Pi Alpha Nu
10:08 Thu Jun 11
Re: Cycling to work
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Have you got a shower at work?
I wonder how many cunts who wear all that cycle gear to work then don't shower after arriving.
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Prometheus50
9:39 Thu Jun 11
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Don't jump red traffic lights
Move outwards when approaching left turns
Try and find a route that keeps roundabouts to a minimum
Don't have earphones on You need all of your senses
Cycle steadily with your head up rather than try and put your head down for maximum speed
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ManorParkHammer
8:44 Thu Jun 11
Re: Cycling to work
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Why I had to stop.
She busted my ankle up.
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Hermit Road
8:09 Thu Jun 11
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You need to be careful out there. I saw some geezer in pink Lycra getting the granny beat out of him by a bird in a florist van at Bow. She shoved his pump right up his arris to finish it off.
Nasty business.
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ManorParkHammer
7:44 Thu Jun 11
Re: Cycling to work
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Had to stop after jumping off my bike on the Bow flyover to fight a van driver armed with my bike pump and various other incidents.
Cycling is good if you have the right temperament.
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Big Dave
7:36 Thu Jun 11
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Cycle specific clothing is worth a punt even if padded shorts. I do full lycra now and have noticed a massive difference in the time it takes to get to work - possibly due to the shame of cycling through North London dressed like a fucking smurf.
Get lights and use them. Take a spare inner tube - fiddle with a puncture repair kit later on. Check your tyres once a week for sharp obects - even if they have kevlar in them they will puncture if a shard of glass is allowed to stay embedded in the tyre and works its way in. I avoid popular booze areas - Camden is nearby - as they're littered with glass early morning.
Wear a helmet. Use quiet roads. Assume everyone on the road is a fucking div. Make eye contact with drivers. Acknowledge them - a nod of appreciation costs nothing and helps dispel ghe view that all cyclists are gung-ho twats. Make sure you cycle like a gung-ho twat :-) Remember danger lurks on the pavement as well - people walk into the road while looking at their phones.
Lastly, get a pair of cycle-specific glasses. They have a rubber nose mount and detachable arms so if you fall they should be okay - you can clip them back together. Look for ones with interchangable lenses - sunglasses, yellow (low light) and clear (night riding). Getting whacked in the face by a rogue bee at 20mph fucking hurts.
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Bullet
2:01 Thu Jun 11
Re: Cycling to work
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Devo get one of these so lorries and buses can see you coming on the inside
https://vimeo.com/111731049
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DukeofDevo
1:50 Thu Jun 11
Re: Cycling to work
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Top Tip
Don't get near side on a lorry turning left!
And have a shower when you get into work!
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Bullet
1:32 Thu Jun 11
Re: Cycling to work
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Ronald, an air horn may seem overkill, but it is very effective at getting someone's attention quick and could save someone from injury.
This is the way it should be done, have a look at this if not already seen Norman Fosters Cycle Utopia "Skycycle". Sadly the likes of you and me will probably not be around to see it finished let alone use it.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2530727/The-bicycle-highway-Plans-unveiled-220m-Skycycle-lets-riders-commute-far-railways-London.html
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icwhs
1:25 Thu Jun 11
Re: Cycling to work
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Is very gay
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Ronald_antly
1:18 Thu Jun 11
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Yes I was.
In my experience, some people see cycleways as an opportunity for a good walk or jog.
I used to have an air horn on my bike. I made a few people jump out of their skin for their unauthorised use of the cycleway I was riding on.
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Bullet
1:12 Thu Jun 11
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Ronald if you are referring to the superhighway I am told it will be fenced off, although they could be wrong in which case I can see a few pedestrians getting wiped out. Still they will survive and know their place, hence will be thankful they weren't hit by a lorry.
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Ronald_antly
1:05 Thu Jun 11
Re: Cycling to work
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Bullet
I'm sure pedestrians will enjoy using that.
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Gentile
1:05 Thu Jun 11
Re: Cycling to work
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"I won't have the stress of driving at rush hour amongst mongs"
In the accent of the bloke in Bar in Star Wars YOU'LL BE DEAD
Get a proper bike and some fuck off loud cans. Arrive at work with a smile and safely.
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Bullet
1:02 Thu Jun 11
Re: Cycling to work
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How about this
https://www.tfl.gov.uk/travel-information/improvements-and-projects/cycle-superhighway-east-west
Or this www.blaze.cc
I got a few punctures, change tyres to Kevlar, you know the stuff they use in stab vests, never had a puncture since.
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joe royal
12:57 Thu Jun 11
Re: Cycling to work
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http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/woman-who-was-scarred-for-life-by-hitandrun-cyclist-offers-2000-to-find-him-almost-two-months-after-crash-10310698.html
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Fifth Column
12:37 Thu Jun 11
Re: Cycling to work
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I did cycle commute from Old Kent Road up to Dalston through the city. Not any more. Tired of white van drivers trying to drive me off the road, literally. Cunts. Now just get the Overground line which is the greatest invention since sliced bread.
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Yorkammer
12:05 Thu Jun 11
Re: Cycling to work
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Don't get on the inside of buses or lorries at the lights.
Wear high vis and a helmet.
Ride defensively - take up a more central position if overtaking is dangerous, tuck in left when safe for vehicles to pass.
Anticipate vehicles turning in front of you and look the driver in the eye.
Use flashing and steady lights back and front in poor light..
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On The Ball
11:50 Wed Jun 10
Re: Cycling to work
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Oh yeah - I never needed padded shorts on my short commute, but I do on my long one. Whether you do or not, wear normal shorts over the top!
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yngwies Cat
11:44 Wed Jun 10
Re: Cycling to work
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Replace your bell with a horn. The comic value is great and birds seem to love it. If wearing lycria, cover yer bits. Listening to music is a no no. You need your ears, even with my spidery senses they help. And don't bash your shins on the peddle. I did it today, wasn't even on the bike. Fuckin gash in me shin and it fuckin hurts.
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MrCrowmanSir
11:44 Wed Jun 10
Re: Cycling to work
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Used to strap a billhook under my crossbar.
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