This morning's commute and other commuting stories

Full Rapha kit wanker

Also hi!

Hi forum tropes!

That shouty guy with the red cards and air horn?

I forget what we call him but he's TV famous.

I spy a similar looking type on the upper richmond road occasionally. Also rocks too many layers, full face and all the racks as he crawls along on his dawes touring machine.
In top trump terms though I think yours takes it on account of the sheer amount of high vis, the spare gloves on the front rack and the amazingly ineffectual front mudguard setup considering the "function over form" approach to bike accessories.

Should we add

RLJ all day in Club kit?

yes

Who's the guy who rides on Camberwell Road with the snowboard lid and Ski Goggles?

Need to add him to the list too. List!

1. slow TT guy(s)
   
2. The Banshee
   
3. Full kit wanker
   
4. Full face helmet MTB guy
   
5. Ski gear guy
   
6. RLJ all day in Club kit
   
7. Fixielord with massive backpack but empty porteur
   
8. Shouty guy with the red cards and air horn
   
9. Hotpants ninja
   
   

Do Boil-in-the-bag jackets have some sort of in-built cooling mechanism ? Rode in Bib shorts and ss jersey this morning and still too hot. Plenty of my fellow commuters seem content in their Hi-Viz jackets. Am I doing it wrong ?

Is hotpants ninja the TT guy with kneepads, one of those breathing mask things and all black kit, going slow on a TT bike? Or is he just another one of the slow TT guys?

Most have zips in the armpits, well at least my patagonia does.

There was also American Football Helmet guy

Traffic droid as per his youtube channel.

I've chatted to him a couple of times, nice enough in person.

oooh good one^^

Another one to watch out for is the fully stealth, shorts, full face helmet, body armour and go pro guy. regularly seen on Kennington road... @Aroogah you and I may be talking about the same person?

Is Captain Mercury still out on the roads? Haven't seen him in ages.

Yes that it, Traffic Droid. He's cool enough, for a weapon. I've chatted to him too, on CM and other times. It should be added (for ease of identifucation) that he's rocking about seventeen gopros, including one on a selfiestick out front pointing back at him.

Has anybody seen the guy with loads of soft toys all over his many acoutrements on the back? Upright position on a hybrid thing. UNTOLD amount of random shit all over the bike. Think he has plastic bowls over his grips like a lofi version of hand warmers that motorbikes use. Think we should call him Acoutrements Guy

Also Very Upright Scoblestack Reverse Stem Courier Guy.

except for his alleged not liking of the gaysexualists...

Has anybody seen the guy with loads of soft toys all over his many acoutrements on the back? Upright position on a hybrid thing. UNTOLD amount of random shit all over the bike. Think he has plastic bowls over his grips like a lofi version of hand warmers that motorbikes use. Think we should call him Acoutrements Guy

Plastic helicopter on the handlebars? Spotted him a couple of times along Seven Sisters Road, but not seen him for a while.

^ There may be a cult of them. Mine's an Old Kent Road regular I think.

Wait, Traffic Droid is a homophone?

entirely apocryphal - as reported on this very forum, possibly even this thraed some moons ago.

Possibly - I want to say Gucci band on his ski goggles for some reason.

Been a while since that was my commute. But he was very distinctive.

Updated list

slow TT guy(s)
The Banshee
Full kit wanker
Full face helmet MTB guy
Ski gear guy
RLJ all day in Club kit
Fixielord with massive backpack but empty porteur
Shouty guy with the red cards and air horn
Hotpants ninja
American Football Helmet guy
Accoutrements Guy
Very Upright Scoblestack Reverse Stem Courier Guy

Don't forget dog in baby sling guy. He is my all time favourite. If I had a photo the LATFHipster thread could just close.

Saw a guy on City Road, a few months ago, with a full BOXING helmet on. Strong look.