Cycling Highlight of 2003

[Richard Bates]

I think the highlight of my 2003 was meeting the PSF and coming away alive. Second to that it must
have been using STI shifters for the first time and falling in love with them.

My resolutions for 2004 are as follows:

1) Stop taking the piss out of MTBers by overtaking them in a stupidly low gear.

2) Find a place of work which is nicer to cycle to than Birmingham city centre.

3) Marry Nicole Cooke.

Happy new year to you all.
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[Zog The Undenia]

Richard Bates wrote:

> 2) Find a place of work which is nicer to cycle to than Birmingham city centre.

I once had a tyre blow off the rim in the middle of Paradise Circus at
5.15pm on a weekday, and I had to take refuge on a traffic island for 10 whole minutes before I
could cross to the safety of the pavement :-(

[Peter B]

"Zog The Undeniable" <ggg@hhh.net> wrote in message
news:bt0nds$2j8$1@news8.svr.pol.co.uk...
> Richard Bates wrote:
>
> > 2) Find a place of work which is nicer to cycle to than Birmingham city centre.
>
> I once had a tyre blow off the rim in the middle of Paradise Circus at
> 5.15pm on a weekday, and I had to take refuge on a traffic island for 10 whole minutes before I
> could cross to the safety of the pavement :-(

Not quite the same but I had a cam belt break on my car at the end of the Aston Expressway.
Because the radio was on loud I didn't notice until I went to pull onto the roundabout :-( Luckily
it was only a matter of minutes before a friendly policeman towed me clear as it was pre-mobile
'phone days.

Pete

[Dan Gregory]

"Zog The Undeniable" <ggg@hhh.net> wrote in message > I once had a tyre blow off the rim in the
middle of Paradise Circus at
> 5.15pm on a weekday, and I had to take refuge on a traffic island for 10 whole minutes before I
> could cross to the safety of the pavement :-(
That happened to me once too. As the lights changed I sprinted away from the cars, opened a gap of a
few yards, and my front tub rolled off, dumping me unceremoniously in the middle of the Place de la
Concorde (Paris). Ever since the few moments that followed I have been very impressed by the skills
of Parisien drivers! Happy New Year Dan Gregory

[Dave Kahn]

On Thu, 1 Jan 2004 10:36:00 -0000, "Dan Gregory"
<dangregory@palaver.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:

>That happened to me once too. As the lights changed I sprinted away from the cars, opened a gap of
>a few yards, and my front tub rolled off, dumping me unceremoniously in the middle of the Place de
>la Concorde (Paris).

Ooh, nasty! Good job it didn't happen somwhere busy. :-)

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[Mseries]

Richard Bates wrote:
> My resolutions for 2004 are as follows:
. My resolution is to comment only on cycling on this NG, and ignore widespread road safety and
safety equipment (H) threads.

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[Dirtylitterboxo]

>I think the highlight of my 2003 was meeting the PSF and coming away alive.

But that's because the PSF delighted in meeting a handsome young man ;-)

Cheers, helen s

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