This morning's commute and other commuting stories

https://twitter.com/footbalIfights/status/908344864592596993

Yes

Perhaps it was an exercise aimed at her children, to learn just how to be entitled, dithering, mardy pratts?

MPC? :)

No, even worse.

King.

No way, I'm sorry to hear that

Lol. Where do you work?

Escape Technology. We're above Wasabi a few doors down

How did they get past the beaches ?

Towels, obvs

Edit: #ffs

Edit: #ffs

I know but you started it ...

Out here in the provinces I was going down a trail at Canoop and had to suddenly stop due to two wild boar standing in the middle of the track. Scared the shit out of me, I had been contemplating best line to take round the bend and was making my exit when I saw them.

They looked indignantly at me and only moved when I shouted at them to fuck off.

Possibly should be in off-road thread but I rarely commute these days.

Love the thought of you ranting off at tomorrow's lunch.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/sep/14/koln-fans-arsenal-europa-league-london

I do hope there won't be trouble tonight, with an estimated 17,000 Köln fans not admitted to the stadium (on the admittedly spurious grounds that they'd travelled to London without a ticket).

police/ambulance and someone on a stretcher on cycle lane by kennington monument this morning around 8.30, hope nothing serious.

Spotted a courier brakless- suggested a brake would be a good idea. He was not amused.

In hindsight I probably shouldn't have said anything.

In hindsight he probably shouldn't be a cunt

'You should fit a brake but you don't have to use it and it will really help if your luck ever runs out' is sadly a bit of a mouthful

'You should get some brakes' is not very persuasive with my sample of one.

I suppose 'Please fit a brake' might work but it's difficult not to come across as a condescending tit. Least I was riding fixed in civies sans-lid

I find a large branch through the front wheel at speed works well

for any argument

Says the man who has called no one any names, ever.

Pretty sure I passed Bradley Wiggins this morning over Putney Bridge, stuck behind a bus. Naturally he passed me soon after. He's pretty fast.

Good god you're pathetic

I once saw Lance Armstrong riding a c-dale track with double discs drafting the no.91 bus I shouted
"Do a skid Lance!"

And he did! I said

"Thanks"

I once saw Eddy Merckx riding a tri spoke shopper the wrong way down Broadway Market on a Tuesday afternoon.

I asked him if he had considered cycle training.

He told me to cock off.