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Looks good to me, see you down south.

1. midsummermouse
   
2. la poots
   
3. Sweats
   
4. ian (conker)
   
5. itsbahhumbugbruce
   
6. stompy (I might be able to lead the ride from CS to LB)
   
7. what? ok.
   
8. Latepin (joining at Primrose Hill)
   
9. Hairnet
   

Hello everyone!
i would be up to the tour! Can I go? Though i'm a new and unexperienced naive chic?
I guess the slower group is appropriate to me, as i'm not sure in my abilities yet. ;) Nor in the mph meanings... (can u tell me how fast is 15 mph? is it really slow?:S (Im more home in kmph...)
Thanks

Glorious sunshine sounds goood! As i say: Hope the best! and prepare to the worse!

Yeah, it's fine for new guys, come along! 15 mph is roughly 22 kph, it can feel quite fast but it's nothing too strenous when in a group!

So I was taking my time on the way in this morning and didn't bother filtering. This left me alongside a taxi for some stretch of Euston road, and as it was fairly sunny, dead slow traffic thought I'd say hello to the taxi driver.

Mentioned something about the olympic route network and how the road will be like this everyday... He responded with a smile and the sage advice that it wasn't worth getting stressed about.

As my usual dealings with taxi drivers usually involve someone calling someone else a cunt this interaction felt refreshingly pleasent. As we moved off I reckon a little positive dialogue with a cyclist might just keep his eyes a bit more focussed next time someone on two wheels is in front of him...

So, why not try a friendly chat with the next taxi you're alongside? You might just be surprised that they aren't a raving homicidal racist, and help London take a small step to better cycling conditions.

Went to Brighton on Saturday to meet some friends for a stag do. Lovely day for a ride, including this little stop almost exactly half way!
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Only downside was losing with a bus driver at edgeware road tube. Ended up punching the bus so hard I still have a painfully bruised hand. Still, I know I can ride to Brighton one handed now...

Ouch, glad it's just cosmetic ;-) Heal fast man!

Anyone lost a Pinarello FP2 105 2009 Road Bike?

£127 on ebay at the moment.

Could be legit...

I went on the fnrttc effort to Whitstable. Was a very enjoyable ride despite the rain. And quite frankly if you're thinking of cycling out to Dartford, the middle of the night really is a good time to see the place.

Heres the page with an excel sheet with all the numbers:

http://www.dft.gov.uk/statistics/tables/ras40004/

In case anyone is interested in the numbers heres the 2010 DFT report on road casualties. There are links to the base numbers they use as well somewhere in there.

http://assets.dft.gov.uk/statistics/releases/road-accidents-and-safety-annual-report-2010/rrcgb2010-00.pdf

From my own analysis a cyclist has a 10:1 risk of being a casualty to causing a ped casualty, a motorist has a 0.6:1 risk. ie a motorist in twice as likely to harm than be harmed, a cyclist is 10 times more likely to be harmed than harm.

^ What about Bruce? He cycled off to Whistable after the party last night. Nutter.

I can confirm Bruce made it safely to whit stable looking not a little dashingin smart shoes and shirt!

24th

1. Ramaye
   
2. jaw
   
3. Hairnet
   
   

1st

1. Odemsmoker
   
2. Ramaye
   
3. Clever Pun
   

Old: Sundial Haggerston park

New: (One for Yasi) ...in this sun would be liquid

The angle of that saddle almost looks indecent!

Insurance companies are there to do their damnedest to not pay out. I wish you the best of British and all that...

Yeah I used to work for a couple, they have a checklist with different points to measure the 'dodginess' of the claim... Last/first week of policy was definitely one of them; not sure about hitting a stationary object though, that sounds fairly common

None so far. Only 1 week left on the policy too...

Lucky or what?!

Bike written off in last week of policy due to collision with stationary car... I suspect someone at insurace HQ will be looking closely at this one.

But seriously, heal fast dude!

I'll happily go out on the weekend and ride 60 miles. I just can't help but think I'll be very unprepared.

Well if you're used to the distance just make sure you eat! Loads of carbs and protein and fat and anything else you fancy!

Can't wait for this years Dynamo. I'm not in shape at all for it (as we've moved I don't cycle everyday now) but I'm still looking forward to it.

What kind of rides should I do to ready myself? Or have I left it too late?

Loads of time to put down some miles! Try to get a ride in that is upwards of 60 miles before hand. As you can set your own pace the distance is almost irrelevant, just keep rolling on and you'll get there eventually...

I may be interested... Though i will probably lose the will to live after the DD.

I'm missing the DD much to my chagrin so need an alternative all nighter!

new thread >>>>>>> http://www.lfgss.com/thread85882.html

To avoid confusion with last years ride here's a lovely shiny new thread for this year...

Ride: 100ish miles overnight Bristol to Exmouth

webby: linky

Hats and I are planning on the 19:00 from Paddington to get to Bristol about an hour before the official start time. I will be taking the 13:30 on the 5th back from Exeter to London, close to Exmouth.

list:

1. Hairnetnic
   
2. hats
   
3. TTM
   
4. roolbg
   
5. O'Shane
   6.pt
   

I reckon peeps might still get confused...

yeah, I might start a new thread with the new date etc...

fun fact: Irn Bru is so spelt to avoid advertising laws, it neither contained Iron or was brewed. I guess it's easier to please the advert people these days...

I wrote:

However cycling and driving a car are fundamentally different acts with regards to dangers to society and as such breaches of the law by the two parties can be treated differently without condoning either.

To emphasise: "without condoning either", I have not sought to excuse cyclists by comparing their actions with drivers, you have sought to condemn apologists by comparing them to driver apologists. This is still your argument not mine.

A cyclist going through a windshield at 30 mph when the car bonnet takes the bike out from under them is going to harm everyone involved. Let alone the possibility of vehicles veering off the road or into other road users while avoiding the obstacle.

Yes, empirically it's clear more harm is done by motorists than cyclists but that's not going to change anyone's attitude. The risk of injury is similar. Cyclists RLJ blatantly. Drivers will give no quarter.

As I said RLJ is a bad thing.

I did {counter your argument}- you denied it.

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I'm not trying to counter your argument

Right I'm confused now.

I agree that cyclists jumping lights is a bad thing, but I don't think it's a very bad thing. And not something than can be used as a stick to beat cyclists with or 'we' need to be particularly repentant about. The stuff about speeding mototrists is so different in consequence that it really doesn't even fit into this argument.