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The turd location there is most apt. repped

The Tower Hamlets internal post vans are also repeat offenders. Presumably because the renowned zeal of the borough's civil servants absolutely demands timely delivery of documentation.

Gave a chap on a shopper a quick pep talk at some lights on Bethnal Green Road this morning, after he'd been stopped by a market stall from riding round the left of a bloody concrete mixer of all things. He took it in good heart - bit of luck he'll not do that again.

It's the eyes, the chilling blankness in the eyes that gets me, as they stand in the middle of the road 4 metres from a crossing point, about to walk straight out in front of you.

I'd have settled for seeing the eyes of the chap I hit a week or so back*. Unfortunately he trotted briskly into the road to hail a cab, facing away from me.

*I stayed on (+1 to playing rugby as a kid) and he was very obviously unhurt. To his credit he bounced up and apologised. First time I've hit a ped since I was a kid :-(

Leaning, you say? (Note that the front wheel is slightly countersteered - that plus a lot of weight transfer is what does it).

Get one of Scott not Scot's if you can - they're amazing.

Put the gears back on it and sell it to someone who'll use it for its designed purpose - nice rides in the countryside and light touring?

Last time I was looking for spokes, this lot: http://outspokencycles.co.uk/spokes/index.html seemed to be pretty good value.

Nah. Took note of reg and reported him. If he drives that like routinely it won't take him long to lose his license/PCO badge with a bit of luck. Which will, if nothing else, give me a little smile every time the unemployment figures are announced.

One small tip - Campag brakes depend on the lever to release tension in the brake cable for wheel removal, whereas Shimano (and clones) have a lever on the brake caliper itself. That said, I'm Shimano-allergic so just rely on the give in the tyre.

They also turn up on hired MTBs in Sicily from my recent(ish) experience. I thought I'd pump up our tyres a bit before we set out in the morning and was a bit baffled by the valve system, but was rescued by one of the vineyard labourers (we were staying at a winemaking Agriturismo) who explained, as I struggled to keep up with his Italian*, that he'd been an aspiring pro rider in his teens and early twenties and had raced all over europe.

*I can understand a bit, speak almost none and Sicilian is a whole other world.

54.09 at http://www.totalcycling.com, says google. IIRC I paid about £50 for the last lot at BLB.

I'll add my usual +a lot for Excellights. Easy to build with and entirely unscathed after two or three years of commuting duties. Unless I was racing and wanted aeroweenieness, I'd use them without question for any future set.

Another vote for Montane's non-waterproof windshirt here. Packs down to nowt, keeps the wind out miraculously well and even in a pissing rainstorm keeps a lot of cold water out. The waterproof version not so good according to thatmessengerchick's blog.

Still - cabbies. Bunch of cunts, eh.

Three weeks, three mates taken off by London's world-famous "best taxis in the world". Luckily, the worst injury was a broken hand. This is why I have one of House of Pistard's famous FUCK TAXIS stickers on my bike.

EDIT: oh, and the salt-of-the-earth cabbie on Euston Road who clipped my elbow with his wing mirror to jump a just-turning red I'd stopped at on account of all the peds crossing.

The problem with cars is - they need to be driven often in order to function properly.

I own a roadster I haven't used since last year. I've noticed during the last MOT the emissions become very high. And the engine will probably pack up soon, as there's no lubrication.

Hence the success of the car/van-sharing schemes. You get a brand-new vehicle which is used every day and only pay per journey and the car dies of mileage instead of rust.

Brown steel road bike SS conversion, stickered up with shortish flat bars. Lives outside The Forum off Roman Road. Are you on here? If so, howdy neighbour! I'm the one with the stickered up Fuji with green tyres and the big tache.

yup. And honestly I don't want people to be encouraged to cycle past Bow roundabout or over the flyover if they're not already confident enough to do it as we'll just end up with more cyclist deaths.

Problem with that it that if you live one side and work the other, there's your ready-made commuting-two-miles-by-car excuse. The car park at my office is terrifying for this: just north of Old Street roundabout and packed with cars showing residents permits for Islington, Tower Hamlets and Hackney.

As a bonus, you get a "sitting sprint" where consciously using your calves more gets you a bit more cadence at top speed without having to climb all over the bike.

If your quads are getting sore, maybe you're mashing a bit as you get tired? Remind yourself to pedal in circles rather than just stamping on the pedal from 1 o'clock to five o'clock. I have to do this quite consciously at the end of long rides and it definitely helps with both fatigue and aches in particular muscles as it forces you to engage your whole leg.

Go to the Wenlock or failing that to the Old Fountain. Excellent beer at both, which is what matters*.

*I am old and grumpy.

Nhatt awesoming westward on bethnal green road as I returned from work.

Congee... BLEEAURGh!

I like a nice savoury congee, meself. Chinese Experience on Shaftesbury Avenue used to do a smashing roast duck congee - utter comfort food.

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1) Steff

Your level of cycling skill and awareness, something we should all strive to develop/maintain throughout our pedalling years, has an impact which dwarfs that of a lid.

This. Very much indeed.