Your rants here.

dinyull

NitrousOxide wrote:

Dinyull wrote:

To$$ers on here posting pics of big t!tted women (phwoah) without any kind of warning and opening the thread whilst in the office.

Not cool.

In the "Big girls" thread? If so, what were you expecting?

Try the "Seemingly trivial things that make you smile" thread.

veronese68

Dinyull wrote:

NitrousOxide wrote:

Dinyull wrote:

To$$ers on here posting pics of big t!tted women (phwoah) without any kind of warning and opening the thread whilst in the office.

Not cool.

In the "Big girls" thread? If so, what were you expecting?

Try the "Seemingly trivial things that make you smile" thread.

Certainly not trivial.

awavey

Dinyull wrote:

awavey wrote:

could have just left it at runners full stop, its when they run in pairs on shared paths that arent really that wide so end up blocking a way past and they are so focussed on chatting to one another they completely miss you are even there,

Hmmm, can't figure out if that's laced with irony or not on a cycling forum...

I try 8) still think runners a pita though

j_mcd

How did I not see the huge stone that I hit on the turn to Putney Bridge. Nearly threw me off and a horrible day for a fairy visit.

Also, that headwind didn't help considering I've hardly ridden this year and am getting fatter...

wolfsbane2k

Scrabbly gear change resulted in a wrenched knee and a 2 mile slow, hobbly, walk. Not happy. I was about 13 seconds ahead of my PB until that point. Would have ridden it, but for a 40mph road without cycle lane or pavement, I wasn't willing to pootle along at ~5mph doing 1 leg pedalling.

Also got Seriously wrong clothing choice this morning. 0 degrees when I started, so wore a winter jacket, 12 degrees when I eventually finished.

secretsam

roger merriman wrote:

It’s not just walkers etc, but occasionally objects/potholes etc

Or, in my case the other night, a fox racing me down the road :shock:

j_mcd

Temperature switch days, temperature was -3 when I left this morning and is 11 now. How are you supposed to dress for that!

N0bodyOfTheGoat

J_MCD wrote:

Temperature switch days, temperature was -3 when I left this morning and is 11 now. How are you supposed to dress for that!

Trousers and jacket with removable legs/arms, such as Boardman MTB Trousers and Altura Peleton Transformer.

And an empty rucksack you take to work for the removed bits.

tgotb

J_MCD wrote:

Temperature switch days, temperature was -3 when I left this morning and is 11 now. How are you supposed to dress for that!

Erm... By wearing less on the way home, when it's 11, than you did on the way in, when it was -3?

Am I missing something here?

timothyw

That's actually a big enough switch to be easy.

For -3 i would be in shorts with bib tights over the top, long sleeve base and top, buff, hat, winter gloves.

For 11 I'd just wear the shorts, drop the long sleeve base layer and buff.

Hands might get a bit sweaty but otherwise fine.

roger_merriman

TGOTB wrote:

J_MCD wrote:

Temperature switch days, temperature was -3 when I left this morning and is 11 now. How are you supposed to dress for that!

Erm... By wearing less on the way home, when it's 11, than you did on the way in, when it was -3?

Am I missing something here?

I’m presuming it’s the carrying of other clothes? That is the issue?

I ride slowly in civies but even so have to balance temps, though mostly by jacket zipped open/closed. I also need to be warm enough, walking about if it’s a cold day, etc.

Need noticeably less clothes in cycling kit, though easier to regulate in some ways in the civies.

elbowloh

Been off work (and the bike) for the last week with a chest infection. On antibiotics now.

I've had pneumonia the last 2 years running (both in the same time of year) and now this. I think i may be susceptible to it now.

Worst thing is, I had a long-planned ride in the Chilterns this Saturday with a a group of mates that i have had to pull out of.

j_mcd

roger merriman wrote:

TGOTB wrote:

J_MCD wrote:

Temperature switch days, temperature was -3 when I left this morning and is 11 now. How are you supposed to dress for that!

Erm... By wearing less on the way home, when it's 11, than you did on the way in, when it was -3?

Am I missing something here?

I’m presuming it’s the carrying of other clothes? That is the issue?

I ride slowly in civies but even so have to balance temps, though mostly by jacket zipped open/closed. I also need to be warm enough, walking about if it’s a cold day, etc.

Need noticeably less clothes in cycling kit, though easier to regulate in some ways in the civies.

Exactly, I don't carry a bag in with me on a lot of days so I have nowhere to stash the layers I remove. I was wearing a marino base layer and a Btwin jacket yesterday and the jacket on it's own was just too warm (put the baselayer in a pocket). The heavy duty gloves didn't help either.

tgotb

J_MCD wrote:

Exactly, I don't carry a bag in with me on a lot of days so I have nowhere to stash the layers I remove. I was wearing a marino base layer and a Btwin jacket yesterday and the jacket on it's own was just too warm (put the baselayer in a pocket). The heavy duty gloves didn't help either.

Ah. In that case, I think this thread is the right place for me to have a rant about people who decide not to carry a bag, and then get upset about not having anywhere to put their spare clothing when it warms up?

Isn't that a bit like not taking a book to the dentist, and then complaining there's nothing to read in the waiting room? Or not buying anything for dinner/tea/supper and then complaining you're hungry?

Okgo will be over here in a minute, to tell us we should all be riding in jeans...

veronese68

At least you're riding. Still got this ridiculous cough that I've had on and off since new year. The cold over the weekend set it off again with a vengeance. I'm due to go for another chest Xray next week. Any semblance of fitness I may have had has long since departed and I'm getting really tetchy.
This is compounded by the fact that my delightful neighbours that applied for planning permission for a loft conversion last summer but didn't bother to mention it to us until they handed my daughter a note a couple of days ago saying they are having a loft conversion and want work to start whilst they are going away over Easter. Claimed it's minor work so doesn't need a party wall agreement. The minor work is dropping ceilings.

roger_merriman

J_MCD wrote:

roger merriman wrote:

TGOTB wrote:

J_MCD wrote:

Temperature switch days, temperature was -3 when I left this morning and is 11 now. How are you supposed to dress for that!

Erm... By wearing less on the way home, when it's 11, than you did on the way in, when it was -3?

Am I missing something here?

I’m presuming it’s the carrying of other clothes? That is the issue?

I ride slowly in civies but even so have to balance temps, though mostly by jacket zipped open/closed. I also need to be warm enough, walking about if it’s a cold day, etc.

Need noticeably less clothes in cycling kit, though easier to regulate in some ways in the civies.

Exactly, I don't carry a bag in with me on a lot of days so I have nowhere to stash the layers I remove. I was wearing a marino base layer and a Btwin jacket yesterday and the jacket on it's own was just too warm (put the baselayer in a pocket). The heavy duty gloves didn't help either.

i do sometimes overheat, and I have somewhere to store jackets and what not but mostly can't be bothered to stop on route! i wear the same fingerless gloves year round its not cold enough london way really.

wolfsbane2k

Got caught in a "Be bright be seen" cycling event, and given a rucksack cover.

I only use panniers.

awavey

TGOTB wrote:

J_MCD wrote:

Exactly, I don't carry a bag in with me on a lot of days so I have nowhere to stash the layers I remove. I was wearing a marino base layer and a Btwin jacket yesterday and the jacket on it's own was just too warm (put the baselayer in a pocket). The heavy duty gloves didn't help either.

Ah. In that case, I think this thread is the right place for me to have a rant about people who decide not to carry a bag, and then get upset about not having anywhere to put their spare clothing when it warms up?

its not about carrying a bag IMO, Im not going to ride in with complete changes of cycling clobber, or some complicated set of layering on the offchance the weather is that peaky between extremes, what I pick to wear in the morning is what Im riding in and home in and thats it, oddly I cooked on the way in but froze on the way home

tgotb

awavey wrote:

its not about carrying a bag IMO, Im not going to ride in with complete changes of cycling clobber, or some complicated set of layering on the offchance the weather is that peaky between extremes, what I pick to wear in the morning is what Im riding in and home in and thats it, oddly I cooked on the way in but froze on the way home

Fair enough, we all make our own choices.

My rant still stands though, and I can generalise it a bit more:
People who make decisions and then rant about entirely predictable consequences of those decisions.

roger_merriman

Cycle parking at hospitals, at moment I seem to be doing the grand tour of London hospitals, for various reasons my preferred transport is bike, bike parking is quite often well hidden, meaning you have to loop the hospitals before you can locate them, not all by any means Queen Mary’s is a notable exception.

wolfsbane2k

roger merriman wrote:

Cycle parking at hospitals, at moment I seem to be doing the grand tour of London hospitals, for various reasons my preferred transport is bike, bike parking is quite often well hidden, meaning you have to loop the hospitals before you can locate them, not all by any means Queen Mary’s is a notable exception.

Doesn't sound good, hope nothing serious.

I suggest the cyclestreets map which should have the exact location & number of spaces for cycle parking (and ideally a picture showing the quality) attached.
(If not, you can always add it)

TheGardenGnome

3 mini-rants... n+1?
1) Moron almost ran me over so he could go past a red light that had been lit for a full second- glad I checked my shoulder
2) "Macho-man" swings his door open as I'm about to pass him and makes a getaway just in time- just like in the movies!
3) Crazed woman LITERALLY misses my rear wheel by an inch as I go through a roundabout, no remorse on her end

I make mistakes now and then but none of these were my fault- only a fraction of a second would have my fat ass sprawled all over the road. At a time where we want to discourage pavement riding by cyclists- good luck...

timothyw

Went to leave yesterday and found that the combo padlock on the bike shed had jammed.

Went looking for the caretaker, no sign in his office, although did spot some new looking bolt cutters.

My goodness, they went through the padlock like it was nothing - and these were not particularly big cutters. The sort you could hide in a backpack or under a coat.

Does go to confirm the importance of a multilayered security approach.....

roger_merriman

Wolfsbane2k wrote:

roger merriman wrote:

Cycle parking at hospitals, at moment I seem to be doing the grand tour of London hospitals, for various reasons my preferred transport is bike, bike parking is quite often well hidden, meaning you have to loop the hospitals before you can locate them, not all by any means Queen Mary’s is a notable exception.

Doesn't sound good, hope nothing serious.

I suggest the cyclestreets map which should have the exact location & number of spaces for cycle parking (and ideally a picture showing the quality) attached.
(If not, you can always add it)

Ah no nothing serious this is mostly rehabilitation therapy, be that Occupational Therapists, to Physiotherapists, since I’m in the system now due to the Brain Injury I acquired a few years back.

I did check the map for in this case StGeorges but on the ground it’s not that clear, plus one way systems. No matter I’m back in a few weeks time so once I’ve found it should be ok next time, and dryer I hope!

milemuncher1

The hopeless fragility of GP4000sII tyres. I destroyed 2 in one weekend, by doing something ‘extreme’ like riding over some grit, which has been spread on the road. They were brand new, and I was giving them the benefit of the doubt, having previously had issues with their durability, but putting it down to possibly a rogue bad tyre or two. Nope, they are just hopeless. Brilliant from a performance standpoint, I can’t argue that, but the best part of 80 quid, for less than 500 miles, nuts to that.

redvee

Ebay winning bidders: Sold an item that clearly had UK postage only stated and the winning and so far non-paying winner appears to be in Sri Lanka. No response to the message I sent so I'll give it till 24 hours after auction finished before my next move.

roger merriman wrote:

Cycle parking at hospitals.

Found that myself at the outpatients dept I visit regularly. If the appointment is mid morning there is no chance of locking my bike up unless I use the railings that have 'no bikes locked here' notices hanging off them but I had to visit in my Dad's car and in the car park there are more empty racks undercover.

wolfsbane2k

Had set myself a target of 1500km riding/15km climbing by the end of March - allowed me a specific number of days of non-cycling to work, eg meeting at a different site.

Got reminded today that tomorrow is a site meeting elsewhere, so no riding.

Current stats ?
1492 km, 14670 meters climbed.
A single ride to work would have tipped me over the mileage edge - and the ride back would have done the climbing.

Swines. :twisted:

redvee

Wolfsbane2k wrote:

Had set myself a target of 1500km riding/15km climbing by the end of March - allowed me a specific number of days of non-cycling to work, eg meeting at a different site.

Got reminded today that tomorrow is a site meeting elsewhere, so no riding.

Current stats ?
1492 km, 14670 meters climbed.
A single ride to work would have tipped me over the mileage edge - and the ride back would have done the climbing.

Swines. :twisted:

March ends on Saturday.

wolfsbane2k

redvee wrote:

Wolfsbane2k wrote:

Had set myself a target of 1500km riding/15km climbing by the end of March - allowed me a specific number of days of non-cycling to work, eg meeting at a different site.

Got reminded today that tomorrow is a site meeting elsewhere, so no riding.

Current stats ?
1492 km, 14670 meters climbed.
A single ride to work would have tipped me over the mileage edge - and the ride back would have done the climbing.

Swines. :twisted:

March ends on Saturday.

And I don't have an opportunity to ride until Tuesday.

drhaggis

Blue Citroen C1, SL10 XPE. Remember this.

On the way to work, the car above did a punishment pass, right at the place where a road was narrowing due to an island in the middle (see here for the exact location). He was almost certainly breaking the 20mph speed limit and the traffic light ahead was red, where he had to wait. I gestured and complained.

The lights went green before I made it there, but the driver waited for me. I overtook the car, and then the car honked uninterruptedly for the next 20s or so, and following me less than 2m behind. The driver finally overtook me, breaking the speed limit in the process (this time for sure, because I did an average 37 kph for the next km, and he was faster). I obviously overtook him at the next light, but didn't see him any further.

Shall I report this to the police? I have the location and time, as well as GPS evidence of my speed. However, I have no camera. Would this backfire and have the police fine me for furious cycling above the speed limit?