Your rants here.

redvee

My gripe with peds on crossings are those that use the ASL box as part of the crossing and make comments as they have to walk around me. Only one crossing I do it on in Brizzle, always at rush hour time when plenty of peds are using the crossing.

asprilla

When jumping red lights why do you feel the need to then pootle down the busy cycle lane so that no-one else can make the green? Of course it doesn't matter to you because lights just add a bit of colour to your commute. Pr!ck.

asprilla

When jumping red lights why do you feel the need to then pootle down the busy cycle lane so that no-one else can make the green? Of course it doesn't matter to you because lights just add a bit of colour to your commute. Pr!ck.

northstar

Watch out for F4 RGM of RGM Carpentry, he undertook me at 30mph in a very small residential street approaching a parked car, happened in the Raynes Park area.

Silver Nissan transit style van.

kurako

northstar wrote:

Watch out for F4 RGM of RGM Carpentry, he undertook me at 30mph in a very small residential street approaching a parked car, happened in the Raynes Park area.

Silver Nissan transit style van.

Did you report it? Cops'll send the company a letter most likely.

https://secure.met.police.uk/roadsafelondon/

northstar

Yeah I've just reported it via that website, cheers for the heads up.

I'm thinking about reporting it at the Wimbledon police station tommorrow as well, absolutely crazy driving.

northstar

This seems to be them:

http://www.ukdata.com/company-credit-re ... MITED.html

davis

First puncture in two years and who knows many miles, and the (brand new) spare tube has a split in it. The repair job on the original doesn't hold, either.

So much for getting in early because today's going to be busy.

georgee

No real need to rant as I made him aware he was a weapon, but if while setting a good pace through Putney in a bunch of road riders, don't just blat through the red lights. That is why when you tried to over take to turn left into Priory Lane I didn't slow and let you go in front. If you're over taking, it's your obligation to put the power down, not mine to concede to your pretty average pace.

Hopefully you realised this when I just sat back and accepted the tow up to the park.

gbsahne001

at myself for finishing the bottle fof wine last night, racing at the start of the week etc etc

redvee

The bus driver this morning for giving me a change ticket, it was a quid he didn't have FFS. I caught the bus cause the dentist isn't in the best of areas and I want to keep my bike. The change ticket means I've got to go into the bus station in town and get my money back, not far but the inconvenience caused by the bus driver.

suzyb

I wish I had willpower and less of a lazy streak

I've been at my Gran's all afternoon and have done nothing but eat. This after deciding I couldn't be bothered (and didn't want laughed at in my cycling gear) cycling there or taking my bike and cycling back.

dhope

1. Housemate left freezer door open, food defrosted, back from pub pissed, really have done with food, had none, horrible hungry hangover this morning, in work at 8am.

2. Self service checkouts at Tesco. Apparently I can no longer use my own bag if it already has something in it. Handy that.

flateric

if you are stupid enough to ride in the dark, in dark clothes dont comound your stupidty by pulling out in front of the ambulance exceeding the speed limit and lit up like a christmas tree, causing sudden braking.

Finding it funny is not good, hanging your head in shame would be better.

CiB

Dropped into Tesco for a bit of fuel & water this afternoon halfway round an 80 mile loosener. Had just completed the transaction when the security gaurd marches over. He's obviously invented telepathy as I know exactly what he's going to say, and he does.

SG - This your bike?

Me - Yeah. Great isn't it? <smile, resist temptation to tell him it's made of carbon... >

SG - You can't bring it in here.

Me - I already have, and it's cleaner than most push-chairs and wheelchairs. What's the difference?

SG - Errr; they don't have an option. You have to leave it outside. It's against Health & Safety.

Me - No chance. I don't have a lock for a start. <wander off before he gets shirty>

What is it with these people? A spotless bike, looks like I just wheeled it ouf an operating theatre, but it can't go in the first 15 feet of a supermarket's innards. Sod you Tesco.

sandy hill

CiB wrote:

Dropped into Tesco for a bit of fuel & water this afternoon halfway round an 80 mile loosener. Had just completed the transaction when the security gaurd marches over. He's obviously invented telepathy as I know exactly what he's going to say, and he does.

SG - This your bike?

Me - Yeah. Great isn't it? <smiles, resists temptation to tell him it's made of carbon... >

SG - You can't bring it in here.

Me - I already have, and it's cleaner than most push-chairs and wheelcahirs. What's the difference?

SG - Errr; they don't have an option. You have to leave it outside. It's against Health & Safety.

Me - No chance. I don't have a lock for a start. <wanders off before he gets shirty>

What is it with these people? A spotless bike, looks like I just wheeled it ouf an operating theatre, but it can't go in the first 15 feet of a supermarket innards. Sod you Tesco.

My Metro told me to bring mine in. I think someone was being a tad officious.

redvee

My bike has been into the local Evans store with no problems obviously and I took it into the Boots store on the platform at Paddington when I was up in London for the SCR summer ride/drinks, well I couldn't leave my bike outside the air-conned shop could I?

redvee

HDNL, why can't you obey the instructions I gave you on the website for my package? Fair enough you sent me a text message saying the parcel will be delivered last wednesday with the option of an alternate delivery day but why can't you understand that monday 23rd means deliver it to me on that day and not return it to sender on friday 20th :x I've just spent 20 minutes on the phone to Virgin Media trying to get it redelivered and having to use my Dad's address for delivery which means the weekend before I get my router.

nobunaga

It really makes me want to quit cycle commute on days like today.
I almost threw my bike into the Thames and cried.
Cars that open door without checking for oncoming traffic, cars that try to skin me alive, other cyclists who undertake me at 20+ mph, cars that turn without indicating, cyclists who cannot keep a straight line and swerve, all in a matter of just 40mins.

I am too old for this sort of nerve wrecking excitement :evil:

Clever Pun

On Friday as I was suffering puncture induced tourettes and what only can be described as a pissyfit not one person stopped to ask if I was ok or needed help before I managed to flag a cab to get to the train station


Not one person...

SimonAH

Shot home for a sandwich at lunchtime - got to exactly the mid-point of the ride back to the office and the heavens dumped a solid wall of water on me.

My waterproofs are not, it transpires, waterproof.

asprilla

Clever Pun wrote:

On Friday as I was suffering puncture induced tourettes and what only can be described as a pissyfit not one person stopped to ask if I was ok or needed help before I managed to flag a cab to get to the train station


Not one person...

Nothing to do with you muttering and swearing whilst glowering at everyone who came within 20 feet?

Kieran_Burns

It's my birthday.

I'm 44.

I feel depressed.

CiB

Kieran_Burns wrote:

It's my birthday.

I'm 44.

I feel depressed.

Only 4 years to go until you hit your physical, mental, emtotional and sexual peek then.

Aidy

Dear bike shop,

When I said "Hope Pro IIs on Open Pro rims", that's actually what I meant.
Not "Hope Pro IIs and Open Pro rims".

And whilst we're there, I'd actually like the hubs as well as the rims.

Wallace1492

CiB wrote:

Kieran_Burns wrote:

It's my birthday.

I'm 44.

I feel depressed.

Only 4 years to go until you hit your physical, mental, emtotional and sexual peek then.

Is that the same as voyuerism?

CiB

Wallace1492 wrote:

CiB wrote:

Kieran_Burns wrote:

It's my birthday.

I'm 44.

I feel depressed.

Only 4 years to go until you hit your physical, mental, emtotional and sexual peek then.

Is that the same as voyuerism?

No; it's me typing paek then hastily and wrongly correcting it. What a div I am sometimes...

Rant to self - at least check that a post makes sense before (re)posting. Div.

rjsterry

This'll cheer you up KB.

page 3 of the Guardian's G2 supplement:

Patrick Kingsley wrote:

Capes - the latest look?
I'm on the tube and everyone's staring. I'm wearing what Vogue calls "this season's ultimate throw on" - the cape. Mine, from H&M, is sleeveless with a leather collar and double-breasted buttons. They're set to be a hit - with both sexes...

Clever Pun

Asprilla wrote:

Clever Pun wrote:

On Friday as I was suffering puncture induced tourettes and what only can be described as a pissyfit not one person stopped to ask if I was ok or needed help before I managed to flag a cab to get to the train station


Not one person...

Nothing to do with you muttering and swearing whilst glowering at everyone who came within 20 feet?

I looked lost and irritated.. head scratchy

il_principe

Dear Boris Bikes,

WHERE THE F*UCK IS MY FUCKING CYCLE KEY.

Thank you,

Irritated of London Bridge