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23 June 2011, 09:15 PM
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24 June 2011, 05:27 AM
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24 June 2011, 05:49 AM
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I suppose i am both nowadays as i have done around 200 miles last month on the bike, and i would estimate that half of them were on the road.
In that month i have seen some appalling things, nearly been knocked off around 4 times (although 3 times the driver waved to say sorry so thats ok then
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Last week i was cracking on coming home from my regular 11 mile test route, and the return part is on road, the road has width restrictions to keep the traffic speed down
i am doing around 20mph approaching another restriction, and this utter cocksocket in an old Range Rover with charver black window tints overtakes at the last minute to then cut me up so he can get through the width restriction so i hit the brakes hard and retightend up my sphincter (it was just about to drop my last meal)
The most pathetic thing about this, is that after the width restriction the traffic was backed up anyway to the next roundabout and the daft ****er had to stop, so i cruised on past him, and past the 10-15 cars all waiting to turn right, it was a further 3-4 mins before i even saw him again and he "caught up"
At the next roundabout he was held up yet again so i did the same, i have to say i felt smug as **** the bike is a MTB so i just bunny hopped up onto the path and freewheeled past him while sticking my thumb up,
In that month i have seen some appalling things, nearly been knocked off around 4 times (although 3 times the driver waved to say sorry so thats ok then
)Last week i was cracking on coming home from my regular 11 mile test route, and the return part is on road, the road has width restrictions to keep the traffic speed down
i am doing around 20mph approaching another restriction, and this utter cocksocket in an old Range Rover with charver black window tints overtakes at the last minute to then cut me up so he can get through the width restriction so i hit the brakes hard and retightend up my sphincter (it was just about to drop my last meal) The most pathetic thing about this, is that after the width restriction the traffic was backed up anyway to the next roundabout and the daft ****er had to stop, so i cruised on past him, and past the 10-15 cars all waiting to turn right, it was a further 3-4 mins before i even saw him again and he "caught up"
At the next roundabout he was held up yet again
so i did the same, i have to say i felt smug as **** the bike is a MTB so i just bunny hopped up onto the path and freewheeled past him while sticking my thumb up,
24 June 2011, 05:22 PM
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after being hit be a pensioner doing sixty mph, I can tell you it's not even close to funny.When the police went round he denied all knowledge of any incident.
The broken mirror and the blood were a dead giveaway.
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24 June 2011, 05:29 PM
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Its brilliant, just knocked 1.5 mins off my best time
Falling off is no biggy as i expect to come off it a lot due to the way i have been flinging it about off road (even though one off the offs was outside my kitchen window lmfao)
Nearly being hit by cars 4 times is unacceptable though, maybe my 6th sense needs a few tweaks, or maybe i have just been unlucky so far, the missus is pretty scared of the road and refuses to use it, my mates dont like it much either.
24 June 2011, 05:34 PM
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I used to cycle a lot. Only ever got hit once, and that was partly because of very bad rain and it was just a slow speed off when a car turned right at a junction in front of me (I was going the other way).
To be honest I didn't help matters by not having any hi-vis stuff on.
Many times I have had close calls, sometimes by cm's. You can't control everything as a cyclist but you can be very aware of what is going on and cycle smart. Just say observing the head of the driver in front you can get an idea of what they are doing even before they indicate...that is one example.
To be honest I didn't help matters by not having any hi-vis stuff on.
Many times I have had close calls, sometimes by cm's. You can't control everything as a cyclist but you can be very aware of what is going on and cycle smart. Just say observing the head of the driver in front you can get an idea of what they are doing even before they indicate...that is one example.
24 June 2011, 05:36 PM
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I nearly had stern words with a cyclist today as just as I was about to overtake he decided to indicate right and move to the middle of the road a ridiculously long time before he was turning. Just on the verge of throwing a strop but I decided that seeing as I am about to get a bike to ride to the gym and back, I will soon be one of those lycra losers myself. I will not however be wearing those camp cycling outfits or one of those gay helmets.
24 June 2011, 05:38 PM
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Its brilliant, just knocked 1.5 mins off my best time
Falling off is no biggy as i expect to come off it a lot due to the way i have been flinging it about off road (even though one off the offs was outside my kitchen window lmfao)
Nearly being hit by cars 4 times is unacceptable though, maybe my 6th sense needs a few tweaks, or maybe i have just been unlucky so far, the missus is pretty scared of the road and refuses to use it, my mates dont like it much either.
Falling off is no biggy as i expect to come off it a lot due to the way i have been flinging it about off road (even though one off the offs was outside my kitchen window lmfao)
Nearly being hit by cars 4 times is unacceptable though, maybe my 6th sense needs a few tweaks, or maybe i have just been unlucky so far, the missus is pretty scared of the road and refuses to use it, my mates dont like it much either.
J.
24 June 2011, 06:34 PM
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after being hit be a pensioner doing sixty mph, I can tell you it's not even close to funny.When the police went round he denied all knowledge of any incident.
The broken mirror and the blood were a dead giveaway.
dunx
P.S. Are you trying to perpetuate the "Northern Monkey" image here by choice or are you a sophisticated wind-up merchant ?
Are you seriously for ****ing real???
Drop me a pm with your ****ing problems if you wish
24 June 2011, 06:36 PM
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24 June 2011, 06:53 PM
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Did you read what I typed, I was hit by some old ****, and he hadn't even noticed...
MODS: This now deserves to be in the "Muppet" section ?
dunx
P.S. PM replied.
Last edited by dunx; 24 June 2011 at 06:58 PM.
24 June 2011, 07:15 PM
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No........I try to make them wobble
Now I'll leave it at that and stop replying....your pm also replied fella
All pm's will be replied to in the morning......I got to get to halfords for my new cycle
Goodnight all........ps there's a really nice evo 6 in the for sale section if anyone wants to go to the dark side
24 June 2011, 09:45 PM
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