Is it time to start calling out bad cyclists?

Both as nobbish, it's pretty similar. If I was to only have one brake, I'd prefer it to be the front.

I would rather rely on my chain than a single brake cable. Especially with the condition of some of these SS wannabe fixie twats. I've even seen some geared bikes without rear brakes recently. WTF is that about? It's not even trying to immitate a Foffa or a Create, it's just a fucking ridiculous decision by a no nothing hipster owner!

I would rather rely on my chain than a single brake cable. Especially with the condition of some of these SS wannabe fixie twats. I've even seen some geared bikes without rear brakes recently. WTF is that about? It's not even trying to immitate a Foffa or a Create, it's just a fucking ridiculous decision by a no nothing hipster owner!

Do you know nothing? It should not be "no nothing".

Front is a lot better at stopping, cables and chains can both fail, although I've never had either happen (accelerate too slow, don't have to stop from too fast). 2 is obviously better anyway.

Nerged

Before people throw a hissy fit, I ride brakless so am not having a go. Just find it confusing how one is acceptable and the other isn't.

Because one is cool and one isnt

Disagree with the direct comparison between SS and FG, brakes or no brakes, that's all.

*Would never nerg anyone for doing so.

I'm only making a comparison in terms of braking decision. I understand there is a whole world of difference elsewhere.

But I'm still waiting for more details on the original offence though. I want my shit rider story.

I can confirm single speed with only a rear brake is also "a thing".

Do you know nothing? It should not be "no nothing".

Sorry, rushed the end of the post, didn't check my spelling. O wel.

Front or rear? Powerful front lights in the city can be quite blinding. ...

Rear

If it was your rears, I would say distracting him, as opposed to going unnoticed is all sorts of win...

I did say to him that was kinda of the point - and it's one small-ish Electron light and one of those teeny tiny skull lights with flashing eyes from Planet X so hardly lit up like a christmas tree or owt

I can confirm single speed with only a rear brake is also "a thing".

The most boss "thing".

I may have run into the back of a bus that I was too close behind, while not concentrating.

The bus driver behind me was wetting himself - although did have the decency to lean out of his cab to ask if I was alright.

been there done that!

I may have run into the back of a bus that I was too close behind, while not concentrating.

I love it that you are not even sure you did run into it. Shows a certain insouciance*.

• did check the spelling of that.
  

to the dickhead on a gery/green/duck shit colour single speed with no rear brake, wearing a duffle coat who just undertook me outside LMNH, 20 seconds after i pull out, shouting "matematematematemate", then swerving side to side on the bus lane slowing down everyone else, your a dick.

so you pulled out in front of him

it can't take 20 seconds to get going

and at least one other person overtook you

General rules (159 to 161)

     **159**

Before moving off you should

[]use all mirrors to check the road is clear
[]look round to check the blind spots (the areas you are unable to see in the mirrors)
[]signal if necessary before moving out
[]look round for a final check.

Move off only when it is safe to do so.

even if you started at that junction you'd have to be going fucking slowly to only be at LMNH after 20 seconds!

and if you know it takes you that long to get going then you need to wait for a bigger gap in the traffic so you don't pull out into the path of someone who is already moving and who has priority over you

let it go bro. i started of LMNH, the got under took at the junction by service point, blahblahblah,

for argument sake. you are right, i am wrong, let just all get along, and no need for all this back and forth

you posted on the bad cyclist thread, yet it appears that you pulled out when it was not safe to do so

you kept saying that as if u saw it happen, i never said i pull out with the guy right there. in all honesty, he did undertake (while i was no where near him to start with) , and swerve like a dick,
now have proven yourself are a big man. i will stop posting

he is probably slow to speak, so will take a while to respond

Bit late responding to this, but I've got to say DJ, you are being a bit of a cock here. There wasn't enough of a description in kkkk post, and most of your statements were presumptions, yet you still with conviction tell him he was in the wrong and a bad cyclist.

Bully

I like the sound of that, what does it mean? Tell me what were they doing? I love "people riding shitly" stories.

I'd bet the safety of single speed / single brake has been debated to death on this forum before. Sure you can ride any set-up safely if you know what you're doing* but the single speed / single front brake cyclists I've encountered don't seem to be that experienced and I wouldn't fancy it. The reason I brought it up was that I spot this set up every day now whereas a year ago I don't think I ever did.

This morning's particular bunch of nobbers were RLJ-ing, undertaking, moving out without looking, all the usual. The thing that got my goat in particular was that there was a chap on a road bike with his saddle bag wide open and flapping about. Two of the ne'er-do-wells overtook and didn't spare a breath to mention it so I caught up to him to tell him. Hanging's too good for 'em I say. [/Daily Mail]

• single speed, brakeless with no shoes on and suicide ring being the possible exceptions.
  

Is ss/sb a thing or is it people buying used fixed gear bikes, not liking the fixed part and chucking a freewheel on without adding a brake at the same time.

Bit late responding to this, but I've got to say DJ, you are being a bit of a cock here. There wasn't enough of a description in kkkk post, and most of your statements were presumptions, yet you still with conviction tell him he was in the wrong and a bad cyclist.

Bully

You have selectively quoted only a fraction of the debate. Strangely he said little that differed with my assumptions about the course of events, Scoble even looked at the distances involved. It very much appears from his account he pulled out without properly assessing or giving way to traffic that was already on the road.

Bit late responding to this, but I've got to say DJ, you are being a bit of a cock here. There wasn't enough of a description in kkkk post, and most of your statements were presumptions, yet you still with conviction tell him he was in the wrong and a bad cyclist.

Bully

I've got a funny feeling I saw this whole thing happen. i was just behind on a big old Kona.
I remember thinking that the bloke hadn't quite given himself enough time for pulling out but that the other bloke who undertook had absolutely no reason for doing so other than to piss off the other guy. It was a really shitty bit of riding.

Ha!

So the op's dick move resulted in a counter bit of twattery.

Ha!

So the op's dick move resulted in a counter bit of twattery.

Yes, although had it have been me I would have overtaken (as there was plenty of room) and not thought any more about it.

In fact what i did was hang back and watch them. but even that wasn't as entertaining as i was hoping at the time.

Is ss/sb a thing or is it people buying used fixed gear bikes, not liking the fixed part and chucking a freewheel on without adding a brake at the same time.

I wonder if that is the reason, plenty of the examples I have seen tend to be flip flop hubs so maybe that is the case.

I knew someone who bought a fancy off the shelf BLB 'fixie' with an aerospoke an that with a single front brake, and didn't like the fixed riding so flipped it, leaving him ss with no rear brake. It is a thing.

He barely ever seemed to ride above 10mph on the rare occasions he would venture off the pavement anyway.

Always a joy to bump this wonderful thread.

Do you know nothing? It should not be "no nothing".

It shouldn't really be 'do you know nothing?', but 'don't you know anything?', and even in this sentence the logic of negation is a problem, as it generally is in English. :)