Peds!

i live on mountgrove road, cars park on both sides so were you riding on the pavement or they walking in the road? either way theyd have had a bit of a mission to get round car to whip you.... you must have been riding really fucking slowly for that to happen. maybe she was encouraging you?

Read Richard's Bicycle Book for information on how to kill their dog. And some shit about bike maintenance.

As for the women, I suggest criticising their shoes.

I've been whipped with a chain before, wheeling a bicycle through a shopping centre, it was some chavs that i think took exception to my long hair. i was wearing a leather jacket though so it didn't really have any effect on me. My girlfriend (who was walking with me said ' did they just hit you with a chain?' and i was all ' yeah, i get rocks thrown at me too sometimes'. I loved the 90's.

Read Richard's Bicycle Book for information on how to kill their dog. And some shit about bike maintenance.

As for the women, I suggest criticising their shoes.

Ha, I was wondering how widely read this book was - Richard is clearly completely insane - I liked the bit with the pseudo psychoanalytical ramblings about motorists and their failed love lives causing them to ride directly into, and over, all cyclists in their paths. The prices are a bit optimistic as well.

I usually have to pay to be whipped. Freebies? No fair!

after what you go through I think that is quite tame ;o))

the twunts on the road clearly know she is a friend of mine

Ha, I was wondering how widely read this book was - Richard is clearly completely insane - I liked the bit with the pseudo psychoanalytical ramblings about motorists and their failed love lives causing them to ride directly into, and over, all cyclists in their paths. The prices are a bit optimistic as well.

I liked the bit where he said "wear a helmet wear a helmet wear a helmet" but on the back there's a photo of him on a mega tandem with his wife and child not wearing helmets.

oooohhh a yoga class.

Some people are just pure scum. (the people that hit you i mean... not people that have a yoga class!)

Yes, and that kind of encouragement will only get you killed in the face eventually.
They were walking on the road (and I was on the road) but I was not in their way.

i live on mountgrove road, cars park on both sides so were you riding on the pavement or they walking in the road? either way theyd have had a bit of a mission to get round car to whip you.... you must have been riding really fucking slowly for that to happen. maybe she was encouraging you?

Funny you say that. I thought you had done some voodoo crap and passed on your cnut magnet jutsu to me.

the twunts on the road clearly know she is a friend of mine

Being someone who has not cycled for very long, I've found it strange that I've experienced both more hostility (and niceness too) as a cyclist than a pedestrian.

I was so surprised by the incident, it made me so mad, I was trying a new route to get to the Isle of Dogs, that I could not read my map for about 10 minutes and got disorientated for a good while. That made me even more angry!

Just because a cyclist is such a novelty and target for fun.

dont let it put you off mountgrove, did you stop off at sargent and co to ogle the amazing vintage porn on display?

Too many twunts on the road, am seriously considering having a clip put on the front strap of my bag so I can have my weapon/d lock handy to administer facial death.

can't believe you guys get hit by stuff and you just keep riding, you have to at least say something.

3 minute happenings..

Yeah, I was cycling down old street and in the distance I saw some dude aiming to throw something in air so when I cycled past it would hit me. It brushed my arm and I realized it was an egg (didnt crack on me but on the floor) I turned around, saw him laughing then cycled off. After going cycling on for about 10 seconds I thought nah fuck this so I u-turned and I saw the look on his face drop immediately especially when I hopped off my bike and he saw I was about a foot and a half taller than him, the two girls he was with shat their pants (I think they thought I was a rudeboy or something, ha!)

At first I was literally about to clock this guy in the face but I actually never fight and Im always the one to try and resolve conflicts on the street. I was just like "dude what the hell man, what the fuck was that about" and the girls where making up some bullshit about how they thought I was their friend cycling and how it was a joke. I was like "what if it had splatted in my face/eye and I crashed etc.." and they apologized. I didn't make a scene out of it, I didn't raise my voice or anything like that, passers-by didn't know what was happening - just kept it chill but i was pretty angry. They tried to make light after that being like "o cool trainers, cool bike blah blah and I just rode off.

To be honest I think I scared them more by remaining calm.

Sorry to hear about your mishaps cheevil you should move further up the W7 bus ride journey to Crouch End - its lot more friendly around here!! =)

There are a couple of kids that live in coucil flats just before the roundabout who frequently throw things at cyclists. I got rocks thrown at me, none of them hit but they were pretty fucking close.

I've had a couple of people walk out on the road and see me coming and just stand there smiling at me (normally suits). I normally feign a dramatic avoidance, though in one case I got so angry I just rode into a guy. I slowed down enough to not do anything serious, I just hit him in the stomach with my handlebars/fist as hard as I could. He was totally shocked by it and I managed to get a few swears in and ride away before he could really react.

I hope the dog turns on them one day and leaves them hideoously disfigured (although i presume they were ugly anyway).

Random attacks suck, when I was younger I made the mistake of not wearing cheap tracksuits and baseball caps, this apparently gives the local pondlife good enough reason to spit at you/throw things etc.

i live on mountgrove road, cars park on both sides so were you riding on the pavement or they walking in the road? Either way theyd have had a bit of a mission to get round car to whip you.... You must have been riding really fucking slowly for that to happen. Maybe she was encouraging you?

repd! :)

To be fair they sound like small minded tools. but that rage where you play back incidents through your mind on how you lay them all out is pretty consuming stuff.

can't believe you guys get hit by stuff and you just keep riding, you have to at least say something.

Totally agree, when I got hit by a white van man I put my bike down in the middle of tooley st and said something along the lines of...:

"Get out of fucking van you cunt, do fucking want some fucking prick, I fucking flatten you with my braklessness, before my fists fucking fucker"

But don't quote me on that, I was raging pretty hardcore, considering the guy nearly killed me and his first response when I turned around was not to see if I was ok, but to throw me the wanker sign and point out that I shoulder barged his mirror off the van.

Ah.........zen cycling at its best ;)

Sometimes Im so mad not even my insults come out straight I called someone a "right fucking hairdresser"

I think at the end of the day, whether you are driving, riding, walking or skateboarding some people are just tossers.

i remember heading to east polo and some tool drove at prav becuause he over took a bus, this driver couldn't handle the fact Prav was in front so raced 50yds to catch up and aimed for Prav. pure luck Prav swerved and he missed.
Arum lay down chase and the driver decided to slam the brakes on and man up. sadly by the time he got his seat belt off he had 4 of us around the car smiling at him. asking him to step outside the car.
the prick staled the engine, dropped his cigarette and shouted
"at least i should be here, i pay tax"

Queue 4 guys pissing themselves at him before he drove off.. that little bit deflated!

nice one!

i remember heading to east polo and some tool drove at prav becuause he over took a bus, this driver couldn't handle the fact Prav was in front so raced 50yds to catch up and aimed for Prav. pure luck Prav swerved and he missed.
Arum lay down chase and the driver decided to slam the brakes on and man up. sadly by the time he got his seat belt off he had 4 of us around the car smiling at him. asking him to step outside the car.
the prick staled the engine, dropped his cigarette and shouted
"at least i should be here, i pay tax"

Queue 4 guys pissing all over him, making him lick their shoes, and then allowing him to drive off after we jumped up an down on his balls a few times.... afterwards they were that little bit more deflated!

fixed.

can't believe you guys get hit by stuff and you just keep riding, you have to at least say something.

Even if it's only:

"Aaawww, did yer girlfriend not lick you today and it's made you all grouchy at everyone? Ha ha ha Maybe get yourself down the gym so it actually hurts next time you try it, you feeble cow..!!"

Sometimes Im so mad not even my insults come out straight I called someone a "right fucking hairdresser"

That's an AWESOME insult!!!

I'm stealing that.