Your rants here.

Porgy

F*cking motorists - all behaving impecably and that - I've got nothing to rant about! Even the white van at London Bridge this morning that stopped right behind me at the lights didn;t try to race me across the junction and cut me up by turning left in front of me. What's happening to the world!! You'd think everyone is chilled out by the good weather or something!?! Bast*rds!



It won't last.

itsbruce

To the woman who strode out into the road without looking, child in pushchair in front, and then gasped loudly as I coasted past, taking the corner...

If you were gasping simply because you hadn't heard me approach, that's one thing (hub gears plus freewheel = silence); if you were gasping because you thought I was riding dangerously, go to hell. I gave you lots of room and took more care of your kid than you did.

Specialized Needs

Porgy wrote:

F*cking motorists - all behaving impecably and that - I've got nothing to rant about! Even the white van at London Bridge this morning that stopped right behind me at the lights didn;t try to race me across the junction and cut me up by turning left in front of me. What's happening to the world!! You'd think everyone is chilled out by the good weather or something!?! Bast*rds!



It won't last.

Monday, I would guess ... schools will be back ...

redvee

To the idiot that left an empty lager bottle in my fridge, why? Got a bottle out this time last night and saw another in there so knew I could put some in before bed or work and they'd be chilled for tonight only to find the second of the night was empty. How did I manage to put the empty back in my fridge and did I throw away a full bottle :shock:

asprilla

Mummy fudging WMV who parked stopped across the cycle crossing in Kingston on wednesday night; you sir, are a prize glans. The phasing on those lights treat cyclists as an afterthought so I could have done without out blocking my view of my green light only to see it turn amber as you moved.

Still I really hope you enjoyed the traffic jam that was backed up all the way from Hampton Court into the Kingston one way system as I made unhindered progress down the cycle lane (I really, really love cycling when it's like that).

Zombie_donkey

Two joggers this morning Jogging! side by side, blocking the cycle path with bloody earphones in. I'm taking a water pistol with me as of Monday!

I won't fill it at the tap before I leave either. I'll make my own water! :twisted:

redvee

Zombie_donkey wrote:

Two joggers this morning Jogging! side by side, blocking the cycle path with bloody earphones in. I'm taking a water pistol with me as of Monday!

I won't fill it at the tap before I leave either. I'll make my own water! :twisted:

Had similar issues with schoolkids on the cyclepath, four abreast as I rode towards them. On day 2 I rode that section with my waterbottle in my hand. The rest of the time it was like Moses and the parting of the Red sea.

suzyb

Stupid rain :evil:

I'm all set for a long ride this afternoon, go down to get some lunch before heading out and the rain starts. Really pouring rain

redvee

suzyb wrote:

Stupid rain :evil:

I'm all set for a long ride this afternoon, go down to get some lunch before heading out and the rain starts. Really pouring rain

You got all the rain, keep it so it doesn't fall in Bristol

Bunneh

This is to the big fat tub of lard who deliberately dropped a coke can in the cycle lane as I approached. My abuse remark landed on deaf, fat ears as he wobbled back to the shop...which has a bloody bin outside!

Lazy fat tosser!

Skippy2309

though I would have a nice day off, get on with the build I am doing.... had a decent gym session yesterday, everything went well. had a bit of mild cramp last night (which is strange) this morning I had some pain in my left hamstring. Now I got LOTS of pain from the left hamstring. funny thing is yesterday was 99% upper body :roll:

redvee

suzyb wrote:

Stupid rain :evil:

I'm all set for a long ride this afternoon, go down to get some lunch before heading out and the rain starts. Really pouring rain

Spoke too soon, we had some of suzyb's rain in Bristol tonight, the upside was the girls in their summer clothes and no umbrellas on the way home

EKE_38BPM

To the bloke on the dark blue Specialized road bike with no lights and dark blue sweatshirt and shorts, listen to an iPod and weaving all over the road: YOU ARE A BELL-END!

When I pulled up behind you at the lights in New Cross tonight, I thought you were having trouble clipping in (that would have explained the weaving in heavy traffic), but you were in trainers and on platform pedals (on a road bike? fix up, man). You were all over the road. Weaving in your lane unnecessarily and swerving into the other lanes (and infront of overtaking traffic). I was attempting passing you and had to abort as you weaved into me (when I was next to you I saw that you weren't just dodging potholes/puddles etc). Your iPod was so loud that I could hear it over the traffic when I was next to you.

To your credit, you didn't RLJ, but you had no stamina and a weak sprint so you would sprint off from red lights and I would pootle past you 30 metres later as you couldn't hold the pace. I had to warn you about your weaving and you thought I was whinging about not being able to drop you. I could've dropped you easily if I wanted to, but I had 30+ miles in my legs and was experimenting with single speed (the last 30 miles were all done in one gear). Still scalped you repeatedly even though you were probably higher up the food chain than me.

My advice to you:
Stay at home and listen to your music. When you can ride in a straight line, then you can come out to play in the traffic. It can be dangerous on those roads and your crap cycling technique does you no favours.

posh_pedaller

AARRRRGH bloody front mech!
At least change to a f**king chainring rather than dropping the chain between them!
Crappy cheapo bike, should've bought an Allez, grumble grumble...

rjsterry

EKE_38BPM wrote:

To the bloke on the dark blue Specialized road bike with no lights and dark blue sweatshirt and shorts, listen to an iPod and weaving all over the road: YOU ARE A BELL-END!

When I pulled up behind you at the lights in New Cross tonight, I thought you were having trouble clipping in (that would have explained the weaving in heavy traffic), but you were in trainers and on platform pedals (on a road bike? fix up, man). You were all over the road. Weaving in your lane unnecessarily and swerving into the other lanes (and infront of overtaking traffic). I was attempting passing you and had to abort as you weaved into me (when I was next to you I saw that you weren't just dodging potholes/puddles etc). Your iPod was so loud that I could hear it over the traffic when I was next to you.

To your credit, you didn't RLJ, but you had no stamina and a weak sprint so you would sprint off from red lights and I would pootle past you 30 metres later as you couldn't hold the pace. I had to warn you about your weaving and you thought I was whinging about not being able to drop you. I could've dropped you easily if I wanted to, but I had 30+ miles in my legs and was experimenting with single speed (the last 30 miles were all done in one gear). Still scalped you repeatedly even though you were probably higher up the food chain than me.

My advice to you:
Stay at home and listen to your music. When you can ride in a straight line, then you can come out to play in the traffic. It can be dangerous on those roads and your crap cycling technique does you no favours.

You know that thread a while back about drinking and cycling...

Wallace1492

Porgy wrote:

F*cking motorists - all behaving impecably and that - I've got nothing to rant about! Even the white van at London Bridge this morning that stopped right behind me at the lights didn;t try to race me across the junction and cut me up by turning left in front of me. What's happening to the world!! You'd think everyone is chilled out by the good weather or something!?! Bast*rds!



It won't last.

Porgy, it certainly won't last where you are concerned! You attract bad drivers like bare flesh in Glencoe attracts midges. At least while you are arguing/fighting/being beaten, the rest of us can ease past and have an uneventful ride home. Ever thought of moving to Glasgow?

Wallace1492

To the WVM that "needed" to overtake me and pull in to turn left, as I was trying to ease into outer lane. As the lights were red, why did you need to do this?

I had to do emergency stop and front wheel skidded away on the wet drain you forced me over. Luckily I had just unclipped and got foot down in time to stop an off.


At leat you didn't spoil a lovely, long commute in today in the rain.
Really enjoyed it, although soaked, and tired.... God how those SCR Stats are a burden!!

rjsterry

Ahh, a nice bit of rain, thins out the fair-weather cyclists to leave more space for us hardened commuters... Except they've all gone and got in their cars and riven to work instead! :evil: Took me an extra 20-25 minutes to get in today, and the traffic didn't free up until I got north of the river.

Oh and another thing: someone seriously needs to design a non-slip manhole cover. And would it be too much to ask to have them fitted flush with the road surface? Clearly it is! Hitting the edge of one of those in the wet at an angle is like trying to ride over a tram line.

Anyway, sun's out now - :P to all those who have to drive home.

Anonymous

Oi idiot in the Land Rover with your big off-road tyres on and stupid looking massive aerials - you're not on the byways now cutting up the trail: keep your eyes open!

And you in the white transit van - it was my right of way!!

Beautiful ride in mind apart from that.

Cafewanda

No rants from me

cat_with_no_tail

Oi, you! Yes, you in the landscapers van.

Next time you pull out without checking (I know you werent checking because you have no rear view mirror, and BOTH your wing mirrors were folded in :evil: ), I'm going to drag you from your cab and put you through your own chipper you fat, grubby, string-vest wearing, fag smoking sack of shit!!!!

rjsterry

Cat With No Tail wrote:

Oi, you! Yes, you in the landscapers van.

Next time you pull out without checking (I know you werent checking because you have no rear view mirror, and BOTH your wing mirrors were folded in :evil: ), I'm going to drag you from your cab and put you through your own chipper you fat, grubby, string-vest wearing, fag smoking sack of shit!!!!

You watch CSI Miami last night then?

cat_with_no_tail

eh?

Good god no, I can't stand that drivel. Watched a few of the first episodes but got annoyed by the medical examiner woman who was a little....over-friendly with the corpses, and David Carusos over acting.

nich

I shook my head at the lady standing in the middle of the bus lane waiting to cross a fairly wide road going through Catford.

There's no way you're getting across when there's tons of cars coming past.

You saw me getting closer, and closer, and closer, and closer to you. I gave up thinking you would step back so had to move right to the edge of the bus lane.

Why oh why can't you step back onto the pavement and wait for a proper gap, or cross at the lights? I looked back quite a bit later and you were STILL standing in the bus lane! Grr

suzyb

I lost my glasses

Took them off whilst MTBing cause they were steaming up, but didn't notice they'd fallen off where I'd hooked them until I got back to the car park.

rjsterry

Cat With No Tail wrote:

eh?

Good god no, I can't stand that drivel. Watched a few of the first episodes but got annoyed by the medical examiner woman who was a little....over-friendly with the corpses, and David Carusos over acting.

Oh absolutely. I tend to watch whilst digesting dinner as it requires almost no attention whatsoever. It was just that last night's episode featured a plastic surgeon being fed into a chipper a la Fargo. Suffice to say that they needed the small tweezers for that one; "Hmmm, I think I've got a bit of femur here".

How to act like David Caruso: start sentence - adjust sunglasses - turn head - finish sentence - repeat.

kurako

To the suit wearing BSO riding RLJing fairy who just went flying through a red light at the DLR stop on North Colonade: I hope you enjoyed the orange lucozade shower. LOL! Beee-aaaatch!

ichabod

Oxford Street, Taxis, U-turns :evil:

asprilla

Headwindiest day of the year so far and my front mech decides it's tired and isn't going to work today. Stuck on the big ring.

On the plus side, an excuse to give best bike a run out tomorrow.

Cychologist

rjsterry wrote:

Cat With No Tail wrote:

How to act like David Caruso: start sentence - adjust sunglasses - turn head - finish sentence - repeat.

ROFL