DM where warring neighbours spend thousands on legal battles over a tree.
Oh well, I have a new Bianchi to pick up this afternoon so I shall try not to let it spoil my day. I will have a word with her later on though.
This is criminal damage. If our neighbour trims any of our plants, I'll visit her in the small hours and shove a bat up her nightie.
And still nobody has made any "Msmancunia trimming her bush" jokes.0 -
No because you're breaking the law as well
Not trueChunky Cyclists need your love too! :-)
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No because you're breaking the law as well
Not true
If he was cycling "furiously" he might have been. But normal speed limits do not technically apply - I might lay a small sum that a magistrate / court will accept the PC's contention that you were cycling carelessly under section 29 RTA 19880 -
Came home to discover a neighbour up the lane has "trimmed" a privet hedge and elder running up the side of my house without asking. It doesn't border their property but apparently "scratches their cars". Given that it wasn't overgrown or thorny this is a load of cr@p.
1) they've made a right mess of it.
2) I had been asked by a friend to use the elder blossom to make cordial so she can have elderflower and prosecco cocktails at her cheap and cheerful wedding to be held in her mum's garden (both her and her husband to be have lost their jobs and are doing temp jobs). Guess what? Not one blossom has been left.
I am going to go to bed early so that I don't go round and kick off :evil: I can't remember feeling this cross in ages.
I might not go that far, but it's annoyed me more than I thought. She's got previous anyway - uses my bins without asking, has chopped away at the hedge before, and uses the car scratching excuse rather than admit that she's OCD and needs to have it all neat and tidy. I can understand these legal cases you see in the DM where warring neighbours spend thousands on legal battles over a tree.
Oh well, I have a new Bianchi to pick up this afternoon so I shall try not to let it spoil my day. I will have a word with her later on though.
This is criminal damage. If our neighbour trims any of our plants, I'll visit her in the small hours and shove a bat up her nightie.
And still nobody has made any "Msmancunia trimming her bush" jokes.
Well your user name is quite apt! I did refrain from going round last night partly because I was in such a temper I thought I might come out with "stay away from my bush" remarks and make them laugh, which wasn't the impression I wanted to give... Commute: Chadderton - Sportcity0 -
true dat
oh and lead by example and all dat Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.0 -
Going on holiday tonight.
Changed some money for the holiday yesterday.
Got home - realised I had left £100s worth of Euros on my desk - ready for the cleaners to pick it up the next morning.
So, an 8:30pm round trip to the office.
Only my keycard didn't work, so I had to scoot via a colleague in Shoreditch.
At least it was a few more miles before I spend 9 days eating chips, mayo and raw herring.0 -
Going on holiday tonight.
Changed some money for the holiday yesterday.
Got home - realised I had left £100s worth of Euros on my desk - ready for the cleaners to pick it up the next morning.
So, an 8:30pm round trip to the office.
Only my keycard didn't work, so I had to scoot via a colleague in Shoreditch.
At least it was a few more miles before I spend 9 days eating chips, mayo and raw herring.
Is the rant against whoever booked you a holiday in Scarborough?Location: ciderspace0 -
Do they take Euros in Scarborough :?Going on holiday tonight.
Changed some money for the holiday yesterday.
Got home - realised I had left £100s worth of Euros on my desk - ready for the cleaners to pick it up the next morning.
So, an 8:30pm round trip to the office.
Only my keycard didn't work, so I had to scoot via a colleague in Shoreditch.
At least it was a few more miles before I spend 9 days eating chips, mayo and raw herring.
Is the rant against whoever booked you a holiday in Scarborough?0 -
They take anything that isn't nailed down in Scarborough
Do they take Euros in Scarborough :?Going on holiday tonight.
Changed some money for the holiday yesterday.
Got home - realised I had left £100s worth of Euros on my desk - ready for the cleaners to pick it up the next morning.
So, an 8:30pm round trip to the office.
Only my keycard didn't work, so I had to scoot via a colleague in Shoreditch.
At least it was a few more miles before I spend 9 days eating chips, mayo and raw herring.
Is the rant against whoever booked you a holiday in Scarborough?0 -
Came home to discover a neighbour up the lane has "trimmed" a privet hedge and elder running up the side of my house without asking. It doesn't border their property but apparently "scratches their cars". Given that it wasn't overgrown or thorny this is a load of cr@p.
1) they've made a right mess of it.
2) I had been asked by a friend to use the elder blossom to make cordial so she can have elderflower and prosecco cocktails at her cheap and cheerful wedding to be held in her mum's garden (both her and her husband to be have lost their jobs and are doing temp jobs). Guess what? Not one blossom has been left.
I am going to go to bed early so that I don't go round and kick off :evil: I can't remember feeling this cross in ages.
This is criminal damage. If our neighbour trims any of our plants, I'll visit her in the small hours and shove a bat up her nightie.
Pipistrelle? Daubenton? Flying fox?
Fruit.Ben
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Scooters. Rin-nin-nin-nin-nin-nin-nin. Let's all ride like demented maniacs. Wearing those stupid "Momo Design" helmets.
Particularly the 3-wheeled variety. Learn to balance, if a 4-year-old can do it, so can you, you tool.
It's just a hill. Get over it.0 -
Ah, the 3 wheelers who think they can get through the same gaps as the 2 wheelers when they really can't (well not safely).Scooters. Rin-nin-nin-nin-nin-nin-nin. Let's all ride like demented maniacs. Wearing those stupid "Momo Design" helmets.
Particularly the 3-wheeled variety. Learn to balance, if a 4-year-old can do it, so can you, you tool.0 -
I'd not worry too much about Scooters, they're driven by people who f*cked up trying to buy a motorbike, it says something about their competence from the off.
My rant is about a girl heading up CS7 last night, good speed, some portly douche on her wheel. She obviously thought keeping the hammer down through Tooting was a good idea, I seeing her almost get T-boned by a car and then skid to avoid hitting a ped says soon her yellow fixie will be wrapped around the rear axle of a tipper truck.If I know you, and I like you, you can borrow my bike box for £30 a week. PM for details.0 -
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[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19637340#p19637340]anonymousblackfg[/url] wrote:I'd not worry too much about Scooters, they're driven by people who f*cked up trying to buy a motorbike, it says something about their competence from the off.
After a few years, do scooterists graduate to one of those hideous Harley-Davidson things that belch and fart like an incontinent elephant, seemingly making the maximum possible noise for the minimum possible actual speed?
It's just a hill. Get over it.0 -
Scooters. Rin-nin-nin-nin-nin-nin-nin. Let's all ride like demented maniacs. Wearing those stupid "Momo Design" helmets.
Particularly the 3-wheeled variety. Learn to balance, if a 4-year-old can do it, so can you, you tool.
They really piss me off when filtering. They don't seem able to see any further than about two metres in front of them, so when a gap becomes too narrow for them they just sit there, blocking all of the cyclists behind them who could get through said gap, just because they are too stupid to realise it's not going to happen for them. Honestly, without turning this into a 'who's the biggest plum' thread, and of course it's not all of them, but I find that in London commuting scooter and motorbike riders are almost universally mentalists who speed away from lights, often fly along well above the speed limit and weave about dangerously, filtering at high speed and cutting up cyclists. Oh, and the pricks who think a cycle lane or ASL is acceptable for a motorbike or scooter also do my head in.0
