Nodder/Fixie Skidder

I'm all for more cyclists - nodders, mary poppinses, sock 'n' sandal beardy recumbents, fixie-hipster-skidders, wheelie yoots, even bromptonengers. The more the merrier.

I don't particularly want to commute with them all every day, though happily they mostly seem to pack themselves onto the superhighways and go red in the face pushing mahossive gears while the backstreets are same as ever.

i'd like to see a lot more recumbents.

Well petrolgeddon is right round the corner, expect queues tailing out of petrol stations and more people taking to the road as fuel hits £1:20 a llitre

fuck recumbents.

The doctor who did my knob op was a recumbent rider. True story.

Well petrolgeddon is right round the corner, expect a load of whinging in the Daily Mail as fuel hits £1:20 a llitre

Yes, exactly.

fuck recumbents.

We did.

I'm all for more cyclists - nodders, mary poppinses, sock 'n' sandal beardy recumbents, fixie-hipster-skidders, wheelie yoots, even bromptonengers. The more the merrier.

Would much rather commute with these than cars, van drivers, lgv's etc.

Saw a man undercut a turning gas-gusler at lunch, I shouted out to him as I thought he was going to get squished, but the car stopped.
Would he appreciate a business card underlining the fact that he can't cycle?

Can we also get some stickers that say 'BAD FUCKING DRIVER' to stick on vehicles as they cut us up?

dons flame suit

After riding on the Skyride a few months back, I can safely say i'd rather cycle alongside motorised vehicles than cyclists, cyclists are much more unpredictable in large numbers.

I'd rather ride alongslide bunnies.

I'd rather ride alongslide gym bunnies.

better.

dons flame suit
After riding on the Skyride a few months back, I can safely say i'd rather cycle alongside motorised vehicles than cyclists, cyclists are much more unpredictable in large numbers.

You couldn't fit that many cars on the same stretch of road.
You don't generally have 4 year old kids driving cars.
They hurt a lot less when they do make a mistake and wobble towards you.

I'd prefer the cyclists any day.

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You couldn't fit that many cars on the same stretch of road.
You don't generally have 4 year old kids driving cars.
They hurt a lot less when they do make a mistake and wobble towards you.

I'd prefer the cyclists any day.

"Generally"
That would explain why I sometime find difficult to make eye contact with drivers.

You couldn't fit that many cars on the same stretch of road.
You don't generally have 4 year old kids driving cars.
They hurt a lot less when they do make a mistake and wobble towards you.

I'd prefer the cyclists any day.

You're right on those 3 points. But on average, I find drivers to be more responsible than cycists on the roads.

Some of the driving I've seen.. not seeing over the dashboard would go some wya to explain it.

You're right on those 3 points. But on average, I find drivers to be more responsible than cycists on the roads.

I don't.

Guess we're not gonna agree on much on this topic then!

pfff mmcarthy just an hour ago you said on another thread that most drivers thought they were good drivers but were not.

Yeah? Most drivers think they're much better than they are. The same goes for cyclists. The difference is, car drivers can't just jump into a car without any prior training and just drive wherever and however they want.

Yeah? Most drivers think they're much better than they are. The same goes for cyclists. The difference is, car drivers can't just jump into a car without any prior training and just drive wherever and however they want.

No, they have to open the door before they do that..

After an incident with VeeVee when she got it confused for a Lamborghini ;)

Well petrolgeddon is right round the corner, expect queues tailing out of petrol stations and more people taking to the road as fuel hits £1:20 a llitre

It already is here.