Foundry Traffic Lights

My one question to all the fixie skidder/nodder that commute in London and tend to jump the red light;

What's your rush?

My one question to all the fixie skidder/nodder that commute in London and tend to jump the red light;

What's your rush?

[INDENT]Momentum is easier to maintain
Than to lose and then regain.[/INDENT]

That's poetry that is.
And especially true on fixed flying down Holland Park ave at full tilt.

[INDENT]Momentum is easier to maintain
Than to lose and then regain.[/INDENT]

HTFU, then.

What's your rush?

Some of us have jobs to get to

We are not just cruising around town looking for our next project frame

360 Road rash with a Real Pain fakie followed by full on vertebrate whip.. thats how i roll

Yeah not bad, but this morning is all about the green-light to last-second-no-look-lemming-ped-charge-anticipation-fail to shoulder-bump to over-shoulder-nod-and-tut-combo to 'giving cyclists a bad name'-guilt-trip :(

I'd like to slightly derail this thread by saying that if you are on Theobalds Rd, stopped at the traffic lights at Grays Inn Rd, please keep to the left, rather than moving your Cannondale hybrid commuter bike right out to the middle or right. Because I am in all probability a damn sight faster than you and you are in my fucking way.

I love riding theobalds road, weaving the nodders / buses / cars and motorbikes is awesome!

What's your rush?

Some of us have jobs to get to

We are not just cruising around town looking for our next project frame

you're still going faster than motorised traffic, so again, what's your rush?

riding fast is fun

And far less dangerous. Riding slow encourages motorists to see you as a problem that needs to be dealt with. Riding fast in the centre of the road gives motorists less of an opportunity to take liberties with you

ride positively , ride fast and don't ever, ever, ever let anyone overtake you

those are my three rules of the road

And far less dangerous. Riding slow encourages motorists to see you as a problem that needs to be dealt with. Riding fast in the centre of the road gives motorists less of an opportunity to take liberties with you

Speed is good if you have it, but it is perfectly possible to ride assertively very slowly. Just look at all those people in Notting Hill on black bikes with wicker baskets. If you have the confidence, you will display that on the bike. You don't even have to be posh to project that.

ride positively , ride fast and don't ever, ever, ever let anyone overtake you

those are my three rules of the road

hard but fair, i feel safer attacking the ride within safe limits, it's only 20-30 mins each way so i go at 90% keeping a bit for that extra burst.

I jump lights if it's clear, i know the junction and it can be done safely. the issue here are the desperate scampers that fly through peds, cut across cars and make a cock up of the timing.. bad form!

This has turned into a proper RLJ thread.

What do you guys think about helmets?

Or brakless!!!

And far less dangerous. Riding slow encourages motorists to see you as a problem that needs to be dealt with. Riding fast in the centre of the road gives motorists less of an opportunity to take liberties with you

Not necessary, it's how you behave on your bike that usually cause the motorists to see whether you're a problem or not, not the speed.

like kicking a lambo for instance actually!

hard but fair, i feel safer attacking the ride within safe limits, it's only 20-30 miles each way so i go at 90% keeping a bit for that extra burst.

Nice.

Oooooooh, look at me - I'm the fastest commuter. I just can't wait to get to work.

YYYAAAWWWNNN.