Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
That's why I stay behind them, unless they're stopped with people visibly getting on or off them
Taking up Cycling - good idea?
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Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
I love that video. Silly buggers, but what a rush
Fucking twats - I nearly got knocked off my bike by some wanker like that coming through the Vauxhall Cross bike tunnel cos he came round without slowing or looking - it turned out there was some race organised by a bunch of berkish art students
ChrisFilter
Like a boss.
Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
No doubt, but still, image the adrenaline rush after winning that race..
I don't give a fuck - they're putting other people in mortal danger - they can go fuck themselves
fredfelt
Mostly unknown member
It is
You will however have to take care to avoid the pitfall of becoming unbearably smug and holier-than-thou.....
I'd say that the ability to be smug is a bonus. But I am a cyclist.
Boycey
juvenile rave slut
yes, the artycat most definitely ftl.
ChrisFilter
Like a boss.
I don't think anyone is going to argue that, merely that it would be a hell of a rush, and that they're very skilled riders (yes, also fuckwits)
zenie
>^^<
I love that video. Silly buggers, but what a rush
That vid made me feel sick
Also where is this bike tunnel in Vauxhall Cross?
Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
That vid made me feel sick
Also where is this bike tunnel in Vauxhall Cross?
The tunnel you use to get from the Cross to South Lambeth Road - it comes out at The Vauxhall Tavern
zenie
>^^<
Oh right, it's not underground it's just the one that goes under the train station?
Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
Oh right, it's not underground it's just the one that goes under the train station?
Yep - that's the one - one half of it is a foot tunnel - for some reason loads of cyclists don't use it and prefer to go into a dark curving tunnel that requires you to quickly change lanes if you want to turn right and is full of buses and HGVs
The closet?
Biddlybee
making knots with sticks
Silly buggers? Complete fucking twats more likeI love that video. Silly buggers, but what a rush
Monkeygrinder's Organ
Dodgy geezer swilling vapid lager
Did my first ride to work today, and am still not dead.
I quite enjoyed it although exercise at that time in the morning was a bit of a shock to the system.
I quite enjoyed it although exercise at that time in the morning was a bit of a shock to the system.
lighterthief
Well-Known Member
Stick with it. You'll feel it the first week, but your body will adjust. I tend to dawdle in the morning so as not to arrive all hot and bothered, then crank it up on the ride home.
Enjoy your new found freedom!
ShiftyBagLady
Thinks she is a flower to be looked at
JESUS!!!!! I watched half of that youtube video and had to turn it off. My nerves couldnt take it.
I am also considering taking up cycling(again).
Yes we have been here before and you all gave me some nice advice but after getting a bike that was too big and struggling to find another one I gave up.
I have been looking around and I still have no idea of what bike I should get. I am very very small and I think I will have to get a childs bike but i'm not sure that these are road worthy 
Edit: like this one fro example http://www.amazon.co.uk/Silverfox-Fantasy-Speed-Girls-Mountain/dp/B000N6SR4C
Any tips? advice?
When I am cycling, I will need to go from oval to clapham common, its a fiarly simple route isnt it? not too hazardous... how long do you think it should take? 10 mins?
I am also considering taking up cycling(again).
Yes we have been here before and you all gave me some nice advice but after getting a bike that was too big and struggling to find another one I gave up.
I have been looking around and I still have no idea of what bike I should get. I am very very small and I think I will have to get a childs bike
but i'm not sure that these are road worthy Edit: like this one fro example http://www.amazon.co.uk/Silverfox-Fantasy-Speed-Girls-Mountain/dp/B000N6SR4CAny tips? advice?
When I am cycling, I will need to go from oval to clapham common, its a fiarly simple route isnt it? not too hazardous... how long do you think it should take? 10 mins?
co-op
But....but cLoWnFiSh....
JESUS!!!!! I watched half of that youtube video and had to turn it off. My nerves couldnt take it.
I am also considering taking up cycling(again).
Yes we have been here before and you all gave me some nice advice but after getting a bike that was too big and struggling to find another one I gave up.
I have been looking around and I still have no idea of what bike I should get. I am very very small and I think I will have to get a childs bike
Any tips? advice?
When I am cycling, I will need to go from oval to clapham common, its a fiarly simple route isnt it? not too hazardous... how long do you think it should take? 10 mins?
Oval to Clapham Junction is a nice easy commute; Clapham Road is a big road but not an unpleasant one to cycle, and there is a bike/bus lane. If you're going in the morning you'll be against the tide anyway so should be quite nice.
Personally I wouldn't recommend a mountain bike; I don't know much about the options for small bikes (I'm 6 foot+ tall) but mountain bikes are generally harder work to cycle (fat tyres = more friction) so if you want a town runaround I'd get a road bike, or there are loads of "hybrids" which are sort of half way between the two but are mostly designed for roads (or the ones I've tried seem to be).
ShiftyBagLady
Thinks she is a flower to be looked at
yes, i think you're rigth there (as if i would have a clue )
I thought that maybe I would get that bike because i know the frame will fit me and then upgrade the tyres
will have a look around at tyres and things now
)I thought that maybe I would get that bike because i know the frame will fit me and then upgrade the tyres
will have a look around at tyres and things now
co-op
But....but cLoWnFiSh....
yes, i think you're rigth there (as if i would have a clue
I thought that maybe I would get that bike because i know the frame will fit me and then upgrade the tyres
will have a look around at tyres and things now
Actually I think the best thing to do is to go and try out a good range of bikes - bike shops will let you take them out for a try if you leave security. Bikes are like clothes; there might be one that ticks all the boxes techncally but for some reason just doesn't feel as good as another one.
I've only once bought a bike on its spec and price rather than on feel and I just never bonded with it - I ended up trading it in about a year later.
Good luck with it! It's a good time of year to get into it.
ShiftyBagLady
Thinks she is a flower to be looked at
yes you're right. i'm pretty confident that i will only be trying out mountain bikes though as i doubt most shops will have suitably sized hybrid bikes in stock. thanks for the advice co-op
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