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Or this nasty word 'nodder'. That should be banned with immediate effect. Why discriminate?

This is weird. Last night I swear I saw someone walking away from my bike. Then on my commute home I found my front brake didn't work property for some reason and I therefore went head-on into a Land Rover.

Funnily enough, that was the same Land Rover whose brakes I fixed earlier, when I spotted it parked in the street and thought it could do with a service.

It's bonkers Britain!

You sound like Noel Edmonds. Maybe you should get a crappy show on Sky too.

:)

Oh christ, no. Nearly spilt my coffee all over my Daily Mail.

How bout this..

the pro-helmet lobby do piss me off with their assertions and unfounded declarations

Any 'authorities' trying to tell me what's in my best interests piss me off.

It's all part of the dumb down. In broken Britain the lunatics have taken over the asylum. Freedom of choice is being replaced with 'experts' telling us what to think, and what to do. Of course, all it's really about is vested interests and money, as usual.

Pretty soon there will be taxes on cycling, compulsory cycle training, and helmets will be mandatory. Who's that gonna benefit? Me? No. Helmet manufacturers, training organisations, the government? Yes.

Why not make steel toecaps compulsory too, to protect the feet. And, of course, heavy duty gloves. Why not force folk to wear a suit of armour, 'in their best interests'.

Fuckers.

-1 to twitter from this cynical old git. :)

where the hell are we going...

Basically I think it all comes down to gabba gabba hey. ;)

Ayn Rand is a bit of a dickhead. How is laissez-faire capitalism doing these days, anyway?

:)

Heh, I never knew her bro'. Just though the quote illustrated my point quite well, that was all.

<< traffic lights are designed for traffic (cars and vans) not cycles. >>

that's a bit naive are we not traffic as well, where in the Highway Code does it mention cyclists are exempt? if we all choose to legally share the same bit of road then we all respect the rule of the road, they're there for a reason (and no, I'm not ol' Bill I'm an everyday cyclist!)

It's all about common sense, not rules and regulations. Would you wait on red at 3am on a deserted street cos it says so in a book?

Ride where you want, just don't get caught.

Just my four pennorth.

"The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayn_Rand

......don't understand all this alarm about trying to get away and evade the police stopping you all it does is escalate a situation, wouldn't it be cheaper (and safer!) to fit front and rear lights when riding after dark and maybe not to "jump" the lights when red even if the road acrossways is empty?
scratching my head at the logic of this reasoning!

Scratching MY head at YOUR reasoning. :)

Funny how we're all different innit..

There's a fair bit of the old 'boys and their toys' about the whole outdoor clothing thing, esp among the weekend warrior crowd. So much bollox marketing out there for them with more money than sense.

That said, sometimes you gets what you pays for. End of the day, you pays your money, you chooses your compromise. Aldi have good quality cycling gear at unbeatable prices.

Having trashed the 'techies', I must confess to a fondness for Montane featherlite windshirts. Not cheap, but by far my most worn garment.

Just ought to add that IF pulled over, then of course I would of make eye contact! I'm talking about when cycling generally. Just read my first post and realised it could be misconstrued.

The golden rule is to NEVER, NEVER, NEVER make eye contact with 'em.

So if someone carelessly knocks me off my bike and I proceed to accidentally wrap my bike around their head, can I get off with a slapped wrist claiming that their lack of a full-face helmet is contributory negligence?

I'm sure there would be plenty of lawyers out there ready to assist, on a no-win no fees basis of course. ;)

And plenty of daft judges willing to listen..

The difference is that there is not an equivalent instruction in the Highway Code (or elsewhere) suggesting that pedestrians should wear helmets, nor is it common practice for pedestrians to do so.

Lawyer-speak.

Bloke I knew sold insurance once. Always told his punters they could NEVER have enough insurance. Made a bob or two.

Never bothered with it himself. Said it was a con.

Judge Antman says:

Since helmets aren't compulsory there is no case against the cyclist for not wearing one.

Next.

just ride and dont look back thats what i do!

Exactly.

Never wear phones in public. Don't like being minus one of my senses. Come and mug me.

Saying that, riding with music is a great feeling. Wouldn't do it in town though.

+1 to Crystal Castles. Ramones, Crass, Husker Du, Pixies. Bit of Bachelors of Science. Or a bit of trance. All good for me.

^^^ Hotness... Right there... In that picture...

wot he said.

Once they get talking about things they like, and think you want to listen to what they ahve to say, they'll lose interest in the reason they stopped you and will be far less inclined to follow through.

True enough. Most are desperate for friends. More and more of them these days aren't really up to dealing with the heavy duty crims, and go after the easy targets to keep the numbers up. Fortunately, most have enough common sense not to give a fuck about cyclists.

I never, EVER, make eye contact with police, and on a couple of occasions when yelled at have simply ridden on as if I didn't hear 'em.

23's for me. Never had significant probs with punctures, but I keep em well inflated. Used 25's once cos they were all I cld get hold of quickly. Couldn't really tell the difference, so went back to 23 for that less is more look. Haven't tried anything smaller yet.

...when you look at every single bike on the road, every single bloody one, and are able to see if there is a rear derailleur faster than you would have ever thought possible.

+1. Beautiful. Still nodding in agreement.

When you get the distinct feeling that your friends, colleagues etc are deliberately avoiding the subject of bikes, lest they have to put up with your fixed gear repertoire yet again.

And when you lump all other cyclists together with m*torists as 'just sheeple, really'.

http://www.bournemouthfixie.com/

Yeah, got so busy with my rant against the politically correct 'training' culture lol I forgot to say I hope that wrist heals up real soon JJ. They can be buggers to heal because it's one of those areas that's so difficult to rest properly.