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TT to work today, all 9km of it, looking for a PB...even had my cycling top on, so I was serious Anyway, prob about 800m from work, and looking good coming down Sth Circular in Gladstone Park (sortof near the Tulla airport, which is say around 19km NW of the city Tim), when a car turning right (some bloke around 50's), sees me, but still proceeds to turn. Ok he'll straighten up, and stay out of the bike lane, so I thought. To my shock he kept coming towards me, forcing me into the gutter after copping a hit from the front panel/passenger door. I'm not entirely sure how I managed to stay upright, as I had some serious wobbles happening. Felt like giving the door a nice old whack...but just settled on much cursing. He did apologize, which is something I guess. I don't know some people just shouldn't be allowed on the roads. Bikes fine, I'm fine. Worst of all I missed my PB as a result god dammit ess "rubbing's racing" 93 -- essendon93 |
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essendon93 Wrote: TT to work today, all 9km of it, looking for a PB...even had my cycling top on, so I was serious Bikes fine, I'm fine. shiiieetteee.. good to hear you kept the rubber down! -- gplama |
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secret k police spotted the lama doing some boulie k's this arvo Why no racing lamaboy?? And good to hear your safe Ess. I got the pleasure this morning of smacking (with my hand ) this guys car door as he opend it (cos he didnt look and nearly wiped me out.) and i had do a big swerve and shout alot in order to scare the shiit out of him, so i guess he wont do it again in a long time. Then he yelled out "Sorry mate" to which i repplied "now worries" so all was good and rosey . -- Jono L |
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Jono L Wrote: secret k police spotted the lama doing some boulie k's this arvo Why no racing lamaboy?? There is plenty of racing going on.. mostly in my head and against the clock.. I can also report a sighting of Denmead doing secret kms along Doncaster Rd at lunchtime today... spotted with two other unknowns (to me anyways) cheers, GPL -- gplama |
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On Thu, 16 Feb 2006 21:06:06 +1100, essendon93 wrote:
TT to work today, all 9km of it, looking for a PB...even had my cycling top on, so I was serious Do the dimples make it better than skin? :-) -- Home page: http://members.westnet.com.au/mvw |
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essendon93 wrote:
TT to work today, all 9km of it, looking for a PB...even had my cycling top on, so I was serious Anyway, prob about 800m from work, and looking good coming down Sth Circular in Gladstone Park (sortof near the Tulla airport, which is say around 19km NW of the city Tim), when a car turning right (some bloke around 50's), sees me, but still proceeds to turn. Ok he'll straighten up, and stay out of the bike lane, so I thought. To my shock he kept coming towards me, forcing me into the gutter after copping a hit from the front panel/passenger door. I'm not entirely sure how I managed to stay upright, as I had some serious wobbles happening. Felt like giving the door a nice old whack...but just settled on much cursing. He did apologize, which is something I guess. I don't know some people just shouldn't be allowed on the roads. Bikes fine, I'm fine. Worst of all I missed my PB as a result god dammit ess "rubbing's racing" 93 I was on Burwood Hwy FT Gully last night, some turkey in an early model white Magna gave me a suitably wide berth, then over-corrected and actually crashed into the kerb before taking off again. All this occurred at around 80 k/mh. Had an SUV (Stupendously Useless & Vacuous) full of morons screaming abuse at me on the way home, for no other reason than that I was there in the first place. No wonder only 1% of the population cycles out here, it's too frigging dangerous with turds like these around. Regards, Ray |
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essendon93 Wrote: TT to work today, all 9km of it, looking for a PB...even had my cycling top on, so I was serious Anyway, prob about 800m from work, and looking good coming down Sth Circular in Gladstone Park (sortof near the Tulla airport, which is say around 19km NW of the city Tim), when a car turning right (some bloke around 50's), sees me, but still proceeds to turn. Ok he'll straighten up, and stay out of the bike lane, so I thought. To my shock he kept coming towards me, forcing me into the gutter after copping a hit from the front panel/passenger door. I'm not entirely sure how I managed to stay upright, as I had some serious wobbles happening. Felt like giving the door a nice old whack...but just settled on much cursing. He did apologize, which is something I guess. I don't know some people just shouldn't be allowed on the roads. Bikes fine, I'm fine. Worst of all I missed my PB as a result god dammit ess "rubbing's racing" 93 Geesh.... you better stay away from aero-bars then, just imagine if you had been on aero-bars! no see, what cometh your way. glad to hear you are ok and at least he apologized, I actually almost instanteneously forget about it, when the person apologizes, just me ?? -- MikeyOz |
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aeek Wrote: Wishfull thinking. You wanted that PB so you compromised your paranoia. It's not paranoia if they really are out to get you. I stopped wearing a watch *I'm late*I'm late* when I made the same potentially fatal mistake riding to work 2 days in a row. Better to be late, or miss your PB, than be dead or maimed. I have my HR monitor on virtually every ride and my bike computer has a clock on it as well, I just don't use them. Important stats like HR, cadence; those I look at but time? Confidence trick invented by the Swiss so I'm told ;-) -- EuanB |
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Jono L wrote:
secret k police spotted the lama doing some boulie k's this arvo Why no racing lamaboy?? And good to hear your safe Ess. I got the pleasure this morning of smacking (with my hand ) this guys car door as he opend it (cos he didnt look and nearly wiped me out.) and i had do a big swerve and shout alot in order to scare the shiit out of him, so i guess he wont do it again in a long time. Then he yelled out "Sorry mate" to which i repplied "now worries" so all was good and rosey . -- Jono L I nearly got a car door yesterday arvo on Hawthorne Rd, Bulimba (Bne). There's a bike lane so drivers expect you to ride in it (I don't, but I do pull in when it's clear of parked cars, and someone drives up behind me, so they can pass). Too often drivers are happy to give me a metre clearance or so, but not happy if I'm trying to take that much clearance of a parked car. This time, fortunately, the driver following me sat back and didn't try to push past, and I even had time to yell "Look before you open!" as I hurtled past at 50km/h (yeah, it's on the flat after a big down hill ;-) ) Tam |
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MikeyOz wrote: glad to hear you are ok and at least he apologized, I actually almost instanteneously forget about it, when the person apologizes, just me ?? I know what you mean but nope, not me. An apology sticks in my mind for quite a while, being so infrequent. Usually just get blank looks. So very, very blank. Amazed most aren't just vacantly drooling. An apology does give me a nice high for a while, though. |
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