"Oh Shit" moments...

I can confirm that I successfully bunny hopped over a drunk guy who fell flat onto his face infront of me. He was standing on the kerb outside a pub and collapsed onto the road bridging the gap between the kerb and a traffic island. I was going pretty fast and it happened only a few of meters infront of me. I'm quite chuffed I didn't run him over.

Rep!

Fixed or Freewheel?

fixed atm. In other news I need to gear down before my knees die.

Wow even more rep, hopping fixed is harder.

What gear you on?

48/16 (track champ). I think i'd have just rolled on if it was the seta. Carbon's too precious for that shit.

48/16 (track champ). I think i'd have just rolled on if it was the seta. Carbon's too precious for that shit.

The seta's fine for bunny hops, trust me :)

Oh yes that's right Indra I should trust you when it comes to bike failures.

Yes, please gear down, Husy. Don't run track gearing on the road.

IMMESNSE pedal strike forgetting I can't pedal through corners on my road bike as much as on my tarck bike, really thought I was going under a car. Should probably have stopped at the junction instead of speeding up to dive through.

I saved it though and am clinging on to the hope that it just looked like I did a sweet high speed nose pivot to slot neatly into the traffic.

Also, 48/16 has a grand total of ONE skid patch, which can get pricey for tyres.

2 actually! Ambidextrous innit! You'll all be glad to know I'm now on 48x19 so 38 patches. 48/16 was doable on SS but simply stupid fixed.

Still only 1 patch.

Ah well. I only ran it brklss for a few days. Was ss before.

Not so, snotty. Ambiskidding 48/16 doors give two patches, since the other factor of 48 is 3, which is odd. 48/12 would give only one patch. Or 48/24.

Yes. I am fun at parties.

Yeah, maths bitch!

48/16 simplifies down to 3/1 so you're right, the app I used instead of thinking is wrong and I didn't check it.

^^ Classic case of stupidity, me thinks.

So I managed the latter but slowed right down. Even had a slightly odd bit of discourse with these death wish Dorises:

Me: Are you mental??!!
Woman 1: Who's mental?
Me: You're mental. Use a crossing!
Woman 2: You're mental!
All women: Raucous laughter and tongue clicking

Just realised this is a bit CSB and tl;dr, oops, sorry. :/

Anyway, I've always found it strange how many people laugh in the face of perceived threat/danger.

It's very rare for people to apologize for being Right Galvanized Twats, whether they are in the car, on foot or on bikes. I've had about 2 apologies, one from a driver who didn't see me (despite very bright cycle light) and one Suicidal Pedestrian Class 2 (emergency stop, 1 meter left). The others ones drove/walked off, gave lip etc...

Usually you get aggro. So I don't bother engaging anymore. Bad parenting is of course to blame. (goes off to Daily Fail site)

Oddly people apologise about inconsequential shit all the time.

Sorry about snotter.

Sorry to beat to you to it jeez

It's very rare for people to apologize for being Right Galvanized Twats, whether they are in the car, on foot or on bikes. I've had about 2 apologies, one from a driver who didn't see me (despite very bright cycle light) and one Suicidal Pedestrian Class 2 (emergency stop, 1 meter left). The others ones drove/walked off, gave lip etc...

Usually you get aggro. So I don't bother engaging anymore. Bad parenting is of course to blame. (goes off to Daily Fail site)

Curious, whenever one is shouting expletives at the minions of totally awful drivers - do you acronyse words to a) annoy/dumbfound them b) save your breath as you're doing it so often..

Eg...
"YOU STUPID T.C.S." (Twatfaced Cock Sucker)
"YOU BLOODY C.F.K.S." (Cock Faced Knob Stick)

etc...

What's the best insult you use, that really drives stupid drivers/pedestrians nuts?

Personally I love screaming "MOVE IT PORK CHOP!!!! to podgy pedestrians that daydream when crossing roads when a) the lights are green or b)when they shouldn't be... I'll go to hell, but at least I be laughing!!!

Personally I love screaming "MOVE IT PORK CHOP!!!! to podgy pedestrians that daydream when crossing roads when a) the lights are green or b)when they shouldn't be... I'll go to hell, but at least I be laughing!!!

A rather overweight troll was walking my way on a bike path as I was approaching at speed.

She looked miserable, like she'd been eating a balanced diet of Coke and potato fritters all of her life.

We locked eyes from quite a distance, she didn't look away once, still walking right in the middle of the bike path, when there is a ped path 3-4 metres wide about a foot to her right. She still didn't move.

As I approached her I had to skid a bit, slow down but remained on course to hit her. She still didn't move of break eye contact.

As I slowed right down, heading straight at her, she still didn't move until the very last second when I inquisitively asked "What are you doing, fatty?!"

She still didn't break eye contact, but she did move about 4-5 inches to her left.

That was pretty intense, I felt like princess leah on the end of a ravaging from Jabba.

Edit: I'm sure she's a lovely girl.

A rather overweight troll was walking my way on a bike path as I was approaching at speed.

She looked miserable, like she'd been eating a balanced diet of Coke and potato fritters all of her life.

We locked eyes from quite a distance, she didn't look away once, still walking right in the middle of the bike path, when there is a ped path 3-4 metres wide about a foot to her right. She still didn't move.

As I approached her I had to skid a bit, slow down but remained on course to hit her. She still didn't move of break eye contact.

As I slowed right down, heading straight at her, she still didn't move until the very last second when I inquisitively asked "What are you doing, fatty?!"

She still didn't break eye contact, but she did move about 4-5 inches to her left.

That was pretty intense, I felt like princess leah on the end of a ravaging from Jabba.

Edit: I'm sure she's a lovely girl.
Well this paints you in a fine light, doesn't it.

Prick.