Has noddergeddon started this year?

fat_tail

the migration ebbs and flows... today is definitely an ebbing day in London what with the precipitation and all...

prawny

It's not going to be long now, they were all out training yesterday round my way. Cannock chase was nodder central.

milemuncher1

Bank holiday weekends are always good for the re appearance of Allez man. The weather forecast isn’t great in my neck of the woods, so that may postpone it slightly, I’m leading a BC Guided Ride up into the Surrey Hills on Sunday, it should be a good nodder barometer.

gbsahne001

the rain's definitely keeping them at bay today, didn't see anyone on 2 wheels, other than myself today

rhodrich

Going for a run this lunchtime. I do hope it's tit Monday....

smokey_bacon

Nah, way to early for that!

warreng

Getting close to Tit Monday though. It IS late this year though

roger_merriman

My normal commute I see very few others bar Bushy Park, the rest quite often no other bike, do see E bikes quite regularly, I’m assuming this will not change as it was nice India summer when I started at the new place.

Yesterday I looped between hospitals still not many bikes, but bikes tend to favour certain roads.

I mildly find it assuming that at the same time as Tit Monday there will also be people with winter layers on!

warreng

It does take me a little while to take the plunge on early morning commutes to ditch a layer or two. I'm getting excited about spring/summer now. Winter seemed to last forever

milemuncher1

WarrenG wrote:

It does take me a little while to take the plunge on early morning commutes to ditch a layer or two. I'm getting excited about spring/summer now. Winter seemed to last forever

We had a once every 8 years, type of winter this year, it’s always a chew when we get a harsh ( for the U.K. ) winter, as we aren’t prepared for it ( given that they are quite rare ) and the merde always hits the fan, when we get a winter like this last one.

sloppyschleckonds

This can be renamed Zwiftgeddon

Those freshly shaven, pasty legged freaks donning their finest DHB kit riding around thinking everyone wants to race them after they've completed a winter Tour of Watwatia.

wolfsbane2k

SloppySchleckonds wrote:

This can be renamed Zwiftgeddon

Those freshly shaven, pasty legged freaks donning their finest DHB kit riding around thinking everyone wants to race them after they've completed a winter Tour of Watwatia.

Bwaahhha, that sounds so right..

Last night I left at about my normal time, normal route, counted 24 cyclists when the max I normally see is 2.
And they weren't obviously riding in a group...

rhodrich

Choppocalypse now.

On the plus side, I'm going for a run at lunchtime again, and I'm pretty sure it's Tit Monday.

smokey_bacon

Rhodrich wrote:

Choppocalypse now.

On the plus side, I'm going for a run at lunchtime again, and I'm pretty sure it's Tit Monday.

Is this your main running motivation?????

rhodrich

Smokey Bacon wrote:

Rhodrich wrote:

Choppocalypse now.

On the plus side, I'm going for a run at lunchtime again, and I'm pretty sure it's Tit Monday.

Is this your main running motivation?????

Well I have to admit that running through the winter is pretty dull. This does make it worthwhile.....

milemuncher1

I reckon today is the start of it. The ‘hibernators’ and ‘masturbotors’ are our in force, heads bobbing in perfect harmony with their pedal strokes, and hockey socks galore. But the weather is nice, which is what brings ‘em out, so it’s not all bad. It’s like Groundhog Day, and Punxsutawney Phil. If the nodders see a shadow, the weather will be gash for the rest of the year.

Stevo_666

Stevo 666 wrote:

arran77 wrote:

At least I know now what we're talking about......when I worked in London scantily clad women was probably the only thing going for the place

Why do you think I work in London

Anyhow, good to see that commuting bike snobbery is still alive and kicking...

Just remembered I posted the above on this thread 4 years ago

The Rookie

First Nodders spotted in Warwickshire today, and it was a real prize nodder, must have been a good 6" amplitude on the heads sign wave combined with the 'mash the highest gear I have' 20rpm cadance, possibly accentuated by the saddle being a good 6" too low. I feel sorry for dem dere knees!

awavey

saw a couple on the way home, the warmer weather has clearly encouraged them out of their hibernation.

but its not commuting snobbery,even if I think riding a bike in denim jeans is a bit of a fashion faux pas, Im actually more concerned for their safety as they seen to have got no clucking road sense at all.

one of them I saw was busy waving cars past when he thought the road was clear enough, it was a fairly narrow road with not great sightlines for overtaking so the cars were holding back because they couldnt always be sure it was safe for them to overtake, the problem was he kept directing them past when the road wasnt clear and cars were overtaking and having to bail out at the least minute to avoid a collision.

and you just sit there and think any minute now this guy is either going to cause an accident, or be involved in one

ricky_h-2

I honestly don't know how people manage to ride the superhighways/embankment at rush hour as there's some desperately stupid riding going on there at peak times. Whether it's the "must get in front" or swerving off their line or cutting in, it's a miracle there aren't more pile ups. I genuinely was more comfortable riding in traffic yesterday than on the embankment/blackfriars as at least there was a bit more awareness of others going on. A mistake I will endeavour to avoid repeating !

milemuncher1

Ricky h wrote:

I honestly don't know how people manage to ride the superhighways/embankment at rush hour as there's some desperately stupid riding going on there at peak times. Whether it's the "must get in front" or swerving off their line or cutting in, it's a miracle there aren't more pile ups. I genuinely was more comfortable riding in traffic yesterday than on the embankment/blackfriars as at least there was a bit more awareness of others going on. A mistake I will endeavour to avoid repeating !

It’s fine, until you get some Yoghurt rifle in a black cab, getting larey because you’re not in the blue lane of feckwittery.

roger_merriman

Ricky h wrote:

I honestly don't know how people manage to ride the superhighways/embankment at rush hour as there's some desperately stupid riding going on there at peak times. Whether it's the "must get in front" or swerving off their line or cutting in, it's a miracle there aren't more pile ups. I genuinely was more comfortable riding in traffic yesterday than on the embankment/blackfriars as at least there was a bit more awareness of others going on. A mistake I will endeavour to avoid repeating !

I’m a very occasional rush hour Embankment user, as in few times a year, not particularly troubling, just give folks space, if that means easing off, so be it. Even quiet places can have its moments yesterday had someone banked over wrong side at speed on a blind bend, luckily I was alert enough to manoeuvre, but could easily been head on, bike to bike. I see maybe a bike there a few times a month!

roger_merriman

Crossing the A30 today was a whole 4 other cyclist and they had decent bikes! I nearly fell off in shock!

They all but one turned off my route quickly, other roadie was I'd say perhaps a bit green? and was finding the less smooth cycle path, plus clipping in, a bit awkward, so I overtook at the M4 as he was just a bit slower than my normal pace.

secretsam

Ricky h wrote:

I honestly don't know how people manage to ride the superhighways/embankment at rush hour as there's some desperately stupid riding going on there at peak times. Whether it's the "must get in front" or swerving off their line or cutting in, it's a miracle there aren't more pile ups. I genuinely was more comfortable riding in traffic yesterday than on the embankment/blackfriars as at least there was a bit more awareness of others going on. A mistake I will endeavour to avoid repeating !

Sometimes I wonder if regular traffic wouldn't be more predictable than other cyclists, particularly those on hire bikes, for whom multi-tasking with a mobile appears to be compulsory.

rhodrich

I was thinking about calling Chris Packham this morning, as I think this may be the earliest ever noddergeddon we've seen. It's not even Spring yet, and all the bike boxes at the lights were full and there were rugby socks and high viz everywhere!

N0bodyOfTheGoat

Don't worry, late winter resumes from tomorrow morning!

Gallywomack

Classic case this morning, flouro yellow jacket, gym shorts and grey sports socks with black trainers, on a Viking road bike. Shoaling and then setting off early at each set of lights from Trinity St to Webber St where I turned off. Keeping with the nature programme theme, I could hear the hushed tones of David Attenborough in my mind's ear as he rolled into view..."The chopper, in his early spring plumage, begins his annual migration across the windswept tundra of South London..."

secretsam

Gallywomack wrote:

Classic case this morning, flouro yellow jacket, gym shorts and grey sports socks with black trainers, on a Viking road bike. Shoaling and then setting off early at each set of lights from Trinity St to Webber St where I turned off. Keeping with the nature programme theme, I could hear the hushed tones of David Attenborough in my mind's ear as he rolled into view..."The chopper, in his early spring plumage, begins his annual migration across the windswept tundra of South London..."

"Shoaling"???

seajays

SecretSam wrote:

Gallywomack wrote:

Classic case this morning, flouro yellow jacket, gym shorts and grey sports socks with black trainers, on a Viking road bike. Shoaling and then setting off early at each set of lights from Trinity St to Webber St where I turned off. Keeping with the nature programme theme, I could hear the hushed tones of David Attenborough in my mind's ear as he rolled into view..."The chopper, in his early spring plumage, begins his annual migration across the windswept tundra of South London..."

"Shoaling"???

From Bike Snob NYC originally I believe...

"As I've explained before, no rider, no matter how slow or diminutive, will ever come to a stop behind another rider at a red light. Instead, it is standard practice to pass that rider and stop in front of him, even if this involves doing so in the middle of the crosswalk or in the actual intersection, well ahead of the traffic signal. "Shoaling" is an incredibly rude practice, and it's tantamount to cutting in front of someone at an ATM, supermarket checkout, or urinal line.

If you're waiting, someone will pull up ahead of you. If a third person comes, they'll roll ahead and stop in front of the second person. On a busy day, this accumulation results in sort of a shoal of cyclists which juts out into the middle of the street like a sandbar of idiocy. "

http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/2009/05 ... le_12.html

hopkinb

SecretSam wrote:

Gallywomack wrote:

Classic case this morning, flouro yellow jacket, gym shorts and grey sports socks with black trainers, on a Viking road bike. Shoaling and then setting off early at each set of lights from Trinity St to Webber St where I turned off. Keeping with the nature programme theme, I could hear the hushed tones of David Attenborough in my mind's ear as he rolled into view..."The chopper, in his early spring plumage, begins his annual migration across the windswept tundra of South London..."

"Shoaling"???

I arrive first at a set of traffic lights. Those people I have overtaken on the way there who then push past me and sit ahead of the stop line are shoalers. I have to overtake them again before the next set of lights. They normally wobble away at a glacial pace too.This is a pain in the @rse, and inconsiderate, even if not dangerous.