Raj Posted 31 May 2012 Posted 31 May 2012 Right...in the last couple of years i have really got the cycling bug and have been commuting to work often. 15 miles round trip (Thurnby to Beaumont Leys) on a roadbike (Fuji Roubaix) Love it.....would love it more if there were no twatty car drivers around!! Any other keen cyclists?
OzFox Posted 31 May 2012 Posted 31 May 2012 Loads of 'em over here. I like the flash buggers on racing bikes the best. The bright clothing makes them easy to spot, and they make a lovely crunching sound if you catch them at the right angle
Finnegan Posted 31 May 2012 Posted 31 May 2012 Fuji. But Raj, do you properly got in your clingy cycling shorts and neon, sponsored jacket? I find this mental image immensely hilarious.
pSinatra Posted 31 May 2012 Posted 31 May 2012 I wouldn't exactly call it 'catching the cycling bug', but I have been a keen cyclist for for about 8 years now. The increase in the cost of petrol & the fact that I only live a few miles from my workplace, I started by cycling to & from work to begin with. I only say 'keen' cyclist as I do know people who cycle 50 miles at a time on a weekend, spend £1000's on a bike & take it very seriously indeed. I would never put myself in that category, but find myself using my bike whenever possible & the car less & less. I do a very physical job anyway, but I feel a lot fitter & the money saved on fuel is considerable. I am waiting for delivery of a new bike as part of the Cycle To Work scheme. A bike that is worth £800, reduced to £600 & with another 43% off as part of the scheme. My employer purchases the bike & I pay about £23 a month for 12 months from my wages. I save more than that a month from not using my car to get to work. If there is anyone on here & their employer runs a similar scheme.......I would recommend looking into it.
Leicester_Numan Posted 31 May 2012 Posted 31 May 2012 I used to be but not any more. I built my own when I was in my teens. Cost a fortune because they were top quality parts. It was a great bike till someone stole it. After that I had a Record Sprint, nice bike which someone also stole. If I ever get another, it'll be a second hand p o s. Someone will probably steal that as well but it wont piss me off so much
simmo1977 Posted 31 May 2012 Posted 31 May 2012 I too cycle work everyday, 14 mile round trip East Goscote to City Centre, up to 25 miles on a saturday at the minute which i will move up to 50 miles and do it on a Saturday and Sunday and cycling the Coast to Coast in August which is approx 180 miles. I bought my bike through the cycle to work scheme as well which like the above poster says is really cheap. Luckily we have showers at work so i can have a shower as soon as i get here, if that wasn't the case I don't know if i would do it.
Captain... Posted 31 May 2012 Posted 31 May 2012 I was cycling everywhere in Spain, they are more relaxed about cycling on the pavement and have decent cycle paths where I've lived, you would be suicidal to cycle in Spanish traffic. Since being back in the UK I haven't been cycling, I just don't trust the other road users, only yesterday I saw a man open his door into a cyclist, nearly sent him flying, causing a nasty accident, and the cyclist wasn't wearing a helmet. I have just signed up for a new place to live, which is about 12 miles from work and has a good cycle route in down the river, so I will probably get a bike soon.
Finnegan Posted 31 May 2012 Posted 31 May 2012 That's why I cycle on the pavement. I don't trust the morning traffic down Fosse Road and the tarmac is ****ing awful by the kerb which forces you into the middle of the road anyway. I'm a considerate cyclist, I take it easy, watch for kids and dogs and slow down for pedestrians; I'm far less a nuisance than I would be on the road. One snide **** once shouted "50 quid fine" at me (to be fair, I was dressed like some yoot) but other than that I've never had problems from either every day folk or the police who just completely ignore you and don't give a toss.
Daggers Posted 31 May 2012 Posted 31 May 2012 Just what I need for breakfast, a mental image of Raj's sweaty, Lycra-clad lunchbox. We should have lush cycle paths everywhere paid for by car drivers. Banning cars from all built up areas would be good too seeing as they're all driven by the blind or mentally infirmed.
Big Dave Posted 31 May 2012 Posted 31 May 2012 I would cycle to work, but the street lighting is so rubbish..............hang on, am I in the right topic? (don't want to get Leicester_Numan started again!)
Leicester_Numan Posted 31 May 2012 Posted 31 May 2012 I would cycle to work, but the street lighting is so rubbish..............hang on, am I in the right topic? (don't want to get Leicester_Numan started again!) . I'm a nice friendly sort really
Big Dave Posted 31 May 2012 Posted 31 May 2012 . I'm a nice friendly sort really Sorry, couldn't resist!
AyewJoking Posted 31 May 2012 Posted 31 May 2012 Right...in the last couple of years i have really got the cycling bug and have been commuting to work often. 15 miles round trip (Thurnby to Beaumont Leys) on a roadbike (Fuji Roubaix) Love it.....would love it more if there were no twatty car drivers around!! Any other keen cyclists?
Soar Fox Posted 31 May 2012 Posted 31 May 2012 Cyclists are always quick to blame drivers. But the amount of times I've been driving to work at 5.15am and they'd be cyclists on the road with no lighting no reflective clothing and wearing black clothes. They'd be quick to shift the blame if someone did hit them.
simmo1977 Posted 31 May 2012 Posted 31 May 2012 It annoys me when cyclist go through red lights, gives us all a bad name. I think it should be legal to knock cyclists off their bikes if they go through a red light, they'd soon stop. Times I've caught up with someone who has done this and told them lights apply to them as well as cars.
Captain... Posted 31 May 2012 Posted 31 May 2012 Cyclists are always quick to blame drivers. But the amount of times I've been driving to work at 5.15am and they'd be cyclists on the road with no lighting no reflective clothing and wearing black clothes. They'd be quick to shift the blame if someone did hit them. Oh yeah, cyclists are twats as well as car drivers, and I don't think they should try and share the same space, more cycle lanes, and freedom to cycle like a civilian on the pavement, I will happily drop down to walking speed on my bike, but dropping down to cycling speed in my car is much more annoying.
Daggers Posted 31 May 2012 Posted 31 May 2012 Cyclists are always quick to blame drivers. But the amount of times I've been driving to work at 5.15am and they'd be cyclists on the road with no lighting no reflective clothing and wearing black clothes. They'd be quick to shift the blame if someone did hit them. Who would be cyclists? There's no shifting of blame - if you knew your Highway Code you'd know that you are responsible. Car drivers seem to think that they can go everywhere at idiotic speeds and that it's the responsibility of everyone else on the road to make themselves visible to the myopic and get out of there way. Speed limits are seen as advisory these days and everyone is compelled to travel at or above them. If you reduced your speed by 10mph you would have more time to process visual data, improve your fuel economy and arrive less stressed.
Soar Fox Posted 31 May 2012 Posted 31 May 2012 Who would be cyclists? There's no shifting of blame - if you knew your Highway Code you'd know that you are responsible. Car drivers seem to think that they can go everywhere at idiotic speeds and that it's the responsibility of everyone else on the road to make themselves visible to the myopic and get out of there way. Speed limits are seen as advisory these days and everyone is compelled to travel at or above them. If you reduced your speed by 10mph you would have more time to process visual data, improve your fuel economy and arrive less stressed. Going up Lutterworth road towards the soar valley crossroads. I don't travel up there fast as I haven't built up enough speed after pulling out my drive. I understand that as a driver I have a responsibility on the road. But surely someone who is cycling in the dark they should also have a responsibility to wear clothing or have lighting so that they can make there self visible. I wouldn't drive down the road without my headlights on so why do some cyclists think its alright to have no lighting.
Daggers Posted 31 May 2012 Posted 31 May 2012 Going up Lutterworth road towards the soar valley crossroads. I don't travel up there fast as I haven't built up enough speed after pulling out my drive. I understand that as a driver I have a responsibility on the road. But surely someone who is cycling in the dark they should also have a responsibility to wear clothing or have lighting so that they can make there self visible. I wouldn't drive down the road without my headlights on so why do some cyclists think its alright to have no lighting. Someone cycling in the dark has a legal duty to have lights on their bike, they are not compelled by law to wear Hi-viz.
Soar Fox Posted 31 May 2012 Posted 31 May 2012 Someone cycling in the dark has a legal duty to have lights on their bike, they are not compelled by law to wear Hi-viz. The person who I see every morning doesn't wear either.
Captain... Posted 31 May 2012 Posted 31 May 2012 The person who I see every morning doesn't wear either. I think that makes it your legal right to run them down.
Soar Fox Posted 31 May 2012 Posted 31 May 2012 I think that makes it your legal right to run them down. lol I wouldn't want to damage my car.
Uncle Phil Posted 31 May 2012 Posted 31 May 2012 I'm saving up for a new road bike after mainly riding downhill and cross country. What I do have about cyclists though, except for the no lights thing, is groups of people cycling 3 abreast on country lanes that just stay like that even though they know you are trying to get past. I'm pretty sure when cars are going past you have to go single file, I always do because I'd rather not get cleared up by the cars.
simmo1977 Posted 31 May 2012 Posted 31 May 2012 I'm saving up for a new road bike after mainly riding downhill and cross country. What I do have about cyclists though, except for the no lights thing, is groups of people cycling 3 abreast on country lanes that just stay like that even though they know you are trying to get past. I'm pretty sure when cars are going past you have to go single file, I always do because I'd rather not get cleared up by the cars. I saw two women cycling side by side the other day with a queue of about 10 cars behind them because they couldn't overtake and they were completely oblivious to all the cars behind them. Totally selfish behaviour.
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