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  • monkimark
    monkimark Posts: 1,928
    cjcp wrote:
    Are these folk who queue along Queen's Ride and the Lower Richmond Road because of the Hammersmith Bridge closure going to do this for the rest of their working life?

    It would appear so. Putney high street is pretty much a car park after 7:30am but it doesn't seem to be putting anybody off. I guess some of them have a boot full of heavy stuff to carry but I suspect that most don't.
  • mtb-idle
    mtb-idle Posts: 2,179
    monkimark wrote:
    cjcp wrote:
    Are these folk who queue along Queen's Ride and the Lower Richmond Road because of the Hammersmith Bridge closure going to do this for the rest of their working life?

    It would appear so. Putney high street is pretty much a car park after 7:30am but it doesn't seem to be putting anybody off. I guess some of them have a boot full of heavy stuff to carry but I suspect that most don't.

    Or as Bernard Matthews would say "bootyfull"
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  • anonymousblackfg
    anonymousblackfg Posts: 2,029
    MTB-Idle wrote:
    dizzydane wrote:
    Update : http://news.met.police.uk/news/man-char ... ane-368195

    Cheers DD, I see they are already downplaying it "The male cyclist was taken to hospital where his injuries were assessed as not life-threatening".

    Whaddya reckon. Suspended ban and £250 fine?

    I think you're at the upper limits there, I am guessing the offender will get a cake from the CPS and the magistrate will buy him some book tokens.
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  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,152
    MTB-Idle wrote:
    dizzydane wrote:
    Update : http://news.met.police.uk/news/man-char ... ane-368195

    Cheers DD, I see they are already downplaying it "The male cyclist was taken to hospital where his injuries were assessed as not life-threatening".

    Whaddya reckon. Suspended ban and £250 fine?

    Surely should be careless driving, not dangerous. Could happen to anyone.
  • Ben6899
    Ben6899 Posts: 9,686
    He won't even turn up.
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  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,152
    Those clouds look perfectly timed for the ride home too. Marvellous.
  • rhodrich
    rhodrich Posts: 867
    Super social edition this morning. Slightly embarrassing moment as I waved across to Kingstonian at the lights on Parsons Green, only to find someone else waving back. Turns out it's a guy who I've not seen for about 18 months.

    Also saw Liam, who can always be recognised by his A-Z jersey. Not sure he's on here.

    Then had a quick natter with quick young lady who I always have difficulty keeping up with. One of those riders who you pass, only to find them in front of you at the next set of lights, having never seen them pass you again. Not sure her name, but blonde hair, rides a Specialized, and wears these bib shorts....

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    Nice to be dry this morning. No doubt all with change for this evening's ride.
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  • Gallywomack
    Gallywomack Posts: 823
    Egregious bit of chopperdom by a guy in red hardshell jacket and, for some reason, shoe covers (in a nice shade of flouro yellow) this morning, who rolled through a zebra crossing in Downham while a lady with a jack russell and small child was crossing. He made only the vaguest of deviations to his course to avoid hitting the dog, just in case there was any doubt how little a fudge he gave for anyone else. Idiot.
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  • sgt.pepper
    sgt.pepper Posts: 300
    You'll love this one -

    https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/ ... -witnesses

    And this little gem -

    https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/ ... unity-work

    '170 hours of community work and disqualified her from driving for a year.'
  • drhaggis
    drhaggis Posts: 1,150
    Sgt.Pepper wrote:
    https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/ ... unity-work

    '170 hours of community work and disqualified her from driving for a year.'

    Well, at least she wasn't condecorated for helping save 6 lives!
  • london-red
    london-red Posts: 1,266
    That was pretty hard going this morning - definitely didn't feel like a slight tailwind as the BBC had promised me.

    Shared the road for quite a while with a guy on a BSO who was very close to being spread all over the road by a (clearly indicating) left turning minibus just after the chicane by the Harley showroom. Got through by the skin of his teeth, shaking his head as if it was in no way his fault. Bizarre.

    Not sure if it was the same guy who I then nearly wiped out at CB when I was slowing for a just-turned red, and moved left (without a shoulder check, I must admit) to wait at the left side of the ASL. Cue this idiot shooting through the red on my inside at 20+ swerving to avoid me and generally being a twunt. Roll on the weekend.
  • monkimark
    monkimark Posts: 1,928
    edited May 2019
    Had my first puncture in ages coming through Richmond Park this morning.
    Conveniently there was a tree stump with a hole in the middle, which made a great workbench. https://photos.app.goo.gl/WAsfHndpHidn46Mc6
    I obviously wasn't the first person to think so because some a-hole had discarded their old tube on the floor next to it :x
  • anonymousblackfg
    anonymousblackfg Posts: 2,029
    Quiet out there this morning, I came through the Park but Putney wasn't the chaos I had expected. Did far too much work for having a dodgy knee and back this week.
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  • mtb-idle
    mtb-idle Posts: 2,179
    a weird phenomenon on the ride home last night. Due to a diversion in front of Parliament i was forced north around Parliament square and away from Millbank and around the back streets eventually ending up approaching Vauxhall Bridge from the north and then turning right onto the Cycle superhighway again.

    However because it's not easy/possible to turn right there on the road I made my way across the pedestrian crossings to get back onto Embankment and then headed off.

    The weird thing was that I was then out of sync with the cars and other cyclists and so had a traffic/cyclist free ride all the way along to Battersea bridge. It felt very weird being able to cruise along there at my own pace without having to fight for my spot in the usual commuter peloton.
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  • ricky_h-2
    ricky_h-2 Posts: 119
    Ok, not really an scr type myself as I actively avoid the routes that attract the "wannabe Wiggins" but I found myself drawn into some action this morning.
    A usual early start meant empty roads and an easy spin through flat 20mph zone at 20mph. Cue roaring engine behind to complete the holy Trinity of MGIF, dangerous overtake (brow of hill, through roundabout) to slam on brakes at red lights to stop beyond the ASL. I pull into ASL just behind. Lights green, he roars off to slam in brakes for speed bumps and I serenely pass him uphill as he repeats accelerate/brake for speed bumps. He fails to keep up to next junction. Me 1, tit in car 0
  • mattsaw
    mattsaw Posts: 907
    Knew it...

    https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonrei ... nds-study/
    Nick Day of Chris Knott Insurance said an analysis of his firm's crash data showed that cyclists make less than half the number of insurance claims as non-cyclists.

    13% of the firm’s insured drivers make at least one claim per year, found Day, but this fell to 6% for cyclists who were insured on the firm’s cyclist-driver policy.

    Day believes cyclists tend to be more aware of their surroundings than motorists.
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  • tgotb
    tgotb Posts: 4,714
    Mattsaw wrote:
    Knew it...

    https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonrei ... nds-study/
    Nick Day of Chris Knott Insurance said an analysis of his firm's crash data showed that cyclists make less than half the number of insurance claims as non-cyclists.

    13% of the firm’s insured drivers make at least one claim per year, found Day, but this fell to 6% for cyclists who were insured on the firm’s cyclist-driver policy.

    Day believes cyclists tend to be more aware of their surroundings than motorists.
    That's only part of the story though. Cyclists may make fewer insurance claims, but they're also responsible for causing other people to have more accidents by:
    - Riding too slowly, forcing drivers to overtake in dangerous locations
    - Riding too fast, causing drivers to misjudge the cyclist's speed
    - Not riding on the cycle path, forcing drivers to overtake dangerously
    - Causing collisions and near misses by appearing literally from nowhere
    - Not wearing high-vis clothing
    - Wearing brightly-coloured lycra
    - Not wearing helmets
    - Riding on the pavement
    - Not riding on the pavement
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  • wolfsbane2k
    wolfsbane2k Posts: 3,056
    TGOTB wrote:
    Mattsaw wrote:
    Knew it...

    https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonrei ... nds-study/
    Nick Day of Chris Knott Insurance said an analysis of his firm's crash data showed that cyclists make less than half the number of insurance claims as non-cyclists.

    13% of the firm’s insured drivers make at least one claim per year, found Day, but this fell to 6% for cyclists who were insured on the firm’s cyclist-driver policy.

    Day believes cyclists tend to be more aware of their surroundings than motorists.
    That's only part of the story though. Cyclists may make fewer insurance claims, but they're also responsible for causing other people to have more accidents by:
    - Riding too slowly, forcing drivers to overtake in dangerous locations
    - Riding too fast, causing drivers to misjudge the cyclist's speed
    - Not riding on the cycle path, forcing drivers to overtake dangerously
    - Causing collisions and near misses by appearing literally from nowhere
    - Not wearing high-vis clothing
    - Wearing brightly-coloured lycra
    - Not wearing helmets
    - Riding on the pavement
    - Not riding on the pavement


    I've got to stop hitting the respond button without reading the full length of your posts...
    Intent on Cycling Commuting on a budget, but keep on breaking/crashing/finding nice stuff to buy.
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  • mattsaw
    mattsaw Posts: 907
    In that case the only logical solution is to make all drivers ride bikes and all cyclists drive cars.

    Safer all round :shock:

    Less fun though..
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  • tgotb
    tgotb Posts: 4,714
    Mattsaw wrote:
    In that case the only logical solution is to make all drivers ride bikes and all cyclists drive cars.
    Some of the skills are quite transferrable: anyone who has survived a 4th Cat crit should be well equipped to deal with the homicidal minicab drivers on the M4 near Heathrow; anyone who can win the start of an ungridded cyclocross race will have no trouble with the peage queue on a busy French motorway.

    I'm not sure I want to contemplate transferring those skills in the opposite direction...
    Wolfsbane2k wrote:
    I've got to stop hitting the respond button without reading the full length of your posts...
    Sorry not sorry
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  • wolfsbane2k
    wolfsbane2k Posts: 3,056
    Mattsaw wrote:
    In that case the only logical solution is to make all drivers ride bikes and all cyclists drive cars.

    Safer all round :shock:

    Less fun though..

    This. I'm all up for this.
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  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    He read the post
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  • mtb-idle
    mtb-idle Posts: 2,179
    Here's a commuting video from last week

    Chelsea Morning

    #tootingshuffle
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  • hopkinb
    hopkinb Posts: 7,129
    MTB-Idle wrote:
    Here's a commuting video from last week

    Chelsea Morning

    #tootingshuffle

    Nice one MTB-idle. Love Joni Mitchell. Weird question, but did you ask me about why I had foam on my shorts on a wet ride home a couple odd weeks back? Definitely a guy on a spesh single speed.
  • mtb-idle
    mtb-idle Posts: 2,179
    hopkinb wrote:
    MTB-Idle wrote:
    Here's a commuting video from last week

    Chelsea Morning

    #tootingshuffle

    Nice one MTB-idle. Love Joni Mitchell. Weird question, but did you ask me about why I had foam on my shorts on a wet ride home a couple odd weeks back? Definitely a guy on a spesh single speed.

    :oops: :lol: guilty as charged yer 'onour

    Yes that was me, just by the junction for Tooting Hospital. That really wet Friday evening when 'light rain' was forecast; 'light rain my arse' as Jim Royle might say.

    Which seems appropriate as you had this weird foaming effect on the rear of your shorts. It wasn't a small bit there was loads of it; like you had hand washed your shorts and not rinsed all the soap out.

    The fact that they were sopping wet and your weight on the the saddle was squashing presumably the pad and the foam was being formed.

    Did you find out what it was?
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  • hopkinb
    hopkinb Posts: 7,129
    MTB-Idle wrote:

    Did you find out what it was?

    I never did, but it must have been unrinsed detergent - unless I'm a slug and had got some salt on me! :D
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,152
    Just inside Ham gate in Richmond Park, I was just behind a car, and a guy in Rapha kit decided to try and overtake the car on the uphill, then he shouts abuse at the driver for driving (I think). He went full beans up the hill, and I went past him, and then on the flat across the middle, he went back past me. After a bit I passed him again, looked round to check he was still in my draft, and he'd disappeared. A definite victory.
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,152
    Hammersmith Bridge closure to last at least 2-3 years.

    https://www.barnes-ca.org/community-blo ... ge-closure
  • anonymousblackfg
    anonymousblackfg Posts: 2,029
    Lovely bit of sunshine and being a bit early meant fewer choppers. Good bike in tomorrow as it's time for a bike fit, lets hope my back improves by then else it may be counter productive.
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  • rower63
    rower63 Posts: 1,991
    KingstonGraham wrote:
    Hammersmith Bridge closure to last at least 2-3 years.

    https://www.barnes-ca.org/community-blo ... ge-closure
    such a shame there's no comments section...
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