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Sorry chaps, got to Selly Oak and almost got blown off my bike. felt a bit wobbly, bottled it and came home! pathetic, I know. hopefully next time.

not sure. there's a Facespaz page though if you wanted to check. there seem to be lot's of Manchester connections with some of them so maybe they wanted to attend both....

Ok, well I'm off to Moseley for a leisurely ride before the rain/sleet starts again. might see you there later if it doesn;t rain. is it that shady looking place up Highgate?

no, not yet. and apologies if I sounded like a dick in my last post.

I've been stuck behind it once a few months ago on the way to the Blues and wondered what was going on. I'm sick and tired of the cycle lanes in Brum and hoped I could help raise awareness. is it worth going? I'm not normally keen on demo's etc but the state of the roads is pretty shocking in places.

I'm also angry about the quality of driving, the amount people drive, drivers' lack of awareness of cyclists, sharing of bus lanes with buses (who's idea was that) and the fact that I rode from Cologne to Amsterdam without EVER riding on the road - it was proper, designated cycle paths for 260miles!! They even have their own signage and lights ffs!

I assume he means "would it make any difference what day it is on as long as there is a Brum representation at a Critical Mass event".

lol doesn't mean lot's of love :s

lol, of course not. but it does mean the jet-setters amongst us can get to more than one per month. paris, san fran....the choice is yours ;)

Easy there. I've never played polo before but it looks like good (dangerous) fun. I'm bored as I've just been made redundant. If there's somethign going on tonight I'd like to cycle up and see what happens. Never played before but would be interested to see if I could do it? Is there anything on?

@edscoble: I've been round and confirmed with a neighbour that a guy matching his description (black guy in a very white part of the city) lives there and a car matching the description is often there. Unfortunately the car was not there and he told me it wasn't his anyway. Hence I can't imagine it's insured. I might pop down to the cop-shop later and find out what's going on as it's been a month. They're dragging there feet and I reckon it's something to do with the off-duty copper who saw it and got the car reg wrong.

I was just reading those links when you posted that. Could be an option but I'm Brum based so might not be of help. Cheers, I'll report back when I've talked to PC Lazy-fooker.

I'll be there on Friday.

Will reserve judgement until then but will go with an open mind.

Got side-swiped about a month ago and the swine drove off as I lay in the street. Fortunately an off-duty copper saw it and chased him down! Unfortunately she got his reg number wrong (!) and now they can't trace the car. Caused probably £200 damage to my bike and clothes but after a month they say they still can't trace the guy. Not sure what to do as they keep saying they're working on it. I know they've got bigger things to worry about but this guy could have left me for dead.

I know his address though as he told us (me and the copper) and I've been round to check it's him. Do I let the coppers do their thing indefinitely or just go round and demand some cash off this guy? I've just been made redundant and need my bike fixed but he said it was his "sister's" bike and he wasn't insured. Sigh. Part of me wants him punished (points and fine etc) and part of me wants a new jacket and handle-bars/stem!! :)

Hello everyone. My name's Gaz and I live in Brum but spend my weekends in London. Been lurking for a while but thought I'd sign up.

I ride a Pearson Touche and it's the lick :)

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If you see me in Bearwood/Harborne/Moseley or Nunhead/Peckham/Lewisham give me a shout and I'll say hello :)