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This solves all problems, not cheap though!

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that is nice!!!!

Tow paths maybe not but bridleways certainly can, often at short notice. As jemjah implied that her road riding is going to be more limited then there is little benefit to a cross bike. Also, as cross bikes are very similar in dimensions and geometry to road bikes and jemjah has said that she might need stabilisers for a road bike, they may not be the best suggestion.

i kind of agree. i just still feel a bit weak and if i come into any trouble, my leg just isn't strong enough yet to take too much. if i jar it at all (i have very limited movement in my ankle, so it happens more than normal) it is agony.

i want something that feels really solid if a lorry thunders past me when i get back on the roads (still get a little tense when a lorry comes anywhere near me! even in a car).

I like the Kona's and would probably invest in a second pair of tyres if i do more extensive road cycling.

i know most of you will scream 'neither - road bike!!!!!' but having moved out of london i now want to cycle on bridleways and tracks, as well as (one day) a bit on the road.

i also think that i would need stabilisers on a road bike right now.... ;)

I am trying to save up to buy something half decent, something that i can cycle from Bristol to London along the canal next year. I reckon I want to spend about £500.

Advice please! :)

Do you think anyone actually informs Boris of these seemingly more frequent and weekly collisions, or do you think he is blissfully unaware in his own little world?

i've had guys cycle up to me and try some line, and an italian guy asked for directions and then followed me in the opposite direction. it just annoyed me.

however, even though i am capable on my own, i would appreciate someone stopping to see if i was ok if i had a problem, male or female.

I think all cyclists (and all car drivers) should do motorcycle CBT for 2 reasons:

1. The standard of training is superb and is all about road safety and traffic awareness, but is also about riding assertively.
   
2. Everyone can benefit from seeing how the other half lives. When car drivers go out on motorbikes they realise how scary and dangerous it is. When cyclists do they realise just how passive and dangerous their riding has been up till then.
   
   
   

i agree - did my CBT about 7 years ago and it makes you very aware.

i think it's education, all round. cyclists and drivers. and a complete british attitude change.... everyone is too agressive on the roads, in too much of a rush. pedestrians, cyclists and drivers.

i was back in london the other week (have moved out now), and was a passenger in my friends car, and to be honest it was frightening! i know i am now very sensitive, but the number of bikes that come at you from all sides at speed, and the number of drivers who don't look, don't indicate and drive so aggressively and selfishly was shocking! having been away from it for 8 months, it made me wonder how i ever cycled to work every day for years with all that metal around me!

but i am still very pro cycling - i just think the infrastructure isn't there, and Boris shouldn't be heavily promoting it until it is.

i hope you are ok ale, i know that horrendous metal noise only too well.

i really hope she is ok. my heart stops every time i read these threads. so, so sad.

i wish there was some way we could find out the outcome of these accidents and be able to send cards etc.

donate people, donate!!! :)

this is so sad. makes me shiver every time i read these posts.

a few months ago a foreign lorry driver drove into the back of a tractor and trailer in dorset and it threw thr farmer onto the road and killed him. the lorry driver drove on, parked up and managed to hitch hike to the nearest train station (claiming he had run out of diesel). luckily the police caught him and it turns out he was over the limit too.

i have to say, in the defence of the police, when i had my accident they were great and did everything they could. people have commented that they didn't look for witnesses until a week later, but that is because they have found that they are more likely to find witnesses on the same day of the week (i.e my accident happened on a friday, so they went back the following friday to try to catch people doing the same journey who may not do it any other day of the week).

i can film and edit (used to work in tv) and would really love to help. think it's a great idea.

i also think that at a grass roots level, now that drivers do a written exam to get their licence, that maybe there should be a section on cycling. i think so much of the problem is that many drivers feel that cyclists don't have a right to be on the road (my friends included!) and part of it is because they are scared of hitting them, so get angry instead. perhaps if drivers were made more aware and had more respect for cyclists before they even passs their test it might help.

and yes, cyclists should also do awareness courses. it works both ways. as a passenger in london the other day, it was scary when cyclists seem to appear from all angles! i know i am super sensitive, but all the cyclists in rush hour nipping through cars and lorries scared me. too much metal!

then a cyclist in front of us was cycling with no hands, shopping bag hangling off the handle bars. we commented on how silly that was, then he got out his phone and read a text message while goinging along. my friend who was driving hung back (knowing i am a nervous passenger around cyclists!). he went to put the phone back in his back pocket, over balanced and swerved into the missle of the road in front of the car. he tried to right himseld, but the shopping bag overbalanced him and he came down hard in the middle of the road. he was so lucky we were hanging back, otherwise the car would have gone straight over him. as it was, he got away with a nasty bang to the elbow and a bruised ego. but cyclists like that really don't help the cause!

HEMS sorted me out too - will def be donating! what they do is amazing, and i will hopefully be doing a ride for the next year.

so glad you are on the mend and hope the last hospital visit wasn't to bad and that you don't need any more (i have another one next month too. i wonder if we have the same consultants? ).

good luck to both you and your father in law : )

i really do hope she was as lucky as i was - it seems we were in almost the same position - i am sending all my positive vibes her way.

my thoughts are with her, her friends and family. it is such a horrible time for them.

flowers are a great idea, but some hospitals don't allow them (they say standing water is an infection risk, but i think it's more that it's more work for the nurses). i know that recieving cards and gifts in hospital after my accident made such a difference to me, helped me feel positive when i was really low - and the first guy to me at the scene came to visit me which was amazing, and we are still in touch.

god i hope she is ok

any news about the cyclist? my thoughts are with them

right you are.
I'm interested to know if there is anything we can all learn from.

will let you know when i can :)

i'm now living just outside bournemouth now - don't have a bike yet and am still pretty weak (after accident involving a lorry in london last year) but when i do am stronger i'd be up for it!

this is so sad. it makes me so angry when i see ads promoting cycling in london when the infrastructure just isn't there for it. saw the ad a lot while i was in hospital after my accident...

would def be up for a ghost bike ride, think it's a great idea.

so what happened jamjah ? if u don't mind me asking.

i'm afraid i'm not really allowed to discuss it until the court case is over. the driver is going to court on the 27th may....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRh3CpSf0mM&feature=related

Jem Jem pretty damn cool - glad you are coming back, better, stronger faster

:) :) :)

my physio called me the bionic woman last week!!! :)

Really pleased to hear that you are OK JemJah.

Did someone tell you about this thread or did you stumble across it? It must be odd, but maybe quite pleasing, to find a little part of the internet dedicated to your well being?

Welcome to LFGSS :-)

thank you everyone - i have a massive smile on my face now!

i had been told that there were some posts up on a few forums but it has taken until now for me to bring myself actually read them, but i just wanted to say thanks, having support makes such a difference.

would love to come to drinks sometime - not in london much yet (moved to the country when i came out of hospital to recover and am still here!) but when i am will definitely come along.

Fluff, you sound strong! I have yet to re-visit the accident site, but i think i need to. i agree that it is so important to be positive, look forwards and not feel like a victim.

hi,
i am the cyclist involved in this accident. thank you all for your support - i went through a fairly rough time and after numerous operations they managed to piece me back together again at the Royal London Hospital. I am now almost recovered and have been back on a bike :)