Have you spotted any eccentric commuters?
davmaggs
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I've now spotted the same character a couple of times so I would class him as a cycling commuter. He weaves in an out of cars whooping and shouting with the odd arm wave like a rodeo rider and seems to be having a wild time of it.
I admire the risk taking, even if it seems like he'll come to a sticky end. Sadly he does the same to people on crossings and and it does cause some fright.
So, do you spot any characters on your your commute?
I admire the risk taking, even if it seems like he'll come to a sticky end. Sadly he does the same to people on crossings and and it does cause some fright.
So, do you spot any characters on your your commute?
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Priceless, can you export him to rural Oxfordshire to brighten up rubbish days?Neil
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Seen a bloke a few times cycling with an American Football Helmet and shirt on.--
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In a similar vein, I've seen a guy a few times in full downhill body armour. A touch excessive I thought but each to their own.FCN3: Titanium Qoroz.0
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When I used to commute to 6th form there was a women would be on a normal women's bike. She was probably mid 40s, grey long hair, enormous 80's snooker player type glasses. A real socks with sandles type.
What was funny was that she probably moved her upper body up and down whilst in the saddle more than her legs were moving. Every half pedal she would go from the totally upright position to totally bent over and back up again.
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I saw a guy on Tuesday on Embankment who was wearing what looked like checked woven boxer shorts and a very baggy day-glo castelli jacket. Bizarre.
The shorts looked like this
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This time of year I'd call anyone in full length gear eccentric. I see some in full length leggings AND jackets and I wonder what they pour their sweat into when they arrive...
I might have to forgo my shoulder bag and get something that has venting on my back
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Like these? http://www.wiggle.co.uk/fox-reverb-short-ss2011/0
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Occasionally see a guy on Filton Road in Bristol - MTB commuter, but wear lycra short with full upper body armour and a downhill mtb race helmet.
Looks kinda odd, skinny legs and then a load of armour plating.....0 -
pianoleo wrote:Like these? http://www.wiggle.co.uk/fox-reverb-short-ss2011/
No. MUCH MUCH shorter. Really very much boxer short length.0 -
Wooliferkins wrote:Priceless, can you export him to rural Oxfordshire to brighten up rubbish days?
He'd be a tricky one to catch, worse than a wet bar of soap. Plus he is quicker than me so I'd need a team.
is there such thing as rodeo tourettes?0 -
Its gotta be the gangly guy with the radio blaring out on his handlebars that shouts at everyone on NKR...0
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I've seen a student unicycle to school.0
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When I lived in rural North Suffolk (is there any other kind of North Suffolk?) we had a guy called the Sheriff of Oakley who would ride into Diss on market days in his cowboy outfit with a packet of Players No.6 in each holster.
He made an occasional appearance in Mere Quacks, the local Diss Express cartoon.0 -
Sketchley wrote:Seen a bloke a few times cycling with an American Football Helmet and shirt on.
I've seen him a few times too, comes up from Kennington Road through Elephant and up to London bridge.
When I passed him last, his back brake was unhooked, maybe that's why he cycles in the helmet
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When I used to live reet oop north leek (Islington), I quite often saw a guy who rode a tourer in the classic tourer style - that's to say on the drops with his back so horizontal that you could eat your lunch on it, and with his saddle so high he was on tip toe at the bottom of each pedal stroke.
He sported reading glasses, a 'tache, and had his trousers tucked into his socks. And he would rarely not be hectoring traffic at the top of his top (which was predictably nasal) for any and everything that displeased him.
I believe him to have been what is known as "a local character".0 -
When I have to drive (different timing) I see a guy on tri bars, that may not seem excessive until you realise this is a very rough country lane where the top dressing has peeled back in many places leaving a succesion of 1/2" up and down steps, in one place it's so rough I can't read my gear indicater its vibrating so much it becomes a blur.
http://maps.google.co.uk/?ie=UTF8&hq=&h ... 54.11,,0,0
Before last winters attrition I would add!
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cjcp wrote:
Not seen him for a few years, so perhaps he is now a thing of legend? He rode an MTB with nobblies, always in prime position, at around 40mph on the flat :shock: The boy would have been awesome on a road bike.0 -
Zachariah wrote:I've seen a student unicycle to school.
My brother used to do this in Fareham, good 3 miles or so.
During the winter I saw a girl riding over Tower Bridge in the rain in hot pants and wellies which I thought was quite a fashion statement.0 -
When I was at Uni (many years ago) I used to see a guy on his bike with a bucket on his head and a slit cut out where his eyes were.
There's an old guy who I often see cycling down my road (I think he turns left at the end, goes back down the road behind us and then comes back, basically doing laps) and he wears a skin tight vest, VERY short shorts (I'm not sure how his junk doesnt fall out) and flip flops. All year round.
I also often see a uni-cyclist, spinning hell for leather, holding onto his seat like his life depended on it. It must take him forever to get to where he's going - seems like a lot of energy spent for not much forward propulsion.
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Seen a guy a few times around the Southbank - Slick MTB/Hybrid thing, Tracksuit tucked into Socks, Trainers, Rucksack... very slow, usually on pavement & wearing a TT helmet! Looks very odd - anyone seen him?0
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Rick Chasey wrote:When I used to commute to 6th form there was a women would be on a normal women's bike. She was probably mid 40s, grey long hair, enormous 80's snooker player type glasses. A real socks with sandles type.
What was funny was that she probably moved her upper body up and down whilst in the saddle more than her legs were moving. Every half pedal she would go from the totally upright position to totally bent over and back up again.
Absolutely bizzare.
There is a delivery guy (sandwiches or something) that rides up Greys Inn rd like this - pulling a big trailer too! Looks sooo painful!0 -
Gussio wrote:cjcp wrote:
Not seen him for a few years, so perhaps he is now a thing of legend? He rode an MTB with nobblies, always in prime position, at around 40mph on the flat :shock: The boy would have been awesome on a road bike.
The nut in my original post is on a similar machine with a high viz builders vest. I tend to spot him around Clapham, looks about 30ish from a distance.0 -
Few years back, I used to see a mosnter of a man, thighs like tree truunks, calves like hams, on a single speed/fixie round the Tower Bridge Road/Minories area. He always wore a bowler hat.
Made it look cool though.My legs really ache.0 -
There was a fella heading down the strand this morning, with regular sport shorts, trainers, rucksack and helmet, but no shirt/top whatsoever - just a rather large amount of grey/greying body hair across a not insubstantial frame!!
Very strange - looked like it was his normal commuting getup too0 -
SEone wrote:Sketchley wrote:Seen a bloke a few times cycling with an American Football Helmet and shirt on.
I've seen him a few times too, comes up from Kennington Road through Elephant and up to London bridge.
When I passed him last, his back brake was unhooked, maybe that's why he cycles in the helmet
Me too. I said to him, 'mate, I gotta ask why you are wearing that?'
well, he says, I already own it so it saves me spending £50 on a cycle lid. Fair enough, says i
plus, he says, it gives me better protection if i were in a crash. Righto says I
And of course, it stops people f*cking with me.
yup, it does that too.
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But my favourite is an old boy who rides the opposite way to me every morning
Late 50/early 60's he is on a shopping bike and is always in a blue boiler suit type outfit. White beard and yellow builders lid. Rides from Colliers wood back up towards Morden
Not necessarily eccentric, I'm sure it's his work garb but he always reminds me of Papa Smurf and I find myself looking out for him.
Another guy I see on ocassions wears hi viz long sleeve jacket zipped up to neck and long trews whatever the weather plus he always wears a full face lid which is lilac with a flowery pattern on it.FCN = 40 -
I saw a guy yesterday, on a back road just outside Edinburgh, riding a mountain bike with with a small terrier under his arm. Very odd!0
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Just spotted a great one coming down Leith Walk. He was on one of the classic gent's bikes with a wicker basket on the back, but he'd fashioned a huge lump of a wind-brake/fairing for the front out of fibreglass, it looked as though he'd have no chance of seeing past it. Worse still, he was wearing those dark-red ski-goggles. How he could see anything is beyond me.
Plus, get this, he was wearing a hi-viz jacket. Lol!0
