Licence or ban cycling in London

[jesusbuiltmycar]

Looks like London may do something about cycling after all....

http://road.cc/content/news/216339-exclusive-any-c...

Met Police to trial 'gold standard' of close pass operations - Any cyclist anywhere in London could be a cop

[stuttgartmetal]

Quality horsest

[Banana Boy]

stuttgartmetal said:

Quality horsest

You appear to have confused Google and Pistonheads:

https://www.google.co.uk/#q=quality+horse+manure

You're welcome...

[okgo]

stuttgartmetal said:

Quality horsest

One of those words describes every post you make.

[Devil2575]

bakerstreet said:

MarshPhantom said:

It really isn't, there's very little spare/free bike parking for starters, and theft is a massive problem. Plus you arrive at work/home smelling like a tramp.

I shower at the office. Its really that simple

Commuted by bike at my last job and I showered at the office there too.

Indeed.

Also Mr Phantom clearly doesn't know the difference between the smell of a bit of sweat and someone who hasn't had a shower in months.

I shower after every ride but on many occasions I could go without and not smell in the slightest, and I don't normally wear deoderant either. Showering twice a day tends to eliminate the need for it.

This thread has to go down as one of the silliest I've ever read on PH and that is saying something.

It really amazes me how some people can't see that their views are based almost entirely on uninformed prejudice.

Edited by Devil2575 on Friday 27th January 12:25

[RizzoTheRat]

Sadly we don't have showers at our office, which is probably the case for a lot of people. I used to work at a site that did and would cycle in and have a shower at work, and I spent some time last year when it was only a 3.5km flat cycle to the office, so not enough to get sweaty. But I wouldn't want to cycle my current 9 mile commute without a shower at the end.

[stuttgartmetal]

okgo said:

One of those words describes every post you make.

Oooh that hurts

[Devil2575]

stuttgartmetal said:

okgo said:

One of those words describes every post you make.

Oooh that hurts

It's certainly accurate when it comes to this topic.

[Banana Boy]

RizzoTheRat said:

Sadly we don't have showers at our office, which is probably the case for a lot of people. I used to work at a site that did and would cycle in and have a shower at work, and I spent some time last year when it was only a 3.5km flat cycle to the office, so not enough to get sweaty. But I wouldn't want to cycle my current 9 mile commute without a shower at the end.

I do wet wipes or Muc-Off's dry shower at the work end of 4.5miles, I wouldn't want to do much more than that though without a shower. I also find that wearing polo shirts rather than proper shirts in the office makes a difference to how I feel about not fully showering. Especially if I've left it a bit late, pushed a little too hard and got my core temp cooking a little...

[AMG Merc]

Banana Boy said:

I wouldn't go that far but it is a little sad that people can't have an open debate the moment without it degenerating into a full bore slanging match, name calling and general aggression..]

All human life goes here: those who enjoy the odd bar brawl at the end of the night and those who attended those, apparently worthless at the time, debating classes at school/college/uni

[stuttgartmetal]

Devil2575 said:

stuttgartmetal said:

okgo said:

One of those words describes every post you make.

Oooh that hurts

It's certainly accurate when it comes to this topic.

Oooooh ouch

[battered]

The shower thing is a myth, I used to work in France, cycled 10k each way every day. Showered before leaving the house, fine. Clean clothes on arrival, clean t shirt every day, no BO. 20 minutes on a bike isn't the problem, it's 8 or 10 hours at work makes the difference and changing clothes.

[numtumfutunch]

battered said:

The shower thing is a myth, I used to work in France, cycled 10k each way every day. Showered before leaving the house, fine. Clean clothes on arrival, clean t shirt every day, no BO. 20 minutes on a bike isn't the problem, it's 8 or 10 hours at work makes the difference and changing clothes.

Agreed
I cycle a steady 10km to work and back every day having showered at home beforehand
Obvs Im not smashing any Strava - thats for the weekend

[Vipers]

numtumfutunch said:

battered said:

The shower thing is a myth, I used to work in France, cycled 10k each way every day. Showered before leaving the house, fine. Clean clothes on arrival, clean t shirt every day, no BO. 20 minutes on a bike isn't the problem, it's 8 or 10 hours at work makes the difference and changing clothes.

Agreed
I cycle a steady 10km to work and back every day having showered at home beforehand
Obvs Im not smashing any Strava - thats for the weekend

Back in the 60's just about the entire working class cycled to and from work, nice steady pace, they didn't all arrive sweating and stinking, because it was just a lazy sort of pace.

On the other hand, these days some drive to work, and stink