Scary screaming cycling lady (the London Banshee)

I've seen American Football helmet dude. He cracks me up.

I am American Football helmet dude. It cracks me up.

Fixed.

Yes! I had a run in with her last week. I was overtaking her in Borough High Street and she moved right without looking and got a bit close. She then pulled up behind me at the next set of lights and started yelling. I glanced over my shoulder and said "I'm sorry, did you say something?" which wound her up even more (I kinda hoped it would) so she started yelling about how she was faster than me. When the lights changed she "proved" this with an insane undertaking lunge that could have taken both of us, and a couple of others out.

I don't normally post anecdotes like this (it's a bit C+ I know) but since she's a celebrity....

one false move and he might screw you all within an inch of your lives!
yo!

I saw her this evening. She flew past me whilst I waited for the lights on the junction of Borough High St and Trinity Street and nearly t-boned another cyclist who was crossing the junction. I caught her on the run down to E&C but it took a lot of effort, she's damn fast! She muttered something about embarrassing me as she turned left just before the E&C roundabout. I don't think my big grin pleased her.

She was riding a blue Claud Butler mtb/hybrid. I've seen her before on the Walworth Road when she was racing me and taking all sorts of risks to stay ahead but it only clicked it was her this thread was about when I saw her tonight.

She should come to HH one weekend, she'd murder most of us!

Wow! cool AndyP! Did she yell?

Man I want to meet this freak. Sounds even more crazed than I am :)

She yelled as she flew past at the lights. She does seem to speak/shout as she rides. It's all very odd.

this is priceless

TAKE PHOTOS!

Sorry. Should've got the camera phone out but it was in my bag and on a 66" gear I was spinning like a loon to catch her.

I think we should all sit around the E&C roundabout with binoculars and cameras.

I want to race her and scream when I win!

She's getting a 42x15 slap.

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrghh!

We should invite Banshee Lady to Saaf drinks, and she can complete with Corney at shouting at the football on the telly.

My money is on the Main Man......

All of the descriptions sound like her but in my experience she is not fast, neither am I but I still over taker her. I still say someone needs to take one for the team. Andyp at 66" seams like the man for the job.

also, amazing post.

+1 : D

we could throw Dale at her as a distraction then BRM, Rik and I can rush in and let the air out of her tyres

Is this a euphemism for rape?

does she wear headphones?

we had a crazy woman hwo used to wander over magdelen bridge and scream at everything that moved.

maybe shes got a promotion to the big city?

Communal prize pot/fund to the first person to caputure Banshee Woman in full howl on video?

The trouble is, if you hear the Banshee scream, it usually signals someone's imminent death. I wouldn't want to risk it personally

HAs she been captured yet?

the hunt continues....

Could she be related to the scary operatic singing/shouting courier nutter - on a light purple frame - in Watling Street?

sounds like the yeti
glimpses of her down dark alleys, blurry photos
we need to send an expedition down the walworth road to try and flush her out

Jamaica Road is where she travel I think. Defiantly seen her on Creek street Depford heading in both directions and seen her Trafalgar road heading out of Greenwich.

I'm willing to provide my go-pro camera to anyone in the area to try and capture this lady on film.