Breaker breaker we got a smokey on our tail...

This morning at the junction of High Holbourn / Grays inn Rd there was a copper with a bike hiding behind the tube entrance ready to pounce should anyone jump the lights.

Is this usual? I havent noticed him before and i certainly wouldnt stop if some nutter jumped out at me whilst im riding along. I usually hop over those lights if theres nothing comming.

Keep em peeled.

Time for some outrun action! Nail the corner than down onto Kingsway and Aldwych. Next group ride?

Im no olympic kilo champ but he'd have to be going some on his mtb to get on, catch up with and then aprehend me, when ive got the head start.

Unless this is an elaborate sting operation whereby there are gangs of the capitals finest waiting along the feeder roads with stingers at the ready.

Probably not.

I have been had before. I did not realise I was being chased though. I jumped soem lights near Bank last summer and was spotted by a copper. I got to st pauls and there was a real jam built up that I could not get through. i am not mad about riding on pavements plus I was in no rush I just chilled out for a bit about 20 seconds later I hear this yelling "oi you on the bike!" thinking some one is about to try and beat me up start shitting my self but trying to look cool and confident I turn around and bam this police man whips round and stops in front of me on his bike. I felt so gutted he was very out of breath and I had been waiting for some time at this jam chilling. Moral of the story, if you jump a traffic light don't chill too close by.

if you don't jump lights there is nothing to worry about.

:meant to be funny, not in a C+ rant start an argument, holier than thou kind of way: :-)

The police may be fat and slow, but they have radios and friends:

http://www.movingtargetzine.com/article/the-long-arm-of-the-law

It used to be more fun but they edited out all the details and dubious bits because if you get arrested its best not to incrimate yourself on line :)

nasty. The copper that got me was quite pleasent and told me I was unlucky, it was just there current task and last week they where waving the fine if you went on a reeducation morning, such is life. Some coppers however I think are more suted to being a boncer at a seedy strip club.

Coppers usually tail behind you untill they can easily catch up. That way there never really is a chase as such.

the junction of bishopsgate and (i think) houndsditch is really popular for this, the cops sit on the north side of the junction waiting for RLJ's. Its the one junction in london i never bother jumping

I'd LOVE to get chased by the fuzz on mtb's, s'long as i saw them.

Jesus, that guy should take a civil case against the cop who kicked him.

damn right,
if some pig knocks me off my bike he'd better make a good job of it, cos if I get up there'll be a good reason to arrest me.

can't believe that...I know it sounds all Daily Mail, but to do that to someone and put him in for the night for what is no more than a traffic offence whilst scumbags go around knifing and shooting peeps for thier mobile phones is cuntish.

seriously fucked

mummy, the man used bad words :-(

don't take any notice children, he's a very rude man

:)

(I did once hear someone say that, but it wasn't about me! )

Oh, shit...

Ha, I can't help but think of that dispatcher/messenger from Pedal when he's describing the chase he has with a cop…

"and I'd wait for him to get maybe 2 car lengths away then I'd jet again… and he'd pedalling and puffing, pork chops falling out his pocket n shit"

(or words to that effect)

RPM: if some pig knocks me off my bike he'd better make a good job of it, cos if I get up there'll be a good reason to arrest me.

I think the motto of the story is:

if you do a runner from the dibble make sure they don't catch you.

I did edit the story for names etc for obvious reasons.

I ran that light at that junction a few hours ago.

Nobody gave chase

:(

but i noticed. and you're a very very naughty boy.

Yeah...

Time for some outrun action! Nail the corner than down onto Kingsway and Aldwych. Next group ride?

ride that often between stations, like today in fact.
lovely fast section hitting Aldwych on greens lane change to make right to Waterloo bridge, lush stuff.
no old bills around on bikes anywhere though.

Woah... off piste bumping.

Woah... off piste bumping.

Ha

211 pages of threads on General. I'm gonna go to page 199 and bump one randomly.

Woah... off piste bumping.

that was a small mobile hit, cant see dates on my wind- up- version, but trust me the speed I was going down Kingsway this afternoon was worth it.

I got knocked off a year or 2 back. I RLJed at something silly like 01:00, en route from pub and caned as fcuk. I'd passed St Paul's, heading towards London Bridge and was rolling SO slow. I just looked round in time to see the copper come running from the shadow of a huge tree. He lunged at me, I let go of the bike and it clattered to the floor while we stood in a bit of a gay embrace with his arms wrapped tightly around me.

Being drunk I demanded to know the name of the person who'd instructed him to lurk in the shadows, scare cyclists to death, damage their (MY) expensive equipment and risk our personal safety. 2 of his colleagues came out of the shadows and were closing in on me but I had my camera out phone already and was filming the whole thing. I loudly declared that I was not being aggressive or thretening anyone and that no one had cause to touch me, at which point his 2 henchmen retreated.

Copper number took my details and confirmed that there were no outstanding warrants for my arrest and bleated on about fines, starting to write a ticket. Drunk as I was I carried on demanding the name of his superior and informing him that unless he allowed me to continue on my way, he would be extremely fortunate not to lose his job over his idiocy.

In the end I think he just had enough of the sound of my voice, tore up the ticket and sent me on my way. I muttered and probably did a really bad job of not looking fcuked as I rode off :O) )