Spotted...

The other day a guy on a Brompton actually leant into me at 32km/h so he could pass - I don't think he was expecting me to grab his seatpost, haul him backwards and shout "this isn't the fucking track!" at him.

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to dan again.

Painted a rather colourful picture in my head.

^^ I've long since stopped riding fast on my commute. What's the point. The overall difference between nailing myself and pootling changes my journey time from about 42 mins to 48. Pointless basically. Also, if I nail my commute, the last thing I want to do is train properly when I get home / the next day.

I've already said all this to you anyway. Blah blah.

Painted a rather colourful picture in my head.

ha :)

I don't normally say anything when drivers or riders do stupid stuff, but that really pissed me off. If I wasn't used to people doing that in races then I could quite easily have toppled off or been pushed into something.

I've taken to riding on 39 x 18, sprinting from the lights like mental and then not caring when they all fly past me.

This is my polo-bike technique...
#32/19 #26"

pff I have been commuting 8 miles on 38x16 for quite some time and I use the same technique as chalfie.

boast posts :)

"I've got less inches than you"

all hail doomefrog

Also, if I nail my commute, the last thing I want to do is train properly when I get home / the next day.

Commuting is RACING.

If it was - you would fall off a lot more.

Yep. Went there.

coast posts :)

ftfy

Rode on 36x18 (fixed) this morning, absolutely rubbish

I've taken to riding on 39 x 18, sprinting from the lights like mental and then not caring when they all fly past me.

This makes riding to polo crazy fun.

28x18 ftw

like to see you racing those city rickshaws!

Out on a cafe ride with an old school friend today, on our way back from chertsey we were briefly joined by and then dropped by someone on a Pearson fixed wheel bike, full mudguards and a big saddle bag. I was on 48/19, he was clearly on an even lower ratio from his cadence and he sped away from comfortably at about 25mph. Good work!

Lurvely deep Blue Panasonic track with silver decals on Bethnal Green road about 12:30 this afternoon - nice bike.
Thank you, was on my way to work, thought I saw someone that's on the forum by bethnal green tube st. (at the lights) ?

^^ I've long since stopped riding fast on my commute. What's the point. The overall difference between nailing myself and pootling changes my journey time from about 42 mins to 48.

I find that there's barely a couple of minutes between a chilled commute and a running late and/or just feel like going really fast one for me, seems to be 25 mins give or take either way.

Thank you, was on my way to work, thought I saw someone that's on the forum by bethnal green tube st. (at the lights) ?

I was there, but was pedestrianing it, so not particularly spottable!

Silver Bianchi east on mile end road bearded with rucksack and 3/4. i was waiting at commercial rd junction, on here?

That was me!

good skills him spotting your legwear considering how fast your legs were spinning

clearly not fast enough ha!

Not sure if you spotted me in the middle of the aldgate junction dressed as rapha ninja with rapha cap?

I got a hearty DAS as I prepared to run an amber to red light heading down the Walworth Road tonight. Didn't see who it was.

I was on the pompino so couldn't have obliged anyway.

Pair of chaps on black fixies heading down the side of Figges Marsh in Mitcham, I DASd you as I sprinted past, but didn't wait to see if you obliged or not, as I wanted to get home...

The one of you with no lights - you were really tricky to spot in the dark...

Nice seeing skully on my ride by to lmnh, traffic was a nightmare in London Town, hopefully you can make it to Saturday, been a while since we roll together! :)