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  • El Capitano
    El Capitano Posts: 6,401
    Rode in on the XTC, in baggies and t-shirt today. Passed a guy on a bright green Brompton on the barrage, (same FCN this morning, so fair game), he stuck to my rear wheel until the metal bridge, when I either rode him off my wheel, or he turned off (was concentrating not hitting the tramp with the shopping trolley in the middle of the path).

    Wind's picked up now, so will be a head-wind on the way home *shakes fist at the weather Gods*. Hopefully they'll be very little traffic around... :wink:
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  • notsoblue
    notsoblue Posts: 5,756
    Bassjunkieuk wrote:
    JonGinge wrote:
    Ah, lacks endurance. That could be it, then

    That's where I like picking people off.....I've found a few times now that I've had people who have put on a spurt only to blow-up a bit further up the road :-)

    That'll be me then :) If I manage to sustain a 25+ pace till the minor junction before AB, I feel quietly pleased with myself :P
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  • Bassjunkieuk
    Bassjunkieuk Posts: 4,232
    notsoblue wrote:
    Bassjunkieuk wrote:
    JonGinge wrote:
    Ah, lacks endurance. That could be it, then

    That's where I like picking people off.....I've found a few times now that I've had people who have put on a spurt only to blow-up a bit further up the road :-)

    That'll be me then :) If I manage to sustain a 25+ pace till the minor junction before AB, I feel quietly pleased with myself :P

    I'm getting to learn what speeds I can maintain and for how long. I'd hate to be the person I just described above.......I know from experience that keeping it between 25 and 30 on the VB-LBR section (enough to see of most people) will normally result in a lot of complaining from my legs however heading the opposite direction from VB and through DSC around 25 with accelerations will keep me relatively safe! That being said by safe I mean from the riders who don't post on here :-)
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  • tgotb
    tgotb Posts: 4,714
    cjcp wrote:
    those nitwits who stop ahead of the lights and then pull away with the speed of a one-legged giraffe.
    I've never seen a one-legged giraffe on a bicycle; I always assumed it was because they were too fast to catch...
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  • MonkeyMonster
    MonkeyMonster Posts: 4,629
    TGOTB wrote:
    cjcp wrote:
    those nitwits who stop ahead of the lights and then pull away with the speed of a one-legged giraffe.
    I've never seen a one-legged giraffe on a bicycle; I always assumed it was because they were too fast to catch...

    viscous bastards when overtaking too - they whip their necks at you in a vain attempt to stall you!
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  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    Well, my ride in was a lot quicker than last night's ride home, possibly because I didn't have a frame with me that I was terrified of putting through someone's car window!

    HIghlights include: Completely pasting a gaggle of 3 blokes on roadies in an unexpected burst of speed from lights on the flat - sure, you're all drafting, sehr effizient, but I appear to be going at 27mph. How d'you like them apples?

    I think my hair spreading out behind my head adds effect. It sort of says 'definitely a girl. Oh, and a blonde one at that'.

    I noticed as I slowed up that another roadie that I hadn't clocked was catching me up, when I stopped at the red it turns out it's another girl who I've chatted to before - a kiwi triathlon-er. So we zipped off round the triangle, and (partly due to my evil manoeuvering) managed to rescalp said gaggle of (by now knackered but had got to the lights as they turned green) roadies while chatting.

    Wot larks. :twisted:

    There was free bike tagging at HPC, and an HGV to sit in, so I did both and was 5 minutes late for work. No biggie. And I appear to have put my bike in my office. Nobody appears to mind. :D
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  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    notsoblue wrote:
    That'll be me then :) If I manage to sustain a 25+ pace till the minor junction before AB, I feel quietly pleased with myself :P

    Me, too! I'm rarely disappointed if the lights on AB are red.
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  • Cafewanda
    Cafewanda Posts: 2,788
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    Well, my ride in was a lot quicker than last night's ride home, possibly because I didn't have a frame with me that I was terrified of putting through someone's car window!

    HIghlights include: Completely pasting a gaggle of 3 blokes on roadies in an unexpected burst of speed from lights on the flat - sure, you're all drafting, sehr effizient, but I appear to be going at 27mph. How d'you like them apples?

    I think my hair spreading out behind my head adds effect. It sort of says 'definitely a girl. Oh, and a blonde one at that'.

    I noticed as I slowed up that another roadie that I hadn't clocked was catching me up, when I stopped at the red it turns out it's another girl who I've chatted to before - a kiwi triathlon-er. So we zipped off round the triangle, and (partly due to my evil manoeuvering) managed to rescalp said gaggle of (by now knackered but had got to the lights as they turned green) roadies while chatting.

    Wot larks. :twisted:

    There was free bike tagging at HPC, and an HGV to sit in, so I did both and was 5 minutes late for work. No biggie. And I appear to have put my bike in my office. Nobody appears to mind. :D

    A masterclass in scalping :lol::lol:
  • WesternWay
    WesternWay Posts: 564
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    Well, my ride in was a lot quicker than last night's ride home, possibly because I didn't have a frame with me that I was terrified of putting through someone's car window!

    I was wondering what that was in the photo, I had thought it may be some sort of sword.
  • Bassjunkieuk
    Bassjunkieuk Posts: 4,232
    WesternWay wrote:
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    Well, my ride in was a lot quicker than last night's ride home, possibly because I didn't have a frame with me that I was terrified of putting through someone's car window!

    I was wondering what that was in the photo, I had thought it may be some sort of sword.

    Now that would be awesome! It's not enough scalping someone now the rules call for you to decapitate the poor sods :-)

    Would be useful against RLJer's I guess.........
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  • MonkeyMonster
    MonkeyMonster Posts: 4,629
    Bassjunkieuk wrote:
    Would be useful against RLJer's I guess.........

    For that you just want boudicea style spinning blades on the hubs...
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  • Bassjunkieuk
    Bassjunkieuk Posts: 4,232
    MonkeyMonster wrote:
    Bassjunkieuk wrote:
    Would be useful against RLJer's I guess.........

    For that you just want boudicea style spinning blades on the hubs...

    But that would have a completely different (yet still amusing) effect! Besides I don't want to mess up the dudes bike I mean it would be a shame to wreck a nice set of wheels cos the pilot is a knobhead :-D

    We could all just tool up and turn The Embankment into a real life game of Road Rash :twisted:
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  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    WesternWay wrote:
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    Well, my ride in was a lot quicker than last night's ride home, possibly because I didn't have a frame with me that I was terrified of putting through someone's car window!

    I was wondering what that was in the photo, I had thought it may be some sort of sword.

    It's my new fixie! :D
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  • Aidy
    Aidy Posts: 2,015
    WesternWay wrote:
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    Well, my ride in was a lot quicker than last night's ride home, possibly because I didn't have a frame with me that I was terrified of putting through someone's car window!

    I was wondering what that was in the photo, I had thought it may be some sort of sword.

    I want a commuting sword.

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  • MonkeyMonster
    MonkeyMonster Posts: 4,629
    nah, BJ - you just take their feet off at the ankle...
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  • WesternWay
    WesternWay Posts: 564
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    WesternWay wrote:
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    Well, my ride in was a lot quicker than last night's ride home, possibly because I didn't have a frame with me that I was terrified of putting through someone's car window!

    I was wondering what that was in the photo, I had thought it may be some sort of sword.

    It's my new fixie! :D

    It looked lovely, but what was over your shoulder?
  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    WesternWay wrote:
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    WesternWay wrote:
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    Well, my ride in was a lot quicker than last night's ride home, possibly because I didn't have a frame with me that I was terrified of putting through someone's car window!

    I was wondering what that was in the photo, I had thought it may be some sort of sword.

    It's my new fixie! :D

    It looked lovely, but what was over your shoulder?

    :lol:

    It's my new fixie! :D
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  • WesternWay
    WesternWay Posts: 564
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    WesternWay wrote:
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    WesternWay wrote:
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    Well, my ride in was a lot quicker than last night's ride home, possibly because I didn't have a frame with me that I was terrified of putting through someone's car window!

    I was wondering what that was in the photo, I had thought it may be some sort of sword.

    It's my new fixie! :D

    It looked lovely, but what was over your shoulder?

    :lol:

    It's my new fixie! :D

    I have just been back to look... So it is :-) I couldn't quite see it yesterday and just saw the curve as some sort of blade :-)
  • Bassjunkieuk
    Bassjunkieuk Posts: 4,232
    WesternWay wrote:
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    WesternWay wrote:
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    WesternWay wrote:
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    Well, my ride in was a lot quicker than last night's ride home, possibly because I didn't have a frame with me that I was terrified of putting through someone's car window!

    I was wondering what that was in the photo, I had thought it may be some sort of sword.

    It's my new fixie! :D

    It looked lovely, but what was over your shoulder?

    :lol:

    It's my new fixie! :D

    I have just been back to look... So it is :-) I couldn't quite see it yesterday and just saw the curve as some sort of blade :-)

    yeah.........a fork blade :-)
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  • WesternWay
    WesternWay Posts: 564
    Bassjunkieuk wrote:


    yeah.........a fork blade :-)

    I must admit I am slightly disappointed, I quite like the idea of a two wheeled bringer of apocalypse.
  • Aidy
    Aidy Posts: 2,015
    WesternWay wrote:
    I must admit I am slightly disappointed, I quite like the idea of a two wheeled bringer of apocalypse.

    That describes LiT perfectly.
  • Bassjunkieuk
    Bassjunkieuk Posts: 4,232
    WesternWay wrote:
    Bassjunkieuk wrote:


    yeah.........a fork blade :-)

    I must admit I am slightly disappointed, I quite like the idea of a two wheeled bringer of apocalypse.

    Well that would just be LiT - haven't you read her posts about her nonchalantly scalping shaved and full team kitted roadies on the beach cruiser whilst doing her nails ;-)
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  • rjsterry
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    WesternWay wrote:
    Bassjunkieuk wrote:


    yeah.........a fork blade :-)

    I must admit I am slightly disappointed, I quite like the idea of a two wheeled bringer of apocalypse.

    Which one of the four?

    Think carefully before you answer that one
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  • MonkeyMonster
    MonkeyMonster Posts: 4,629
    can't be famine spending 150 squids on tapas :D
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  • WesternWay
    WesternWay Posts: 564
    I have never met her, so I am going to go with wit, speed or charm. I think that they were more second row horsemen than the four better known ones.
  • Aidy
    Aidy Posts: 2,015
    WesternWay wrote:
    I have never met her, so I am going to go with wit, speed or charm. I think that they were more second row horsemen than the four better known ones.

    You just want her to buy you a Garmin.
  • WesternWay
    WesternWay Posts: 564
    Aidy wrote:
    WesternWay wrote:
    I have never met her, so I am going to go with wit, speed or charm. I think that they were more second row horsemen than the four better known ones.

    You just want her to buy you a Garmin.

    I think that she has already declined my kind offer to let her buy me a Garmin
  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    Bassjunkieuk wrote:
    WesternWay wrote:
    Bassjunkieuk wrote:


    yeah.........a fork blade :-)

    I must admit I am slightly disappointed, I quite like the idea of a two wheeled bringer of apocalypse.

    Well that would just be LiT - haven't you read her posts about her nonchalantly scalping shaved and full team kitted roadies on the beach cruiser whilst doing her nails ;-)

    My god I wish that were true. I wonder if I could up the gearing on the ol' criuser a bit...

    And I tried to ride no-handed on my very extended ride home just now. It didn't work... :oops:
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  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    MonkeyMonster wrote:
    can't be famine spending 150 squids on tapas :D

    Pestilence seems a bit of a nancy boy, y'know, war's all like the short man syndrome guy, who talks too loudly and brings, well, war to the party. Famine's probably a vegan, over in the corner complaining that the pineapple's touching the cheese. But at least famine's like a proper killer, like war. But pestilence? I mean, come on. Eeeeee OMG no a spider! Damn you pestilence. Rubbish hey?

    I'd like to be death, please.
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  • Coriander
    Coriander Posts: 1,326
    MonkeyMonster wrote:
    can't be famine spending 150 squids on tapas :D

    Just to clarify, because this has been laid at LiT's door several times today, but it was I who suggsted Barrafina. And it wasn't I who paid either, when I was taken there.

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