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To be fair though, those are just the ones I could think of off the top of my head.

You heard of a puffin crossing?

Don't really get those in London though..

I saw something about those on wikipedia. Never heard them before, though.

Nice! What's up with the rear spokes, though?

+1 for the effort, though

I forgot about the 'ped-xing' thing! I was raised calling them 'zebra crossings' (the American way) because that's what my (Irish) mother told me they were called. Never got an odd look when I used that term... I swear I've heard others use it. But you are absolutely right about 'ped-xing.' That is way common. Sadly, though. sidewalks (er... 'pavements') are in short supply in most US cities once you get out of the city centre. We really are a culture in love with automobiles.

Au contraire! We have them in the US, and we certainly don't pronounce them the British way. That said, not all Americans would probably call them a 'zebra crossing' anyway. To be fair, most Americans can't be arsed to walk anywhere in the first place!

More pedantically, he was the Minister of Transport when they were introduced. "Belisha beacons" is the name givcen to the orange lollipop-like beacons which ar epositioned either side of zebra crossings. Zebra crossings are so called because they are black and white like zebras (pronounced zebras not zebras as the Americans do). No idea why pelican crossings are so called.

Of course. Unless you're in the US or anywhere that pronounces the word 'zebra' differently.

Slightly off topic, My grandad always calls Zebra crossing "belisha" crossings after the guys comissioned them. It rubbed off on me and I call them belisha crossing every now and then, with the result of friends giving me lond odd looks.

I pronounce them the American way (ZEE-bruh) because I whenever I use the British pronunciation (for almost any word) I imagine my friends back home making fun of me for 'putting on a fake English accent.'

link for you :)

Thanks. I get a massive 'fail' for not googling that myself!

@MikeC - No problem with you RLJ'ing etc as it's your own neck, but riding on a pavement, cycling through pelican crossings with people crossing is just.....

What's a pelican crossing? I know what a zebra crossing is, but I've not heard of a pelican crossing...

(bear in mind that I've only been in the UK for two years).

just wondering if anyone in heres into hardcore
know theres a guy into nausea wondering if theres any more people into it?

If you can find any of their records, there was a great post-hardcore band from Jacksonville, FL called Twelve Hour Turn. Very good. I liked most of the stuff on No Idea records. Not so into that stuff anymore, but sometimes it's fun to give it a listen.

Fixed fixed fixed.

It's so efficient.

...Unless you have to climb a whole shitload of big hills. I say keep a geared bike and a fixed wheel bike. Then you have more options.

A "quart" is a close American approximation for a litre.

Well, to be fair, a 'quart' is an English thing. We just kept it after you lot sold out and went metric (which makes more sense, anyway).

Keith.

lolz.

No, i don't think they work on beard hair

You have a beard? What's her name?

Two Wheels Good in Stoke Newington? I've only been in there once to enquire about some new bars, and the guy I spoke with was very friendly and helpful.

It's not a Pashley.

I was thinking it was one of these:

http://bikesdirect.com/products/mercier/kilott.htm

I thought the decals on the seat tube were similar. There are better views if you look at the gallery for the black one.

Loving this direction.

its like a mature hipsters bike.

Is that one of those fake Merciers from the States?

edit: after a second look, I'm not so sure it is. Nice looking bike, anyway.

Middle-class bullshit.

That poster looks like something Goebbels would have come up with.

Well put.

I don't listen to music when riding b/c I am too worried about getting killed... but I imagine M83 would be great, especially at night.

I like those polished ones.

Shit, that actually does look pretty tasty. I assume it's free-range houmous, right?

Well, nothing beats a Carrot Dog.

I haven't ridden fixed over here, as I am still getting used to London traffic. But whenever I have ridden a bike, fixed or free, I always have been wary of the front brake. I know I'm not supposed to be, but I can't help it.

You're welcome. At least I didn't also point out that the Met is still a Home Office police force, even though it is overseen by the MPA. Oops.

I guess you don't see the irony in your statement, huh?