I confess...

I took holy water out of a church font too pour over my bike.

I took holy water out of a church font too pour over my bike.

That is awesome! Has it made you immortal, or impervious to trucks?
When I leave work, I'm off to church.

I stopped at a red light this morning solely so I could get a rest...

The OP:

Not anymore...

:)

I stopped at a red light this morning solely so I could get a rest...

I do this all the time. There are some days/nights that I'll be approaching a green light wishing and hoping it would turn red so I'd have an excuse to stop and have a break!

I do this all the time. There are some days/nights that I'll be approaching a green light wishing and hoping it would turn red so I'd have an excuse to stop and have a break!

What about a low bridge?

WAC I know.

haha fuck you Jim

I forgot to measure the BCD of some cranks.
balls. there goes that trade.
sorry phil.

That is awesome! Has it made you immortal, or impervious to trucks?
When I leave work, I'm off to church.

if that is your real name i expect that you may have trouble...

Only really been riding fixed the last week ... and I love it.... I even pulled a skid accidently.

yesterday before having to do presentations at work, I needed a shave, but looking around could find nothing conventional,
you know what? washing up liquid works fine, fuck Gillette.
(unless youre on the investment thread...........)

My Grandad washes his hair with soap and uses soap as a shaving cream substitute .... old skool methods.

I bought some Oury grips last weekend, I LOVE them and I'm not sure why they're frowned upon.

Either way, I'm living in Den Haag for the next year and compared to what they ride here my $hit's ALWAYS gonna look tight.

This is sort of a confessional apologetic rant, but it seemed like something worth sharing and the other apology threads were a bit to personal/specific to post on.
So?

I''m spinning quite quickly down Walworth Rd to Camberwell. Nice breeze behind me, i'm flying.
Just back from a couple of weeks off, Monday behind me, it's been a long day! It's now about 9pm, roads are pretty clear as well all sweet :).
It's then that I notice some guy has been within an inch of my arse/back wheel for most of the journey all the way down from Elephant!? like properly close through sets of lights all the way down. Apart from being a bit peeved at this i'm also just more than a little paranoid as to who/what this guy is up to or after??

Well......snap decision, i decide to apply a little sharp pressure on my break just to scare him off....

Hmmmm, not a good idea. He goes right into the back of me, comes right off onto the road taking a bit of a tumble. I meanwhile, manage to stay upright without much problem.

So, we exchange a few words ..... wanker/cunt etc what are you playing at bla bla, but nothing to serious though and certainly no fisty cuffs. phew!

So, he's up now, looks ok and is back on his bike. We move on.

A couple of blocks down the road I now start to reflect and think about what just happened....
I now feel really bad. In fact i now feel like a right proper total cunt :(
Mostly, because after having seen this 'threat' pick himself up and get back on his bike.
I realize he wasn't actually a scary bike jacker, thief, nutter on multi suspension steel girder..
Wasn't even a nodder ;)
He was riding a lovely red Coppi s/s :( .
He could be and most probably is a forumite!!!

Gathering these thoughts, we near Camberwell.
I turn to look to see how he's doing.
He's not too far behind me.

The only thing a can do, I offer my hand and apologise :(
I nearly take him out again trying to shake his hand (unintentional I must stress)!
He very graciously accepts my hand.
Moments later, we part company.

To Red Coppi rider:
You seemed like a really decent bloke who also had a really nice bike too!!!
I owe you a few pints Sir. I am truly sorry :(

I think bib tights are rad.
i am often a show off.
i skid and weave - sometimes even when not needed.
i am disappointed by people with nice bikes who don't ride them fast/anyone who doesn't ride fast in general.
i wear a helmet but have been known not to due to wearing a hat it doesn't fit over.

i'm sure there's more.

Sniffy.. haha.. Don't draft people you dont' know or in the city. Simples.

Okay causing an accident isn't nice either but you were just trying to scare him off not take him out. You should think about the people behind you, even if they are cunts.
If you had to stop suddenly for anything else he'd have done the same so he's a knob too.
I tend to accelerate away from them either rapidly or slowly unless I'm on a rest day and don't want to up the pace in which case just very very gradually slow down until you almost stop.. it's fucking rad when they realise they're doing 5kph and still sitting on your wheel hahahaa

^ha, thank you Hippy.
Was just i had never had anyone tail me that close for so long, really irked me.
Will try your technique if there's a next time for giggles ;)

There's nothing more pleasing than shattering a nodder's belief they are fast by leaving them for dead. :)

There's nothing more pleasing than shattering a nodder's belief they are fast by leaving them for dead. :)

excuse my ignorance but what is a nodder exactly - just a punter?

excuse my ignorance but what is a nodder exactly - just a punter?

^ Nodder

:D

excuse my ignorance but what is a nodder exactly - just a punter?

Anyone slower than you on a particular day, you nodder. :)

Hippy:

"he's a knob too...
I tend to accelerate away from them"

AGREE. If someone wants to draft me I like to make them work for it.

only if we had bottle cages! I hear the nodders weapon of choice is a quick squirt of the biddon over the head, ha!

also I quite like this cold that is invading my body, dunno why but I like the feeling of being ill then recovering from it ..wonder if I can get paid for that!

only if we had bottle cages! I hear the nodders weapon of choice is a quick squirt of the biddon over the head, ha!

This

only if we had bottle cages! I hear the nodders weapon of choice is a quick squirt of the biddon over the head, ha!
Simply turn you head to the right, cover your left nostril with your right hand, and exhale sharply through your right nostril. Anyone following too closely will get a faceful of snot!
Beware: It is very easy to end up with a snotty shoulder.