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cjcp
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Feltup
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redvee
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Location: Bristol
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snellgrove
Joined: 11 Sep 2008
Posts: 116
Location: Poole
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 Posted Tue Nov 3, 2009 5:41 pm |
I have seen it all now!!! 
In fairly heavy traffic, but moving around 20mph or thereabouts (I dont have a computer)
I'm creeping past cars when I can safely, and I pull along side a .... Renault Scenic I think?
******* DRIVER IS USING HIS LAPTOP ON THE PASSENGER SEAT 
I pointed at the laptop on the seat quite a bit, and he started F-ing and blinding at me. I wish the traffic was bad at the next roundabout.. not to give him a piece of my mind but to tell him "is work really that important??"
he had kids in the back too... I'm sure he'd really kick himself if he caused an accident. What an idiot 
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cjcp
Joined: 05 Dec 2006
Posts: 5366
Location: Where kids get up far too early
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The Running Man
Joined: 02 Sep 2009
Posts: 131
Location: Calne : Wiltshire
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will3
Joined: 16 Jun 2008
Posts: 1125
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Posted Wed Nov 4, 2009 11:18 am |
Well you see since using a mobile phone is banned he probably has mobile internet so he can use skype.
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ChrisInBicester
Joined: 05 Sep 2008
Posts: 943
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Posted Wed Nov 4, 2009 1:21 pm |
You know what Evans staff do that gets on my wick? Whatever you're about to buy, or are showing an interest in, the member of staff 'helping' you will announce that he's got / rides / used to have one of them, and by implication 'that's a wise choice sir...'.
Unless Evans staff all ride 16 wheeled bikes whilst wearing 8 layers of clothing and multi-layered shoes and carry enough enough lights to keep aeroplanes away from a radio mast, they give all the impression of telling porkies.
Yes I know it's their job. They could be a bit more discrete at it though.
Share your SC Stats. Who's done the most miles? |
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jimmypippa
Joined: 12 Dec 2008
Posts: 562
Location: Peak District
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pastryboy
Joined: 29 Jul 2009
Posts: 258
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Posted Wed Nov 4, 2009 6:08 pm |
I ride less than 2 miles on my route on the roads and nearly got taken out twice - both by impatient drivers going onto the wrong side of the road when it's pitch black.
I'd point out I had - hi-viz backpack, red flashing light at rear, front LED strobe, front P7 torch on low and ankle bands.
1 - going along just fine then a car on the other side of the road gets impatient sat behind a bus at a stop and just pulls out into my lane - had about a foot gap before they swerved back into the right lane. I veered onto the pavement just to be on the safe side.
2 - in primary on a 30mph road (holding about 24mph) because there's cars on the left and, like 90% of traffic, I'm about to turn right 100 metres ahead. Car goes around me and around a crossing island in the middle of the road, cuts back when it sees traffic coming towards it and is about a foot from my front wheel when it's back in the right lane. It goes on to turn exactly where I was intending to and got there all of about one second before me.
Pair of idiots - I hope they learnt a lesson from it and realised just how close they got (neither case was I able to hurl abuse at them).
Be patient and don't assume every cyclist is trundling along at 5mph so you can disregard them.
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Porgy
Joined: 27 Jun 2007
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Location: Greater London
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Rich_E
Joined: 07 Aug 2009
Posts: 128
Location: London
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Posted Wed Nov 4, 2009 6:10 pm |
| ChrisInBicester wrote: | You know what Evans staff do that gets on my wick? Whatever you're about to buy, or are showing an interest in, the member of staff 'helping' you will announce that he's got / rides / used to have one of them, and by implication 'that's a wise choice sir...'.
Unless Evans staff all ride 16 wheeled bikes whilst wearing 8 layers of clothing and multi-layered shoes and carry enough enough lights to keep aeroplanes away from a radio mast, they give all the impression of telling porkies.
Yes I know it's their job. They could be a bit more discrete at it though. |
You can find the same situation for pretty much any type of store though. Infact I even remember the first job I ever had, which was in retail. I distinctly remember my manager selling a product to a couple which he knew nothing about and never even used. It was rubbish though, and I felt quite bad that he was recommending them something which wasn't a good choice. But that's how sales work, but it is nice when you get someone who is honest.
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Kieran_Burns
Joined: 05 Aug 2008
Posts: 1998
Location: Derbyish
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Sicknote
Joined: 20 Aug 2008
Posts: 746
Location: North London
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Posted Wed Nov 4, 2009 9:31 pm |
| Porgy wrote: | Some time when I used to work nights (5 years ago at least) I passed a car driving along slowly on the Old Kent Road who had a DVD player propped up on his dashboard and he appeared to watching as he drove.
More recently driving down towards Bristol on the motorway my wife and I passed a silver merc driving along in the middle lane at 50mph. When we passed we could see it was a girl having a majorly animated phone call on her mobile and driving with one hand on the wheel.
I think that's the worst thing I've ever seen. |
I have seen a woman do this on the outside lane with people trying to get pass and some passing under her, plus she was doing 60mhp
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will3
Joined: 16 Jun 2008
Posts: 1125
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Posted Thu Nov 5, 2009 12:08 am |
Why can't bikes do 200 miles a week in all weathers with no maintenance?
Is a service interval of more than 500 miles really too much to ask?
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evil_breakfast
Joined: 29 Apr 2009
Posts: 57
Location: Londoner in Somerset
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Posted Thu Nov 5, 2009 8:37 am |
About 60% of my C2W is cycle lane, and according to...
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Cycle lanes. These are shown by road markings and signs. You MUST NOT drive or park in a cycle lane marked by a solid white line during its times of operation. Do not drive or park in a cycle lane marked by a broken white line unless it is unavoidable. You MUST NOT park in any cycle lane whilst waiting restrictions apply.
[Law RTRA sects 5 & 8]
didn't stop a 7.5t delivery truck veering into the cycle lane and nearly forcing me off.
I've actually caught myself using the "w++++r" sign a lot more over the last 2 weeks or so.
Are you suggesting coconuts migrate?
FCN 3
Defy 3+ (09)
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jedster
Joined: 11 May 2006
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Posted Thu Nov 5, 2009 4:27 pm |
So I was aware that I'd been neglecting the tyre pressures on my central london station bike. Quite pleased with myself for dragging the track pump from my office and getting the tyres up to 80 psi the recommended max. Just went out to grab a coffee and walked past my bike. Suspiciously flat looking rear tyre. On closer inspection it's flat and one rim has split and peeled away around about 40 degrees of the wheel.
AGGGGAHHAHHAHAHA!!!!!
AGGGGHHHHAAAA!!!!
That means I'm going to have to leave it locked to a lamp post and get the flippin tube and order a new wheel and get the tube tomorrow and
AGGGHHHAHHAHAH!!!!
Alright, the wheel didn't owe me anything since I got it with the frame in 1992 but still, there's no justice...
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Asprilla
Joined: 27 Feb 2009
Posts: 104
Location: RP & The Big E
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Posted Thu Nov 5, 2009 4:52 pm |
Last night on the way home I appeared to be the only cyclist stopping at redlights and not using the pavement.
A lot of kittens died last night.
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northstar
Joined: 03 Jun 2009
Posts: 121
Location: Surrey
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Posted Thu Nov 5, 2009 5:21 pm |
I got called "inhumane" by a woman in a 4x4 today, I stopped pedalling to let her take the line ahead of me going under this bridge but she chose to almost take me out and laughed about it afterwards.
There really should be psychological testing before getting a drivers licence.
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MonkeyMonster
Joined: 10 Aug 2009
Posts: 882
Location: Olympia--> SCR Racetrack <-- Angel
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Posted Thu Nov 5, 2009 6:38 pm |
To the twunts who thought it fine to just hop onto and ride the embankment pavement due to a bit of traffic... If you ever had cause to harrang peds or drivers for stupid behaviour I hope you think of yourself and your fecking idiotic habits first.
Modified Cannondale M500 [98]
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It's a bit of a shame that Holdsworth don't open around 8:30 in a way. (Although that's not a complaint about them - they're very helpful. 
