Spotted...

Spotted on the way home from work on Friday:

Some Hoxton hipster doing his balancing thing at red lights on the corner of Grays Inn Road and Theobalds Road. Obviously to impress the rest of us. He was doing it for about 30 seconds. Then I spotted two couriers saying to each other "shall we do it?".

Then they go up the hipster and give him a light push. The hipster loses his fancy balance and his act is ruined. I guess you had to be there - but it was priceless!

Harsh

Some idiot on a blue road bike, running reds whilst pedestrians were trying to cross.

First light: Waited for pedestrians, caught up with him, "Hey Lance Armstrong, Why don't you wait for the pedestrians?"

Pedestrian cross-walk: Shouted "Fucking Dickhead" as he weaved through walkers. Caught up and passed.

Again zoomed through a crowd of people at Goswell/Clerk intersection. Someone even said "Bloody unbelievable".

Third long stretch between Goswell and Old street, caught him up and passed again, "You're not very fast are you mate?"

Then I left him behind, anyone here?
You oughta be ashamed of yourself, plus you are slow.

I owe you +ve rep for that one :)

Could have stuck an appropriately-sized tree-branch in the tube.
:)
Never would have got it out again though.

Wish it could've been that easy! The bottom half of the bolt was jammed into the top part of the clamp. We had pliers but couldn't remove it.
In a moment of genius, Kib removed a bolt from a newly built fence which perfectly fitted and enabled us to bolt the bottom half of the clamp to the seatpost.
That way we could tape the seat to it and it had decent support.
It was A-Team stuff!

With about 16 miles left and lots of hills to come, it was nice seeing Slaytanic with no shoelaces and riding brakeless! Jeez...Cheers Dave! ;-)

Harsh

Brilliant.

(So long as it never happens to me, of course…)

Some idiot on a blue road bike, running reds whilst pedestrians were trying to cross.

First light: Waited for pedestrians, caught up with him, "Hey Lance Armstrong, Why don't you wait for the pedestrians?"

Pedestrian cross-walk: Shouted "Fucking Dickhead" as he weaved through walkers. Caught up and passed.

Again zoomed through a crowd of people at Goswell/Clerk intersection. Someone even said "Bloody unbelievable".

Third long stretch between Goswell and Old street, caught him up and passed again, "You're not very fast are you mate?"

Then I left him behind, anyone here?
You oughta be ashamed of yourself, plus you are slow.

repped Ma3K, quality

repped Ma3K, quality

+1 way to go john

Wow, it is like Christmas in here today.
:)

Could have stuck an appropriately-sized tree-branch in the tube.
:)
Never would have got it out again though.

A sturdy Hazel branch - they stay strong and you could have dried it to reduce it in size. making it easy to slip out..

"Mears Meets Yates"

dark haired girl wearing a tartan shirt on a red frame with purple deep Vs, trackstanding on the junction next to Holborn station..

dark haired girl wearing a tartan shirt on a red frame with purple deep Vs, trackstanding on the junction next to Holborn station..

No couriers nearby to sort her out? ;)

...I was wearing tights

I'd keep that to yourself buddy. The grammar in your reply is atrocious.

woo, me again! that is three in a week, do I win anything? and is the crossed out bit a compliment or not?

It's what I was thinking, but seemed a bit racist... no ageist... hmm, atheist? sexist! to say it

teenslain - 'Joe wid da flo'

selling me a seatpost in farringdon, cheers for droppin it by fella

spotted lots of people on condors with mud guards and one paneer.

Girl and a guy on Montague Place/Russell Square this afternoon - her on a blue Orbit, him on something black, avec arrospok. Looked vaguely familiar. I bet you're on here.

spotted lots of people on condors with mud guards and one paneer.

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Why don't i get spotted? :( I ride around enough.

I want to be cool :(

Rough desc - either Bianchi celeste cycling cap, or condor black cycling cap, stickered seat tube Bianchi geared road bike and probably black lower half (trousers or 3/4) usually around St Pauls/Blackfriars when commuting :P

Why don't i get spotted? :( I ride around enough.

I want to be cool :(

Rough desc - either Bianchi celeste cycling cap, or condor black cycling cap, stickered seat tube Bianchi geared road bike and probably black lower half (trousers or 3/4) usually around St Pauls/Blackfriars when commuting :P

ride nekkid, or everywhere backwards

Someone in a Koga 'Nemo' track frame south of the border heading south on the Old Kent Road

A chap on a blue fixed gear cycle with mudguards passed me on the hill through Greenwich park last evening.

Someone wearing either a Bianchi celeste cycling cap, or condor black cycling cap, with a stickered seat tube Bianchi geared road bike and probably black lower half (trousers or 3/4) around St Pauls/Blackfriars... not.

Don't fret, I've ne'er been spotted either, despite riding fixed/living in Old St for 15 years, which seems to confound the laws of fixics.

spotted mousey this morning in his rapha/assos uniform and baby pink cap.

someone last night as i was exiting hyde park, they knew me, but my brain was dead.

Don't fret, I've ne'er been spotted either, despite riding fixed/living in Old St for 15 years, which seems to confound the laws of fixics.

You must have blended into the fabric of that neighbourhood, subsumed into the very essence of hipster cool that pervades the environs of the fixed-wheel freeway and scenester byways.
Like some proto-hipster demi-god, omnipresent and all-sentient.

You should probably change your routine.
That would get you spotted and make it harder to assassinate you.

spotted mousey this morning in his rapha/assos uniform and baby pink cap.
No Assos dude...but damn don't I look hot in that cap? ;-)