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  • prhymeate
    prhymeate Posts: 795
    anonymousblackfg wrote:
    Plus the ASO have shut down Velogames, what utter pr1cks.

    Was it actually them? My league were in a bit of a panic last night, haha. Not sure what the best alternative is, can't be bothered with ones that involve transfers etc etc. Any recommendations welcome.
  • anonymousblackfg
    anonymousblackfg Posts: 2,029
    Prhymeate wrote:
    anonymousblackfg wrote:
    Plus the ASO have shut down Velogames, what utter pr1cks.

    Was it actually them? My league were in a bit of a panic last night, haha. Not sure what the best alternative is, can't be bothered with ones that involve transfers etc etc. Any recommendations welcome.

    Well the ASO have launched their own so I don't think it takes a genius to work out, I'm annoyed that we can't even see our team selections.
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  • kingstonian
    kingstonian Posts: 2,847
    Nice cruise in this morning, weather was great and much lighter traffic than usual. The nodder count was less than usual too which is a blessing.
  • AyBee
    AyBee Posts: 36
    Bellend in Team Wiggins green kit last night - happy to spin along at 24mph if I sat behind him but as soon as I tried to go my own pace, he was chopping all over the shop and cutting other people up just to attempt to stay ahead! Then shot off before the lights turned green and as soon as I had caught back up, he was flicking his elbow trying to get me to go round :lol:
  • hopkinb
    hopkinb Posts: 7,129
    Who flicks their elbow a) at someone they don't know and b) on a commute?
  • prhymeate
    prhymeate Posts: 795
    anonymousblackfg wrote:

    Well the ASO have launched their own so I don't think it takes a genius to work out, I'm annoyed that we can't even see our team selections.

    Ah ok, I didn't realise that they had. Still a few others out there so will take a look today.
  • smokey_bacon
    smokey_bacon Posts: 1,639
    hopkinb wrote:
    Who flicks their elbow a) at someone they don't know and b) on a commute?

    Because its ALWAYS a race.
  • AyBee
    AyBee Posts: 36
    hopkinb wrote:
    Who flicks their elbow a) at someone they don't know and b) on a commute?
    Quite, and add to that that I'd only just caught him and hadn't been slipstreaming him :lol:
  • prhymeate
    prhymeate Posts: 795
    AyBee wrote:
    hopkinb wrote:
    Who flicks their elbow a) at someone they don't know and b) on a commute?
    Quite, and add to that that I'd only just caught him and hadn't been slipstreaming him :lol:

    Never quite got that on a commute or even a casual weekend ride tbh. I had someone get really angry at me for riding about 5/6 meters behind him and not taking a turn. I wasn't even that close and it's not a race!...however if it was, I still won as I overtook and he was left miles behind.
  • LiveGiantlyAgain
    LiveGiantlyAgain Posts: 56
    I'm doing a bit of SCR'ing here and there but I am most focused on staying alive ESPECIALLY because of the sudden increase in cyclists... :|
  • vpnikolov
    vpnikolov Posts: 568
    Leisurely ride in just to get the legs moving as a mandatory week off was taking place after Maratona...

    Mysteriously the front wheel on my commuter is out of true, noticed immediately when taking off from home... How and why are questions that cannot be answered.
  • j_mcd
    j_mcd Posts: 473
    Great ride in this morning, felt really fast.

    Slight downside, when I put the power down to leave a forming peloton on the Lower Richmond Road my bottom bracket sounded like a bag full of spanners. Better take a look I guess.
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  • njee20
    njee20 Posts: 9,613
    Agreed it felt quick this morning, and the roads seemed quieter. Hoping the private schools breaking up will make a difference.

    Just need all the other cyclists to go on holiday now, the standard of riding is definitely getting worse.
  • ryan_w-2
    ryan_w-2 Posts: 1,162
    Saw a guy on a moped try and push a guy off his bike today, just outside the Houses of Parliament... Proper cnut and have tweeted the vid to cops etc.

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  • kleinstroker
    kleinstroker Posts: 2,133
    Big detour at Queens Circus tonight, top of Queenstown Road, apparently a cyclist was hit by a lorry, helicopter was there so must be serious. Hope it was nobody here
  • njee20
    njee20 Posts: 9,613
    Ryan_W wrote:
    Saw a guy on a moped try and push a guy off his bike today, just outside the Houses of Parliament... Proper cnut and have tweeted the vid to cops etc.

    Whilst he appears to go for a totally non-existent gap that's properly mental!
  • hopkinb
    hopkinb Posts: 7,129
    Headwind. Drafted that guy on the derestricted e-bike who doesn't bother pedalling. Then he turned off and I had to put some effort in.
  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    njee20 wrote:
    Ryan_W wrote:
    Saw a guy on a moped try and push a guy off his bike today, just outside the Houses of Parliament... Proper cnut and have tweeted the vid to cops etc.

    Whilst he appears to go for a totally non-existent gap that's properly mental!

    And the chopper has a camera himself.
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  • kingdav
    kingdav Posts: 417
    Some spirited SCR this morning on London bridge North bound, I don't think either I or the fg/ss chap were expecting the competition. Seemed pretty even.
  • anonymousblackfg
    anonymousblackfg Posts: 2,029
    A lot of choppers out there, as demonstrated by the nut job who shoulder barged me the other night.

    Some numpty started having a go at me for a totally failed shoal and set off some the lights on embankment, him never even getting level with me as we set off while I accelerated away in a nice straight line is undertaking him apparently. That said, there seems very little discipline or respect for others out on Embankment at the moment.

    As an aside, through the roadworks up to Chelsea Bridge, is the pavement still in play, I thought there used to be a sign?
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  • shirley_basso
    shirley_basso Posts: 6,195
    Last commute today, all the way from Cambridge. No competition on the roads when in London. Peace out SCRers. Stay safe.
  • njee20
    njee20 Posts: 9,613
    Heading eastbound you were never allowed to use the pavement, there was a sign saying not to, but loads did, westbound you were told to use the pavement, but not since the road's open. The pinch point is annoying, was chatting to a friend about it this morning - any idea what they're actually doing?

    The number of choppers is insane, I've got a new top irritation too - the bad track standers who actually take up 3 bikes worth of room, because they need to be able to wobble around at 0.5mph rather than just standing still. They're never quick off the mark either.
  • dyrlac
    dyrlac Posts: 751
    njee20 wrote:
    Heading eastbound you were never allowed to use the pavement, there was a sign saying not to, but loads did, westbound you were told to use the pavement, but not since the road's open. The pinch point is annoying, was chatting to a friend about it this morning - any idea what they're actually doing?

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  • njee20
    njee20 Posts: 9,613
    Bugger. The squeeze it creates as you approach Chelsea bridge is really annoying, particularly as it comes after quite a quick section.
  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    Shirley Basso wrote:
    Last commute today, all the way from Cambridge. No competition on the roads when in London. Peace out SCRers. Stay safe.

    New job out in Cambridge?
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  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    njee20 wrote:
    Bugger. The squeeze it creates as you approach Chelsea bridge is really annoying, particularly as it comes after quite a quick section.

    Indeed. And it's especially lovely at the moment, what with all that traffic turning into the Physic Garden in the morning.
    FCN 2-4.

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    "It stays down, Daddy."
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  • hopkinb
    hopkinb Posts: 7,129
    Shirley Basso wrote:
    Last commute today, all the way from Cambridge. No competition on the roads when in London. Peace out SCRers. Stay safe.

    Goodbye Shirley. Enjoy the flatlands.
  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    hopkinb wrote:
    Shirley Basso wrote:
    Last commute today, all the way from Cambridge. No competition on the roads when in London. Peace out SCRers. Stay safe.

    Goodbye Shirley. Enjoy the flatlands.

    No more commuting in the winter rain with plastic bags in your shoes, or dressed like an Arctic explorer during spring, with internal organs boiling alive.
    FCN 2-4.

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    "It stays down, Daddy."
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  • shirley_basso
    shirley_basso Posts: 6,195
    Don't be jealous of my money saving techniques or poor clothing choices.

    I think those plastic bags ended up getting caught in the rear mech and nearly pulled me off the bike.

    New job starts 1st Aug but not really in London any more, just 4 more days including today as I mostly chill at home putting up wonky curtain rails.
  • kingdav
    kingdav Posts: 417
    Nice spin and chat with dekant this morning in the E&C/Southwark Bridge Panther zone.

    edited to add: Unfortunately we bypassed Smokey Bacon who took the back roads round Elephant.

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