101 wankers

I think it's right to question her story too. The Daily Mail has run a fine and vital campaign to expose the evil of women making false allegations of bike related abuse. And while those women can blog anonymously the poor car drivers have their number plates posted all over the internet. It's political correctness gone mad.

+1 to be honest I expects she put them all in positions where abuse is the only avenue left open to them. Shame on you Dawn.

You should stop reading that paper.

I think I read in the Daily Mail that 80% of cyclists are immigrants. Or dating a footballer, I forget which.

immigrant footballers, it explains everything.

Well all I can say is don't believe everything you read.

Shall we see if we can club together and make the blogger a bike? Who's got bits? I'm sure I could chuck a seatpost in and perhaps a stem and bars too... Anyone got a frame?

What size frame you after, Dawn?

got some handlebar, stem, grip, 27" fork, some seatpost in various size (25mm, 26.6, 26.9, 27.2 etc.).

actually I have 28c Conti touring tyres for grabs, might be too skinny (28c look like 23c for some reason).

make a new topic for building her a bike?

Well all I can say is don't believe everything you read.

I'm not sure whether to believe this.

After all it's her word against his in the end. We've all been there. One minute you're having a laugh and hanging out of the van window yelling Bitch and Whore and she's loving it, the next thing you know the coppers are banging on the front door, waking the kiddies and the wife up, and you're down the nick cos now she's saying you're a wanker.
Where's our human rights?

hehe

After all it's her word against his in the end. We've all been there. One minute you're having a laugh and hanging out of the van window yelling Bitch and Whore and she's loving it, the next thing you know the coppers are banging on the front door, waking the kiddies and the wife up, and you're down the nick cos now she's saying you're a wanker.
Where's our human rights?

I think this bit's awesome.

"I hopped onto the pavement, and flipped my bike over to fix it. 12 male cyclists stopped to ask if I needed help in about 6 minutes."

Yes, men coming to the aid of an unlucky woman. Is 'irony' the word I am looking for or is it something else?

jealousy.
that's the one you're after Will.

Or is it 'envy'? Those are often confused.

Oh, no, got it now. LOL. That's the word I was thinking of.

I know a girl called Lol, she does, frequently.

Well I think you have to make up your own mind. This discussion started because people were pulled up for questioning the authenticity of the blog, which they we're/are right to do.

Whether all incidents on the blog are real or not, only one person on this forum actually knows. All I can say is that they're so far removed from what I've experienced that I wouldn't begrudge anyone with a brain having doubts.

yawn

I mentioned that to contrast with the lovely bloke who shouted as he went past. Don't you stop to ask cyclists if they need help when you see them? I've met a few people who were really grateful to be offered some tyre levers, a babywipe or rubber cement, and people stop more if you're not wearing lycra.

I'd feel enormously embarrassed if I stopped to help a girl on the side of the road and the best I could offer is a baby wipe.

I'd pay to see that happen.

Many of us do stop and check. 99% of the time most people are prepared.

I don't carry baby wipes though. Little buggers scream like crazy in the bag.

But if she'd spent ages wrangling with her chain she'd have been bloody grateful.

Or is it 'envy'? Those are often confused.

that so many men stop to help a damson in distress?

First aid gloves > Baby wipes

Genius.