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I walked out on a mesenger a year or two ago on Torrington Place, cars only travel one way, cyclists have their own lane for bi-directional travel.

It was most bizarre while i was looking left and stepping out i heard "screeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeech grunt, groan, puff, pant". i looked to the right as i was curious what the noise very close to my right ear had been. I was confronted by a red faced, sweaty messenger, both hands in a vice like grip on his brakes (glad he had them or i woulda be T-Boned) in the middle of a track stand. I yelped with fright, which seemed to cheer him up, i apologised, he went on his way.

TBH i deservered to be clattered

Edit: However the guy riding the bike in the above clip was/is a twat for what he said, but the guy who got hit should have looked both ways, i always do now even on a OWS :)

who has the IP address....

if the sale falls through i'll take it :)

the wife, having being reading over my shoulder asks "who's knob you been tugging now?"

that would imply previous, of which i cannot recall

over and out

(slightly drunk)

baldie

We do have some cycle messengers too, wonder if any are on here?

edit: sorry for going OT

bladie, you need to print out the 'i become death' sticker, stick them on your Addison Lee vehicle, and claim you never seen it before if boss said something.

I aint a driver, i work in IT ;)

Although i can still get a few of em stuck on lol

Baldie

Would advise you to duck and cover

Addison Lee drivers are held in lower regard here than myself, lynx, ga2g, black cabs and nodders rolled into one.

Yeah i hate them too, make my life a misery. I work in the office :) soon to be going elsewhere hopefully

Is now a bad time mention I work for Addison Lee?

That's a yes then.... lol

Naaah your ok I'd rather not! I don't pose for the camera or for pervy men! ;)

:) dont blame ya! lol

Are new forumengers allowed? I'll bring meh Paddy Wagon and my Irish rugby shirt and or Green Jersey :D

I'm not to sure if you were on about the lycra suit above or the man above that, but the lycra suit is a women's suit! :D and I look sexy in it!

You should attach a picture to prove to everybody :D

I'm clearly missing something here. As a straight bloke I quite like ladies. Now, I've always found that a great way to convey this is by not shouting abuse at them or trying to intimidate them. I know, it's just mental isn't it?!!!????

It's so sad to hear about how common this sort of abuse is. I know if I was in a relationship with someone who'd suffered this sort of abuse I'd be incensed.

I wonder if growing up as a young man with female siblings helps build respect? You'd hope so wouldn't you. I have a little sister and I'm terribly protective of her, it's often not conscious but literally instinctive.

+1

i would be so angry if one of those steroid taking, muscle bound, skinhead, psychotic wankers had a pop at my wife. I would certainly contemplate writing them a very stiff letter i can tell you!?!?

How's that not sexy??!! Lycra SEXY!!

TBH i love wimmin in anything skintight, esp. Lycra (yes, yes sexist i know)

+1 for Lycra being sexy

funny, but actually like the way the bars look in the second picture.

imo the worst thing is that bike.

fixed more

your dad = my new hero

He has some great stories

Oh and he never had brakes or a helmet either, but made sure i did lol

Sorry for a bit of a boring story, but i think it fits here

My dad (now 77) was a great road racer and grass track racer in Ireland in the 50s/60s as i grew up in the 80s/90s he would take me out training and i loved his stories of how training should be a pleasure. All i remember other people saying was "no pain no gain".

Anyway my dad would hang the geared bikes up on 1st October and from then to 1st March it was 'fixed gear' only, adding a tooth here and there to get the power back, i would even have to ride my first few TT's of the year fixed (undergeared), getting faster and faster, desperate to get the geared bike down to finally throw everything at the TT course.

Since those days i have i great fondness for riding fixed, it's just great.

If it's TT and Sportives your riding, fixed will do you the world of good. Keeping a sensible gear stops you blowing a gasket after 20miles, and you will always finish.

My dad told me once that he rode his track bike from cork to tipperary (60miles) for a grass track event (25 mile), with his cane race wheels (wtf!) over each handlebar. Whats more he rode back after!! 145 miles in total on 46x15

I'm a mamil :)

it was crack'n'fail, rhymes for with cannondale :P

aaaaah yes, it all comes flooding back, the guys walking back to the start house on the club 10 TT :)

got a bit of a thing for stealthy Cannondale's at the moment..

OT: but do cannondale still have the nickname snap'n'fail? (used to years ago...)

This is cuddling the sturgeon, just sayin'

What's better than the Lycra stigma is the fact i have been asked if i'm wearing a bra.... (outline of HRM chest strap seen through back of jersey)

The bastard wouldnt listen, and as i took my top off to show, i reveal bib shorts....

I just accepted i looked "gay" and cycled off

HTH

Is that an apple crumble pie?

shirley is Rhubarb crumble pie

...that's why there is no need to enforce it any further or legislate against it, unless there is proof otherwise.

It is already illegal to ride without a front brake with a fixed gear, and illegal to ride without front and rear brakes on single speed and geared bikes

How much further could you legislate against it??

has anyone got any tips on stripping and re-painting carbon wheels?
well, this wheel!

There are some websites, that i can't find atm that tell you howto, general idea is to use a very fine sandpaper and stop as soon as you get to the actual CF, its dangerous to try and use any type of stripper as it will also damage the resin that was used in the layering up of the CF

So, v fine paper + time + care + luck