2009-04-05 - Rider Down, Old Street roundabout Shoreditch exit

Wikipedia reveals that John Steed was a character in the Avengers. I am thoroughly confused.

lol.... thank god for that... where would be now if he had... shudders

Wikipedia reveals that John Steed was a character in the Avengers. I am thoroughly confused.

i think he played for chelsea

i think he played for chelsea

That was John Bumstead

enjoying thread, naked

downs stella

Hahahahahahahahahahah 'bumstead'!!! +101

would make a rad name for a bike... ' and now the brand new bumstead with arrospok!'

bumstead with analspok! - my kinda ride

I'm really confused as to which junction OP is referring to. Anyone care to point it out on google maps for me?

It's the junction that has a lampost with a chelsea boot attached to it.

http://www.sporting-heroes.net/files_football/BUMSTEAD_John_19850316_GH_R.jpg
John Bumstead.

Er, Did anyone call for an Ambulance ????!!!!

You didnt just cycle off and leave him did you !?

no, there was several cyclists on the spot in seconds and a few calls were made for an ambulance straight away. We waited about 5 mins for the ambulance and then waited a further few minutes for the police and had to wait to give statements of what occurred.

ive commuted in northwave celcius all winter, clipped in - should i avoid busy junctions?

I hope the rider is insured, else thats one more calling for us to pay our way.

what i meant was that the attire the dude was dressed in suggested that he wasn't a good enough cyclist to attempt such a move.. not that he shouldn't be riding full stop!!

That is a horrible junction. I go past it from Old Street roundabout to Commercial Street every morning.

As Mr Smith said, better to arrive late or leave early than risk life or limb there.

I'm still a bit of a green-horn when it comes to fixed wheel (6 months or so) but I've been riding free wheel in London for about 8 Years.

It sounds a bit simple but I believe in using the empty space when riding. Go where vehicles and pedestrians are not. On busy city streets I personally don't care if this means occassionally jumping lights, overtaking traffic, using pavements etc. As long as you are not putting anyone out. But the best way to achieve empty space is to know your short cuts and quiet back streets. Avoid the busy roads and juctions. I absolutely agree that junction at old street is horrible, there has got to be a way to avoid it. Take a detour, use the backstreets. The extra exercise will do you good.

The golden rule though is you've got to be hyper-aware ALWAYS. This is the only way to be safe, especially if you dabble in the illegal (jumping lights etc).

At the end of the day it is all about risk: riding in London is a risk, jumping lights is a risk, over taking bendy busses is a risk. But what I always keep in mind is that if I exit this world flying head first through a windscreen because of my own mistake a number of lives are going to be ruined. Sometimes it's not just your own risk you are taking (With the greatest respect to those cyclists who have been injured or killed).

Ps. By the way if any of you veterans think I've got it wrong please correct me, I'm riding home in a minute!

this sub sect of normally functioning society or mod nods as i like to call them

lol. so there is yet a further subset of nodders. Maybe we need some Darwinian type classification or a GA2G list?

maybe defining a different species via the size of an individuals GI and Skids ? over to you forum.

the worst thing about being hit is that spinning around bit followed by the not knowing how bad it is bit. sucky.

boots + spd's = bike thief?