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  • W1
    W1 Posts: 2,636
    Look, hairy armpitted hippy woman in crappy 1970s Volvo on the NKR - there's no point hitting your horn behind me when I'm legitimately overtaking other traffic. it's not like you aren't trying to do the same thing! And it's not like you didn't just get stuck in the next traffic jam is it. So it got you nowhere. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed it when I returned the favour with my airhorn.
  • SickAsAParrot
    SickAsAParrot Posts: 212
    I just got a new one of those mini video camera thingy's, and twice now I've attempted to film my ride to work and twice I've got mostly sky. Grrrrr....
  • FeynmanC
    FeynmanC Posts: 649
    What was with the little mozzy b@stards at the bottom of the avonmouth bridge last night, when I had to spend 30 mins sorting out a problem for a colleague halfway through my ride home?

    I itch like bugg£ry today and was woken up in the middle of the night with both legs on fire!

    How did they get me through my tights?
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  • northstar
    northstar Posts: 407
    To the cyclist in the red, white and black jersey in richmond park today, undertaking 4 cars at 20+ and then swerving into the path of the last one because you didn't plan ahead with another cyclist is not cool.

    I'm not sure you reliased how close the car in front came to clipping your back wheel, it was only due to their quick reactions they didn't.

    Overtake cars on the right if you have too.
    Training is like fighting with a gorilla. You don’t stop when you’re tired. You stop when the gorilla is tired.
  • gbsahne001
    gbsahne001 Posts: 1,973
    another SMIDSY; white (and blue & yellow) van driver in wrong lane at motorway junction, turns left from middle lane into the slip road.

    Instead of going under the wheel I go down the slip road with them until they stop. The driver winds the window down and says," I indicated to turn left here, why didn't you see me?"

    Response; well that's because I was parallel with you so couldn't see them, and I wasn't expecting you to turn, as you were in the wrong lane."

    No response from the driver, other than to wind the window up and drive away before I could get either their reg no or badge number; great to see the old bill looking out for the cyclist.

    Surely that's driving without due care and attention?
    Winter Hack
    Everyday Commuter
  • kurako
    kurako Posts: 1,098
    Rant at self:

    2 cups of coffee does NOT make a nutritious breakfast!

    Have some cereal next time. And possibly some water.
    Univega 700
    Univega Via Strato
  • redvee
    redvee Posts: 11,922
    Amazon gets one today for sending me an email about Countour HD 1080p cameras for £170, under half price just.
    I've added a signature to prove it is still possible.
  • TommyEss
    TommyEss Posts: 1,855
    redvee wrote:
    Amazon gets one today for sending me an email about Countour HD 1080p cameras for £170, under half price just.

    Oooo.... when did you get yours?
    Cannondale Synapse 105, Giant Defy 3, Giant Omnium, Giant Trance X2, EMC R1.0, Ridgeback Platinum, On One Il Pompino...
  • redvee
    redvee Posts: 11,922
    TommyEss wrote:
    redvee wrote:
    Amazon gets one today for sending me an email about Countour HD 1080p cameras for £170, under half price just.

    Oooo.... when did you get yours?

    Email came through at 9:06 this morning, camera was ordered 2 1/2 hrs later.

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/VholdR-ContourH ... 406&sr=8-1
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  • TommyEss
    TommyEss Posts: 1,855
    Oh right - I thought you'd ordered at full price and then found it considerably cheaper!!!
    Cannondale Synapse 105, Giant Defy 3, Giant Omnium, Giant Trance X2, EMC R1.0, Ridgeback Platinum, On One Il Pompino...
  • redvee
    redvee Posts: 11,922
    Another one for me today, ths time the local Police in their cars at high speed with blues n twos. They came past us as we pulled over and 200 yds turned the lights and sirens off and turned left. Their destination? the cop shop because it was tea and cake time, why else would they need sirens and lights?
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  • Kieran_Burns
    Kieran_Burns Posts: 9,757
    redvee wrote:
    Amazon gets one today for sending me an email about Countour HD 1080p cameras for £170, under half price just.

    You're now my bestest mate.

    I want your babies.

    :D
    Chunky Cyclists need your love too! :-)
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    2011 Trek Madone 4.5
    2012 Felt F65X
    Proud CX Pervert and quiet roadie. 12 mile commuter
  • Sailorchick
    Sailorchick Posts: 202
    To the idiot who tried to take my husband out yesterday morning, I truly hope your car had lots of damage. From what he told me last night the collision folded your mirror in and scraped his handlebars down the side of your car. How he stayed upright he doesn't know but hopefully he took lots of your paint with him.

    How you can fail to notice an impact like this I fail to see. He's not exactly small, he's well lit and was shouting blue murder at you at the time. I assume you were asleep at the wheel as you failed to stop.

    Don't worry though, you stopped for a junction up ahead so he got your reg and has reported you, not that anything will happen as no witnesses.

    As this all happened within 500m of home though I'm guessing you live in the same area as us so please wake up a bit more before getting in your car as I'd like to have my husband in one piece for a while longer.
  • nich
    nich Posts: 888
    Why are some pedestrians so thick.

    Cycling past London Bridge station this morning in the cycle lane.

    Obviously it's full of traffic and peds are everywhere so all us cyclists are taking it nice and slow.

    But come on Mr Ped, at least have the f*ing courtesy to look before stepping out into the cycle lane when crossing the road.

    You didn't look once, not once. You're an accident waiting to happen.
  • waddlie
    waddlie Posts: 542
    redvee wrote:
    Another one for me today, ths time the local Police in their cars at high speed with blues n twos. They came past us as we pulled over and 200 yds turned the lights and sirens off and turned left. Their destination? the cop shop because it was tea and cake time, why else would they need sirens and lights?

    ...because they were initially on their way to a job, but were stood down en route?

    ...because there was a disturbance in the custody suite and they were needed to help out?

    ...because they were on a training run?

    Damn you for making me defend them! :lol:
    Rules are for fools.
  • jds_1981
    jds_1981 Posts: 1,858
    Blooming lights - set off at the same time as my girlfriend on my racer, with her on her mtb at a somwhat slower pace. She was still catching up with me at lights a mile later. Kind of embarrasing as we'd already said goodbye when we left to I had to pretend not to see her ;)
    FCN 9 || FCN 5
  • suzyb
    suzyb Posts: 3,449
    It is after 2:30pm yet I have no idea where the day has went. It's not like I've been busy, I've been writing a forum post. Which I've somehow taken 2 hours to do.

    I wonder if my boss would believe there is a rip in the fabric of space/time as an excuse for my lack of progress today :(
    Whippet
  • redvee
    redvee Posts: 11,922
    Waddlie wrote:
    redvee wrote:
    Another one for me today, ths time the local Police in their cars at high speed with blues n twos. They came past us as we pulled over and 200 yds turned the lights and sirens off and turned left. Their destination? the cop shop because it was tea and cake time, why else would they need sirens and lights?

    ...because they were initially on their way to a job, but were stood down en route?

    ...because there was a disturbance in the custody suite and they were needed to help out?

    ...because they were on a training run?

    Damn you for making me defend them! :lol:

    I'm sticking with the cakes and kettle theory, if the officers in question want to provide evidence to the contrary then I'll correct my thoughts. :lol:
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  • nich
    nich Posts: 888
    This one has been building up.

    Cyclists who track stand.

    I don't care if you can track stand, just don't do it in front of me!

    Every cyclist I've seen doing this has always been in front of some red lights, but not fully jumped them, just wobbling there in mid traffic waiting for a gap to cross.

    They then can't tell when the lights change as quick as those who bothered to stop in the proper place, and because of this they end up forming a queue of cyclists behind them, with a few motorbikes, mopeds and cars thrown in just for fun.

    They annoy me a bit more than those who aren't performing this art, because they actually take longer to pull away - if you're not track standing you can get a good push off with the ole foot. I've perfected this 8)
  • d.n.f
    d.n.f Posts: 61
    I'll be on the bike most of the day tomorrow, so the weather forecast.
  • redvee
    redvee Posts: 11,922
    The twonk in the merc tonight. Coming along a quiet residential road and I hear the tyres and see the lights before I hear the engine. As soon as he gets behind me he finds the horn, FFS 18mph is an adequate speed for the road I was on.
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  • jds_1981
    jds_1981 Posts: 1,858
    Pedestrian walking down the middle of the road in dark clothes with hood up, talking on his phone. When he realises something is coming he looks round and in a kind of panic starts to run in to my path...
    FCN 9 || FCN 5
  • nich
    nich Posts: 888
    The Boris Bike man.

    Come on chap, put some effort in. If you go faster than 1MPH you will stop wobbling about in front of me.
  • scott-s30
    scott-s30 Posts: 45
    Redvee, thanks for mentioning the ContourHD at Amazon.

    4 left at £167 when I ordered mine, 1 left at midnight.
    None today and the price is back to £241.

    Top man!

    and now to my rant and the reason I decided to get a helmet cam...
    Newport Bus toss-pot who thinks that partially overtaking me and getting alongside then pulling into the bus-stop, thereby forcing me onto the kerb, counts as me 'riding up the inside of buses'. I told him he was a dickhead, he said I was clever. An absolute twat!

    Edit: No Mr Bikeradar censor, I said he was an absolute t-w-a-t :D
  • northstar
    northstar Posts: 407
    CP05 LJP, thanks for swerving at me, gave me a good opportunity to confirm I did have your number plate right which the police now have.
    Training is like fighting with a gorilla. You don’t stop when you’re tired. You stop when the gorilla is tired.
  • jds_1981
    jds_1981 Posts: 1,858
    Scene: this morning around dawn (07:35)
    me: chap wearing a fluorescent yellow top, bright front light and fluorescent tape plastering the front of my bike.
    you: lady following the other pedestrians across the road, listening to your mp3 player.
    me: hurtling down the road on my bike, managing to gain eye contact with the other pedestrians idling across the road
    you: get to the second lane on the road before deciding to check for traffic.
    Our eyes meet.
    you: look so surprised
    me: raise my voice (you have got headphones in after all) and tell you to 'watch where you're going'.
    Will our paths cross again mysterious girl?
    FCN 9 || FCN 5
  • jds_1981
    jds_1981 Posts: 1,858
    Arghh, and with this number of numpty pedestrians around my rear tyre isn't going to last the winter.
    FCN 9 || FCN 5
  • asprilla
    asprilla Posts: 8,440
    Every single light from Putney Bridge to White City, two days in a row. Grrr.
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    Race - Fuji Norcom Straight
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  • Roastie
    Roastie Posts: 1,968
    Get to fetching my bike from the guards van I found a fecking BSO ON TOP OF my bike. I'd strapped mine up against the left hand side so was quite surprised to find this BSO jammed in the gap and effectively on top of my bike!

    Fortunately the Ti doesn't show up scratches (very happy I decided against riding the shiny Kona) and the STIs were already so scratched that a few more scratches make little difference. But to say I wasn't exceedingly miffed! :evil:
    David
    Engineered Bicycles
  • redvee
    redvee Posts: 11,922
    Rant at my absentmindedness when it comes to clothing and in particular one item that always seems to be forgotten by others as well as myself. Yup, I forgot my boxers and only remembered when I got to work and uttered the words 'I've done it again' to which a colleague asked if I'd forgotten my phone again, Ireplied with 'much worse than that' but didn't let on what the matter was. First thing I did when I got home was to chuck a pair in the bag for tomorrow.
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