Sticking it to the Man

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23430720-details/Cyclist+leaves+council+in+a+hole/article.do

Timely judgement as we enter pot hole season. Go the little man!

is your bike fine now?!

Are you suggesting I am the owner of a £500 Marin hybird? Outside, now!

good job Ealing council pfft, theres a massive pothole just after the oz pie shop on shephards bush green which i found a few nights ago while riding at night, bloody made a horrible noise and now my headset is loose ..i should prob have a look at the steerer make sure theres no damage there ..wonder if i should claim ;)

I guess this should be on the probably-buried pothole moan thread... BUT... Has anyone SEEN the massive hole eastbound on High Holborn at Gray's Inn Road? It's gotta be six feet wide and nearly as deep. I'm scared every day going home.

fUxbridge Road!

Ealing!

Home!

Compensation claims here we come, doo dah doo dah!
Compensation claims here we come, doo dah doo dah day!

So if I fancy a new wheel, I just need to find a nice pothole, take a few photos and send in a claim to the council? Cool.

Does anyone have buggered front wheel I can borrow, to take pics?
[edit]The pcture of the fucked Arrospok!!! Legendary.

No, but I can fsck one up for you if you want :)

fair play to the guy!

Counted 5 massive ones on the way from Kennington to Peckham last night.

that's wicked, that is.

In case you didn't know about this already: http://www.fillthathole.org.uk/

Right, now we are a totally C+ compliant web forum. :-D

SkullheadWilderness I guess this should be on the probably-buried pothole moan thread... BUT... Has anyone SEEN the massive hole eastbound on High Holborn at Gray's Inn Road? It's gotta be six feet wide and nearly as deep. I'm scared every day going home.

Yeah I hate that one.

my wheel is out of true now because of a 5cm deep trench and my bollocks are still sore. show me the money southwark council!

My worst is the one on the aldwych bit between the bottom of kingsway and round to waterloo bridge, theres about 3/4 big ditches which are right in the middle of the lane and totally disguised until your on top of em, i fuckin hate them and shit myself everytime i go round there for fear ill hit em. Horrible horrible things!

yes! i hate that one too. Also, there's a similar one on the corner of castlehaven rd/hawley rd, by a bit further down from the hawley arms pub in camden.
nasty

edmundane my wheel is out of true now because of a 5cm deep trench and my bollocks are still sore. show me the money southwark council!
That wasn't from Old Kent Road, that is in a terrible state, massive holes all over the place. When my tiny little Brompton wheels hit these it aint pretty!

Got a scare on Kingsland road today, just North of Dalson Junc. There's a groove in the road that's so deep it almost had me off (I tried to swerve, tyres didn't want to follow - dodgy moment)

dangerMouse Are you suggesting I am the owner of a £500 Marin hybird? Outside, now!

alright, £300 Marin Hybrid...

The massive one right across the bus lane on Clapham Hill, between Stockwell and Clapham North, has been filled in quite nicely. That was a welcome surprise amid the gale last night.

yeah dontcha just love it when they resurface a road properly? Theobalds road was a lovely surprise, it was so bad before I was braving The Pit on Holborn in preference. Bet some cable layers will f it all up in a matter of weeks though.