Any question answered...

Let's not get into the whole "don't they have anything better to do" situation. The sticker is causing a public order offence, which is a fact. You can be arrested for it, why be surprise when called on it. It's like people who RLJ in front of police and get all snotty when they get a ticking off.

Except it's not really the same at all, is it?

Let's not get into the whole "don't they have anything better to do" situation. The sticker is causing a public order offence, which is a fact. You can be arrested for it, why be surprise when called on it. It's like people who RLJ in front of police and get all snotty when they get a ticking off.

Or police cars that stop in ASLs...

Or police cars that stop in ASLs...

Entirely true, and just as much as they should expect to be held to task for that (albeit non-arrestable offence), so should the owner of the sticker expect to be held to task for their indiscretion.

No, not all things are equal. Should police deal with crimes in a first-come, first-served fashion? No, they should prioritise. Should an officer be writing a long note and attaching it to a bicycle when there are more serious things to be getting on with? No.

No, not all things are equal. Should police deal with crimes in a first-come, first-served fashion? No, they should prioritise. Should an officer be writing a long note and attaching it to a bicycle when there are more serious things to be getting on with? No.

It's the City of London Police anyway - they've fuck all to do......

They could look into institutional manipulation of key interest rates by the country's largest banks. Or they could put notes on bikes. Whatever.

No, not all things are equal. Should police deal with crimes in a first-come, first-served fashion? No, they should prioritise.

Certainly if an officer sees a rude parked bike and a person being stabbed, then they should attend to the higher priority first. But if all that's in front of them is a minor offence then they should tackle that.

They could look into institutional manipulation of key interest rates by the country's largest banks.

I'm sure PC Rees will get right on that.....

if all that's in front of them is a minor offence then they should go looking for a more serious one.

ftfy, and I don't imagine they'd need to look hard or for long. More importantly, the note says "I have noticed"; straight away, that's PC Plod taking the judgement of offensiveness into his own hands, not responding to a complaint from a civilian. If the plod did this a bit less, we'd have a more civil society, since normal people are basically able to recognise, and be tolerant of, jokes, even when they are a bit rude.

Anyway, a bicycle carrying this sticker at this time is merely an indicator that the rider is cynical about the performance of Sky in the Tour, since it is the term used by no less a figure than our greatest living roadman and multiple Olympic gold medallist B.Wiggo.

Anyway, a bicycle carrying this sticker at this time is merely an indicator that the rider is cynical about the performance of Sky in the Tour, since it is the term used by no less a figure than our greatest living roadman and multiple Olympic gold medallist B.Wiggo CBE.

Ftfy.

A Commander of the British Word dropping the c bomb is approved by Her Majesty. Just ask GA2G on this and any other royal etiquette matter.

On another note: De Marchi clothing, is the sizing merely continental or is it ridiculously Italian?

It's legally impossible for a policeman to be offended by the word 'cunt'.
Therefore I suggest Fade put a printout of the case judgement which set that precedent in the pvc sleeve and see what happens.

They look a bit crap, like those Totes socks that everyone wore for five minutes in 1997.

Totes amaze-balls.

So who's is this?
It's just been featured on Popbitch... http://www.popbitch.com/home/2012/07/12/john-terrys-bike/

Ha! The Cuntster was parked in the City for ages without issue.

It's the City of London Police anyway - they've fuck all to do......

This ^

I need to get my Dad a present for his birthday:

• £30-40
  
• non-tangible (he has too much stuff)
  
• in London
  
• ideally something we can do together
  
  
  

Thoughts?

Brewery tour...?

A female friend wants to buy a bike on the ride2work scheme.

In here words she wants something lighter and has her eye on the fuji feather. What are her other options in terms of similar SS bikes that could be available on that scheme?

Langster, Plug, Fuji...?

tokyo fixed bikes?

I need to get my Dad a present for his birthday:

• £30-40
  
• non-tangible (he has too much stuff)
  
• in London
  
• ideally something we can do together
  
  
  

Thoughts?

Further to that above - tour of camden town brewery...free buy some beers at the end.
Barbican membership?

: if all that's in front of them is a minor offence then they should go looking for a more serious one.

ftfy, and I don't imagine they'd need to look hard or for long.

So no police officer should ever do anything about any minor offence ? I expect the people who let their dogs crap on the pavement and don't bother to pick it up would agree with you.

: Anyway, a bicycle carrying this sticker at this time is merely an indicator that the rider is cynical about the performance of Sky in the Tour, since it is the term used by no less a figure than our greatest living roadman and multiple Olympic gold medallist B.Wiggo.

I'm not arguing that it's right that it should be an offence to have a Scunthorpe Bicycle with some of the letters rubbed off, just that given that it is (which I'm also not certain of) then the officer is right to deal with it.

Let's not get into the whole "don't they have anything better to do" situation. The sticker is causing a public order offence, which is a fact. You can be arrested for it, why be surprise when called on it. It's like people who RLJ in front of police and get all snotty when they get a ticking off.

Citation please?

I am struggling to see disorder around that sticker in the photo. It's not a public order offence.

It's legally impossible for a policeman to be offended by the word 'cunt'.
Therefore I suggest Fade put a printout of the case judgement which set that precedent in the pvc sleeve and see what happens.

Also true, but if it's in public, it's not the PC who's going to be the victim.

It's PC gone mad.