You are reading a single comment by @Ndeipi and its replies.
Click here to read the full conversation.
London Fixed Gear and Single-Speed is a community of predominantly fixed gear and single-speed cyclists in and around London, UK.
This site is supported almost exclusively by donations. Please consider donating a small amount regularly.
@Ndeipi
I and another mechanic from the shop here in Melbourne just had our first real effort on a tandem. It can go cocking fast, like 50kph without trying hard. We were just hooning it down a main street when a bogan (chav) in a ute (pickup) was waiting patiently to pull out from a turning until we were almost passing and then VVVRRROOOOM out he came in front of us.
"SHIT!", I screamed. Two handfuls of brake. Not much effect.
"Shit shit shit shit shit shit shit - othankgodhemissedus".