I leant on the bonnet of a bentley drop a few years back after he cut me up at some lights. I looked back into the cabin to see the drivers seething and bright red (old geezer) with a hot young blonde next to me who just smiled at me and started laughing. Brilliant.
Anyway, I don't think there is too much wrong with skitching. I've skitched off pick ups who after seeing me in the mirror accelerate/brake conciensiously, no probs at all. Buses in London are fine, you pretty much know what they're gonna do and they don't care. some cars, but generally it is situationally dependant. If you can read the road you are reading drivers, if you can read drivers you know who you can and cannot skitch, if unsure a few seconds of touching their car will give you your response and you can move on.
I don;t like the way the forum has become so high and mighty. It seems everyong on here is a budding super-cycle-trainer and knows everything about safe cycling. Some of us ride for the rush, the adrenalin. Not all of us are fucking boring nodders in high vis jackets moaning about brakless riders because 'it's unsafe'. Fucking come at me in London and you'll be owned on these streets boyz.
Those of us with real experience under our belts have learnt what is and isn't acceptable to do in a given situation. We read what is/will and may happen all the time, awareness is not instant. It comes from previous mistakes. Cycle training and all the rules therein are just a saftely zone for new cyclists. You learn overtime what you can do.
I ride brakless so I can skid. I skid because I am a child at heart. I am a child and I want to have fun.
I leant on the bonnet of a bentley drop a few years back after he cut me up at some lights. I looked back into the cabin to see the drivers seething and bright red (old geezer) with a hot young blonde next to me who just smiled at me and started laughing. Brilliant.
Anyway, I don't think there is too much wrong with skitching. I've skitched off pick ups who after seeing me in the mirror accelerate/brake conciensiously, no probs at all. Buses in London are fine, you pretty much know what they're gonna do and they don't care. some cars, but generally it is situationally dependant. If you can read the road you are reading drivers, if you can read drivers you know who you can and cannot skitch, if unsure a few seconds of touching their car will give you your response and you can move on.
I don;t like the way the forum has become so high and mighty. It seems everyong on here is a budding super-cycle-trainer and knows everything about safe cycling. Some of us ride for the rush, the adrenalin. Not all of us are fucking boring nodders in high vis jackets moaning about brakless riders because 'it's unsafe'. Fucking come at me in London and you'll be owned on these streets boyz.
Those of us with real experience under our belts have learnt what is and isn't acceptable to do in a given situation. We read what is/will and may happen all the time, awareness is not instant. It comes from previous mistakes. Cycle training and all the rules therein are just a saftely zone for new cyclists. You learn overtime what you can do.
I ride brakless so I can skid. I skid because I am a child at heart. I am a child and I want to have fun.