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What's Palin got to do with anything?

Well that is a question that many Americans are asking right now.

The reason that I mentioned her is that the link that you posted took me through to a site that appeared to be selling campaign tat for the US elections. Could be simply because i am currently in the US and was directed to that portion of their site. An example is below.

Perhaps Palin rides brakeless.

Have to hope so.

Although I ride with two brakes and, when necessary, two lights, I have just got to tell you all that I don't have a bottle cage. Yes, I ride "Cageless".

Hardcore or wot?

Last night riding home around 11 pm I came across a guy dressed in black riding without lights the wrong way along a one way street straight at me.

We didn't collide.

I have almost be knocked off twice this week by scooters in cycle lanes.

There are enforcement cameras on bus lanes because illegal use of bus lanes delays buses.

There are no enforcement cameras on cycle lanes because illegal use of cycle lanes only puts cylists' lives at risk.

Tram tracks are roughly the same size as a bicycle wheel. If an inexperienced cyclist ends up in the groove they can be stuck helpless and directly in the line of fire of a tram, whcih in turn has difficulty in stopping. A bit of panic and the result is ghastly. Tram and cycles don't mix well.

I ought to correct my earlier post. Experienced Australian cyclists are delaying our buses....

Absolutely. My fixie has exactly the same set up as my road bike. My fixie is the most beautiful fixie that I have seen.

I though all Australian cyclists were over here clogging up our roads and delaying our buses.

The issue is that one can identify a driver from his or her number plate and that anything derogatory writtien and osted about that driver might be constured as defamatory. If it is, a libel suit could follow. A defence to libel is that the statements are true or that they are fair comment (ie an expression of opinion untainted by malice) on a matter of public interest.

That said, people who drive poncy cars badly are generally better capable of funding defamation proceedings that fixie riders.

It is better to avoid unnecessary proceedings and incidental cost but not identifying the drivers.

Truly awful. Never pass a truck on the left. Educate new cyclists.

Sympathies to the family of the man who died and to the young man who lost his legs.

If you do attach a front light, and somehow cycle at the speed of light, then switch it on...
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What would happen?

You would probably crash as the action of switiching the light on at that speed would destabilise you and slow your reaction times which would have to be very fast particularly in traffic. If you were riding fixed, you would also, before switching on your light, autocombust as your legs would be spinning so fast that your jeans or lycra shorts would ignite from the friction. Your chain would probably break as well. Pedestrians could be a problem particularly if it was dark and you didn't have your light on. At that speed a helmet would offer scant protection. Goggles would be a good idea as flies hitting your eyes at that speed would probably blind you.

7:45am: a dark haired guy with a chain ring tattoo on his calf going down New North Road. Track standing at the Essex Road lights and then again at the lights at the bottom of NNR.

There can be no bad chocolate bars, they fall into that rarest of categories along with blowies,

'Even bad ones are still good'

I would not like to have a Turkish Delight blowie.

Perhaps the rhyming slang says it all....

Don't most threads flow like dadaist poetry?

Indeed, I compose mine by cutting up the posts of hard core posters and reassembling the words or letters in an ad hoc fashion. The veritable Tristan Tzara of the LFGSS site, I am*.

[*This post has used words or characters from multiple different sources including Hippy, BMMF, Pyjamas, Chris Crash and Tynan]

Total nonsense. Chocolate covered raisins are terrific although the yoghurt ones are even better.

Chocolate covered almonds are also very fine. Indeed, I sometimes wonder whether it is the almond rather than the cachew that is truly the King of Nuts.

Maybe the ideal domestique would be a really irritating sod who would constantly wind up his team leader with arguments and insults. No need for EPO then.

I've never eaten a Lionbar and am far to large and old for skinny jeans, white or otherwise.

Just so as you know.

technically you dont wake up if your dead, but ill take your advice because that really doesnt sound like my cup 'o tea...

Thanks for that piece of scientific advice. If and when I wake up tomorrow, I will now do so with confidence that I am alive without having to ask the missus for confirmation ;o)

Good luck at the hospital.

The physical exertion of cycling creates adreneline which makes you more aggressive. It is worth being aware of this and, when appropriate, calming yourself down rather than flying off the handle at poor innocent passers-by. On the other hand, it is worth harnessing the aggression and using it effectively against numpties and other unnecessary road users....and then speeding away from the incident. Remember adreneline is produced to assist both fight and flight. Better to bugger off and ride again.

+1

Ignoring concussion could be very serious. It is worth the diabolical wait at the hospital just to be sure that you don't wake up dead or brain damaged.

Not to be all c+ about it but this morning a helmet came in pretty handy. It's the second time i've been over a bonnet and i never seem to land the right way up. New helmet time again. Booo!

Other than the helmet, hope you are OK.

Will

It was nice to meet you but I am very sorry to hear you say that I have not achieved hipster status.

My wife caught me looking at those photos, so she began to strip and then straddled my bike.

Now my seat's all wet.

Thanks!

I note that it took almost 30 minutes for the first comments to emerge....

My goodness me. Bikesnob has posted this link today.

http://fleshbot.com/5038926/wheelin-around-naked-girls-and-bikes-what-more-do-you-need

Emilia

Condolences on your loss. Hope the cuts and bruises heal quickly.