How was your cycle commute?

[Crispy]

The amount of gunk and dirt I cleaned off my transmission rolled up into a sphere about the size of a 2p coin. Shameful. And then I managed to get the chain wrapped around the outside of the derailleur cage and didn't notice till I was down the hill (don't do much pedalling at the start!). Luckily a passing cyclist had a multitool so I was able to take the derailleur apart and get things in the right place. So nice to have a clean chain and two working brakes

 

[iamwithnail]

;D Heh. I was going to clean my bike last weekend and... yeah.

BUT: Just had a call to say Merida couriered a new lever to the shop and upgraded it as an apology, so in the space of a week I've landed a Deore (sp?) cassette and shifter for nothing. I'm told that's good, I don't really know much about kit.

 

[tommers]

Shit, man. Hope you're OK tommers .

Yeah, I'm fine, thanks It was nothing major.

 

[DJWrongspeed]

How do you politely tell someone that riding a red light across the path of family crossing the road is rude?

I always seem to get told to fcuk off?

 

[The Boy]

How do you politely tell someone that riding a red light across the path of family crossing the road is rude?

I always seem to get told to fcuk off?

Neck shot?

 

[Sigmund Fraud]

oops

 

[Crispy]

How do you politely tell someone that riding a red light across the path of family crossing the road is rude?

Politeness is not appropriate in this situation.

 

[Orang Utan]

Glad you're OK tommers

I've been losing my temper a lot recently as the street I live on is a long straight road that has cars parked on either side and a totally ignored 20mph limit. Every day I risk being doored or flattened by overtaking cars. I cycle quite far out to prevent a dooring but I risk being overtaken even more closely than is safe, or facing motorbikes coming towards me at a dangerous speed. The surface is uneven so I have to move about a bit to avoid potholes. It's a shitty dangerous road to ride down, but I live on it so I can't avoid it.
Is there anything I can do, apart from swearing?
Would a phone call/letter to the council achieve anything? (Lambeth, HA!)

 

[The Boy]

Yeah, I'm fine, thanks It was nothing major.

Good to hear it. I think I'm more worried about a minor scrape than a near-death experience - I always imagine I'd be sobbing over a grazed knee like a four year old.

 

[sleaterkinney]

Got soaked this morning, wondering which of my clothes will still be wet for the ride home.

 

[plurker]

Kennington Road. Red light at ped crossing. About 6/7 bikes are stopped and waiting.
One suited fella on a Santander hire bike barges between me and another rider - literally pushes us both out of the way, nearly knocking the other guy off his steed,to jump the light.

Other rider and I both called him out as 'stupid fucker' and 'fucking cunt' respectively - and he stopped and tried to justify himself somehow. WTAF?
Words were exchanged and the other rider got proper arsey with him and give him a good hard elbow to the ribs as we went on our way. I hate cyclists like that; proper twatboy.

 

[Dogsauce]

The wind has been a twat this week, really sapping me on the way home. Aerodynamics are not good on the yellow guy. I've been doing 4.5miles plus train in the morning, 8.5 miles home just on bike (with a couple of extra miles for shopping). I might try the inbound ride tomorrow as the weather looks good. Two months off takes a while to recover from. Knee is still a bit iffy but I think riding is possibly helping to free it up a bit.

 

[Dogsauce]

Some genius 'direct action' on potholes:

http://i100.independent.co.uk/artic...so-the-council-has-to-take-action--ekSuZ63mgW

 

[han]

That's brilliant!

 

[Dogsauce]

Nice run in this morning, my first full ride in since my accident (I've managed with the assistance of the train inbound for the rest of this week). I left a bit earlier because I was on the slow bike and not expecting to push myself but still got here in around 40 minutes. Even the big hill didn't hurt, I just daydreamed my way up it at a steady pace. Crisp and clear and not too many cars compared to my normal commuting time.

 

[Sigmund Fraud]

fuck wearing a helmet, its back to a cap.

 

[Orang Utan]

At least it will keep your brains in when your skull is smashed.
I have to admit I don't wear a helmet on weekends, esp if the weather is warm and sunny.
I feel I have to going to work though, as I'm supposed to be setting an example to the kids there.

 

[Sigmund Fraud]

At least it will keep your brains in when your skull is smashed.

8mm of injected medium density polystyrene with a 1.5 mm of paint and laquer is going to fare no better if your time is up - but thanks for your concern.

 

[joustmaster]

8mm of injected medium density polystyrene with a 1.5 mm of paint and laquer is going to fare no better if your time is up - but thanks for your concern.

It will in a lot of cases, though..

(I don't hardly bother wearing one.)

 

[steeeve]

I find it a bit embarrassing not wearing one on a London commute as 99% of people have them

 

[Orang Utan]

8mm of injected medium density polystyrene with a 1.5 mm of paint and laquer is going to fare no better if your time is up - but thanks for your concern.

Yeah it will a bit. It will certainly stop you cracking your skull painfully on the tarmac

 

[plurker]

What OU says - but let's not go down this route again...

 

[The Boy]

let's not go down this route again...

Especially not without suitable personal protective equipment...

edit: *dons fire-retardent suit*

 

[Sigmund Fraud]

Yeah it will a bit. It will certainly stop you cracking your skull painfully on the tarmac

Please provide link to back up this **FACT**

 

[Orang Utan]

Please provide link to back up this **FACT**

I can you show you a picture of my non-bruised head when I headbutted a car last year

 

[Sigmund Fraud]

I can you show you a picture of my non-bruised head when I headbutted a car last year

so just a story then..cool

The helmet argument never fails teases out the smug, complacent, special constables of cycling who can't pass up the opportunity to tell you you're doing it wrong because you don't do it their way. So you headbutted a car - maybe you're doing it wrong. I innocuously post that I'm no longer wearing a helmet and then I'm told I'm going to have my skull crushed if I have an accident.

Seriously - fuck off.

 

[joustmaster]

so just a story then..cool

The helmet argument never fails teases out the smug, complacent, special constables of cycling who can't pass up the opportunity to tell you you're doing it wrong because you don't do it their way. So you headbutted a car - maybe you're doing it wrong. I innocuously post that I'm no longer wearing a helmet and then I'm told I'm going to have my skull crushed if I have an accident.

Seriously - fuck off.

Both me and OU said that we tend not to wear them.

Its just silly to argue that they offer no protection at all.

 

[steeeve]

so just a story then..cool

The helmet argument never fails teases out the smug, complacent, special constables of cycling who can't pass up the opportunity to tell you you're doing it wrong because you don't do it their way. So you headbutted a car - maybe you're doing it wrong. I innocuously post that I'm no longer wearing a helmet and then I'm told I'm going to have my skull crushed if I have an accident.

Seriously - fuck off.

Both me and OU said that we tend not to wear them.

Its just silly to argue that they offer no protection at all.

^This^ It's personal choice whether to wear one or not and that's absolutely fine but saying it's no safer with one than without is daft.

If you went out one morning somehow knowing for a fact you were going over a bonnet as a car pulled out on you would you wear one or not?

I wear one commuting but not at weekends btw, not sure why

 

[Orang Utan]

Both me and OU said that we tend not to wear them.

Its just silly to argue that they offer no protection at all.

Yup.

 

[Orang Utan]

so just a story then..cool

The helmet argument never fails teases out the smug, complacent, special constables of cycling who can't pass up the opportunity to tell you you're doing it wrong because you don't do it their way. So you headbutted a car - maybe you're doing it wrong. I innocuously post that I'm no longer wearing a helmet and then I'm told I'm going to have my skull crushed if I have an accident.

Seriously - fuck off.

That's a bit of an overreaction