Lights Out

I nearly got killed by a woman driving a car quite fast with no lights on (her, not me). Nice moves.

I tend to ride past people without lights and say "your batteries are flat".

This is fucking gold, i tried it out tonight...

Me : I think your batteries are dead mate

Him : eh?

Me : In your lights..

Him : But i don't...oh wait...i see..umm..thanks

This is fucking gold, i tried it out tonight...

Me : I think your batteries are dead mate

Him : eh?

Me : In your lights..

Him : But i don't...oh wait...i see..umm..thanks

I follow that up with ' so your life isn't worth a set of lights then'?

Why on earth do people think you have to wear gloves to ride a bike?
I hate gloves and I like to think I'm a decent enough rider.

Why on earth do people think you have to wear gloves to ride a bike?
I hate gloves and I like to think I'm a decent enough rider.

I have fairly weak wrists and hands and I do a lot of riding. I find that if I consistently wear gloves, even thin ones, the wear on my wrists and hands is lessened over time. They make a big difference for me.

Gloves are also excellent protective equipment in the event of a fall, as they make it easier to support yourself with your hands--less fear of abrasions. This can mean that you fall better.

Of course, you don't have to wear them, but I like them.

Why on earth do people think you have to wear gloves to ride a bike?
I hate gloves and I like to think I'm a decent enough rider.

Ever had to get your boyfriend to wipe your arse because your palms are shredded post-crash?

No, me either. I want to keep it that way.

i've been stealthengering for a few years now
the car drivers can't see me so how on earth can they aim at me to knock me off

"Safety black" ftw

Ever had to get your boyfriend to wipe your arse because your palms are shredded post-crash?

No, me either. I want to keep it that way.

Hippy, I'm a lady. We don't need out arses wiped, we only emit rainbows.

...and at the *other *end of the scale...

...I got stuck behind this chap the other night who had the brightest rear light I've ever seen. It blinded me. It was so offputting that I can't see how on earth he thought it was a good idea. I half jokingly rode past him and told him his rear light was blinding everyone, especially the cyclists behind him and he said "good".

Which made me think he was a turd.

Hippy, I'm a lady. We don't need out arses wiped, we only emit rainbows.

I've been in my fair share of women's toilets and I know this to be untr... I mean.. err... forget what I just said..

...and at the *other *end of the scale...

...I got stuck behind this chap the other night who had the brightest rear light I've ever seen. It blinded me. It was so offputting that I can't see how on earth he thought it was a good idea. I half jokingly rode past him and told him his rear light was blinding everyone, especially the cyclists behind him and he said "good".

Which made me think he was a turd.

You saw him though, right?

Some lights are getting ridiculously bright and are becoming widely available at lower and lower prices. Sometimes on night rides it is as if there's a car behind you when it's another cyclist.

You saw him though, right?

Well, I saw his stupid, over-the-top light which blinded me. So I'm glad everyone else saw him, too bad I everyone else could see fuck all.

Some lights are getting ridiculously bright and are becoming widely available at lower and lower prices. Sometimes on night rides it is as if there's a car behind you when it's another cyclist.

These cheaper bright-as-the-sun lights are often not adjustable, and have a narrow beam. Great on the trails, but overkill on the roads, especially if set-up badly.

I nearly ran over a cyclist last night. He had a reflective vest on, but as he was on the foot path, and I was running (ie. sans headlights), I did'nt see him untill I found myself holding his bars. Cheaky cnut said I should watch out.

Did you bury the body or just leave him covered in tree branches?

Na, just left his carcass lying there, its not like anybody could fecking see him.

Well, I saw his stupid, over-the-top light which blinded me. So I'm glad everyone else saw him, too bad I everyone else could see fuck all.

You saw him though, right?

P!MP's alive! :)

I'm always impressed by the nodders who are dressed head to toe in higP!MP's alive! :)
h viz yellow garments but fail to have lights. So stupid!

Lights FTW!
P!MP's alive! :) indeed, and just about still kicking, how you?

You saw him though, right?

Being easy to spot is more of a *dis*advantage when coupled with pissing everyone off though.

You saw him though, right?

Agghhhhhhhhiiiiiiiiieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Hippy, I'm a lady. We don't need out arses wiped, we only emit rainbows.

This is true.

My arse aches from emitting pots of gold.

On the plus side the gold is shiny and reflective and makes me more visible in the dark.

Ninja Cycling seems to be the latest craze...

There are far too many people without lights though. It's really lazy, really stupid or both.

Darwinism in action, to a degree.