Your rants here.

cjcp

Robstar24 wrote:

Asprilla wrote:

I got the train home today, I'll be travelling both ways by train tomorrow and in again on Friday. I can't believe I ever used to pay though the nose for that. It's cost me over £37 for public transport for two half days and a whole one!

so true, i save £50-75 a week (go in from different places during the week), must be nearer £100 as i bring my own lunch, more like £120 with no gym membership. and i know my way round london so much better than colleagues and friends as they all go by tube, missing out on lots of the sights..

Yep. I see train fares as tyres as I could bought.

Robstar24

cjcp wrote:

Robstar24 wrote:

Asprilla wrote:

I got the train home today, I'll be travelling both ways by train tomorrow and in again on Friday. I can't believe I ever used to pay though the nose for that. It's cost me over £37 for public transport for two half days and a whole one!

so true, i save £50-75 a week (go in from different places during the week), must be nearer £100 as i bring my own lunch, more like £120 with no gym membership. and i know my way round london so much better than colleagues and friends as they all go by tube, missing out on lots of the sights..

Yep. I see train fares as tyres as I could bought.

on the subject of tyres, can anyone recommend me some decent slick tyres for the summer, have generally found that winter ones with more grip (eg; gatorskins) wear out quite quickly and get lots of little holes in them

Radioactiveman

Bin men GRRRR. Stupidest people on planet. Take bins from side of road where tax payers leave them, then when they put them back they leave them blocking everyone's drive ffs.

Do they want me to put them in the truck and put them back as well. Fecking lazy Bustards

Obie

To the bloke on the train this morning who threatened a fellow passenger with the words, "i'll knock you out if you can't control your misses". You are a complete and utter Tw@t!! And, if we all hadn't heard you the first time there really was no point in repeating the same thing solidly for 2 minutes!! I think maybe a visit to some anger management classes might be in order..........I truely cannot wait until I am pedaling again!

cat_with_no_tail

Obie wrote:

To the bloke on the train this morning who threatened a fellow passenger with the words, "i'll knock you out if you can't control your misses". You are a complete and utter Tw@t!! And, if we all hadn't heard you the first time there really was no point in repeating the same thing solidly for 2 minutes!! I think maybe a visit to some anger management classes might be in order..........I truely cannot wait until I am pedaling again!

To be fair though, you've not said what the other guys missus was doing.

Obie

Tutted as he barged past! And he really barged!!

Aidy

MadammeMarie wrote:

To the ped @ Cannon Street who crossed with the red man on, and asked me "can't you wait? NO, I F***ING CAN'T WAIT!!!! I HAVE THE GREEN AND I AM LATE FOR WORK!!!!

I get quite wound up that pedestrians are quite happy to jump out in front of cyclists after letting all the cars past, and yet the very same people whine about red light jumpers.

Yes, I'm aware it's perfectly legal to cross the road, no matter what the pedestrian crossing says, but still, some degree of consideration would be nice.

Canny Jock

To the idiot on the bike heading west on Lower Thames Street in the City of London this morning, who went through a red light at the pedestrian crossing by the old Billingsgate Market at about 8.30am, nearly hitting a number of pedestrians including myself (with bike).

You are an idiot.

It's people like you who give the rest of us a bad name, and the Daily Mail/Express something to get angry about. Especially as it was right by the Express offices.

Idiot.

Cafewanda

Aidy wrote:

MadammeMarie wrote:

To the ped @ Cannon Street who crossed with the red man on, and asked me "can't you wait? NO, I F***ING CAN'T WAIT!!!! I HAVE THE GREEN AND I AM LATE FOR WORK!!!!

I get quite wound up that pedestrians are quite happy to jump out in front of cyclists after letting all the cars past, and yet the very same people whine about red light jumpers.

Yes, I'm aware it's perfectly legal to cross the road, no matter what the pedestrian crossing says, but still, some degree of consideration would be nice.

Here! Here!

I'm guessing I can't legally plough through them then?

suzyb

What someone needs to invent is bull bars for bikes.

itsbruce

Cafewanda wrote:

Here! Here!

There, there.

(Getting it in before Headhunter)

redvee

To the rider of the Homda Clunk type moped. If you're going to stop at the white line STOP and not travel along the white line into my path and have me nearly hit you, god knows how I missed you but I did leave some of my tyre tread behind Youtube footage will be up later.

rjsterry

HGV in the RH lane coming along Old Street to the roundabout this morning, who then decided whilst I was keeping pace alongside in the LH lane that he fancied my bit of tarmac more than yours: it's a good job I assumed you would be the twunt you turned out to be, or I'd be picking myself off the floor (if I was lucky).

Didn't miss that bit of London while I was on holiday.

asprilla

On the train on this beautiful day. Grrrrrr.

FrankM

To the guy on the bike with the face mask by Junction Road in Tufnell Park this morning.

There's little point in wearing a fluoro jacket if you pull out on to a main and don't stop and look before you do so to see if any traffic is coming. Just as well I guessed you weren't going to bother.

itsbruce

Asprilla wrote:

On the train on this beautiful day. Grrrrrr.

I know how you feel :? Can't wait to pick up my repaired bike. I would leave work early, only it's my leaving drinks this evening.

Salsamander

didn't cycle today, but am going to make up for it by going on a mamouth ride tomorrow!

dancook

Coming up Guildford cobbled high street yesterday and overtake a slow moving cyclist.

I stop and waited at the red light at the top, he continues to cycle on past it turning left, where there is another red light about 20 yards away for a pedestrian crossing.

The pedestrian had to stop, whilst he swerved to avoid.

What a knob.

gbsahne001

rant to myself

- get used to the new SPD shoes; this morning tried to clip in and almost made it but missed and slipped onto the saddle; now nursing a bag of rather soggy frozen peas between my legs. :oops:

asprilla

gbsahne wrote:

now nursing a bag of rather soggy frozen peas between my legs. :oops:

Have you tired putting ice on them?

gbsahne001

Asprilla wrote:

Have you tired putting ice on them?

Yes, the peas were the next thing available when that melted.

May have to go and borrow a donut / ring cushion!

Radioactiveman

To the old man who threatened to "punch my head until it falls off" in ASDA car park all because I intervened when you were scaring a middle age women with abuse and physical stature you are indeed a bell end as I publicly informed you.

If someone is reversing out of a space it is as much your responsibility to check they have seen you as well as the drivers to look. Your behaviour was completely inappropriate. Next time you poke someone with your finger while threatening to hit them they may not be quite as restrained as me, granted you were twice my size but I am not stupid enough to strike first you old Twa t.

PS I will still intervene when I see inappropriate acts despite you best efforts to intimidate and mr angry.

MadammeMarie

gbsahne wrote:

rant to myself

- get used to the new SPD shoes; this morning tried to clip in and almost made it but missed and slipped onto the saddle; now nursing a bag of rather soggy frozen peas between my legs. :oops:

sorry....

MadammeMarie

F***ING ROADWORKS!!!!! :evil:

asprilla

gbsahne wrote:

Asprilla wrote:

Have you tired putting ice on them?

Yes, the peas were the next thing available when that melted.

May have to go and borrow a donut / ring cushion!

Sorry, I was making a poor joke that you were referring to your scrotum as a bog of soggy peas.

It was funny in my mind.

MonkeyMonster

Asprilla wrote:

gbsahne wrote:

Asprilla wrote:

Have you tired putting ice on them?

Yes, the peas were the next thing available when that melted.

May have to go and borrow a donut / ring cushion!

Sorry, I was making a poor joke that you were referring to your scrotum as a bog of soggy peas.

It was funny in my mind.

and mine too Asprilla don't worry you aren't the only one

OSOH

To the idiot driver coming the other way, on a national speed limit country road just wide enough to fit two cars past each other comfortably.

You saw my car coming the other way, you also saw the cyclist in front of you. Could you not have waited 30 seconds behind said cyclist, enough for me to be out the way and give you plenty of room to pass safely? Instead I had to force my car as far over to the left as possible, and it was more scary to see how little room the cyclist appeared to have between your car and the side of the road. Is your journey really that important that you have to put both cars and the bike at risk of damage, and more importantly lives in danger?

It's idiots like that who are causing me to position myself further and further out towards the centre of the road when I'm on my bike, especially if I spot a BMW or Audi behind... :roll:

merkin

Cat With No Tail wrote:

Obie wrote:

To the bloke on the train this morning who threatened a fellow passenger with the words, "i'll knock you out if you can't control your misses". You are a complete and utter Tw@t!! And, if we all hadn't heard you the first time there really was no point in repeating the same thing solidly for 2 minutes!! I think maybe a visit to some anger management classes might be in order..........I truely cannot wait until I am pedaling again!

To be fair though, you've not said what the other guys missus was doing.

Let be fairer and state that regardless of what she was doing , short of infanticide etc, the bloke on the train is almost certainly a common or garden hooligan who will hopefully (certainly) pick on the wrong person one day and get a stark lesson in how best to behave. Lets not make excuses for violence, there is far too much of it about.

Kieran_Burns

Damn. I have to rant.

Coming through Ruddington at this bit of road.

A Corsa pulled out from where the 2nd car on the left is - facing the other way to the car in the photo - so going the same way as me. I was watching this increasingly small gap twixt passenger side and kerb and as I was clipped in I couldn't stop safely in time. I put a spurt on and cleared the gap, fetching a very smart rap on the BONNET of the car as I went past.

I didn't need to lean, or stretch, it was that close.

The car stopped dead, and the driver had this look of absolute blank astonishment on his face. I just looked straight at him and gave him the "I'm so disappointed" head shake.

Cafewanda

'av a cuppa tea luv