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rounce

Member since Sep 2009 • Last active Dec 2018
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  • in General
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    @coventry_eagle Yep, I thought it was you! I bought Scott's old bianchi D2 from you years ago. Hope you're well.

  • in General
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    Apologies for my terminological error (and thanks for the correction+explanation). I hope my original point was clear, they're intentionally creating a scenario where a crash is highly likely.

  • in General
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    Driving car / riding motorbike, getting ready to do my unrestricted moto tests, rocking L's atm :)

    How are you? Good I hope.

  • in General
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    Ah gotta love the idiots who fight like crazy to undertake you then drop back so you're half-wheeling them, forcing you drop back to a safe distance, rinse & repeat. Usually the same geniuses who will sit in the blindspot of another road user then are suddenly surprised when they are almost left hooked. The lack of basic Highway Code knowledge is astounding. These people (hopefully) wouldn't operate dangerous machinery without proper training or at least reading the instructions, why this sentiment doesn't apply to the road I'm still unsure. A lot of "monkey see, monkey do" going on IMO.

    I'm often tempted to drop the dough on a CTC instructor course and offer free training to these individuals, though I doubt it'd do any good as many seem to think they're above it all. However, I sometimes try and initiate a conversation to try and discover the rationale behind their actions - only one person has obliged (luckily a logical intelligent human), and I emerged from it with greater understanding of what happened and also ways to avoid in future (we were both at fault, but not how either had originally thought) - more often than not they're immediately on the defensive giving out abuse, or some tribal car blaming BS. I don't even get this shit from North London 14 year olds on stolen mountain bikes.

  • in General
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    Been driving/riding (motorbike) a lot recently, often find myself thanking people for looking over their shoulder before manoeuvring across the front of me, it happens so rarely. Commuters in race kit, obviously nowhere near as strong as they think they look, tend to be the worst offenders: riding at their absolute limits to shave a few seconds off their commute. Yep, because we all know riding full whack in rush-hour traffic fumes is gonna do wonders for your VO2 max. Seems like safe cyclists are in an ever shrinking minority in London, dangerous cnuts however are in rich supply.

  • in Midweek Evening Rides (TNRC, WNKR)
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    Yo I'm bailing for this one, just been out on a quickie to/from Epping, popped back to get bank card and split the zip on my saddle bag and spent ages trying to refix now am super late 😰

  • in Midweek Evening Rides (TNRC, WNKR)
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    @Rod_Munch kthxplz

    Also, where are riding-out crew leaving from?

  • in Midweek Evening Rides (TNRC, WNKR)
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    @rhowe What size (and where are you)?

  • in Midweek Evening Rides (TNRC, WNKR)
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    Anyone got a spare light? F'kin love this route! Would be totally down for the ride out also

    Train out:

    1) middleofnowhere
    2) Ruserius
    3) cgg
    4)
    5)

    Ride out:

    1) rod_munch
    2) rhowe
    3) YAL
    4) rounce

  • in Complete bikes and frame & forks
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    Head tube angle: <3

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