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Theyre basically asking to die.
Ive seen someone with a non-blinking front red and strobe white rear, with their helmet on backwards.
I wondered if it was something like with caterpillars, fish and butterflies that have false eyes on their rear-ends to confuse or intimidate predators, but I don't see it catching on really.Darwinism in action.
One thing I'll happily reprimand someone on if I see it again though. Could seriously jeopardise theirs and someone elses lives.
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Ha.
Only planned for 55km, got completely trapped by the Thames flooding half of Surrey and Berkshire so had to ride a few 50-100m sections of road with my cranks submerged in filthy, freezing water.
Trying doing a further 30 miles with 2 frozen, cramped up legs, then add in to the mix a metal femur and a bit of cancer.Surprisingly painful ;)
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Ab-so-fucking-lutely superb.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/12/dale-hansen-michael-sam-gay-nfl-video_n_4775165.html
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It's a much nicer route to take but the road surface is dreadful for a good 2/2.5 miles along there. I think I was just undone by being too comfortable with my surroundings.
It just didn't occur to me that there would be any problems.I feel like I've got a monster hangover at the moment, trained it in to Waterloo and did a huge shop of recovery foods, chicken, salads and pasta pots but I don't think it's going to be enough to stop me having to go home early today. I feel fcuked.
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Anyone else get trapped by the Thames breaking it's banks today?
First 30 miles or so of my ride was, in retrospect, the enjoyable bit I'd though my return east would be (with a good wind behind me. But no.
The last 40 was hell because I'd had no choice but to go through water about 40cm deep, 3 or 4 times, while still being whipped by the wind.
http://www.strava.com/activities/112194533
Good fun reaching nearly 70kph on the descent in to Windsor though, and really happy I managed 27.3 average despite being up to my shins in muddy water. Definitely going to take a few days off the bike now.

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