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supposed to give organs a rest

I wish the bloke next door would give his organ a rest - or use headphones.

Not4sale was taken off his bike by a car turning across traffic.

This happened almost directly outside my old flat.

I did not see the accident, but I did see the substantial amount of claret on the roads, and I saw the pictures that Not4sale posted up afterward- and met the man himself at the Bike and Kite Festival a little later on.

Now BlueQuin always derides helmets as "nasty foam hats", but I contend that Not4sale would have lost less cranial skin had he had a nasty foam hat on.

Someone has probably made the comparison already in one of the 50 pages before this one, but helmets are similar to gloves in a way- would they protect against a high speed shunt?

No, or the mitigation of the damage would be so minimal as to be undetectable, but at slower speeds they stop you having to get your girlfriend to wipe you arse (TM Hippy).

Thanks Neil - all cosmetic ... vv

*Just as gloves prevent minor wounds to the hands, cycle helmets are likely to prevent similar wounds to the head, but these are not serious injuries or in any way life-threatening. In the largest case-control study, 73% of head injuries did not involve concussion or other brain injury ]. Based on this wide definition, including all wounds to the head, helmet wearers will have lower rates of head injury. However, the case-control study evidence for other types of head injury is not as consistent as is often suggested. Although one frequently cited but much-criticised study claims that helmets reduce head injuries by 85%, all other studies predict more modest benefits, such as 39% or none at all (for some types of cyclists, e.g. cyclists over 15 riding on-road) .* from

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sorry

Strange - motorcyclists don't normally ride around with a tool in their hand do they ?

start calling out bad cyclists

**Well I'm often 'calling out' bad pedestrians (for example " thats a red light/man see ?!" ) but like an abusive comment from a passing motorist I'm gone in seconds and don't deal with any responses. Cowardly/can't be arsed to stop maybe or just some ingrained comradeship with 'fellow' cyclists has meant that I very rarely call out bad cyclists. **
Maybe I should but it will always tempered by the experience of alot worse/dangerous road behaviour by motorists.

So is it ... do you earn 90,000 greaterthan ?
or greater than 90,000 ?

Done.

On the topic of education. I have until the end of next year to decide wether I want to do a third degree in 1 year. I'm thinking no right now.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLEMJdSH4PE

Oh, you said £90,000+ too? I hope we're not skewing the results too much

No I said 65+ once

Done - three times to cover all possibilities

Homoeopathy also works.

ctfy

Onions

I saw school children standing in the road yesterday - the teacher led one child out across the pedestrian crossing who was instructed to stand facing the (stopped) traffic arms out wide and another to do the same to the parallel cycle lane where I was. When the rest of the school procession had all crossed the road the 'monitors' gave a wave and a "thank you" and we moved on. The little kid stationed in front of me exaggerated the arms and legs bit - big grin - thumbs up.
This was near Noordwijk (Holland).

It's still amazing how the word 'cycling proficiency' looms large in people's memories. I regularly get into conversations with non-cyclists who want to tell me about how great their cycling proficiency test was, partly because in many cases that was the last time they rode a bike, as it put them off so much. :(

Yes - it was compulsory.

I took the Cycling Proficiency test in my junior school playground in 1965. I can't remember getting a book but I did get a

badge.

The 'instructor' ( local copper ) asked us how often should you oil your chain ...
He got answers like 'once a day' and 'twice a week' etc.

I answered " when it needs it - Sir "

Well I never!

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I wait behind them doing that slightly passive-aggressive clicky brake thing until they notice me, and then pass by with their good wishes. This is the politest option I've found. The problem here is that bells sound rude, and so does 'excuse me'. Even if you are literally excusing yourself, 'excuse me' in England sounds intolerably pushy.

Get in first with " bloody cyclists ! "

I hate cyclists on the towpath! Drives me nuts. It's really not the place to ride. Especially on the busy bits between Hackney and Islington.

Sorry, had to be said. Was furious last Sunday with all the speeders whizzing past me!

I hate cycling on any paths - toe/foot/cycle.

Unless its super cycletowhighway the whole experience is littered with pedestrians/dogs/fishermen/towhorses/nudists/drinkers/a depth of water/youthgangs/water specific insects/low bridges ...

and all at walking pace.

Someone is going to be pissed off.

Quick push into the water to get bitten by a rat and get some fucked up waterborne disease or assaulted by a methadone addicted swan is what they need!

What ? The morons from British Waterways ?

http://www.bikeforall.net/content/cycling_and_the_law.php

Thanks Will.
Comet were very good - gave me HP credit.
The bigger the man the harder he falls.

I would just like to solemnly announce that my elderly PC died 2 days ago - the operations kindly offered on here were too much I fear.

Thanks anyway.

Tea_Bee, you should look in some saddlebag to removed some of the weight off your back.

Look at those Carradice saddlebag and the bagman adaptor that kept it stablised while riding, it's a good option.

There is something odd with that saddlebag setup - why are the side pockets horizontal ?

Aubergines - picked two hours ago and cooked.
Aubergines:

What does the writer not do if -
" my chain helpfully fell off After hearing the familiar crunch,