This morning's commute and other commuting stories

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Never met @Ludd what does he ride? I see someone 'on here' looking on a pearson fixed from Brockley all the way to E&C.

I ride OKR, but only Commercial Way > Great Dover Street. I'll keep my eyes peeled. However you might not see me because I'm probably the fastest person who has ever ridden on the OKR.

are you commuting on the fixie skidder bike now?

Oh man, school holidays are the best thing ever.

That would be @Ludd

yep! Such fun .. cant even skid lel

oh snap! Will say hi next time.

@amey: Yes, blue Pearson with dynohub, carradice, shiny head - the archetypal middle aged fraudax look. Say hi if you see me. I saw Brave the other day on his none more black Brompton - very much on the OKR. Are you on a very new looking black bike with purple hubs?

And hi @Soul - sorry I lost you on the road, but good to see you out on a proper bike again.

Are you on a very new looking black bike with purple hubs?

Yep! Ironic 2008 fixie build, generally Rapha FKW. You seem to avoid Telegraph hill ;)

It's weird and it's not just london. Back in the day (and I'm only talking 10-15 years or so back) you'd get a friendly nod and a smile from the vast majority of other cyclists. So many cyclists don't even acknowledge you now. Gave a nod and wave to a chap on the way home yesterday as it was utterly pissing it down. Blank face, must get strava PB.

Yes I head up Shardeloes Road as I am heavy and unfit. The ironic build looks pretty sharp - chartreuse stripes with purple anodising is almost an early 90s MTB look.

Just more cyclists now. It's a good thing.

I've started to say hi in green boxes.

Not expecting much but hey, be nice and all that.

If people don't want to talk then that's their call, I guess. We don't know their problems.

And yeah, @mashton makes a good point - it's to do with there being more riders out there, which is great.

Still... would have been nice to have got a little acknowledgement...

I seem to manage to strike up conversation more often than not. People seem more willing to communicate if it's to deride someone else's behaviour. Which is a shame.

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People seem more willing to communicate if it's to deride someone else's behaviour.

Fair cop.

@6pt disease?

Horrible sore throat and a banging headache. Will probably be like this until Friday afternoon when it will go full nuclear in time for the weekend.

Great.

I had a good chat with a chap on a Dawes Galaxy this morning. We were complimenting each other's bikes. More of this please.

"nice biek u have" hah perhaps that's the way to go ^_^

Lots of rustbuckets and mamil sleds here ;)

My bike was covered in cow shit and mud.

Now it is not.

I fitted new cranks to my other bike.

I rode this one in today.

The cranks didn't fall off.

Joy to the world, for he is cometh.

Not a guy* in a norwegian champs jersey was it?

*Very much not a norwegian champion.

Was enjoying the ride home until I got to a small RTC on Brixton Rd/Vassal Rd. Saw in the distance a moped on the floor at the lights, a load of cyclists around it not doing much. When I got up to it, I saw the rider standing on the pavement arguing, not very aggressively, with a cyclist. They were both ok so helped two other people move the moped off the road. When I was setting my bike to the side I managed to knock one of the other moped lifter's bike. WAC. I told him I had done so as we were moving the moped and told him to check if I had damaged it, seemed fine.

The two guys involved in the incident seemed fine and were just pointing the finger at each other. I didn't see any of the collision and there were a load of people there who did so I asked them both again if they were ok and left.

CSB

With the keys to the moped?