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finger_jockey
Am I getting old or is it getting more cool to ride with no hands even when it's clearly fucking dangerous? Some knob-end riding into Greenwich yesterday lunchtime, I overtook him in a car (giving much wide berth), then I slowed approaching some traffic to see him filter past, still no hands on bars, ped crosses the road through his path, guess what, he can't stop very quickly, wobbles whilst trying to brake and control the bike, just manages to avoid the ped and stay upright. I mutter something under my breath about hoping the prick has learnt his lesson, but no, 100 yards down the road (just approaching the busiest part of the one-way system) he's still filtering down the inside of a bus with no hands. sigh...