Has noddergeddon started this year?

arran77

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 wait until they discover I'm not a commuter :shock:

Stevo_666

arran77 wrote:

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 wait until they discover I'm not a commuter :shock:

Given the sort of stuff you post I think that's obvious

asprilla

I think today is Tit Monday. I've got mine out.

itboffin

really confusing weather, winter gear yesterday and short and jersey today ??!?

Agent57

Up here in my part of Lancashire, I still haven't had to break out the winter gear. OK, I wore my long fingered gloves once; maybe twice. But no Buffs, base layers, tights etc. I've been in a jersey, rain jacket and baggies all winter.

I suppose there's still time for winter to arrive.

arran77

Stevo 666 wrote:

arran77 wrote:

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 wait until they discover I'm not a commuter :shock:

Given the sort of stuff you post I think that's obvious

True

Stevo_666

Anyhow, looks like we will have a t1t Monday in London coming up :P

roger_merriman

Stevo 666 wrote:

Anyhow, looks like we will have a t1t Monday in London coming up :P

still a bit of a nip to the air...

was busy with greenish folks on Swinley, lots of legging and trainers, they tended to be faster on the flat bits but due to technical inexperience slower up or down hills mostly they seemed unable to change gear.

still first time back to swinley since so more than happy to wait, either behind or at a convent waiting point.

memsley89

roger merriman wrote:

or at a convent waiting point.

alan_sherman

Actually I think noddergeddon is dead. It is of the past, when people bought BSOs and commuted to work after the bombs etc.

The new spring scourge to general road safety and good manners is much more likely to be a mamil of sorts. On my way in there was the cannondale riding and lycra wearing muppet who undertook - pushing me out into traffic as he had to move out to go round a loading van (that was why I had pulled out you muppet!).

Also the two mamils in Hyde Park riding two abreast who started overtaking me (still two abreast) but then seemed to slow down so there were three bikes across the road! I don't mind being overtaken fellas, just do it!

And the guy who cut back through traffic to the kerbside. Yes you stopped, looked right at me - then pulled out (in?) into my path.

So this morning's completely scientifically sound sample size proves that nodders are no problem.


So what do we call the new end of the world?

bompington

alan sherman wrote:

So what do we call the new end of the world?

Every year at about this time, it's hard to find your way around BR thanks to the huge number of posts that appear bemoaning all the nodders.
Yes, it's Snobbergeddon time.

LiveGiantly

leaving home more early than usual has been a nice help....

rubertoe

I personally welcome the nodders.

They make me seen quicker than I am.

notsoblue

bompington wrote:

alan sherman wrote:

So what do we call the new end of the world?

Every year at about this time, it's hard to find your way around BR thanks to the huge number of posts that appear bemoaning all the nodders.
Yes, it's Snobbergeddon time.

C'mon man, riding through the winter in rubbish weather for months has got to have some perks, right?

veronese68

rubertoe wrote:

I personally welcome the nodders.

They make me seen quicker than I am.

Same here. I'm in this sort of no mans land where I'm faster than the occasional riders, but not as fast as the serious ones.

MrSweary

Veronese68 wrote:

rubertoe wrote:

I personally welcome the nodders.

They make me seen quicker than I am.

Same here. I'm in this sort of no mans land where I'm faster than the occasional riders, but not as fast as the serious ones.

Amen to that.

notsoblue wrote:

C'mon man, riding through the winter in rubbish weather for months has got to have some perks, right?

Indeed.

wandsworth

notsoblue wrote:

bompington wrote:

alan sherman wrote:

So what do we call the new end of the world?

Every year at about this time, it's hard to find your way around BR thanks to the huge number of posts that appear bemoaning all the nodders.
Yes, it's Snobbergeddon time.

C'mon man, riding through the winter in rubbish weather for months has got to have some perks, right?

It does: you know you are a badass.

anonymousblackfg

Given I was sorting out my rear disc brake in E&C last night after a chopper ran into the back of me, I would say it has...

DrLex

Another advantage of FGSS - no rear hanger to get bent when someone rear-ends you?

notsoblue

wandsworth wrote:

notsoblue wrote:

bompington wrote:

alan sherman wrote:

So what do we call the new end of the world?

Every year at about this time, it's hard to find your way around BR thanks to the huge number of posts that appear bemoaning all the nodders.
Yes, it's Snobbergeddon time.

C'mon man, riding through the winter in rubbish weather for months has got to have some perks, right?

It does: you know you are a badass.

I'll remember that the next time I'm tucking my right trouser leg into my sock. 8)

secretsam

anonymousblackfg wrote:

Given I was sorting out my rear disc brake in E&C last night after a chopper ran into the back of me, I would say it has...

What? A 1970s kid's bike?

wandsworth

No need to do that. Just pedal with your instep or heel and point your knees out and you won't get any oil on your trousers.

tgotb

I don't think Noddergeddon has happened at all this year; it seems to have been replaced by the new phenomenon of Choppergeddon. You see offenders on pretty much any type of bike; they're generally capable of 18mph or so on the open road, filter at a similar speed, love drafting, and ride like they're stuck on the back of a devil race. At the moment there's bl**dy thousands of them...

jds_1981

spotting loads of rusty chains and cassettes at the moment.

talius

Saw a rusty looking chain lying in the road at the junction of QR and URR yesterday, it was curled up like a dead snake. Made me quite depressed all the way through Mortlake.

rhodrich

Thread dredge.

It's mid March again, things are no longer as cold as they were. It's no longer pitch dark in the morning, and the roads are full of Hi-Viz Hump backpack covers.....

lancew

I was honestly thinking the exact thing this morning. Carnage out there.

Rode in with my Dad and he was shocked at how many cyclists there were.

roger_merriman

Lancew wrote:

I was honestly thinking the exact thing this morning. Carnage out there.

Rode in with my Dad and he was shocked at how many cyclists there were.

I was out at rush hr in the works van, and was some um interesting riding hopefully they will calm down/learn quickly and with out harm.

elbowloh

I have never seen so much hi-vis in broad daylight. Even on a building site

MrSweary

arran77 wrote:

Are you only a 'real' commuter if you're die hard and cycle all year whatever the weather

Correct.