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He's just drafting.. Instead of breaking sharply (endangering you both) Why don't you a) just ignore him, or b) up your pace and drop him in the pain cave..

Just saying

Why should I have to go at any pace other than what I am comfortable with? Ignore him when he crashes into me as I manoeuvre, ignore him when he is blocking my view of traffic every time I look behind - no.

People who ride dangerously need to be told so, for everyone's future safety.

Dear Man on the blue On One - Embankment - Horseguards - Whitehall, 8.45 Monday 22nd,

I know you must be on here, because if you insist on riding 3 feet from my back wheel for more than a mile and then try to make small talk 'gotta love taxis', I know you must be truly dying for a spot on this thread. I was braking sharply not just for that taxi but to get you off my back wheel.

I was trying to tell you that you shouldn't tailgate people. The correct answer to this is not 'yeeeaaah'.

I was then trying to clarify that you are fucking dangerous, and to piss off, did you hear that, I wonder? I'm curious whether you know how dangerous you are or whether it doesn't matter as long as you get to talk to other cyclists that are trying to get away from you. I watched you do it to some other people too.

Just in case you were wondering.

Fucking weapon.

(Yeah so it's been 8 months, forum... hai!)

Someone riding what looked like Mark Horatio's old purple low pro this morning. Shoreditch High St/Bishopsgate. Um, you look like you need a bit of practice maybe? I'm sure there's mitigating circumstances though.

1. Jack Straw in my car park.

2. I'm not sure if these are related - but some seeminlgy off-duty courier (ie, on a go-slow) on a SS Surly this morning, who I overtook at Sun Street x Aldersgate Street, going west. Then 90 seconds later, a cyclist rather unsuccessfully trying to overtake me on Long Lane (by going slower than me, it would seem) and crashing smack bang into the back of a white van. Fucking funny shit, if you're going to ride like that! I have no idea if it was the same guy, but whoever it was, you maybe don't want to ride a bike for a living?

Jack Straw makes me feel important.
Other cyclists make me laugh/sometimes endanger my life.
Huh.

This is kind of random, but I found this distro off the back of www.collective-zine.co.uk, figured it'd be of interest to some (I am way too out of date to know what's up with these bands) http://sncl.collective-zine.co.uk/index.php. I've yet to find a reasonably good UK distro for this kind of stuff since Assembly Line and Rhythm Thief.

My chain was so slack it fell off and scared me silly, especially when it got jammed between my wheel and frame so I was skidding down Smithfield Street totally out of control. Or more out of control than usual, at least.

Also, I deliberately smashed a pint glass in the sink last night. So satisfying.

www.fillthathole.org.uk is run by the CTC - has a track record of success too, which is more than you can say for TfL.

My friend said 'for £20 I expect to see Eric Allen rise from the grave'. Enough with the reunions already.

Hi Vic... 'Twas I on the Surley... and nice to meet you and your SFX illusion bike, wonderfully trippy... What frame is under the vinyl?

Hello! Nice to meet you too. It's an old 70s/80s Viner underneath, so I have a vinyl Viner. (it amuses me, at least!)

Ha at 'wtf matt works' (wasn't me btw).

pauper

Matt aren't you meant to be doing freelance work Saturday?

Chap on a Surly last night on Victoria Embankment asking whether my bike was covered in wrapping paper. I didn't get another chance to catch up and ask whether you were on here.

Also, someone has a green and white Colnago conversion locked up in Richmond House. I like that you have bullhorns and box rims, whoever you are.

Got a lovely shout from Emilia this morning at Blackfriars - hello! (Sorry I was a bit slow, thought you might have yelled 'shit' or 'dick' to begin with - the things I mishear probably say a lot about me...)

It was Rupert and braley, yo. (Mackin' too on the corner of Essex road)

I believe I spotted Emilia pulling out of Temple Mark this morning - however, I was on the bus, which is best for teh safety of all other roadusers and myself. Nice cap though!

crosses fingers not the 10th! not the 10th!

Ha, people will choose polo over our wedding. I see it in my crystal ball.

Happy Birthday Mark!

Skully last night on Aldersgate Street - SKATEBOARDING IN THE ROAD, no less! (Yes it does require caps). I like your choice of transport sir!

Happy birthday Dale!

To the guy on the Charge Plug who pulled out on me on Long Lane/West Smithfield this morning: I have right of way - use your fucking brake, you prick.

There's been a Condor Pista EoM locked up in Richmond House (Whitehall)'s bike rack for the last two days. Who are you? You must be a visitor, since people at my work never have nice bikes (that includes me), or, usually, even a clue what one might be.

Someone on a cream frame with blue rims yelled and waved at me and Matt (Baddesigner) as we were heading north on Kingsland Road yesterday afternoon.

We waved back even though we weren't sure who it was... For some reason I think it may have been Nhatt? I'm sure it was a girl. My facial recognition skills are appalling though.

this morning about 8:50. Bethnal Green Rd junction with Shoreditch High Street - I saw a girl this morning with long red hair, small bike looked like a lugged steel frame with carbon-weave pattern on the main tubes, purple Vs and a pink LFGSS saddle dangler, so I guess she's a forumenger, but I didn't recognise her.

Hello if you're on here. I would have said 'hi' but I was late for work.

Hi, yes I'm indeed a forumenger, it is a lugged steel frame covered in carbon-effect vinyl and they are aqua-coloured rims. And we've actually met several times - once at east beers and also at Downham. Ha! Needless to say, I didn't see you at all, were you hiding?

Seb himself (flickwg) trackstanding at altitude coming south at Highgate Tube on Friday about 11.15am, we were in a tiny car going to The North, debating whether to distract you by shouting.