If you support segregated cycling infrastructure in Hackney

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edscoble in reply to @Antidotes

What puzzle me, is that he's using you as the finest example of Bikeability.
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bothwell in reply to @Antidotes

And the last/worst incident I actually avoided a front on strike with an emergency stop that led to me being run over by a cyclist

Is that the one where you did a whip skid because you didn't know how to work your front brake effectively?

I mean this in the nicest possible way, you seem like a decent guy and you're generally well-liked round these parts, which is maybe why people don't question you on these things much. But from your descriptions of the scrapes you get into, it sounds like you ride like a complete and utter chopper. Have you actually had cycle training yourself,or are you just using it as a stick to beat all those other incompetent cyclists over the head with? If you haven't been trained, then I'd hate to see the anti-training people use you as an example of a cyclist who rides to the national standard and who has been verified as doing so by a qualified professional.

There isn't really any way for me to say all that without sounding like a bit of a dick, but it's something that I really think ought to be said at this point, because I'd hate for cycle training (which is a genuinely useful tool) to be misrepresented like this.