First stack

Coming west along High Holborn up to the junction with Kingsway this lunchtime. Green light (for me), I'm riding in the middle of the road, some ped looking the wrong way wandered out into the road and then decided to dance with me (I go left, she goes left. I go right, she goes right). Clipped her bag / shoulder and end up on my arse in the middle of Kingsway. By the time I retrieve my bike and bag, she's disappeared.

Now I've been blooded, am I eligible for a badge or summat?

Cool!I'm gonna get knocked off my bike more.

What.. first stack.. like.. ever?

I'm sure I was dropped by the doctor when I was born..

You are like a nutter trackstander.. why didn't you just stop, trackstand in front of her and wait until she'd made her mind up?

Don't have photoshop so you get this.. :)

http://www.itiswhatitis.co.uk/t-shirts/male/2/

First london fixed gear stack (i.e. in london, riding a fixie). Why? Cos I was late for a meeting and didn't shave off enough speed to anticipate fuckwit moves on her behalf. Lessons learned: be able to skid both sides, maybe reduce chainlength (currently in the 80s).

Was more concerned about getting myself out of the path of oncoming traffic. Lucky nothing was behind me - that's a busy junction and not often the case. Quite scary if I think about it, so I won't think about it.

^^^ I want them all! LOL - cheers guys.

hippy I'm sure I was dropped by the doctor when I was born..

i did that once - a real slippery baby born by caesarean section that the obstetrician handed to me. luckily i caught it before it hit the floor (and the father was talking to the mother behind the anaesthetic screen so didn't see me).

oops!

So that story from Mum is true!!! No wonder I distrust doctors!
:P

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Was more concerned about getting myself out of the path of oncoming traffic. Lucky nothing was behind me - that's a busy junction and not often the case. Quite scary if I think about it, so I won't think about it.

similar thing a coupl'a weeks back, bombing down caledonian road near kings X checking out which bit of traffic to go through and i hit a massive pothole, flying head over handlebars. amazingly lucky there was nothing behind, really, and escaped with a couple of grazes

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Noice! Some days I wish I had photoshop.. then I realise mspaint is more my style and I should leave this shit to people who do it proper like.

Get the t-shirt

(homage to ... short stacked)

what's up deer-in-the-headlights syndrome. for the most part when i'm riding I AM ANTICIPATING THAT YOU, THE PEDESTRIAN, WILL CONTINUE WALKING FORWARD ALONG YOUR ORIGINAL LINE, therefore I PLAN ON RIDING BEHIND YOU, so, IF YOU KEEP WALKING NOTHING WILL HAPPEN TO EITHER OF US. this does NOT mean stand still, stutter step forward and back, and then just stare at me as i hit you.

fucking meat pylons

kilgore_trout fucking meat pylons

Quote!

+1 to that!

Kilgore you described perfectly what happened. It's more dangerous when Peds notice your presence than when they are completely oblivious.

@ 31: clearly I've been talking about the rugby too much...apologies!

forget manouvers , always go straight at 'em.