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couple of times ive had some pills and had the brilliant decision to go for a ride. it is amzingly fun to do, but afterwoods i always praise the bikes gods that i came out unscathed and feel guilty about how reckless ive been.

Bin there. Crazy fun at the time - next day the "What the fuck were we thinking of?!" feeling kicks in. Never again.

Ah, but my first F.I. life was in fact Stanley as a civvie. I think that beats your MPA hands down ;-)

Berets are great for winter, gonna be massive this year! ;)

Can't they just make em smaller? or will they shrink in the wash

Guide to shaping berets - As per the Army:

1. Get two bowls of water - one as hot as you can bear, one cold.
   
2. Soak the beret in the hot water until it is completely saturated (DON'T get the leather band around the bottom wet, or you'll never get it on your head again)
   
3. Wring it out.
   
4. Transfer the beret in the cold water until saturated (Watch that leather though)
   
5. Wring it out.
   
6. Repeat 2-4 a couple more times.
   
7. Finishing with the hot water, wring it out and put it on your head.
   
8. Shape it into whatever style you like - Che Guevara, Renee from 'allo aloo', whatever you like.
   
9. keep the thing on your bonce for about half hour then take it off very carefully, keeping it in it's shape.
   
10. Leave to dry overnight.
    
11. Et Voila. One beret shaped to you that you can fold, twist, crumple up and will always return to it's shape, whilst fitting well.
    
    

Good luck hipsters.

Born in Durham, now live in Hackney, E9 massive. Via Darlington, Falkland Islands, Darlington again, Reading, Walsrode (Germany), Nicosia (Cyprus) and Golders Green

First of all, how on earth does a cyclist force a motorbike anywhere, let alone into a bus lane?

Secondly, How do you ride fast enough to zigzag through traffic safely? Surely if you are zigzagging, the traffic is moving fairly slowly anyway (slow enough for it to hinder cyclists). I would have though zigzagging at high speed is a sure fire way to get dead.

Brilliantly told Sano

+1 for the COMPLETELY FUCKING DESTROYED line. Burst out laughing just as about 5 people walked into my office.

SOunds like you all had a right laugh

Will be up for it next week if you are planning it

I started a Facebook group for this purpose. Other than a few friends, there was no take-up as far as posting pic and reg plates.

That's because Facebook sucks balls

Guessing at least one of you's had a bit of a spill?

Was gutted to not be coming, but have just spent the last two hours having lunch witha very nice girl in a very nice restaurant on St. Martins Lane and am now in a very nice merry way. All set for the afternoons work in a slightly drunken haze :) :)

Very nice.

I'm not religious but I like to join in with any event which involves partying just for the crack.

Ahh, you're THAT man are you. The one that turns up to parties, takes everyone's crack and then fucks off. I hate you people...

I think someone should get stickers made up that you can slap on the rear bumper of a car that has driven dangerously, then any other cyclists can take note to avoid that car, make it subtle but noticable to other riders.

What a good idea. It doesn't even need to have any wording on it. Just, say, a yellow triangle or something. Something that can be punted around the cycling community but not neccessarily universally known or recognised..

See where you're going MA3K, but wasn't really thinking about getting my phone out and taking a photo of the dude, was more concerned with what area of the road he was going to be in next, and my avoidance of said area....

What happens to evacuees then if they are not evacuated?

Okay, I'm sure this has been posted before, but I can't find it. Plus I'm not sure of the lagalities of it all, maybe VB can put me right. But would there in any length in posting number plates of knob-jockeys who nearly end your life prematurely by driving like a lobotomised chimp on pills?

Here's one for starters - black Porsche Cayenne (signafying a distict lack of man-veg and high levels of prickness before even starting the engine) driving between Old Street and Hoxton Square at about 10.30pm last night, swerving all over the bloody road while on his mobile AND pissing around with his satnav. Reg number FD1. Pretty apt initials I thought.

Cheers for the graph thing Julio. I take it that's based on a 700c wheel yah?

Ah, okay. So quite relevant when replacing it then. Sweet.

Chars peeps

Where are you? We have a seriously meaty machine vice at work you would be welcome to use. I'm at the top of Shaftesbury Avenue if you want to drop in next week sometime? PM me if you're interested.

I am thinking of going up a tooth or two on my fixed rear cog and am wondering what all the numbers/letters on my existing one are and are they relevant?

They read BC1.37 x 24TPI 1/8" - 16T

Now I get the 1/8" (width of tooth) and the 16T (no. of teeth) but what are the others? TPI on saw blades means teeth per inch, but that can't be right, surely?

Thanks

Is that a datatag sticker on it, in case it gets nicked????

hope you're okay dude, and put several dents in his bonnet/side panel

ah, cheers dooks

Feel free to shoot me down but I'm fairly convinced that being a driver makes you a 'safer' cyclist. I say 'safer' because safer can mean several things. More cautious? More aware? More confident? Take your pick. Might have to think it through some more, but I'm sure there's a link. Of course there are plenty of shit drivers, so it's not a rule by any means.

It's logical isn't it? If you've operated more than one vehicle on the road you have experience with the pitfalls of each, ie. you know where blindspots are, have a grasp of how fast/slow they can accelerate etc.

This is very true. I am qualified to, and have, driven everything from artic lorries through motorbikes down to cycles around the country, continent and London (which can be considered in my opinion to be it's own seperate entity). I consider myself to be aware of all other drivers, their view of the road, and how they are driven, and therefore can appreciate what each is thinking and how they are driving. This DOES NOT mean everyone has the same view and just because a cyclist can anticipate what a driver is about to, doesn't mean a driver can anticipate the actions of a cyclist, or even has looked in the appropriate places to have seen him/her.

I'm not defending blasay (sp?) drivers, just saying that we, as cyclists, should be aware that drivers do things without fully thinking or looking. And since we will always come off worse, we should always be prepared for and anticipate dickheads doing dickhead things.

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beware the cycle lanes that suddenly turn into bus stops. There's invariably a bus on your right that intends to suddenly pull in, putting you into the kerb/pedestrians/bus wheels

Cancell that - got me a lunchtime date witha young laydee tomorrow. Love being back in the saddle, but have a different ride on the cards....