This really is the cyclist's fault...

[anonymous-user]

probably thought he was in his pure energy form.

[rolex]

It's a good advert for cycle helmets.

[IroningMan]

eldar said:

IroningMan said:

Responsible is the key word.

Your English has given me my biggest laugh of the day - thank you.

Easily amused?

Says more about the rest of my day than anything else.

Still, 30 mile bicycle pub-crawl to look forward to this evening...

[Mojocvh]

anonymous said:

[redacted]

So give us a clue, you know HOW MANY CYCLISTS then??

[eldar]

IroningMan said:

Says more about the rest of my day than anything else.

Still, 30 mile bicycle pub-crawl to look forward to this evening...

Fair enough Watch out for parked cars, though!

[Mr Will]

anonymous said:

[redacted]

100,000+ insured via British Cycling
67,000 insured via the CTC
12,000 insured via the LCC

That's before we get started on the ones who have purchased a separate policy that includes it. A lot of theft/damage policies throw it in because it costs so little to provide, as do some household policies.

[fatboy b]

wolves_wanderer said:

Are we going to have a new thread for every single dhead on a bike?

.
Until we're told we can't then I guess so. You don't have to press the link to open it you know, it's a free country. If a title doesn't interest me, then I walk on by.

[Otispunkmeyer]

Fugazi said:

I have third party insurance with British Cycling, costs me about £30 a year.. I can't think of anyone I know that doesn't have some sort of cover either through their home insurance, CTC or BC.

Edit, the insurance is included with the £30 cost of joining BC, not just £30 for the cover.

So can that cover you for, for want of a better description, automotive style "fender-benders" like this? I would have thought insurance for bikes would mainly cover it getting nicked or you stacking it into a hedge. Though I guess some bikes today cost so much they'd cost more to replace than the damage they can inflict on a car.

[Fugazi]

Here's the relevant bit from their webpage https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/membership/artic...

I'd rather avoid an accident at all costs, they tend to hurt when you're on a bike, but sometimes accidents can happen and there's a lot of expensive metal out there on the roads. I'd rather be covered for third party damage than have to shell out to replace a bike and bodywork repair which can easily get into four figures.

[PoleDriver]

wolves_wanderer said:

Are we going to have a new thread for every single dhead on a bike?

The servers would never handle the load!

[Mr Will]

Otispunkmeyer said:

Fugazi said:

I have third party insurance with British Cycling, costs me about £30 a year.. I can't think of anyone I know that doesn't have some sort of cover either through their home insurance, CTC or BC.

Edit, the insurance is included with the £30 cost of joining BC, not just £30 for the cover.

So can that cover you for, for want of a better description, automotive style "fender-benders" like this? I would have thought insurance for bikes would mainly cover it getting nicked or you stacking it into a hedge. Though I guess some bikes today cost so much they'd cost more to replace than the damage they can inflict on a car.

Correct - £10 million worth of liability insurance, plus legal assistance, all included as one of the perks of membership. It's 3rd party only, so won't replace or repair my bike or pay out for my injuries, but anything I could conceivably do to anyone else would be covered.

[TKF]

wolves_wanderer said:

Are we going to have a new thread for every single dhead on a bike?

Haven't you noticed? Cyclists are the new Muslims on NP&E. And you might have noticed the same anti-[insert hate target here] brigade are all over the same threads.

I'm a moderate cyclist and I'm waiting for calls for me to come out and protest against these extremist cyclists.

[frisbee]

wolves_wanderer said:

Are we going to have a new thread for every single dhead on a bike?

"Sorry mate, didn't see you."

It works for threads about cycling as well!

[wolves_wanderer]

TKF said:

wolves_wanderer said:

Are we going to have a new thread for every single dhead on a bike?

Haven't you noticed? Cyclists are the new Muslims on NP&E. And you might have noticed the same anti-[insert hate target here] brigade are all over the same threads.

I'm a moderate cyclist and I'm waiting for calls for me to come out and protest against these extremist cyclists.

Behead all those who insult Lycra!

[wolves_wanderer]

fatboy b said:

wolves_wanderer said:

Are we going to have a new thread for every single dhead on a bike?

.
Until we're told we can't then I guess so. You don't have to press the link to open it you know, it's a free country. If a title doesn't interest me, then I walk on by.

No, you go ahead. I think its nice that you and the cool gang have a hobby

[TKF]

wolves_wanderer said:

TKF said:

wolves_wanderer said:

Are we going to have a new thread for every single dhead on a bike?

Haven't you noticed? Cyclists are the new Muslims on NP&E. And you might have noticed the same anti-[insert hate target here] brigade are all over the same threads.

I'm a moderate cyclist and I'm waiting for calls for me to come out and protest against these extremist cyclists.

Behead all those who insult Lycra!

Something about jihandlebars?

[Ayahuasca]

Serious question - why would someone riding a pushbike not look where he was going? Is it to do with aerodynamics?

[eldar]

Ayahuasca said:

Serious question - why would someone riding a pushbike not look where he was going? Is it to do with aerodynamics?

Stupidity, more like?

[fatboy b]

wolves_wanderer said:

fatboy b said:

wolves_wanderer said:

Are we going to have a new thread for every single dhead on a bike?

.
Until we're told we can't then I guess so. You don't have to press the link to open it you know, it's a free country. If a title doesn't interest me, then I walk on by.

No, you go ahead. I think its nice that you and the cool gang have a hobby

Well thanks for dropping in and posting your comments.

[anonymous-user]

TKF said:

I'm a moderate cyclist and I'm waiting for calls for me to come out and protest against these extremist cyclists.