Spotted...

I spotted someone on a dark metallic green lo-pro going down Oakley Street in South Kensington this morning with what looked like a 650c or 26" aerospoke front wheel and possibly an aerospoke rear as well.

didn't clock much more than that as he emerged from shadows and I was in a hurry, I guess our closing speed would have been something like 40-50kph, so not much room to check details.

spooted a dude riding facing backwards around hoxton square last night about 8.30, with pink/red HED3 i think.

HEd Alps maybe?

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i swear i jut saw hops on queens road. all in black, shiny courier bag, metro bag. she overtook me, and i said hello, and then 'Hops" three times. and she blanked me.

so either it wasn't hops, or she blanked me.

can i add, the reason she overtook me was because i was coming back from a 50 mile ride, and was FUCKING hungry and seeing stars.

and also, the reason she may not have recognised me was because i was riding a bike with gears (ask your dad), and wearing a space age fabric known by the cognoscenti as 'lycra'.

I saw two gentlemen riding bikes with no mechanism for offering different gear ratios at th traffic ights in Tooley street. One of them hopped onto the pavement looking as if he was going to OYB!

HEd Alps maybe?

er, what. it didn't get a good look, maybe have been pink arrospok

Spotted: HUNDREDS of cyclists out at the first sign of a warm sunny morning. YAY! This is going to be the summer of cycling in London.

Amongst them, two people on a tandem coming down Gower St. WTF?! Balls of steel!

spotted Jos heading down stamford hill in a neat pair of shades this morn. hello! :D

^ agree. saw a big line of hi-vi yellows the whole length of london bridge. good to see loads of cyclists out.

but from this out comes the cyclist on mtb/hybrid, RLJ'ing with earphones on who tend to pick wrong lines (goin straight on a left side of a left turning lane). i dont go through red lights much, but i try not to get pissd off at those that RLJ without hesitation. but fck, dont do it if you've got music on, ped crossing or cant read the phasing of the traffic lights!!

Last night(Weds 9th), guy dressed in black, black smear on a nice racing green fixed, no decals at the lights heading south at Kennington Park - you seemed to be having trouble with your cleats/pedals? I went past, through the lights....tut, tut

i swear i jut saw hops on queens road. all in black, shiny courier bag, metro bag. she overtook me, and i said hello, and then 'Hops" three times. and she blanked me.

so either it wasn't hops, or she blanked me.

can i add, the reason she overtook me was because i was coming back from a 50 mile ride, and was FUCKING hungry and seeing stars.

and also, the reason she may not have recognised me was because i was riding a bike with gears (ask your dad), and wearing a space age fabric known by the cognoscenti as 'lycra'.

Lycra? And you wonder why she blanked you? :p

spotted arrogah ( i think ) in barnes, near the station.

I reckon I saw him belting down the Kings Road last night, too.

spotted arrogah ( i think ) in barnes, near the station.

Yup that was me. Very out of the way place to to spot each other. Will see you for beers tonight?

^ agree. saw a big line of hi-vi yellows the whole length of london bridge. good to see loads of cyclists out.

but from this out comes the cyclist on mtb/hybrid, RLJ'ing with earphones on who tend to pick wrong lines (goin straight on a left side of a left turning lane). i dont go through red lights much, but i try not to get pissd off at those that RLJ without hesitation. but fck, dont do it if you've got music on, ped crossing or cant read the phasing of the traffic lights!!

+1 to that.

I'm off into hospital tomorrow to sort out a shoulder injury resulting from an incident with a fair-weather biker LY. 4 weeks off the bike just as the weather gets nice. 4 weeks on the Northern line too - oh shit.

Jonny Knowville/The Fonz/Elvis lookalike aboard a white SS Genesis Flyer on Chiswick High Road at lunchtime today. Anyone here?

Bright red, brand new Fausto Coppi with white deep v rear parked up opposite me work in Lower Regent Street.......who are you? Tis a very handsome job, luv the chrome.

i saw the man on the purple vivalo whilst riding back from Enfield to Peckham today. he was on the pavement, i chose the road, i asked if the vivalo maybe was too nice for the road, he grinned nervously.

sano - i had shorts on over the lycra. shorts are the same as trousers for you.

+1 to that.

I'm off into hospital tomorrow to sort out a shoulder injury resulting from an incident with a fair-weather biker LY. 4 weeks off the bike just as the weather gets nice. 4 weeks on the Northern line too - oh shit.

that sux. sorry to hear that. loads of run ins lately.

saw a dude on a red-white-blue track framed bike nearly got sideswiped by WVM at vauxhall's gyratory of death. that was pretty fckn close, mate. hope you got home ok after that scare

take care out there folks

Three chaps on unigears on the green outside the Ritzy in Brixton tonight, I was rattlin' past on the slave bike... Hello! :)

i swear i jut saw hops on queens road. all in black, shiny courier bag, metro bag. she overtook me, and i said hello, and then 'Hops" three times. and she blanked me.

so either it wasn't hops, or she blanked me.

can i add, the reason she overtook me was because i was coming back from a 50 mile ride, and was FUCKING hungry and seeing stars.

and also, the reason she may not have recognised me was because i was riding a bike with gears (ask your dad), and wearing a space age fabric known by the cognoscenti as 'lycra'.

PJ!! I was indeed on queens road last night. Sorry I didn't see you. ...but HELLO :D

Non freewheeling chaps on bikes in Tooley street at about 5:30. One of them was green.

someone locked up a taped up - maybe condor, not sure - in the coach and horses in stoke newington on tuesday watching the football?

i saw agat_a in lexington street. outside the jon snow, she was fraternising with some shifty looking, bedreadlocked bike pirates.

"Lonesome in London Bridge":

me, riding pink dave marsh frame spotted you, carlton frame, white or beige with blue and brown lugging near London Bridge on the way to Elephant & castle. You said "nice colour frame" to me.

That was me, pleasure to meet you briefly Jodie Harsh!

All heading up Aldwych:

ZZ Top lookin fella on a dark Pearson complete with bag and looking very messengerish

Blue 'On-One' with the funny seatstay wishbone junction, forget the name but think i've seen it on here

Buff looking guy with big legs wearing shorts on a black, aerodynamic looking track frame