Your rants here.

hatbeard

Texted the guy I was meant to be meeting tonight to buy a cheap wheel for my turbo from only to be told he's sold it to a mate!

ffs. I could have rode in if he'd told me that yesterday.

oh well easy come easy go. back to hunting for another bargain

cyclopsbiker

hatbeard wrote:

to the lady on gresham street with the basket with little plastic flowers on it and those tassle'y things on the end of your handlebars your bike looks very nice indeed but people may actually be able to see your pimped out ride if you had bothered to put any lights on it. :roll:

get used to it - for tis ninja cyclist time of year!!! those in all black, on a black bike, now they're real stealth. real numpties too

suzyb

I saw a Ninja dog walker last night. Almost invisible crossing the road due to their dark clothing and black dog.

notsoblue

Another Richmond Park In The Dark complaint.... If you must lollop about the park clumsily on roller skis, please wear some kind of lighting. Its not good enough if just one of you has a bright headlamp, and the others are dressed like ninjas and lolloping in the middle of the road. The blindingly bright light only serves to make your companions even less visible. Almost took one of you down at some speed while TT'ing in the dark last night. Apologies that you took offence when I explained this to you having bumped into you at the exit, but the thought of all 14st of me hitting you at 25mph in the dark is pretty terrifying. Was just trying to help!

W1

notsoblue wrote:

Another Richmond Park In The Dark complaint.... If you must lollop about the park clumsily on roller skis, please wear some kind of lighting. Its not good enough if just one of you has a bright headlamp, and the others are dressed like ninjas and lolloping in the middle of the road. The blindingly bright light only serves to make your companions even less visible. Almost took one of you down at some speed while TT'ing in the dark last night. Apologies that you took offence when I explained this to you having bumped into you at the exit, but the thought of all 14st of me hitting you at 25mph in the dark is pretty terrifying. Was just trying to help!

You what now? Roller skis?

nich

cyclopsbiker wrote:

hatbeard wrote:

to the lady on gresham street with the basket with little plastic flowers on it and those tassle'y things on the end of your handlebars your bike looks very nice indeed but people may actually be able to see your pimped out ride if you had bothered to put any lights on it. :roll:

get used to it - for tis ninja cyclist time of year!!! those in all black, on a black bike, now they're real stealth. real numpties too

This is one of the worst streets for dopey peds and taxi's on my commute. I'm always on my guard - watch out for taxi's doing 180's and peds crossing without looking, dunno what it is about this street, but it annoys me most days

notsoblue

W1 wrote:

notsoblue wrote:

Another Richmond Park In The Dark complaint.... If you must lollop about the park clumsily on roller skis, please wear some kind of lighting. Its not good enough if just one of you has a bright headlamp, and the others are dressed like ninjas and lolloping in the middle of the road. The blindingly bright light only serves to make your companions even less visible. Almost took one of you down at some speed while TT'ing in the dark last night. Apologies that you took offence when I explained this to you having bumped into you at the exit, but the thought of all 14st of me hitting you at 25mph in the dark is pretty terrifying. Was just trying to help!

You what now? Roller skis?

Yep... I was cautiously riding towards a single bright blinding light when it actually turned out to be three of these all over the road in the pitch black:

W1

notsoblue wrote:

W1 wrote:

notsoblue wrote:

Another Richmond Park In The Dark complaint.... If you must lollop about the park clumsily on roller skis, please wear some kind of lighting. Its not good enough if just one of you has a bright headlamp, and the others are dressed like ninjas and lolloping in the middle of the road. The blindingly bright light only serves to make your companions even less visible. Almost took one of you down at some speed while TT'ing in the dark last night. Apologies that you took offence when I explained this to you having bumped into you at the exit, but the thought of all 14st of me hitting you at 25mph in the dark is pretty terrifying. Was just trying to help!

You what now? Roller skis?

Yep... I was cautiously riding towards a single bright blinding light when it actually turned out to be three of these all over the road in the pitch black:

Good god. How strange. So it's really just rollerblading with sticks, and with less control?

Learn something new and all that!

SimonAH

When approaching a pedestrian crossing dear pedestrian, perhaps you could first look and see that the road is entirely deserted BEFORE pressing the button and then crossing and not waiting for the little green man 'cos there is no traffic that needs stopping.

That way we on the road don't have to stop and wait pointlessly at red lights whilst you totter off obliviously into the distance.

cjcp

:x :x :x :x :x

Someone cycles into work in a t-shirt, complains of being cold when they arrive in the office, then they pump up the temperature in the office.

Then feckin' well wear some clothes on the bike!!!! The rest of us do not have to feckin' boil!!!!!!!!!!!

FFS!

:x :x :x :x :x :x

rjsterry

cjcp wrote:

:x :x :x :x :x

Someone cycles into work in a t-shirt, complains of being cold when they arrive in the office, then they pump up the temperature in the office.

Then feckin' well wear some clothes on the bike!!!! The rest of us do not have to feckin' boil!!!!!!!!!!!

FFS!

:x :x :x :x :x :x

This is why offices often have centralised controls on their heating systems: to prevent halfwits from fiddling with them unnecessarily.

suzyb

Come work in our office. It's c..c...c...cold.

SimonAH

rjsterry wrote:

cjcp wrote:

:x :x :x :x :x

Someone cycles into work in a t-shirt, complains of being cold when they arrive in the office, then they pump up the temperature in the office.

Then feckin' well wear some clothes on the bike!!!! The rest of us do not have to feckin' boil!!!!!!!!!!!

FFS!

:x :x :x :x :x :x

This is why offices often have centralised controls on their heating systems: to prevent halfwits from fiddling with them unnecessarily.

Good bloody point. I work with engineers and there are still a number of them that don't understand the concept of thermostats - IF YOU TURN THE HEATING UP TO 27C IT WON'T GET TO 22C ANY FASTER, IDIOT.

Norky

SimonAH wrote:

I work with engineers and there are still a number of them that don't understand the concept of thermostats - IF YOU TURN THE HEATING UP TO 27C IT WON'T GET TO 22C ANY FASTER, IDIOT.

Blimey. People who (fail to) think like that don't meet any definition of engineer in my book. You have my sympathy.

Blandiblub

Non-cycling but you'll allow me a running rant won't you?!!

Yep, predictable but BMW X5 not indicating so nearly run me over while I crossed at a junction while out jogging. Gave him an earful and I think (I had my iPod on) he considered it *my* fault somehow...

Complete and utter nobber.

'Wipe then out. All of them'.

Initialised

Not bike related but have been bored earlier in the week. Then some unreleased tech comes in to play with and I'm suddenly bogged down by other stuff. :rageface:

On top of that the heating got switched on. Too bloody hot.

jds_1981

Norky wrote:

SimonAH wrote:

I work with engineers and there are still a number of them that don't understand the concept of thermostats - IF YOU TURN THE HEATING UP TO 27C IT WON'T GET TO 22C ANY FASTER, IDIOT.

Blimey. People who (fail to) think like that don't meet any definition of engineer in my book. You have my sympathy.

There's an amusing bit in peep show where they're arguing over this.

FrankM

Big thanks to the **** on the road bike who knocked me off my bike on Northumberland Avenue last night as I was about to turn right. I had indicated but was waiting in the middle of the road for a space in the traffic when this idiot whizzes past and "overtakes" me flying down the wrong side of the road. And he didn't even bother to stop.

cjcp

W1 wrote:

notsoblue wrote:

W1 wrote:

notsoblue wrote:

Another Richmond Park In The Dark complaint.... If you must lollop about the park clumsily on roller skis, please wear some kind of lighting. Its not good enough if just one of you has a bright headlamp, and the others are dressed like ninjas and lolloping in the middle of the road. The blindingly bright light only serves to make your companions even less visible. Almost took one of you down at some speed while TT'ing in the dark last night. Apologies that you took offence when I explained this to you having bumped into you at the exit, but the thought of all 14st of me hitting you at 25mph in the dark is pretty terrifying. Was just trying to help!

You what now? Roller skis?

Yep... I was cautiously riding towards a single bright blinding light when it actually turned out to be three of these all over the road in the pitch black:

Good god. How strange. So it's really just rollerblading with sticks, and with less control?

Learn something new and all that!

Yep, seen lots of these. They do hill reps on the rise from Sheen Gate roundabout.

I had a speedy roller-blader drafting me last year

rjsterry

cjcp wrote:

W1 wrote:

notsoblue wrote:

W1 wrote:

notsoblue wrote:

Another Richmond Park In The Dark complaint.... If you must lollop about the park clumsily on roller skis, please wear some kind of lighting. Its not good enough if just one of you has a bright headlamp, and the others are dressed like ninjas and lolloping in the middle of the road. The blindingly bright light only serves to make your companions even less visible. Almost took one of you down at some speed while TT'ing in the dark last night. Apologies that you took offence when I explained this to you having bumped into you at the exit, but the thought of all 14st of me hitting you at 25mph in the dark is pretty terrifying. Was just trying to help!

You what now? Roller skis?

Yep... I was cautiously riding towards a single bright blinding light when it actually turned out to be three of these all over the road in the pitch black:

Good god. How strange. So it's really just rollerblading with sticks, and with less control?

Learn something new and all that!

Yep, seen lots of these. They do hill reps on the rise from Sheen Gate roundabout.

I had a speedy roller-blader drafting me last year

My brother and I once came across someone on a pair of these, struggling up a steep lane in the Peak District. It didn't seem an ideal form of transport for such terrain, but I bet it gives a damn good workout, and is fun on the downhill sections.

MonkeyMonster

Arrrgh at the 1-2 mm change of saddle height that is causing such a pain in my lower back as it gets used to the new position...

*grumble grumble*

no I didn't mark it clearly enough before I took it out

cyclopsbiker

222D 906

(yes, that is the right car reg)

it's MIRROR-SIGNAL-MANOEUVRE

not MANOEUVRE-MANOEUVRE-cyclist breaks hard and swerves out of your way even when I had right of way-MANOEUVRE.

idiot.

good job a) my brakes work and b) I wasn't travelling that fast as...c) I'd anticipated and knew you were going to move into my path.
still an idiot.

no need to glare at me either. it was YOUR fault.

notsoblue

Blandiblub wrote:

Non-cycling but you'll allow me a running rant won't you?!!

Yep, predictable but BMW X5 not indicating so nearly run me over while I crossed at a junction while out jogging. Gave him an earful and I think (I had my iPod on) he considered it *my* fault somehow...

Complete and utter nobber.

'Wipe then out. All of them'.

Even the younglings?

re lolloping roller skiers.... I have no real probably with them apart from the fact that they're all over the road!. They should just close Richmond Park to everyone except cyclists that are slower than me. Yeah, that would be nice. 8)

HamishD

cyclopsbiker wrote:

222D 906

(yes, that is the right car reg)

it's MIRROR-SIGNAL-MANOEUVRE

not MANOEUVRE-MANOEUVRE-cyclist breaks hard and swerves out of your way even when I had right of way-MANOEUVRE.

idiot.

good job a) my brakes work and b) I wasn't travelling that fast as...c) I'd anticipated and knew you were going to move into my path.
still an idiot.

no need to glare at me either. it was YOUR fault.

Always beware of D plates - diplomatic immunity from knocking over cyclists innit. :x

HVRNR

Monday - almost killed by a tw*t ina 4 x 4 doing a u-turn in front of me
Tues - Bike moved out of bike rack on train by idiot who wanted somewhere to keep his suitcase 'safe' (it won't be f*#@ing safe when I throw it out of the window you selfish nob!)
Wed - A day of calm and stress free cycling (hooray!) but ran over a Macdonalds BBQ sauce resulting in said sauce splatting up my leg and all over my drivetrain yuk!
Thurs - day off
Fri- What is it with Fridays, Kamikaze pedestrians everywhere, either trying to kill me or themselves (or both?). I can't wait for the weekend and I nice stress free ride in the sticks.

misterhill

I'm all for the Borris Bikes, but has anyone noticed an increase in crazy cyclists.

I get a few along Embankment in London and I don't know what they are thinking, but they're going to kill themselves or hurt someone else. I've had a couple lately in suits feeling like they have to go as fast as possible to prove a point - even if it means blatantly running red light.. after red light.. after red light. One of these days a car or scooter is going to pull out and it's all over. I just don't get it.

And while i'm at it.. cars that move right into the gutter at the lights to stop you getting past.. when the can just stop in the middle of the lane.

That's it for now

waving_sausages

Is it silly season or is it just me?

All week I've suffered from absolute idiots:
People diving in front of me on the approach to junctions and then waiting for a gap the size of mars to pull out.
Skimming overtakes on dual carriage ways when there's an empty lane next to me.
Teenagers giving me abuse while overtaking me (pointless as i couldn't hear a thing over the wind noise)
And of course the yes I'm looking straight at you but I'm going to pull out anyway! :evil:

Then to top it off today I had a BMW and Merc racing down the bus lane swearing at me to get out of the way. A second Merc leaving it right to the last minute before pulling onto the island in front of me. Two of the local yoof on scooters tried to run me off the bike path in the middle of a park and lastly second BMW overtaking me when I'm turning right with my arm straight out (heart in mouth moment there!)

I know all BMW and Merc drivers aren't plonkers but it appears to nearly all the plonkers drive BMWs and Mercs especially if they can get their hands on yellow or white ones! If anyone every catches me buying one you have my permission to shoot me - I've obviously lost my marbles and I'm no longer any use to humanity!

I've got a theory all this is caused by me wearing my high vis all week for the first time this year, I'm sure it wasn't this bad last week! Maybe if they can't see me I'll be safer, it can't be much worse! Ninjas might have something

suzyb

Dude tailgating a car along a dual carrigeway then overtaking on the single carrigeway when there is another car 50 yards in front just makes you look like a prick. And not a cool driver in a fast sporty car.

Hopefully when you crash your old Y reg astra (which going fast does not make look cool) you'll manage not to take out anyone other than youself and your 3 twat friends.

suzyb

Just had a look at my bank statement and decided to calculate how much I'd spent on petrol the 2 months I've been working on site 30 miles away.

And it comes to £395 :shock:

I've only got a little 1.2 and have done at most 100 non commuting miles in those 2 months

Cafewanda

Ouch!

:shock:

Hadn't realised petrol was that expensive.