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Thanks Backstop - bruising is coming out nicely now - time for pics!

Yeh - something like that - I was wearing an Exposure Diablo on a helmet mount. Post-bump I was talking to him and he had to shield his eyes whilst he said he hadn't seen me! Brilliant. Mind you - I did look back up the A10 into oncoming traffic and it's a carnival of lights at that time. Even an ED on flash mode could get lost in that lot. Nevertheless he didn't think bike.....

Not exactly today's commute but ..........riding home on Monday evening - going North on 7 Sisters Road at the tube station junction I'm going thru green and there's nothing around me and a guy (dressed all in white) in a pure shiny white BMW coming South turned right in front of me, didn't stop but blocked me and despite hitting the anchors hard I hit his rear nearside panel and launched. I called the police and ambulance whilst he stood next to me saying it was an accident. In the end the police took me and my bike to Whittington Hospital - thanks guys - even bought me a coffee. I'm sore as hell literally and otherwise. My bike is wrecked/bent/fecked. I've a good witness - I think. Talking to Leigh Day solicitors. Be careful out there. PS - 16,000 miles on that Alex front rim......

I feel for you mate. I am getting all sorts of grief from procurement/buyers in 2 large investment banks who tell me they can get the same product that I am selling at half the price from another vendor. And I'm saying fine. Go buy it. And they don't! They come back to me and say...we want your product...but at half the price!!! And I say.....the price is the price. A sale is when both sides are happy. If you're not happy don't buy my product. Simple!

Yup - ditto - happy times..................

Thanks. I can see where I'm going wrong here. I sometimes eat vegetables and its f*cking with my energy balance thing. So - mushrooms OK then? Tomato paste on pizza. Garlic (what is garlic anyway?) Just nothing green. That right?

Got it right - I've been trying 3 layers for weeks and always too warm. Today? Perfect! Love merino.

Must have been all the weekend junk food...are you a nutritionist? Can I book an appointment?

great to have a tail wind!
Shit - is that what it was? I thought I'd discovered the secret to speed - 3 pints o' bitter and bottle of Prosecco yesterday. I was really looking forward to repeating as required. Bollox.

Yep, a good one on the whole spoilt only by RLJs at various points inc one goon on a Brompton who shot between stood-still cyclists in a box and would have seriously injured a small child had the child chosen to step out. They do that children.... I've noticed....maybe he had no kids. Maybe he will never have kids after his nuts have been crushed under a parents boot...it's only a matter of time......

Does anyone else love porridge as much as me? I doubt it.

I'd calmed down by the time I caught up with him.............

best thing............

Respect umop!

Had my early morning coffee on the move today. Some crazy outside Costa on Kingsland Road hurled a medium Caffe Latte with sugar at me - lid on - it was full too. I saw it coming from 11 o clock and hit the anchors. It bounced and exploded on the road in front of me and I swear some of it went in my mouth. Or maybe it was the vaporized aroma! Anyway I now smell of Columbian Rich Roast. The joys.................

Or one of these.....?

Thanks kiddo.......anyone else got one of these?

Found this thread and realise I'm too old to partake.......

'...........and 'were mars bars really 10p?'

I recall them being 6d.

:-(

East Finchley 11th Feb 8pm The Bald Faced Stag!!!!

Bumping this just to remind folks that we are kicking off (literally maybe!) in The Bald Faced Stag in E Finchley (outside the tube station) on Thursday 11th Feb at 8pm. Last week in Balham Bowls Club we debated Trident Without Nuclear Warheads and Unmanned Supermarket Checkouts. The latter got very lively! Join us with friends. Listen or take part. And vote too!

Actually that's a tad harsh. Love canals and not dull at all.

Ridgeway is do-able on a hardtail MTB.

Dull and flat...but easier if you're on tourers.

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/dir/Swindon,+UK/Streatley,+Reading,+West+Berkshire+RG8/@51.5563308,-1.6048402,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x4871444f3ddbe4e5:0xa556bf37e9c5949a!2m2!1d-1.7797176!2d51.5557739!1m5!1m1!1s0x4876bd37ca765c9b:0x836dbcf6ec7827!2m2!1d-1.1488225!2d51.5225588!3e2

Use The Ridgeway - 40 plus miles between Streatley and Swindon and then down to Avebury - epic off road and fantastic views. If you fancy a reccy I'm organising a West to East Ridgeway ride as soon as the chalk is dry!

Some nice folks out there...................

Great Northern from Hornsey this morning...felt like this...was like this...