Silly commuting racing

Ian.B

Roastie wrote:

Il Principe wrote:

As for all these people SCR'ing down Borough High St. How do you do it? The road surface there is positively lunar, on the rare occasion I go that way I always think my fillings are gonna get shaken out, and I don't even have any fillings. It's the sort of road that makes double sussers look like a good idea.

Where else in London am I able to prepare for my Flanders debut?

+ Cannon Street

Bassjunkieuk

Twas rather blowy last night, I really felt it at one point after my "extended" ride home.......usually I can bowl over the railway bridge with ease so being in an energetic mood I thought I'd leave it in the same gear I was using for bombing down the flat..........I got near the top and had to drop a cog at the rear to avoid popping my kneecaps onto the tracks!

Thankfully I'd already had my speed fix for the day, keeping it the fun side of 30mph down from Upper Shirley towards Addiscombe :-D

Also with regards to Borough High Street, the trick I've found it to try and stay in the middle of the lane. Heading north isn't to bad but SB is horrendous! My main issue is the bl00dy lights which invariably are all red! This does also mean I can repeatedly slay those RLJing tw4ts before leaving them for dead over the bridge :-D

UndercoverElephant

What a day so far! Went to have a shave this morning and noticed that the tap was leaking a bit, gave it a wiggle and it started to leak rather a lot. Queue a stressful morning of plumbing (God I hate plumbing), but finally it's all fixed, so I hop on my bike to get to work.

I'm trundling along at about 18 mph, when a pair of lady-legged fellows in full team kit go past me, doing the whole mini-peloton thing with each other. The pair of them are zeroes, I'm a twelve on a BSO, and the lead-rider says "Good morning" as they pass. Sure they're faster than me, but I raise my tempo figuring I'll hitch a ride for a bit. A couple of miles pass, at about 22-23 mph and we come to a red-light. They jump it, annoying me a bit, and then get caught in traffic at the other side of the junction, blocking an ambulance with it's blue lights flashing from turning right. Something has to be done about this pair. :evil:

The light turns green, and I catch them up as they're still stuck, lead man is quite surprised to see me there so soon, and I notice he's in a bit of trouble with his breathing. Game on! "Is this Mussleburgh?", he asks. "Nope, it's Prestonpans", I reply, "There's a good pub coming up if you need a breather and a pint", winding him up a little more.

The traffic clears now, so I go off at a sprint, they are at my back wheel pretty quickly, and I continue the 22 mph pace, there's a stronger headwind now, but these two need a lesson, and I'm in just the mood to play teacher. Two miles later I come to a roundabout and am stuck behind a couple of cars, when they clear I go round, a legitimate place to look back at last, no sign. Damnit, maybe they did stop for a pint!

I'm halfway round the roundabout when they tip up, poor things look exhausted. They stop at the roundabout, cue synchronised water bottle grabbing. I didn't see them again.

funckchicken

elephant / teacher or whatever you're called, that's quite the ego you have there. whatever you do dont let it get bruised. i'm not sure you would cope.

it amuses me all these silly commuter stories. but i think the bottom line is you all know underneath that you are too pussy to pitch up at a proper bike race and compete head to head over a decent distance and so you take out your insecurities and content yourselves with short sprints and being first to the roundabout or a set of traffic lights 400 yards up the road! congratulations.

every time you "scalp" what you conceive to be a proper "roadie" you somehow delude yourself that this means your some great cyclist. you're not. you're just a numpty commuter like the rest of them. the vast majority of silly commuter racers, and that definitely includes you elephant, would have their a** served up to them on a plate in a proper race. if you don't believe me then pitch up to some local club event races and see for yourself.

Roastie

Bassjunkieuk wrote:

Also with regards to Borough High Street, the trick I've found it to try and stay in the middle of the lane.

That certainly works. But for the rest of the time when that isn't possible, my tactic is just to ride it hard but stay loose. You have to attack it, püssy-footing just makes it worse.

But then again, I don't like my Genesis frame very much so I really don't mind if I break it.

Citizen Smith

I'm proud to to be a Silly Numptey Racer!

Talk about how to make friends and influence people in the most popular thread in bike radar history! :shock:

biondino

SiHughes, I feel our relationship has moved on now we're facebook chums (*mwah*) but I feel I must take you to task for having a C***ting Crows avatar. *shakes head sadly*

Eau Rouge

funckchicken wrote:

elephant / teacher or whatever you're called, that's quite the ego you have there. whatever you do dont let it get bruised. i'm not sure you would cope.

If you look up "missing the point" on Google, this post is now the first link you get.

Citizen Smith

biondino wrote:

SiHughes, I feel our relationship has moved on now we're facebook chums (*mwah*) but I feel I must take you to task for having a C***ting Crows avatar. *shakes head sadly*

I know, we go way back!

As for CC, yes I'm afraid so. Big fan.

Stuey01

funckchicken wrote:

a right load of old bollox

way to miss the point...

tardington

Maybe he gets scalped a lot?

I am more concerned about 'a nice pub' in Prestonpans. :shock:

UndercoverElephant

funckchicken wrote:

A load of old shite.

I take it all back. The poor things only had a couple of miles, they couldn't possibly catch a bloke on a nobbly-tyred mountain bike in such a short distance. It wasn't you was it?

UndercoverElephant

tardington wrote:

I am more concerned about 'a nice pub' in Prestonpans. :shock:

The Gothenburg is great! They even brew great ales themselves.

il_principe

Stuey01 wrote:

funckchicken wrote:

a right load of old bollox

way to miss the point...

+1 also missing the point that plenty of posters on here are high mileage roadies, sportives riders and even a few cat 4/3/2 racers.

It's all a bit of fun mate, keep your casquette on.

funckchicken

oooooo, quite an extreme response from the commuting crew there. just what i was looking for. touched a nerve have i?

il_principe

funckchicken wrote:

oooooo, quite an extreme response from the commuting crew there. just what i wa looking for. touched a nerve have i?

Congratulations, amazing you can even get WiFi signals under bridges these days. Gues we all have to get our kicks somehow.

lost_in_thought

funckchicken wrote:

oooooo, quite an extreme response from the commuting crew there. just what i was looking for. touched a nerve have i?

It's friday! We're all bored! So, funckchicken, tell us about yourself. What's your FCN?

il_principe

lost_in_thought wrote:

funckchicken wrote:

oooooo, quite an extreme response from the commuting crew there. just what i was looking for. touched a nerve have i?

It's friday! We're all bored! So, funckchicken, tell us about yourself. What's your FCN?

I think using a bike for commuting may be a little bit beneath the aptly named Mr Chicken.

biondino

I knew my ex-boyfriend would turn up and make a fool of himself eventually. Look, funckchicken, I told you it's over. I couldn't possibly be with anyone who smells like *that* and has such a small penis. I was vulnerable and stupid, and you told me you were an elite racer. I was such an idiot to believe you.

It's not me, it's you. Goodbye.

funckchicken

that's not what you were saying when you were filling your mouth and were degraded a la chicken supreme willingly and for the last 2 years straight. harlot. still, i accept now that we all must move on.

Greg T

That chicken guy's not really on message is he?

or funny mind.

I've read his post a couple of times and must conclude he's a very serious race orientated kind of guy - focused - honed.

Probably very good at what he does, like a coiled spring, ready to burst into life, speed, endurance, power, mental application - the guy's truly elite.

I for one will treat him with great respect.

Just in case he pulls the broom handle out of his primmer than Mary Poppins arse and has a pop at the title.

Gazzaputt

funckchicken is one of them rigged up club riders who when scalped on their commute don't take it to well me thinks.

They also act like this when scalped in races I have found.

Club rule 1. If a rider in a race peleton sports no club kit treat this rider as if they are the shite on your shoe. If said racer then makes it into a break make disparaging comments. If said rider contests the final sprint and beats you after the race make every excuse in the book loudly to your team mates.

biondino

Actually FC's last response has made me warm to him rather! Not enough to get back together, obv, but still

il_principe

mmmmmmmm kay.

WTF is up with all these trolls atm? Is it national troll week, or have we been caught in the crossfire of some perverted Troll mating ceremony? Look at them desperately trying to flaunt their intellects. It would almost be touching if it wasn't so unpleasant.

Greg T

He's thinking - probably safe to get a coffee.

UndercoverElephant

Aw leave him alone, he most only be thirteen at most!

biondino

We do pretty well for trolls here - there's always DDD if no new ones show up

(sorry DDD, I'll stop now. I know you don't really hate us :x )

Greg T

UndercoverElephant wrote:

Aw leave him alone, he most only be thirteen at most!

If he is thirteen he the BEST thirteen year old ever - FACT.

He's mighty all right, really strong.

funckchicken

gazza - the chicken is starting his own club soon. it will require a display of your chicken bits when racing via the means crotchless shorts and resting them on your top tube, but it's a nice look trust me. plus you won't feel left out.

Gazzaputt

funckchicken wrote:

gazza - the chicken is starting his own club soon. it will require a display of your chicken bits when racing via the means crotchless shorts and resting them on your top tube, but it's a nice look trust me. plus you won't feel left out.