Sounds like a good London lad to me. Which bit do you need help with? Or a transcript of the whole lot?
I'm a spring/summer/fall rider myself. Don't like the cold winter rides although I have the gear for it. Planning on a ride tomorrow. Supposed to get up to 62. Thats a little cooler than I like, but I'm stir crazy now and will ride anyway. Never been hit by a car, but I fear those big mirrors on trucks.That's one of the most ridiculous things about me--how much I identify with bicycles but how little I ride. After being pretty heavily into bicycling as a job and hobby through college, I got hit by a car a few years ago and have not managed to shake off some fear that resulted from that. There are some trails and paths near my house that I ride pretty regularly and can usually get in a few hundred miles a month in the summer, but it's recreational or cross training for running (I have a fixed gear that I love because it helps me train running cadence). The rest of the year, the bikes sit in the garage.
I LOVE bikes. I just had a 20 mile bike ride today. Living in SW Texas, the weather was beautiful! I think it was around 80F. Oh, and the pickup trucks around here have those new telescoping side view mirrors that look like they were designed specifically for swatting cyclists!..lol. They remind me of a cat all puffed up to look bigger and more threatening. Like a huge F250 4X4 needs to look any bigger. :/ Anyhow, they haven't got me yet! But man, I'm sure they could do some damage!...I like bicycles for a whole range of reasons (I'll ramble if I get started). Long story short--my avatar doesn't really have too much to do with kava except for the fact that I like both, ha.
I love bikes too, but of the mountain variety. No way I'd ride on the road these days, way too many cell phone distracted drivers flying past for my comfort!I LOVE bikes. I just had a 20 mile bike ride today. Living in SW Texas, the weather was beautiful! I think it was around 80F. Oh, and the pickup trucks around here have those new telescoping side view mirrors that look like they were designed specifically for swatting cyclists!..lol. They remind me of a cat all puffed up to look bigger and more threatening. Like a huge F250 4X4 needs to look any bigger. :/ Anyhow, they haven't got me yet! But man, I'm sure they could do some damage!
No joke! What people don't realize is that bicycles have the same road rights as things like tractors and farm equipment. I could ride in the middle of the road if I wanted to. I don't though. But, it's irritating when they blow past me so close it's almost like they're trying to intimidate me! I had a pickup honk at me just today...while I was on the side of the road! And yeah, people are always texting and typing. Not watching where they're going. I wear a GoPro camera on my helmet just in case there's any dispute as to WHO was at fault for an accident. Or, to record some info if it's a hit and run.I love bikes too, but of the mountain variety. No way I'd ride on the road these days, way too many cell phone distracted drivers flying past for my comfort!
&*#@! tractors and farm equipment. I live in a semi-rural area, and it's kind of annoying to be stuck behind a piece of farm equipment going 5 mph in a 55 zone. But, um, thanks for growing the food.No joke! What people don't realize is that bicycles have the same road rights as things like tractors and farm equipment. ...
Damn mongrels. It always seems they come out after you when you're going up a 15% grade climb and you have no hope of outrunning them. I have a very low tolerance for those bastards & carry pepper spray with me on any rides that will take me out into the boonies. My thoughts are if I load their eyes up with pepper then they'll think twice before they try to take the leg off the next cyclist. This is what I use and it works great. http://www.performancebike.com/bikes/Product_10052_10551_1031142_-1___I have a lot of dog attacks on video..lol. Dogs love bikes. There's this one dog on my usual bike route that chases me about every time I ride. I call him Cujo..lol. Well, Cujo almost got me today! I had a strong headwind, and knew my only chance was to sneak past him, or at least catch him off guard. Nope. Some other dogs started barking and let him know I was coming. He was out in the street waiting for me!
Hear hear! I can't stand being stuck behind any sort of vehicle. Especially cars in the left lane going below the speed limit! In my car of course..lol. You'd think people would appreciate the fact that I DON'T hog the road on my bicycle. I think they mistake my polite consideration for NOT belonging on the road to begin with. I know some riders who insist on their rights, and ride in the middle of the road! I had a saying when I was riding motorcycles to and from work every day. "Motorcycle ALWAYS looses." Because, no matter who's right or wrong, you're going to loose in any sort of accident. :/ I've been down that road (leaving skin on the asphalt..lol.) too many times. I now call the road "The big stretch of black sandpaper!"...I live in a semi-rural area, and it's kind of annoying to be stuck behind a piece of farm equipment going 5 mph in a 55 zone....
My buddy Cujo almost got me this Saturday! I had a headwind, and he was alerted in advance by some smaller dogs. The problem with tear gas is the fumes that come off the actual spray. They can be worse than the spray itself! So, be careful.Damn mongrels. It always seems they come out after you when you're going up a 15% grade climb and you have no hope of outrunning them. I have a very low tolerance for those bastards & carry pepper spray with me on any rides that will take me out into the boonies....
Yeah, he's not a "bad" dog. Just a bit overzealous in playing chase!..lol. I've come across some dogs that totally mean business. And, when they're leading a pack...you know you're doomed if they pull you off the bike. I always try to reserve a little energy for a quick sprint.Thats a BIG dog, but its a beautiful road. You'll miss him when he's gone.
My spouse used to be a paramedic. She said that the paramedics and EMTs where she worked called motorcyclists "organ donors".... I had a saying when I was riding motorcycles to and from work every day. "Motorcycle ALWAYS looses." Because, no matter who's right or wrong, you're going to loose in any sort of accident. :/ I've been down that road (leaving skin on the asphalt..lol.) too many times. I now call the road "The big stretch of black sandpaper!"
Pulled off your bike by a pack of feral dogs? Holy cow. Texas has liberal gun laws, doesn't it?... And, when they're leading a pack...you know you're doomed if they pull you off the bike. I always try to reserve a little energy for a quick sprint.....
I "liked" that, but it was an ironic "like"
lol wow. In the smaller avatar pic I thought that the yellow and white oval (which is kava) was some sort of reptilian egg or somethingHere it is bigger. Tanoa and bilo (shell).