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First time I've ever been accused of that. I'll treasure it...
No offence meant - certainly wasn't trying to justify dangerous passes, especially given the danger the gentleman in my example put me in this morning.
@Brun and I were just commenting on the similar "must get to the front despite having nowhere to go" mindset is all, especially as perceived by drivers.
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Approaching E&C from the south this morning holding primary in the middle lane because, y'know, fuck squeezing up the right hand side of the buses.
Grey Volvo(?) driver behind me decides that even though the traffic is at a crawl I'm somehow inconveniencing him by being in the middle of the road. As soon as he thinks he sees space he gives it a few revs and a honk and squeezes past me on my left (using a bit of the bus lane in the process). Unbalanced, I only just manage to clip out in time. Cunt.
Looked back to see the driver who was now behind me gesticulating in a sort of "well you deserve it you were in the middle of the road" sort of a way. Ignorant cunt.
5/10 Didn't get killed, rest of the journey was actually pretty good.
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Seems like common sense that if 12 tonnes of bus is indicating to move into a particular space then you don't put yourself in that space. But hey, that didn't seem to stop people this morning.
Great awareness from the driver though - she made damn sure nobody else was coming through (after the 6 or 7 that had already done so) before she moved. Good on her.
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Southbound on Cavendish Road in Balham yesterday evening. That bit near the primary school where there are 2 or 3 "give way" pinch points.
Nearing a pinch point I take the lane. Hear a horn behind me, but I don't budge. As I go through the pinch point I hear the horn again. As soon as we're through and I'm about to move back across (honest), a driver pulls alongside me with her passenger-side window open.
"Get out of the road!" she screams.
"I'm allowed to be in the road." I reply, much more civil than I wanted to be.Her overtaking manoeuvre was not only dangerous, but our little exchange had distracted both of us from the zebra crossing outside the primary school, which we both sped through without really looking. Luckily the family about to cross were wise to what was going on and stayed on the pavement - could've been much worse.
I peeled off left onto Hydethorpe Road, partly for my own safety but mostly because that's the way home, so I didn't even get a chance to see if she'd stop and discuss the matter further. It's a pity - I had this uncontrollable urge to calmly and patiently explain the merits of primary position to her.
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After finally sorting out a fixed cog last night, and riding round the block a few times when I got home, I rode the 6 miles to work fixed this morning. What can I say? My curiosity got the better of me.
Fucking strange sensation the first time, isn't it? Tried to coast a few times, was quickly corrected by the bike. Clipping into a moving target is harder - I hadn't even considered that.
Didn't break any speed records, but didn't break any bones either.
10/10 Would experience new things again.
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Yikes, I'm assuming this was approaching the roundabout from the south? I can't say I'm surprised though - the number of idiots I see squeezing down the LHS of big vehicles there is astonishing.
Edit: Just realised I have no reason to assume it was from the south - except possibly the number of buses that drop off and pick up at that point - meaning the cyclists generally squeeze closer to the left hand lane of traffic.
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UPDATE: Went into the shop last night and explained the problem. Of course they couldn't do anything for me at the time (no mechanic - go figure) , but they've ordered a 3/32" cog which will arrive in a couple of days. So, on Wednesday they'll remove the incompatible cog and refund me for it, then fit the new one.
I get the feeling they're not going to refund me for labour, or give me Wednesday's labour for free, but I'll argue that point when the time comes and see how far I get.
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I'm aware of Sheldon's work :)
A chain should last more than a year, unless you're very fat and hitting a lot of hills. I wouldn't trust their judgement on that either.
It's not even been 6 months. The bike has seen some fairly heavy use, and I'm not great at keeping it clean and lubed. [Your mum joke not found]
Complimented a gentleman at the top of Clapham High Road on his unusual looking chain. Some googling reveals it to be a belt, not a chain. Didn't know belt-driven bikes existed - very cool. Didn't half make a racket when he free-wheeled though.