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Nice ride in today and yesterday. Making the most of the last light mornings and half term traffic.
Finally getting into a bit of a rhythm on the new bike, and times are getting better and better now. 3 x PBs on the ride in and predominantly still/the lightest of tail winds. Previous PBs were set with a decent slice of wind assistance
No doubt helped by the fact I actually bothered eating before leaving the house today...
Finally getting into a bit of a rhythm on the new bike, and times are getting better and better now. 3 x PBs on the ride in and predominantly still/the lightest of tail winds. Previous PBs were set with a decent slice of wind assistance
No doubt helped by the fact I actually bothered eating before leaving the house today...
First ride home for a long time last night in pitch black, quite enjoyed it, took loads more concentration though as my eyes are poor in low light, even though I know the route inside out! off road sections were best, as I could just wack the lights up to full and enjoy the night wildlife
Nice ride in this morning, but killer headwind again!
Nice ride in this morning, but killer headwind again!
Meeting in glamorous Stafford at 9 has bought me a day off.
Note the following takes place with me holding a consistent line and speed.
Last night got passed a bit close by a BMW X5 coming up to a traffic calming pedestrian shelter do dad. It was a bit dicey but they got away with it. No harm done in my book.
However the white 3 series tail gating him had pulled out behind the X5 and so didn't see the bollards until the x5 pulled back in, meaning he had to slam on the anchors. Then he accelerated past with a long blast on the horn like it was somehow my fault... Tiny penised moron
Note the following takes place with me holding a consistent line and speed.
Last night got passed a bit close by a BMW X5 coming up to a traffic calming pedestrian shelter do dad. It was a bit dicey but they got away with it. No harm done in my book.
However the white 3 series tail gating him had pulled out behind the X5 and so didn't see the bollards until the x5 pulled back in, meaning he had to slam on the anchors. Then he accelerated past with a long blast on the horn like it was somehow my fault... Tiny penised moron
Vocal Minority said:
Tiny penised moron
In a resale white BMW you say?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBi9m4nNPYQ
It must be a universal thing.
Impatient b
h in battered 206, who had just squeezed me between her scratched and scraped stbox and a line of parked cars: "What are you doing, you keep going faster, how am I supposed to overtake you?"
Me:"I was going 26mph (in a 30 limit, but very built up residential area) at the top of the hill. Of course I'm going to go faster as I go down, it's called gravity. Why were you trying to overtake me anyway?"
Her:"You're on a bike, what am I SUPPOSED to do?!"
Me:"Try waiting for five fking seconds you impatient bh."
Her:"fk you! You have to slow down to let me overtake!"
Then she squealed off on the wet road without looking, and almost hit a car coming the other way. She beeped at them as if it was their fault. I really should get a camera. Any suggestions?
h in battered 206, who had just squeezed me between her scratched and scraped stbox and a line of parked cars: "What are you doing, you keep going faster, how am I supposed to overtake you?"Me:"I was going 26mph (in a 30 limit, but very built up residential area) at the top of the hill. Of course I'm going to go faster as I go down, it's called gravity. Why were you trying to overtake me anyway?"
Her:"You're on a bike, what am I SUPPOSED to do?!"
Me:"Try waiting for five f
king seconds you impatient bh."Her:"f
k you! You have to slow down to let me overtake!"Then she squealed off on the wet road without looking, and almost hit a car coming the other way. She beeped at them as if it was their fault. I really should get a camera. Any suggestions?
HereBeMonsters said:
Impatient bh in battered 206, who had just squeezed me between her scratched and scraped stbox and a line of parked cars: "What are you doing, you keep going faster, how am I supposed to overtake you?"
Me:"I was going 26mph (in a 30 limit, but very built up residential area) at the top of the hill. Of course I'm going to go faster as I go down, it's called gravity. Why were you trying to overtake me anyway?"
Her:"You're on a bike, what am I SUPPOSED to do?!"
Me:"Try waiting for five fking seconds you impatient bh."
Her:"fk you! You have to slow down to let me overtake!"
Then she squealed off on the wet road without looking, and almost hit a car coming the other way. She beeped at them as if it was their fault. I really should get a camera. Any suggestions?
Just chill. It's just life riding a bike in a city. h in battered 206, who had just squeezed me between her scratched and scraped stbox and a line of parked cars: "What are you doing, you keep going faster, how am I supposed to overtake you?"Me:"I was going 26mph (in a 30 limit, but very built up residential area) at the top of the hill. Of course I'm going to go faster as I go down, it's called gravity. Why were you trying to overtake me anyway?"
Her:"You're on a bike, what am I SUPPOSED to do?!"
Me:"Try waiting for five f
king seconds you impatient bh."Her:"f
k you! You have to slow down to let me overtake!"Then she squealed off on the wet road without looking, and almost hit a car coming the other way. She beeped at them as if it was their fault. I really should get a camera. Any suggestions?
HereBeMonsters said:
Impatient bh in battered 206, who had just squeezed me between her scratched and scraped stbox and a line of parked cars: "What are you doing, you keep going faster, how am I supposed to overtake you?"
Me:"I was going 26mph (in a 30 limit, but very built up residential area) at the top of the hill. Of course I'm going to go faster as I go down, it's called gravity. Why were you trying to overtake me anyway?"
Her:"You're on a bike, what am I SUPPOSED to do?!"
Me:"Try waiting for five fking seconds you impatient bh."
Her:"fk you! You have to slow down to let me overtake!"
Then she squealed off on the wet road without looking, and almost hit a car coming the other way. She beeped at them as if it was their fault. I really should get a camera. Any suggestions?
Stop engaging in conversation with motorists who drive badly and put you in danger. They wont pay any attention to your comments, they are highly unlikely to see the incident from your perspective, they wont change how they drive, they will assume that they have right of way and claim that its your fault, you will become irate and it will ruin your morning..... and get a camera.h in battered 206, who had just squeezed me between her scratched and scraped stbox and a line of parked cars: "What are you doing, you keep going faster, how am I supposed to overtake you?"Me:"I was going 26mph (in a 30 limit, but very built up residential area) at the top of the hill. Of course I'm going to go faster as I go down, it's called gravity. Why were you trying to overtake me anyway?"
Her:"You're on a bike, what am I SUPPOSED to do?!"
Me:"Try waiting for five f
king seconds you impatient bh."Her:"f
k you! You have to slow down to let me overtake!"Then she squealed off on the wet road without looking, and almost hit a car coming the other way. She beeped at them as if it was their fault. I really should get a camera. Any suggestions?
I spent a very pleasant day in the sunshine in London yesterday.
To save on transport costs, I decided to take my bike to get around.
Did about 35 miles in total around various bits of central London and the city and had a surprisingly positive experience.
You need eyes in the back of your head, but with clear signalling and decisive movements, I seemed to get on OK.
Drafting a road bike along Lower Thames Street through the middle of traffic was entertaining (and probably quite dangerous tbh!)
To save on transport costs, I decided to take my bike to get around.
Did about 35 miles in total around various bits of central London and the city and had a surprisingly positive experience.
You need eyes in the back of your head, but with clear signalling and decisive movements, I seemed to get on OK.
Drafting a road bike along Lower Thames Street through the middle of traffic was entertaining (and probably quite dangerous tbh!)
Yesterday, beautiful ride (don't usually ride in on Monday mornings so that I can bring in a week's worth of shirts etc), nice and bright, lovely fresh sea air in my lungs, what could be better? 
Today, fecking soaked to the bone, cold, damp and freshly oiled bike covered in sand. what could be better? (my bloody Landcruiser!)
Today, fecking soaked to the bone, cold, damp and freshly oiled bike covered in sand. what could be better? (my bloody Landcruiser!)
First ride in on my Brompton that I picked up yesterday.
No drive to the station, no faffing about parking at the station, no walk to the station thereafter, and most importantly NO TUBE!!!
To be fair it's only my 5th day in London, but I was fed up of it already. It's saved me time door to door, means I'm getting some exercise in, and I have more options for trains home because I can ride back from several stations now (as opposed to wherever I parked).
I love cycling.
No drive to the station, no faffing about parking at the station, no walk to the station thereafter, and most importantly NO TUBE!!!
To be fair it's only my 5th day in London, but I was fed up of it already. It's saved me time door to door, means I'm getting some exercise in, and I have more options for trains home because I can ride back from several stations now (as opposed to wherever I parked).
I love cycling.
HereBeMonsters said:
I really should get a camera. Any suggestions?
This...http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/111181617297?_trksid=p20...
...is crap in anything less than broad daylight. Even though it says it records in 1080P (7.........................................2...............................0.....................P is....................... a ...................wa.............s................te ..................o..............f ...........ef..................f...............or........t!) it only ever plays back in 480P, the holder is locked so it can only be mounted one way unless you use a different mount then it vibrates so much the image is useless, using the standard mount exposes the microphone so you can't hear a bloody thing other than wind noise either.
http://youtu.be/jedwKOWJbN4?list=UUG5B_MzmD2bW4GZp...
On the plus side the few clips I have posted I have forwarded to local Facebook pages and the standard of driving has generally improved with a few exceptions.
Safe passing distances are 50/50 instead of 10/90 thanks to the Penis Experiment but now there are Lemmings overtaking when there isn't enough room ahead. Had a very, very; very near miss this morning because three cars decided to overtake less than a hundred feet from a roundabout.
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