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Fair enough, but my comment #22 still stands.

How did you work it out?

Probably:

1. I will cycle a total of X hours before I stop cycling to work

2. 1000 000/X = Y

3. Y x 0.42 = 200

No, that's not what I mean. When you see a statistic that says the risk of x happening is y%, that's applied to a population as a whole and not to one particular individual's risk

^This is what I'm trying to say

This is great.

Stats (in general) say what the person using them wants them to say.

^This is also very true.

As Disraeli said (according to Mark Twain) "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics."

I may be wrong but I think as usual the statistics are misleading and mathmatically incorrect though I may be wrong. The statistic that for every 1 million hours of cycling there are 0.42 deaths concerns cyclists as a whole. I don't know who came up with the statistic or how it was calculated but I can only assume it relates to the number of deaths of cyclist on the road in a certain area divided by the total hours cycled in that area (i.e. the UK).

So the 0.42 deaths per million hours of cycling is not per individual but as a group of cyclists in the area concerned. You will then have to divide the 0.42 by the number of cyclists cycling at any one time to get the real percentage.

Statistics can be funny like that. Just like dividing the number of people who win the lottery one day by the number of people who bought a lottery ticket does not give you the true likelihood of winning. (you have to work it out theoretically in the case of the lottery).

Inappropriately named bikes thread>>>>>>>>>>>

I don't drink. Happy to do guard duty along with Indra who has never had anything alcoholic in his life because of he's under age...

So we don't have to have the bikes directly outside the pub, but I will bring my D-lock for other uses.

Synchronised skidding to be a new Olympic sport?

seems legit

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-24950723
"More than 5,000 parking tickets will be refunded after "confusing" signs led motorists to park in bays meant for taxis, Westminster City Council said"

You up for meeting at Paddington Husy?

Yep, I'll text/PM you guys later. Still trying to get the green light from my sister, I was down for some babysitting.

Why can't people just die once these days? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-24939133

I'll have city lights only too. I'll be sticking with someone who has a Garmin as usual no matter what their pace is.

So, so far...

1. Forum book
   
2. Water bottles
   
3. A comprehensive list of lists.
   
4. A big win on the lottery
   
5. World Peace
   
6. Godot
   
7. Skynet to become sentient
   8*. Dammits bike
   
8. Flying cars
   
9. an appropriate cycling network
   
10. Forum Winter hats
    
11. Tynan's return
    
12. Damo/Chalfie's next flounce
    
13. the hoverboards from back to the future
    
14. An explanation from Lunchman that doesn't involve the SAS/MI6/Fathers4Justice.
    
15. Tags in the football thread
    
16. Tags for the whole forum
    

1. Forum book
   
2. Water bottles
   

Cunty bollocks fuck! How did I even fall asleep? So when's the next one?

Me? No I gave him a slap on the wrist and took enough money for the upgrades I had in mind. That's after a couple of weeks to make sure I'm actually OK, and to gather enough evidence in case he was a dick, so I could go the legal route and get rich.

RIP rider. 12th this year in London

No the route was fine. But some of us sped of and missed 'a bit'.

2013-07-14 - Rider Down. 142 Old Street (London)

Me :( Riding past LMNH towards the roundabout. I'm in the left lane doing about 20mph same as the rest of the traffic. Guy hails a taxi on my left. Cab infront of me driving between the two lanes suddenly swerves left and stops, indicating as he turns (still unsure about the indicating, pending CCTV). I make a split second decision between going into incoming traffic, smashing into him or slamming my brakes full on and going over the bars. I choose the third option. Next thing I know my face is up against the tarmac (quite an effective stopping device). I don't lose conciousness but it does take me a second to realise what happened.

He kept apologising, offered to drop me off to hospital. At one point he had a handful of cash in his hand while I was busy getting witness details. But he quickly put it away once the ambulance got there. All in all I went to A&E, just a few manly yet inconvenient bruises, nothing that will stop me riding home tonight. But my face didn't take too well to being used as a braking surface. I had them x-ray my wrist just in case but it's fine.

More importantly did anyone see this? did I go down in style?

He really started pissing me off when he pretended to take pity on me. Then trying to talk me out of calling the ambulance. Come to think of it I was too calm. Didn't even call him a cunt! Bad show!

http://www.lfgss.com/post3710763-573.html

http://www.lfgss.com/post3711192-577.html

1. spotter
   
2. shinkuu kiss
   
3. JamesSW + potentially non forum riders tag along if thats ok ?
   
4. Seraphinx
   
5. Bundo
   
6. mantasfitness
   
7. Hairnetnic
   
8. mehmet
   
9. Elra
   
10. Temp
    
11. xsvcx
    
12. Nigel182
    
13. Thehispanicmechanic + Potentially Charley from the red bike shop
    
14. HORRO
    
15. theatomium
    
16. Eamesy
    
17. Blackdolan
    
18. your mum
    19.JDfixed (TBC)
    
19. fasih
    
20. Ratef42
    
21. hnc
    
22. s785
    
23. Chung
    
24. Husy (if I can escape from my mum)
    

1. Ludd (nil seven 940 eight hundred 8 too seven)
   
2. Husy oh785 zero6 9 o458
   
3. Hoke
   
4. apollo
   
5. dbr - no lunch stop
   
6. cnkr - if no lunch stop (at least 1 gear)
   
7. Horro
   
8. keanulooser (geared)
   
9. Jurek
   
10. Indra: 07 double eight 9 73 eight 03 eight
    
11. Hesa
    
12. Hairnetnic
    
13. JohnDoe (geared) oh78668ohoh679
    
14. Elra
    
15. xsvcx
    
16. Clockwork_killa
    
17. ncjlee
    
18. Bernie
    
19. Allysse
    
20. sinan90
    
21. vunugu
    
22. chrisbytheway
    
23. Vanneau (geared)
    
24. Toastyoneuk
    
25. Merlar
    
26. Seraphinx
    
27. Distinctive Rob
    
28. Hefty
    
29. alfie - 07909093052
    
30. Seven04 (fixed)
    
31. Hugo
    
32. Big H
    
33. John Andre
    
34. Glen Husbands-Alex
    
35. Mehmet (geared)
    
36. Cafewanda (SS)
    
37. Woah Cats
    
38. Marlene (gea
    
39. Ian (geared bike)
    
40. LHL
    
41. shinkuu kiss
    
42. amey (geared +1 maybe a 'friend') Digits: zero 7 5 88 zero 9 two 0 1 two
    
43. arnolo
    
44. Eagle Glenn
    

I'm relatively local to paddington, what time do you think you'll be getting in?

I might join you guys too in that case.

^^where can I learn how to talk like that?

That's a shit joke