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Men are devious and foolishly use WD40 on their bikes and GT85 on the bearings. Ladies, run away!
(my course was really good by the way. Funny to see the guys booked themselves straight into the intermediate course but didn't know half of what was covered in the basic one, oh and arrived 1h30 late...)
So, just out of idle curiosity, are there lots of ladies on these courses?
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The comments on that piece are great.
Just what exactly is 'a tonne of other girls'?
Metrically Confused of Upper Clapton.
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The comments on that piece are great.
Just what exactly is 'a tonne of other girls'?
Metrically Confused of Upper Clapton.
You mean my piece?
I like the couple that start "do not ask to sniff her saddle, it lacks panache" and the one after "just walk up and sniff it, she'll admire your forwardness"
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About 50/50.
Good enough for me - I'm in!
My current chat up line
Oh dear, you seem to have a problem with your bike. I couldn't presume to be so patronising as to assume you don't know how to use a spanner yourself so please feel free to climb into the back of my van and help yourself to any tools you like. They're all in that box, right next to the mattress................
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You mean my piece?
No, Bill's. ;P
I like the couple that start "do not ask to sniff her saddle, it lacks panache" and the one after "just walk up and sniff it, she'll admire your forwardness"
No, not those ones, some of the ones from comment no. 14 onwards ... -
"Damn you bike! I hate you so much today!"
haha! am i the only one that noticed that?
Yeah I offer *ANY *cyclist who is stopped with a technical use of tools/tube whatever, unless they look like they're in the thick of changing it and patently have what they need, this is just the most stupid thing ever.
Recently, I stopped to help a woman who's chain had come off her SS ('slack chain tut tut', I said of course) and a friend off this fourm came rolling down the road on my route, stopped and insinuated I was trying to score. As if. I only dig chicks with tourers. Heh. ;)
good to hear, i would do the same provided i had the tube/patches/tools spare. i got stuck with a puncture in rush hour last week without anything and nowhere near my house (yes, thick i know). most bike shops were also closed. so many nodders/commuters passed me but NONE stopped or even batted an eyelid. i wasn't at all shocked or disappointed, just a bit like oh, hmm what do i do now. haha.
there's a lot of this "I'd better not help, the other person might take offence / think or feel something inappropriate is going on".
Not singling you out TSK, as it's an English trait and most of us do it. HTFU and risk the slap / court case. You never know, he / she might actually appreciate your help.
+1 fred, i notice this kind of thing more and more every day and its so depressing.
talking of helping random strangeners, I was riding home along clerkenwell, and saw some dude with a nice old 10 speed walking his bike, I assumed he had a puncture, but on slowing down to offer a pump up, I saw his rear derailleur jammed into the spokes, preventing the wheel from turning at all. Without a adjustable spanner (I usually only carry a hex) I managed to get his wheel unstuck by hand but with chain hanging down with the derailleur still attached, he could now coast, so I towed him (he grabbing the webbing straps of my bag) home to Bethnal Green - we must have been a weird sight.
thats brilliant. much kodus/rep/respect to you sir.
haha, i wanted to post this but you beat me to it. snuff box FTW!
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haha! am i the only one that noticed that?
No, BigSteev did, as well.
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Good enough for me - I'm in!
My current chat up line
Oh dear, you seem to have a problem with your bike. I couldn't presume to be so patronising as to assume you don't know how to use a spanner yourself so please feel free to climb into the back of my van and help yourself to any tools you like. They're all in that box, right next to the mattress................
Add something along the lines of... 'Say, are you about a size 12?' then slam the door. You'll be laughing for weeks with your small dog called Precious.
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So, like, can you help me pump up my tyres, baby?
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Very funny, all!
I've been offline a few days. I was sent the magazine article, I can't remember if I've ever read marie claire before....but I don't think I will be anytime soon.
No, Sim, I didn't meet Selim this way, I stalked him until he agreed to go out with me.
Just as a way to poke fun of this sort of thing, here is something I wrote for Moving Target a few years ago....
http://www.movingtargetzine.com/article/female-bicycle-messengers-a-users-guide
Mock away.