24-08-2014, 11:22 AM
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Re: Forgive me Lord for I have sinned
What about one of these?.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-Zn_MVG5IE
24-08-2014, 04:44 PM
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Re: Forgive me Lord for I have sinned
Originally Posted by Curmudgeon
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It was quite a hectic day out there on the roads, holiday traffic roadworks cycle events. However to get to the point , locally on a hill where they have done traffic calming I approached a single lane chicane where I had direction priority. Getting towards its end there was waiting traffic to the right. Then this well middle aged Lycra clad two wheeled cycling road rodent shoots down the outside and into the chicane forcing me to emergency stop. He could not get past so we sit there nose to nose. I wound down the window and delivered verbal abuse beyond all expectation. Sorry if any members of the local community had their ears open.
25-08-2014, 02:09 AM
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Originally Posted by spitfire
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What about one of these?.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-Zn_MVG5IE
25-08-2014, 02:54 AM
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Re: Forgive me Lord for I have sinned
Originally Posted by Curmudgeon
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It was quite a hectic day out there on the roads, holiday traffic roadworks cycle events. However to get to the point , locally on a hill where they have done traffic calming I approached a single lane chicane where I had direction priority. Getting towards its end there was waiting traffic to the right. Then this well middle aged Lycra clad two wheeled cycling road rodent shoots down the outside and into the chicane forcing me to emergency stop. He could not get past so we sit there nose to nose. I wound down the window and delivered verbal abuse beyond all expectation. Sorry if any members of the local community had their ears open.
25-08-2014, 07:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Bruce
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Looks like it manages to combine all the disadvantages of a bike with those of a car without retaining the advantages of either.
25-08-2014, 09:01 AM
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Originally Posted by spitfire
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Couldn't agree more on the ergonomic front, but because it has FOUR wheels, would it make a pedaler more socially acceptable?. What would be the reaction from the motorist if the operator of one of these, rode the pavement to beat the traffic queue, or jumped a traffic light?, I.e, are the number of wheels a vehicle has critical to it's acceptance by the motoring masses.
Personally I would rather have to pass twenty cyclists than one caravan.
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