Every time a car managed to get past and pipped their horn in disgust they gave the car driver the two finger salute. Now I'm not one to get upset when I drive around but I thought this was a liitle out of order. So when it came my turn to go past I wound down the passenger window and told the naughty pushbikers what I thought of their selfish and innappropriate behaviour to which one of the group decided to bang on the roof of my car.
even round blind corners where the national speed limit applies
I especially like re-overtaking them in the line of traffic.
it really fucks me off when people ride bikes on the pavement.
I don't know if you're being sarky, but just because a national speed limit applies doesn't mean it's safe to drive at it. You drive at the speed at which it's safe to stop in the distance you can see to be clear.
I won't single out Simmo's violence here given we're all 'fessing up but
riding fast in a group has got to be one of the best cycling sensations (as well as freshly shaved thigh against lycra / 10 sec plus manual wheelie / unwrapping and eating mars bar while riding raleigh grifter no-handed) and i am quite happy with riding 2 abreast in a big group. as a driver, i'd prefer to overtake 15 riders if they were 2 across rather than in single file. that said, if i'm on a narrow road in a group i would tend to try to string it out a bit.
And i saw a guy manual all the way down the hill past the jet station in crookes - well over 10 secs. it was well...erm...brown.
i once interviewed a guy who had managed to wheelie all the way from notting hill gate tube to marble arch without stopping. pedalling of course, but a fine achievement nonetheless.
Due to my fucked wrist, i've been looking for a road bike for the past month. Living in S10 I decided a compact geat set is needed (50/34) and being a Yorkshireman I am looking for some kind of good deal! )I.e last years model etc, this is proving very difficult to get a bargain with a compact. I did nearly get 2006 Ribble, but they ran out of compacts, so if anyone knows of any bargains, or is selling a 52-54 with compact, I'd be grateful .Yours .....a tight skint bastard!
fuck me dolly, what you selling that one for???
very similar and the implication is you need to be a granny to have one on your bike.
50 / 34 for me...i cant climb, and i'm proud!! (that makes 2 sports before anyone else says it)