Spotted...

Chap in a Blue Badge of Death cab, around half seven this morning.

I asked him why he'd almost hit me, his answer was "you were going too fast, I had to break the limit to get next to you".

This made little sense to me, he backed this up with "stands to fakkin reason, you can't be going that speed and be safe, you should have got out of my way", at which point I saw the error of my ways and repented.

some woman in a business suit whispering 'selfish prick' under her breath as i dared go a bit close to the pedestrian crossing bit at the stockwell/s.lambeth road crossroads. this is the second time this same woman has gotten pissy with me for the same reason.

did the loud 'i beg your pardon, what did you just say to me?' thing. got two fingers and a 'fack orf you bicycle caahnt' for my troubles.

what a shit human being.

I used to have the same thing with a fat guy in a suit coming out of St Pauls tube station and just walking across the road no matter what the lights were. I ended up shouting a different insult every day and then he stopped coming or changed the time.

Once had an old bloke give me, and cyclists in general, a telling off, in no uncertain terms, for always jumping red lights when pedestrians are trying to cross. He could do this because I was stopped at a red light letting the pedestrians cross. It is not possible to reason with people like that, just state the facts and leave at the earliest opportunity.

I was called a prick by a pedestrian the other day as he fancied nipping over the road when it was my right of way.

Shit's dismal.

Once had an old bloke give me, and cyclists in general, a telling off, in no uncertain terms, for always jumping red lights when pedestrians are trying to cross. He could do this because I was stopped at a red light letting the pedestrians cross. It is not possible to reason with people like that, just state the facts and leave at the earliest opportunity.
another good reason not to stop at red lights

some woman in a business suit whispering 'selfish prick' under her breath as i dared go a bit close to the pedestrian crossing bit at the stockwell/s.lambeth road crossroads. this is the second time this same woman has gotten pissy with me for the same reason.

did the loud 'i beg your pardon, what did you just say to me?' thing. got two fingers and a 'fack orf you bicycle caahnt' for my troubles.

what a shit human being.

i fucking hate these smallminded pedestrians that will criticise you when you haven't done anything remotely dangerous or inconsiderate. i'm not to blame for your crappy life.

ive never called someone a c in anger before, i think its not nice.

ive never called someone a c in anger before, i think its not nice.

Calling them a 'c' without anger is even worse. :)

i fucking hate these smallminded pedestrians that will criticise you when you haven't done anything remotely dangerous or inconsiderate. i'm not to blame for your crappy life.

This.

I had the temerity to ring my bell when approaching a pedestrian who had walked into the road without looking and was called a wanker for my troubles. I hurled some obscenities in his direction in return but really would rather not have to have these confrontations with inconsiderate road users.

Anyway, have never really met any of you forumengers so can't really do this spotted thing - however did see a chap on a black Bob Jackson with track drops (nice bike) riding no hands past Queens Park station yesterday afternoon. I almost shouted "Do a Skid" but felt he would struggle given the lack of hand retention.

...i'm not to blame for your crappy life.

Brilliant!

I'm going to store this one away to use in situations like that.

Cleverpun, 1820, junction of Evelyn Street and Deptford HIgh Street.

I was foot pedding on the other side of the road.

1. Someone in a blue t-shirt with one of those Batman mudguards riding out of Leytonstone Tesco.

2. I DASed someone on Merchant St in Leytonstone yesterday. He actually did skid to save his live when a Merc in front of him hit the brake.

3. Black* fella in his late 50s, wearing a casual tracksuit bottoms, sandals and a baggy t-shirt, trackstanding like a boss on a blue geared steel bike in Thatched House. What stereotypes?!

**)intentional racism relevant to the integrity of the story
*

This.
Anyway, have never really met any of you forumengers so can't really do this spotted thing - however did see a chap on a black Bob Jackson with track drops (nice bike) riding no hands past Queens Park station yesterday afternoon. I almost shouted "Do a Skid" but felt he would struggle given the lack of hand retention.

Hand retention?

Wrong choice of words - a no handed skid would have been difficult all the same.

Easy

I almost feel inadequate now for not being able to do no handed skidz or even considering them to be difficult. Should I see no handed Bob Jackson man again then I will surely bellow "Do A Skid" at him...

Cleverpun, 1820, junction of Evelyn Street and Deptford HIgh Street.

I was foot pedding on the other side of the road.

Spotted, Dan blanking me as I navigated Deptford in a shoal of nodders.

He was rocking the yellow-t-shirt and looking into middle distance with a surly expression.

Ha ha...did you shout? You should have stopped!

I was waiting for JAMIE to give him an inner tube that I owe him

Nah, wasn't sure it was you so I just awkwardly eyeballed you. You Dasablanaca'd me so I went back to Destroying The Commute.

Were you on gears? That might have been why...

dasablanaca'd

^yes!

The lovely Michael, Heading West on the HH, on his equally as lovely new Vintage Olmo - lovely to ride with you old chap - the HH not quite as nice as tootling round Florence though

Calling them a 'c' without anger is even worse. :)

i have said it but i dont think ive ever called some one a c.

hellomiles on the rye this morning. hope you had no problem with that which you dropped from your pocket dude.

then skoota (and possibly multigrooves) in kennington - "look out for the polar bears"