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^ this and the blind side left turn take out
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Many of the 'skyride local' led rides are still based on the mapping I did in 2009. Funny how commuter cyclists are expected to mix it with rush hour traffic all crammed into the same area, yet 'recreational' cyclists are given nice, quiet mostly traffic free routes.
Which is going to make Monday's closed road Manchester cycle rather fun.
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Meeting Sir Arnold Swarzenegger and discovering that he really in fact did invent Vimto. I'd have to take the honorable way and fall on my sword.
That, and the Lots Wife / Pillar of Salt / Sodomite thing someone mentioned earlier.
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Royalist loons
they don't have to be drunk
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Guess that didn't work. Just a link.
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Wayward snot rockets, followed closely by spit showers, then sweat sprays and finally, cigarette ash.
All of which, I'm sorry to say, I've encountered IN MY FACE over the years.
A bird once pooped on me but on my shoulder so it wasn't so hideous.
I also worry about being DAS'ed, as I'm far more likely to shriek, go bright red or giggle than to skid.
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I worry about people tampering with bike when locked up. This isnt a big deal with a fixed wheel bike as you can always brake. But I once had someone remove both barrel adjusters on my mtb-commuter when I left it locked outside my college. I only noticed when I was whizzing down a hill needing to brake.
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I read a story about somewhere in Europe (maybe spain) where there was a off road motorcycle race going on. An angry local tied some wire between a couple of trees and it ended up totally decapitating a rider or two.
I know its super unlikely to ever happen, but when riding in woods where riff raff kids hang out it is easy to be concerned over potential sabotaging they may have done. I mean, kids like this happily drop concrete slabs over motorways.
Its happening;
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Its happening;
oh god!
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^^ I used to commute and get off the train to cycle back from Bath to Bristol.
Came across the aftermath of a trap set on the cycle path.
A family has been cycling along, got stopped by some kind of rope obstruction and some kids were lobbing stones. Thing is, they picked on the wrong family. Both parents ran at the kids screaming some pretty creative abuse and the dad got hold of a couple of them and gave em' a good whacking.
proper Bristol justice it was. They were definitely Bristolians...
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I'm scared of a huge bumblebee going in my mouth and stinging me. I've had flies before but a bee or a wasp is a really frightening prospect.
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I'm scared of a huge bumblebee going in my mouth and stinging me. I've had flies before but a bee or a wasp is a really frightening prospect.
Come cycle the beautiful mountains of Japan, where you can experience such wondrous creatures as the suzumebachi (Asian Giant Hornet):
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Asian_giant_hornet
I've come across these bastard devil beasts while out climbing. Shit scary. I'd hate to have one of these fly into my mouth!
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It always has to be stressed that hornets are considerably less aggressive than wasps or honeybees. Obviously, that wouldn't help you a great deal if you accidentally swallowed one.
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Yeah but Japan's next most dangerous animal is the really excessively cute kitten or something
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Dude, Godzilla. Don't forget Godzilla.
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You forget about the most dangerous animal of all.
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Truck / lorry door opened at face height to split my face in two. 12 years riding in London and this is my fear. It could happen at any time.