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@dancing james
I thought I was the only titanium nodder, but I met one even worse than me. He was on a van Nicholas touring bike.
After 2 miles I was next to him at some lights and asked if he had considered cycle training, he looked a little bemused but did ask why I thought it may be appropriate
Well you:
overtook 3 different people only to immediately slow down in front of them
have gone slowly through 4 sets of lights
use an inappropriate gearing when trying to go fast so pedal in an uncontrolled manner
are on a touring bike with touring tyres and rims yet swerve wildly to avoid every minor pothole without even looking behind to see whose path you are swerving into
at one set of red lights you filtered from the right to the front and then decided you wished to position yourself in the left lane and without looking crossed the 2 lanes of traffic just as the lights were changing
He looked a little shamefaced and said that he had got the point, though truth be told there was actually more to be pointed out. I suggested he contact ctuk for some training.
He did take it in the good natured spirit it was intended but fuck he was a danger to himself and anyone around him.