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I'll take the modolo calipers, can meet Monday lunchtime at exmouth market?

The aggressive one? Is it not possible that they were both varying degrees of aggressive? I don't think I've said the driver wasn't aggressive.

No, but at least he wouldn't have me thinking that he was a bit of a prick for cycling in a needlessly aggressive manner.

I think you can question the behaviour of the cyclist without suggesting he's in any way to blame for the action the driver took. That undertake behind the bin lorry turning left was weird and he jerked out in front of the van as the lorry hadn't even cleared the road yet. Shouting at him to get off his phone and calling him a muppet makes him look like we're all a bunch of milk monitor go pro wankers.

Obviously I have been in situations where I have trapped off at people and felt like a prick about it afterwards, similarly I think the cyclist here was needlessly aggressive.

None of the above excuses, explains or mitigates the driver's reaction, but the cyclist isn't beyond questioning.

shoaling

oh god the shoaling

Very few things worse than the folks who simply must get to the front of the pack, even if that means not being able to see when the lights change, absolutely seething.

Very narrowly avoided becoming a pâté this morning as a lorry edged out from a side street without seeing me.

Still a lovely ride in re bus lane to myself.

What should you do if you're overtaking stationary traffic on a red light and see there are cyclists already taking up space in the ASL ahead of you?

Yeah, I would do my best to huff it away from everybody and filter over when safe.

What is the correct thing to do when you find yourself on the far right of an ASL at a red light?

The chap next to me thought the best course of action was to pump as hard as he could for two rotations, cutting across two lanes of bikes at a 45 degree angle so everybody had to stop for him, before returning to (I assume) his cruising pace of veerrrrryyyy slowly mph.

Got a black frame from her indoors for xmas so putting together my first build (for which I may be documenting and pleading for help on here).

If anybody has old silver stuff knocking around before I trawl the usual places that'd be lovely.

Thanks folks.

edit - might be after some other stuff a bit later, too.

Ran across some of that this morning.

First commute since the 19th, rammed. Have been riding loads over christmas so made short work of the shoals, ahhhhhh.

dang

glws

My easy 5k journey home turned into a train to Norwich then a 20 mile ride across the outback with a heinous headwind, in my work clothes. It was difficult but beautiful.

saw somebody get pulled for bopping through old street/shoreditch high street junction, which I was pleased about because I'd noticed him doing a couple of dick moves on the way there. The audible "yiiiissssssssssss" I let out looked rather foolish when he left after a 12 second chat... what gives? I demand satisfaction.

My old Kennedy City bike had (still has, just being ridden by the geebag who nicked it/the chap who bought it off the geebag who nicked it) a really nice, unbranded leather saddle. Looks like a B15 and was very comfy after slowly making friends with my special area over a period of 8 weeks or so.

As I was overtaking stationary traffic at a red light, girl on a bike decides it's too crowded undertaking them so dips between a couple of cars and pops out in front of me without looking. Caught her eye as I was overtaking and just did a slow head shake. Still not sure she realised she'd done anything wrong.

Audibly winced as a girl on a boris undertook a scaffolding lorry indicating left (allowing loads of warning time). She went off a different way so did not get to tell her about how silly that is.

dat headwind

very sensible behaviour all round (from you)

bussed this morning

husky lad next to me had about a 40" gaming laptop (blank excel sheet open) and was eating 2x pain au choc and getting crumbs everywhere

get fuuuuuuuuucked

that is lovely, a touch small for me otherwise would gobble it up

best of luck with your telescopic legs and overbearingly generous acquaintances

Not looking great for the chap.

No doubt he's now drafting up a simple explanation.

Looks like the bike from this thread is also on gumtree.

http://www.gumtree.com/p/bicycles/-brand-new-with-original-paperwork-cannondale-super-six-evo-6/1091535766

Errr.... happy to be wrong but it looks like in the time I've been looking through his items for sale the contact details have disappeared from gumtree.

"light drizzle" my ass

Girl on her bike this morning nearly come a cropper at two consecutive junctions after running a red on both of them. The second one was when she was trying to turn right as a fellow RLJer was overtaking her to go straight ahead. Watching them sheepishly look at each other after narrowly avoiding a clash did enhance my smug factor this morning - 8/10