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@Kat - Everybody definitely has different experiences. In hindsight, perhaps '100% going to receive...' was a slight exaggeration! But there is definitely a significantly higher chance than I ever experienced in London, and elsewhere in the UK. In the period of a few months I was hit 3 times by people not considering cyclists, or with a complete disregard for them. I was hit by a bus pulling out whilst I was stopped at a red light next to it. Then as I rolled past the stationary bus a few yards up the road, the driver lent out his window to shout obscenities at me for being in his way.
Another prime example is that of a fellow courier's brother. Riding home last Saturday night a car drove passed him, the passenger lent out the window and pushed him over. He was lucky to get away with taking the skin off his arm and face. Myself and quite a few of the people I ride with have had people lean out car windows and yell or scream as they go by.
It's not ALL the time, the rest of the time it is a pleasure to ride here. But this shit does happen.
As for the 'cock' issue, that wasn't the most polite choice of words I admit. And it is only a metaphor. There are a lot of 'nice' tees out there that I find 'unappealing', hence my decision to start the brand. That statement was always going to create a love/hate situation. Can't say that I'd wear it to visit my folks for tea on a Sunday.
Future designs will be/are more subtle.
There may even be a womens range at some point. And without any reference to genitalia!