Your rants here.

dhope

K2 Blackpoint, the bane of my [working] life right now

Fireblade96

To the lady who, as I was overtaking a line of stationary traffic (on the right, in the empty right-hand lane of a one way street) emerged from between two cars, looked at me approaching, declined my invitation to proceed, waited till I got close and then lurched into my path and FROZE......at least my anguished cry of Aaargh! (accompanied by wet-canti-squeal and some skidding) gave the guy following you a laugh :roll:

Chapeau to me for managing to avoid you !

rjsterry

Fireblade96 wrote:

To the lady who, as I was overtaking a line of stationary traffic (on the right, in the empty right-hand lane of a one way street) emerged from between two cars, looked at me approaching, declined my invitation to proceed, waited till I got close and then lurched into my path and FROZE......at least my anguished cry of Aaargh! (accompanied by wet-canti-squeal and some skidding) gave the guy following you a laugh :roll:

Chapeau to me for managing to avoid you !

What is it with those people? Quick nod of the head to indicate "go on, after you" - nothing - repeat nod - nothing - say "after you, go on, I've stopped now anyway" complete with wave of hand - nothing - assume they are rooted to the spot so carry on only to have said ped walk straight in front of you.

bornagainroadie

To drivers in general.

Will you please stop shouting out of your passenger window at me.

I can't hear what you are saying most of the time and, frankly, I dont much care either.

You concentrate on driving your car and I'll concentrate on riding my bike. I'm sure neither of us is trying to wind the other up on purpose.

Thanks

Mr Plum

A guy at work that drives a LWB Transit has just bought a bright red A4 sign with white bold capital letter that say "CYCLISTS DO NOT PASS THIS SIDE" that he's sticking on the left side of the rear doors of his van. He says it's cos there's a blind spot that he can't see and cyclists always shoot past when he's about to turn left. I asked him if he always indicates and his reply was a kind of "erm yeah well yeah corse I do, I woudln't be able to proove that I was anyway if I knocked a cyclist off"...

I did try to explain that 99.99% of cyclists are not trying to get killed so would not go up the inside of anything that was indicating left. Ignorance is ignornace... :roll:

cjcp

notsoblue wrote:

Grrrr, the company have just banned bikes from the CCTV monitored, key card access controlled basement that us cyclists have been using for at least the last year. In place of this we have a cage with a flimsy lock down a dark alley the building shares with a pub. Full of fag ends, with no light, no CCTV and a lock that would break in a stiff wind. The company have invested in a bike rack that doesn't allow for attachment through the frame, so any bikes stored in there will not be covered by insurance.

Gah! At this rate I might end up having to leave my pride and joy at home and commute in on the hybrid.

Why have they done that?

rjsterry

Mr Plum wrote:

A guy at work that drives a LWB Transit has just bought a bright red A4 sign with white bold capital letter that say "CYCLISTS DO NOT PASS THIS SIDE" that he's sticking on the left side of the rear doors of his van. He says it's cos there's a blind spot that he can't see and cyclists always shoot past when he's about to turn left. I asked him if he always indicates and his reply was a kind of "erm yeah well yeah corse I do, I woudln't be able to proove that I was anyway if I knocked a cyclist off"...

I did try to explain that 99.99% of cyclists are not trying to get killed so would not go up the inside of anything that was indicating left. Ignorance is ignornace... :roll:

I wish that were true.

notsoblue

cjcp wrote:

notsoblue wrote:

Grrrr, the company have just banned bikes from the CCTV monitored, key card access controlled basement that us cyclists have been using for at least the last year. In place of this we have a cage with a flimsy lock down a dark alley the building shares with a pub. Full of fag ends, with no light, no CCTV and a lock that would break in a stiff wind. The company have invested in a bike rack that doesn't allow for attachment through the frame, so any bikes stored in there will not be covered by insurance.

Gah! At this rate I might end up having to leave my pride and joy at home and commute in on the hybrid.

Why have they done that?

Blocks access to a fire exit apparently... Sounds like a lazy interpretation of H&S requirements to me.

jds_1981

insert smart alec remark about striking

Zephr

wtf was up with EVERYbody tonight heading SE?
is it national ride/drive like a total fecking numpty day?

nearly got taken out by 2 bikes, 2 cars, a bus, and another bike came ridiculously close to wiping out my buddy- as in nigh on taking out his back wheel because he was attempting to draft him around a roundabout.

I mean really people.
Where is your friking common sense?!

take a chill pill and calm the fcuk down.

jds_1981

Pedestrians waiting for me to come to a complete stop at zebra crossing before they'll even contemplate crossing - won't take me much longer to have sufficient footage to provide an alternative video to "rabbit in your headlights"

Lancslad

Dear Jack Frost

Good Morning


Thats all from me.

CiB

Rant is too strong, but it doesn't warant a thread so here we go.

People who decide that another man's purchase is a waste of money - that does my head in y'know. Leave it. It's not up to you to decide how much someone spends.

What am I on about? Thread over there in Road, chap has £2k to spend through C2W and has asked what to buy from his short list of nice gear, and there they are moaning about how 2 grand is too much for a first bike, and how you wouldn't buy a new driver a Porsche, and how he won't be able to sell it if he doesn't like it as it's C2W, etc etc.

Look. He's presumably done his sums. Not everyone is a part-time waiter in some dubious fast food restaurant on £3 / hr + tips. A 2 grand bike isn't 3 times faster than an entry level bike in the way that a Porshe is 3 x faster than a Fiesta, it's just a whole lot more enjoyable to ride - think Escort Popular v Focus Ghia, that's what I said anyway. And someone coming new to riding is way way more likely to stick with it if he kicks off with something really nice, rather than a Halfords base model. He'll also save himself the cost of buying the bike he didn't want in the first place when he realises just how good it is, if he does make the mistake of buying the cheaper option.

So if someone has looked at what's around and wieghed up how much he wants to spend, lay off the easy criticism eh?

jonginge

CiB wrote:

Rant is too strong, but it doesn't warant a thread so here we go.

People who decide that another man's purchase is a waste of money - that does my head in y'know. Leave it. It's not up to you to decide how much someone spends.

What am I on about? Thread over there in Road, chap has £2k to spend through C2W and has asked what to buy from his short list of nice gear, and there they are moaning about how 2 grand is too much for a first bike, and how you wouldn't buy a new driver a Porsche, and how he won't be able to sell it if he doesn't like it as it's C2W, etc etc.

Look. He's presumably done his sums. Not everyone is a part-time waiter in some dubious fast food restaurant on £3 / hr + tips. A 2 grand bike isn't 3 times faster than an entry level bike in the way that a Porshe is 3 x faster than a Fiesta, it's just a whole lot more enjoyable to ride - think Escort Popular v Focus Ghia, that's what I said anyway. And someone coming new to riding is way way more likely to stick with it if he kicks off with something really nice, rather than a Halfords base model. He'll also save himself the cost of buying the bike he didn't want in the first place when he realises just how good it is, if he does make the mistake of buying the cheaper option.

So if someone has looked at what's around and wieghed up how much he wants to spend, lay off the easy criticism eh?

Colour me a particularly surprised shade of purple! Normally those questions are answered with 'Nah, you don'y want one of those. Save up a bit and get superbike xyz'...

rjsterry

JonGinge wrote:

CiB wrote:

Rant is too strong, but it doesn't warant a thread so here we go.

People who decide that another man's purchase is a waste of money - that does my head in y'know. Leave it. It's not up to you to decide how much someone spends.

What am I on about? Thread over there in Road, chap has £2k to spend through C2W and has asked what to buy from his short list of nice gear, and there they are moaning about how 2 grand is too much for a first bike, and how you wouldn't buy a new driver a Porsche, and how he won't be able to sell it if he doesn't like it as it's C2W, etc etc.

Look. He's presumably done his sums. Not everyone is a part-time waiter in some dubious fast food restaurant on £3 / hr + tips. A 2 grand bike isn't 3 times faster than an entry level bike in the way that a Porshe is 3 x faster than a Fiesta, it's just a whole lot more enjoyable to ride - think Escort Popular v Focus Ghia, that's what I said anyway. And someone coming new to riding is way way more likely to stick with it if he kicks off with something really nice, rather than a Halfords base model. He'll also save himself the cost of buying the bike he didn't want in the first place when he realises just how good it is, if he does make the mistake of buying the cheaper option.

So if someone has looked at what's around and wieghed up how much he wants to spend, lay off the easy criticism eh?

Colour me a particularly surprised shade of purple! Normally those questions are answered with 'Nah, you don'y want one of those. Save up a bit and get superbike xyz'...

Austerity Britain innit.

jonginge

rjsterry wrote:

JonGinge wrote:

CiB wrote:

Rant is too strong, but it doesn't warant a thread so here we go.

People who decide that another man's purchase is a waste of money - that does my head in y'know. Leave it. It's not up to you to decide how much someone spends.

What am I on about? Thread over there in Road, chap has £2k to spend through C2W and has asked what to buy from his short list of nice gear, and there they are moaning about how 2 grand is too much for a first bike, and how you wouldn't buy a new driver a Porsche, and how he won't be able to sell it if he doesn't like it as it's C2W, etc etc.

Look. He's presumably done his sums. Not everyone is a part-time waiter in some dubious fast food restaurant on £3 / hr + tips. A 2 grand bike isn't 3 times faster than an entry level bike in the way that a Porshe is 3 x faster than a Fiesta, it's just a whole lot more enjoyable to ride - think Escort Popular v Focus Ghia, that's what I said anyway. And someone coming new to riding is way way more likely to stick with it if he kicks off with something really nice, rather than a Halfords base model. He'll also save himself the cost of buying the bike he didn't want in the first place when he realises just how good it is, if he does make the mistake of buying the cheaper option.

So if someone has looked at what's around and wieghed up how much he wants to spend, lay off the easy criticism eh?

Colour me a particularly surprised shade of purple! Normally those questions are answered with 'Nah, you don'y want one of those. Save up a bit and get superbike xyz'...

Austerity Britain innit.

Politics of envy etc etc

suzyb

Stupid Orange :evil:

I was looking forward to getting my new phone today. Only to receive an email from Orange informing me there was a problem and my order hadn't been dispatched. Now I'll have to wait another 2-5 working days

HVRNR

On my daily commute I travel through Battersea High St crossing York Road on my way to Clapham Jct. I have had to take evasive action on numerous occasions avoiding vehicles jumping the lights heading east along York Road. Its the most dangerous junction I have come across in London and its only a matter of time before a cyclist gets taken out by RLJing motorist!

Sailorchick

Athelstan Road!! Why is it that 90% of all incidents I have occur on this particular road?

To the blond bint in a Mini last night, overtaking on a bend, with traffic blocking the oncoming lane is plane dumb. I really thought I was going to have to bail out to the pavement you were that close! You probably didn't even notice me shouting and gesturing at you as you were in such a rush, idiot!

asprilla

Dear Kingston Council,

I assume that you've seen the weather reports for today and tonight forcasting that it will be the coldest day of the year sof far and probably won't get above freezing and have topped up your gritters accordingly? If this is the case, can you please explain why you sent the road sweepers out this morning to spray water all over the part of the road extending two feet from the kerb?

It's been a dry night and conditions were perfect, but you thought you'd keep us cyclists on our toes (or backsides) didn't you.....

CiB

Just nearly got m'self run over in a supermarket car park, by some young bint driving along showing only her parking lights. Yes I know I should keep my eyes open but I'd just had to avoid a bloke with a wayward trolley. Anyhow, I neatly side-step the dimly lit bintmobile and - like you do - pointed pointedly at her her headlights; she stopped and wound the window down so I smiled at her & said 'your headlights aren't working', she looked absolutely & totally baffled. Try again - 'you've only got sidelights on'. Cue vague wiggling of various switches & controls, to no avail. 'Here - look', I said, and leaned in and switched them on for her [I used to have one]. Cue big smiles, thanks all round, and the voice in the passenger seat exclaiming 'I wonder if that's why we keep getting flashed'.

Sometimes, you just wonder how many Lucky Bags did have a driving licence inside. There's not many other feasible explanations.

NWLondoner

To the tw@ts who thought sending out the road sweepers this morning and spray water all over the place,well f#cking done!!!

The roads were like a bloody ice rink!!!

suzyb

Snow is blanketing the ground thus ruining my plans to either get out on the road bike or fettle the MTB * le sigh *

Kieran_Burns

suzyb wrote:

Snow is blanketing the ground thus ruining my plans to either get out on the road bike or fettle the MTB * le sigh *

Go out on the MTB and fettle the road bike you stupid woman.

I dunno, you have to tell them how to do everything... I swear they'll be asking for the vote next. :roll:

cjcp

NWLondoner wrote:

To the tw@ts who thought sending out the road sweepers this morning and spray water all over the place,well f#cking done!!!

The roads were like a bloody ice rink!!!

Are Kingston Council and your Council run by the same people?

redvee

The buff I replaced today, why did you make an appearance from your hiding place tonight? :x Anyhow you've lost out as your replacement is longer and has a fleecy bit on the bottom.

nich

Brought some toilet duck cleaner freshner thingy, but didn't realize it was a refill, and I now need to buy a holder. ARGH!!

redvee

The person who laced my wheel up whilst sat in front of my TV on my sofa, you got the spokes in the wrong holes, fool, Now means I've got to strip the wheel and relace your cack-handedness.

suzyb

I drive into work today, managing to get here not too late only to find there is a problem with the proxy server so I can't access what I'm working on and none of the people that can fix it are in :roll:

Kieran_Burns

suzyb wrote:

I drive into work today, managing to get here not too late only to find there is a problem with the proxy server so I can't access what I'm working on and none of the people that can fix it are in :roll:

untick the box to use the proxy server and see if you can access it directly