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Jesus wept.

that has got to be one of my all time favorite oaths. or sweet baby Jesus, if you're an American Southern black lady.

See, everyone thinks riding in NYC must be sooooo dangerous, so I get here and think, "Who cares, I've been riding in NYC" then hit my first five way intersection and nearly lose it! Oh, and don't forget turning into the wrong lane.

But I think I'm starting to get the hang of roundabout rules - freakin' exhileratin'!

You should try riding in Paris!

Woof, no thanks! Though, I must say I'm definitely getting better.

Last week or so I saw a green man, start to roll (I'm thinking now this is frowned upon??) and almost ran into a man holding his baby and crossing at yet ANOTHER green man??? never seen such a thing before...

Last night I was given a vanilla cupcake from that shop called Violet. It was fucking nice.

did it have pudding in the middle? those are the best.

London not even dangerous, fucking hell, one of the biggest myth about London.

Oh, Ed, you're crazy if you think London isn't dangerous! Try riding in NYC and then tell people it's not dangerous here. It's freakin' insane crazy time riding in London! Of course, you get used to it and someday, years later, learn how to navigate without constantly looking at the A-Z.

I don't get all this unfamiliar road bollocks either, they're roads, ride down them, don't get hit by cars.

bah! the first time I rode fixed I'd been riding with fixed riders for months, had been riding in London for months, had ridden in NYC for months before that.

and I was still freaked out.

the first time...wait, I take that back. the first time I rode fixed I went along familiar streets in NYC and was so freaked out by the ride I almost chucked the damned bike into the river and went back to ss.

OPs only problem was asking the question in a slightly nerdy manner. perhaps asking where he should try riding first would have gotten fewer assholey responses. but then, probably not.

and now that I've come late to the party, I'ma f off!

MURT 13 was the name of his failed bike shop. He didn't think to anodize the tyres and the hipsters laughed him out of town.

wait, are tyres the metal parts or the rubber parts?

I have the names and email addresses of the two main producers at BBC London, via a friend in tv journalism from another area in the UK. If anyone following these rider down threads is interested, PM me with your email address and I can pass them on.

From the friend: "Best way to pitch it is to suggest something visual to them – to accompany you on some sort of event, or route or something – with telly it's all about pictures."

If they were 2 short blasts it would indicate his intention to turn to port and leave you to his starboard side.

HTH

I've been getting pissed at drivers for honking at me but after the 2nd or 3rd individual I started to wonder if they weren't just letting me know they were behind me...

I always say "thank you" to the driver when I get off the bus at my destination. Does anyone else ?

I don't do it as often here b/c the'yre behind that box but when I was in NYC I always said hello and goodbye, thanks to the drivers.

On the whole I've had much better experiences sharing road space with buses here than in NYC. They're scary there!! Do NOT expect them to give way if you are coming up alongside them when they want to merge back into traffic.

yeah. but the question is if the hospital staff are willing to do that for him? fingers crossed. i'd love to see it.

well, this was in the States, but when I had my wisdom teeth removed, they said if I'd asked before the surgery instead of after they would have let me keep them.

i need a cry, a cuddle and a cheese sandwich.

+1

Yeah, I looked up BCDs on Sheldon Brown & figured that out. Thank you SO much for the info, I was worried I was going to have to sell the whole kit & kaboodle to avoid this issue in the future.

Specialites TA competition. Apparently only been used a month. Perfect condition but for some regular road use. Bought it off a forum member thinking my Pista cranks were 144, to my annoyance, they are 151 (or summat). £20, cash.

Once in 1986:

ass fail. no point unless she's got the badonka donk!

I think the gym solution could work,

I'd be wicked pissed if I was expected to shell out money for a gym just so I could shower if I wasn't going to be working out there. But then, I hate going to the gym.

It sucked that in my work wouldn't accommodate any cyclists at all (except the owner, of course) in helping them find a place to lock their bikes up inside. Especially after mine was stolen from directly out front of work. But then (again), I was able to change, had a locker, had showers & hair dryers if I needed but never did (I'm not smelly, even in the middle of a NYC summer). I worked at a spa.

If by "wipe out" you mean "forget to take your finger off the brake before pedaling and have heavy bag whip you off your bike and onto your back" then three weeks ago. Laughed my butt off, looked at elbow and saw zero contusions. Awesome!

saoron! it's even creepier when you go to reply cos all you get is those folded back ears and the eyes. haha!

gah, I had this problem. using calipers I got every measurement from 26.6 to 27 and 27.2 def. didn't fit. it's a pain.

I think uggs are acceptable for girls, so long as they're combined with sloppy jogging bottoms and a puffy gilet, for that 'just off the slopes' look ;-)

bleh, uggs are as bad as crocs! end of story.

as long s you can nose manual, into the pub garden :)

I was almost doing wheelies going up a hill at speed, with a headwind. Couplea times on a big pull/push combo the wheel popped up and I went WTF?!

ooh, now those are gorgeous!

I've gone for both options in the past. If I'm in Tescos and they give me change for a twenty when I gave them a ten, I'll keep schtumm. If it was my local corner shop, I wouldn't.

Similarly, if I'd been sent two expensive doohickies from Wiggle, I'd probably STFU about it, but if it was someone like Charlie the Bikemonger, of course I'd send one back.

Does that make me bad?

Having been a checkout girl, this actually happened to me, except it was a scam, and I got in trouble. The checkout person isn't Tesco, they're just somebody working there who is liable for your not returning the money. Eh, just trying to point that out.

+1 pinhead. they have headset locks, too.

where's this solid axle version? I was thinkin' when I was ready for a new wheelset I'd make sure I got quick release ones but if I can lock 'em up now I'm all for it. I'd rather carry a mini U-lock than a fuhgeddaboutit!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vil5dYXRn8g