Your rants here.

suzyb

had it set to private. Should be fixed now, the little padlock is now unlocked.

roger_merriman

suzyb wrote:

roger merriman wrote:

suzyb wrote:

Dear self

STOP going MTBing without taking food with you. You know you find it more tiring than road cycling, you know there is no where to stop to pick anything up yet you still don't take any food when trying a new route you are unsure of.

STOP IT!

And whilst we're at it, take a map as well. Even just a print out of a map is better than trying to guess where you are.

How far and over what sort of land? if your running out of fuel and its proper hills then, something to watch.

maybe spend some time and learn the trails as it's always makes it much harder work, both mentally and physically, if your checking maps all the time.

It was this route http://connect.garmin.com/activity/51526650 which is largely man made forest path (don't know the proper name for it) with the occasional bit of field. Was a bit muddy too which makes it a little harder. And by the end of it (especially as I was cycling back out of from the river) I was struggling up the hills.

I had intended the ride to be a kind of fact finding one. I'd made a route I intended to try out and thought I had downloaded it to my Garmin but evidentially I hadn't

garmins do seem to be hit and miss, as does all tech to be honest.

sweets work well as quick sugar hit, depends how prone to bonk you are?

mud does make it much harder work, though I love this sort of weather, though like it cooler to be fair.

dhope

Wore a t shirt too on Friday's Jeans for Genes day and got pulled up on it by the office eugenicist :twisted:

cjcp

Rant at myself :x : went through a red at a ped crossing on the road to Wapping just after the Tower Bridge junction. Confirmed why I hate that bit of road and avoid it as much as possible - it's at the bottom of a slope on a left bend, with fast moving traffic, it was wet and you're never quite know whether traffic behind is going to stop. A ped ran into the road on amber, and just missed him.

EKE_38BPM

After over a year of physio for whiplash caused by an accident almost 3 years ago, I woke up this morning with a stiff neck/shoulder.

I did my exercises and stretches as advised by my physio and had a long hot shower to loosen it up. Riding usually helps as well, but no joy today.

Lets hope Morrisons Ibruprofen does the trick, eh.

Kieran_Burns

Late start today on my 1st commute in 3 weeks (two weeks leave and 1 week with crank issues) - because of the late start I meet the traffic on the A60 Northbound into Nottingham (South of Ruddington) and there's a 1 mile queue.

MOST people kindly give me plenty of room, and I nipped on the outside a couple of times when safe - all except for one daft tart in a Peugot 106 who decided if SHE was going to queue *I* was going to queue.

She edged in to the kerb as I passed and I barely got through, then when she'd overtaken (the usual stop/start), no matter that everyone else left a gap for me, she pulled right in - didn't work of course, but what is the point? She'll be stuck whatever I do... are people really so petty?

SimonAH

It is an offence for me to take a sip of coffee or a bite of a biscuit whilst driving a car, yet it is apparently perfectly legal to push around a toddler in a pushchair whilst staring at your telephone and texting your chav mates.

Bloody idiots.

Hot Orange

Three visits from the PF in successive trips! Gah.

Maybe it's time for new tyres.

redvee

Not at the drivers of the following vehicles but the design.

BMW 7 Series, when they have the sidelights on it also illumionates the orange lights on the side to give the impression that the indicators might be on, not a good design for roundabouts you're trying to negotiate.

nich

I should rant at myself for being grumpy this morning, it's just not worth it!

Did a 'wtf are you doing' hand wave at a commutity support officer on a moped parked in a cycle lane.

Did a second 'wtf are you doing' hand wave at a cyclist slowing up next to me at a set of lights wobbling like crazy. Why not wait behind?

I must have calmed by the end of my commute because I avoided the 'wtf are you doing' hand wave to the cyclist who was filtering up the left of a bus (sat at red lights), and had to stop 1/4 way because there was no room. duh.

*and relax*

Fireblade96

To the lady in the little green Metro at Caversham Bridge roundabout last night - the reason you didn't see me was that you didn't look for traffic before you lurched out into the roundabout. Thankfully I had sensed the possibility and I was slowing, but if you'd gone straight ahead rather than turn left you would have had me over the bonnet.

That's why I yelled, swore, and finally squeaked as my astonishment overwhelmed my power of speech.

When I caught you at the lights, yes, that was a Sorry Shake of the Head at your driving.

jds_1981

A potentially controversial one but - single speeders - I've not learnt yet that although they're high in the FCN their acceleration from lights tends to be a bit glacial. Ned to go behind someone else if there's no room at the front.

johnny-marrone

A message to the 3 young men who leaned out of the window of their car on Saturday shouting foul and abusive language at me and my wife including calling my wife the 'C' word.

You may have have wondered why I was smiling and laughing, well that's because I had the knowledge. The knowledge that you were travelling towards Henley, the knowledge that Henley is grid-locked on Saturday, the knowledge that soon..... we would be meeing again.

Your peripheral vision must be very poor because when I cycled up alongside you and stared into your passenger window, all 3 of you were transfixed on the car in front. Sorry that I had to bang my fist quite so hard on your window to get your attention. It must have given you quite a shock as, when you did eventually wind the window down, I'm sure I could smell some wee.

You looked quite the men speeding past at 50mph in your 'ride' however, stuck in a traffic jam in your Mum's shopping car you just looked like 3 frightened school boys. Your memory must also be defective because when I asked you to repeat what you had just shouted you all went very quiet.

I'm sorry my wife was laughing quite so much but the face of the fat wheezey one who was so vocal a few minutes before was a picture. If I catch you pulling this stunt again I will 'Pimp your ride' with my cycling cleats.

SimonAH

To the pair of hog wimperingly pissed idiots in the pub garden last night when I stopped for a beer at the end of my ride.

Thankyou to the older fella for getting in my (quiet, sitting at a table sipping a bitter) face so aggressively that I had to tell you to sit down or get injured.

Thankyou for your hidden agenda which was to get your younger friend to leap to your defence and take a swing at me (so presumably you could both then give me a kicking).

Thankyou for then playing the ‘it’s not worth it, he’s a nice bloke’ holding your younger mate back routine after I popped him a straight one and it was blatantly obvious that the two of you were two drunk to walk straight, let alone be victorious.

Especially thankyou for the fact that I’ve got a compression bandage on my right wrist today from where I’ve seriously aggravated an injury caused by falling off the bike a fortnight ago that had almost gone away.

I hope your face hurts.

cjcp

SimonAH wrote:

To the pair of hog wimperingly pissed idiots in the pub garden last night when I stopped for a beer at the end of my ride.

Thankyou to the older fella for getting in my (quiet, sitting at a table sipping a bitter) face so aggressively that I had to tell you to sit down or get injured.

Thankyou for your hidden agenda which was to get your younger friend to leap to your defence and take a swing at me (so presumably you could both then give me a kicking).

Thankyou for then playing the ‘it’s not worth it, he’s a nice bloke’ holding your younger mate back routine after I popped him a straight one and it was blatantly obvious that the two of you were two drunk to walk straight, let alone be victorious.

Especially thankyou for the fact that I’ve got a compression bandage on my right wrist today from where I’ve seriously aggravated an injury caused by falling off the bike a fortnight ago that had almost gone away.

I hope your face hurts.

:shock:

Blimey. What got their backs up?

SimonAH

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I was just there - could have been anyone I think. I also think that that they were a little surprised at my size when I stood up, possibly they wouldn't have been so keen to have a go otherwise.

Cafewanda

Forgive SimonAH's past abuse on condition I can 'borrow' him for any future aggro I might find myself in. That'll give CP a nice break

MrChuck

johnny-marrone wrote:

A message to the 3 young men who leaned out of the window of their car on Saturday shouting foul and abusive language at me and my wife including calling my wife the 'C' word.

You may have have wondered why I was smiling and laughing, well that's because I had the knowledge. The knowledge that you were travelling towards Henley, the knowledge that Henley is grid-locked on Saturday, the knowledge that soon..... we would be meeing again.

Your peripheral vision must be very poor because when I cycled up alongside you and stared into your passenger window, all 3 of you were transfixed on the car in front. Sorry that I had to bang my fist quite so hard on your window to get your attention. It must have given you quite a shock as, when you did eventually wind the window down, I'm sure I could smell some wee.

You looked quite the men speeding past at 50mph in your 'ride' however, stuck in a traffic jam in your Mum's shopping car you just looked like 3 frightened school boys. Your memory must also be defective because when I asked you to repeat what you had just shouted you all went very quiet.

I'm sorry my wife was laughing quite so much but the face of the fat wheezey one who was so vocal a few minutes before was a picture. If I catch you pulling this stunt again I will 'Pimp your ride' with my cycling cleats.

Ha! Made me smile.

HVRNR

Why do I only get punctures when its raining!

Its happened too many times now to be a coincidence.

Somebody up there is trying to deliberatley p*** me off!

Mr Sworld

HVRNR wrote:

Why do I only get punctures when its raining!

Its happened too many times now to be a coincidence.

Somebody up there is trying to deliberatley p*** me off!

Yeah, sorry.... That's my bad...

I'm not 'up there' though, more sort of below you in a metaphysical sense... :twisted:

MonkeyMonster

fecking non-indicating u-turning prius.

well it now has a bar end height scratch all the way along both side doors and a very sheepish driver - bet my woah and body check woke you up a little didn't it w4nker.

no harm done to me luckily or bike.

Chewy Cheeks

360 bus at Elephant and Castle roundabout 7.30 last night.

I knew he was going to cut me up - overtook to do it.

Normally buses are OK this was driven in a less than considerate way - I am just disappointed, hence a little rantette.

Cafewanda

Chewy Cheeks wrote:

360 bus at Elephant and Castle roundabout 7.30 last night.

I knew he was going to cut me up - overtook to do it.

Normally buses are OK this was driven in a less than considerate way - I am just disappointed, hence a little rantette.

I met his cousin on Saturday night on the same roundabout :x

mese13

Quick note to the black cab driver forcing his way out of a side street onto Lower Thames Street westbound this morning and blocking the cycle lane in the process:

If you didn't already know it, matey, you're a effing moron, and spineless to boot, as you impassively stared ahead, without the cojones to even look at the bunch of cyclists you were blocking off. Next time, if there's solid stationery traffic, PROB BEST NOT TO PULL OUT THE 4 FEET etc etc blah blah blah dribble

suzyb

It's been 5 years since I last worked here. And some things have never changed.

I still have to hunt in every possible location for a logo only to find there isn't an unflattened PSD anywhere and I have to try and figure out what bleeding font is used.

CiB

suzyb wrote:

It's been 5 years since I last worked here. And some things have never changed.

I still have to hunt in every possible location for a logo only to find there isn't an unflattened PSD anywhere and I have to try and figure out what bleeding font is used.

Is a bleeding font one where the edges morph onto the paper, making it a look a mess? I wouldn't want to work anywhere that deliberately tried... oh forget it what a poor joke. <coat>

Flyingbogey

Filtered to the front of the traffic Clapham H S and duly moved over to the kerb for the M/Cycle that joined me only to be rebuked cos i was now preventing the roadie from steaming through the RL with Peds on the Xing. Some people!!

notsoblue

To the two cyclists standing in the middle of the road chatting, with no lights or reflective gear, in the pitch black at the turn off for Ham Gate in Richmond Park last night; as I hurtled towards you in the high 20s coming out of the dip, I hope you didn't mistake my dopplered exclamation of disbelief and mild panic as unfriendly. :?

welkman

Went to tesco to buy apples for todays lunch last night, then prepared myself a proper feast for today (Ham and Pickle, crisps, bannanas, cereal bars and of course apples). Just been to get lunch out of my pannier to find I have left my feast at home and am being confronted by a bag of 20 apples instead.

emdeef

welkman wrote:

Went to tesco to buy apples for todays lunch last night, then prepared myself a proper feast for today (Ham and Pickle, crisps, bannanas, cereal bars and of course apples). Just been to get lunch out of my pannier to find I have left my feast at home and am being confronted by a bag of 20 apples instead.

Apples are very good for you, you know