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this happened to me a while ago - jump off, get the wheels against the kerb and push the bars out towards the car. If you're lucky the outside pedal will be on the upstroke and he'll put a nice groove in his door by riding in to you.

good shout. if he's driving close enough to get hit by any part of my bike with the tyres against the pavement he's too bloody close

I'm on 78 mofo

loving it

I managed to avoid getting knocked fully over today as i was JRA and some penis in a car turned into the road alongside me and proceeded to pull towards the kurb until it was running on the double yellows. I mounted pavement and shouted expletives.

Man i wish i had damaged that guy's bumper. No smug feeling of satisfaction for me (grumbles)

when your drunk you cycle slower and more carefully, taking less risks.
Because you know your drunk and dont wanna be killed dead by a car.

haha like when you're standing up to walk to the toilet in the pub, and you move REAL slow because you want everyone to believe you're sober?

^smurfette

i know this thread was kinda dead, but i saw this and thought it was awesome and you might dig it.

UV ink x-ray tattoo! yessss!

I want

Is he a cyclist? If he's a cunt and a cyclist he might have the answer already.

^VB nailed it

Odd entry, ignore the douche being interviewed and look at the BMC he's riding (in the fucking dirt no less)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMaG-jB7t6c&feature=related

That guy sucks at rubicks cube

However, would anyone be able to notice in a blind test ride? (although a blind test ride sounds a bit dangerous..)

I wanna do a blind test ride!

Blindfolded tall bike joust anyone?

Apologies for slightly off-topic banter

Thanks for the posts, everyone! I appreciate the help

Top of head fail

853 is better, cos it's lighter (u can draw the tubes thinner cos its stronger).

However, it's easier to ding and dent since it drawn out thinner which is a major thing to think about as a bike to use properly around town and such.

These are just thinks i've picked up from google along the way.

Lighter is not always better: 853 is not indestructible, and when it goes it tends to really shear off. Softer steels typically tend to bend rather than snap when they yield...

...or something

LOL, aerodynamics of a saddle???!!! How about aerodynamics of my arse :-)

My arse doubles up as the business end of a wind tunnel

[[- Ease of use (how can saddles be hard to use, u just sit on them ?) ]]

Could be wafer-thin? sitting is difficult? Ever tried sitting on a bus-stop seat for any lenght of time?

Only jesting.

I sorta meant the saddle-seatpost interface thing on this one - for example having a pivotal system or integrated saddle/post would make assembly easier. I didn't make this clear though... well caught out.

Thanks for the response!

Welcome.

I was going to add the road bike too but as that currently consists of a pair of wheels a saddle and some brakes I can't really give a fair assessment.

Screw it, i'll do one for my living room

Q1: Comfort/ergonomics

Q2: Strong & Light - light enough so that I can pick it up and bat the thing in Q4

Q3: Mechanical/visual simplicity 9 Adjustability Lay-Z-Boy
Strength/durability 5 Lightness (in terms of weight)
Aesthetics 5 Sustainability/environmental issues
Traditional 1 Modern
Comfort 1 Aerodynamics/streamlining i hope i never need an aerodynamic sofa

Q4: If i see one of those things in my living room, I'm moving house

Ha, for making me laught I'll put the effort in.

That's amazing! I have to admit i laughed too when i saw that you had actually gone to all that effort.

Admirable.

Thankyou!

thats just a little red cross - clue?

house centipede

Weapons-grade thanks to everyone who has helped me out so far!

I've also had a few people fill out the form on surveymonkey so thanks to those too!

I have a number of bikes, each would have a different answer for this survey.

Get all you bikes to answer my survey then? Please?

ACE! Horny Manc gets done up like a kipper from a gang of scally Scousers!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRkim2nbuN8

terms of use fail

haha thanks...?

Apologies for the frequency/number of these surveys, and thanks to everyone who has taken part in my questionnaires so far! I am really grateful to everyone who has taken the time to answer my (sometimes stupid) questions.

Here is my next survey! Hopefully my next thread will have some prototypes/CAD models for you to laugh/look at and give feedback...

I have made a copy of the survey here for those of you who prefer for your answers not to be seen by everyone else.

OK here goes:

Q1: Regarding saddles, which of the following do you consider the most important? (please choose one)

• Aesthetics
  
• Comfort/ergonomics
  
• Aerodynamics
  
• Lightness (in terms of weight)
  
• Strength/durability
  
• Ease of use
  
  

Q2: Again regarding saddles, please choose 2:

• Strong
  
• Cheap
  
• Light
  
  

Q3: Please mark on the following scales how important you feel the saddle/seatpost attributes are in comparison to each other (mark '5' if you think they are equally important.
Mechanical/visual simplicity 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9 Adjustability
Strength/durability 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9 Lightness (in terms of weight)
Aesthetics 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9 Sustainability/environmental issues
Traditional 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9 Modern
**Comfort **1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9 Aerodynamics/streamlining

Q4: Finally, is anyone else scared shitless of these?

Thanks very VERY much to everyone who takes part, either on here on at surveymonkey!

cardiel actually rides a track bike, and i think it probs is

see here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bb7taeZMowI

Thanks for posting that mate

I saw Cardiel in that *Fixed *magazine, but hadn't really heard anything else about him since the incident.

Good to see he's still ripping around

Those tyres look like they could roll over a swimming pool full of custard and for that reason, I'm in.

You can crush us
You can bruise us
But you'll have to answer to
O-oh, Brixton Cycles