Rant about a cyclist

Rallydriver

rev_henry wrote: »

City of London police force started pursuing such offending cyclists on bikes equipped with blue lights and sirens, and fined them.

To be fair, anyone caught by a police cyclist must be damn unlucky. The police are usually too full of doughnuts to catch anyone without the use of a motor vehicle.

rev_henry

Rallydriver wrote: »

To be fair, anyone caught by a police cyclist must be damn unlucky. The police are usually too full of doughnuts to catch anyone without the use of a motor vehicle.

Lol, no this was like a special operation going on at a busy junction somewhere, wasn't really a pursuit, more a pulling over.

goldspanners

Rallydriver wrote: »

To be fair, anyone caught by a police cyclist must be damn unlucky. The police are usually too full of doughnuts to catch anyone without the use of a motor vehicle.

your right, but i watched the program where they pulled the guys in and the officers using the cycles must have been fresh on to the force as they didnt have the mandatory beer belly we have come to expect from our police.
i was in the indians the other night collecting a pizza, behind me came 2 police officers collecting 3 of the biggest bags of currys youve ever seen,apparently this was for them and a few back at the station,seriously 3 big bags full of stuff and he got change back from a tenner, my lone pizza cost me £6.50. and corruption doesnt exist!:rotfl:

davidlizard

I cycle to work offroad. I used to ring a bell, but many people would take it as some kind of personal insult - in the same way that blasting a car horn at another road user often is interpreted.

I would ring it when I was some distance away, and slow down. However, on one occassion I rang it, and the poor old dears dog leapt out of its skin and ran off - we then had to spend the best part of 2 hours hunting through the woods to find this dog (only to find it made its own way home). So I do not use the bell anymore.

These days, I slow right down, and even stop. I make people aware of my presence by saying "good morning/afternoon", and then thanking them once past, and have had no adverse comments since.

(Also, in wet whether make sure brakes do not squeal!!! Braking behind someone in this fashion really does cause them to jump out of their skin).

NatD1978

Having recently just purchased a Racer, and have started to get in to road cycling, I have a few observations: -

- I tend to get out early in the mornings at weekends as there is far less traffic on the roads
- A lot of Car Drivers are actually quite courteous and slow down / give lots of space when overtaking
- Most cyclist I have seen are very good, and follow the HC / general rule of the road, however there are also quite a few idiots out there that go through red lights, jump on paths etc. that I just can't understand why

I have to say, before I started cycling, when I was in the car, I didn't care much for people on bikes, as I thought they were a menace and just got in the way. However, since getting back in the saddle myself, I have become much more aware of them and my attitude certainly has changed!

My new bike...

sickparrot

Your bike has not enough spokes or pedals.

NatD1978

sickparrot wrote: »

Your bike has not enough spokes or pedals.

The funny thing is, the bike cost £799, and guess what, you have to pay extra for the pedals...........!

Rallydriver

This is because the pedals have to fit your shoes.

If they supplied the shimano 105 pedals to match your chainset which are spd-sl fitment and your shoes only take campag cleats then you'd only have to buy new pedals anyway.

Most buyers of £800 bikes tend to have a pedal/cleat/shoe preference already.

NatD1978

Are, have got my cleats / shoes to go with my Shimano pedals. Got a nice pair of Specialized AG Road shoes.

First time I have worn clipped in shoes. Only fell over once.........and I was stationary then!!!!

Rallydriver

NatD1978 wrote: »

Are, have got my cleats / shoes to go with my Shimano pedals. Got a nice pair of Specialized AG Road shoes.

First time I have worn clipped in shoes. Only fell over once.........and I was stationary then!!!!

Take it you've got the shimano spd-sl type then? I've got the tension on mine at the lowest setting and still find them quite stiff to twist out of. Maybe its technique or maybe because they are brand new, I've only just made the switch myself.