always carry a cloth

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nazzurro19

Active Member
Location
norwich
Today i realised one essential piece of kit which should be carried by all cyclists far and wide ... a piece of cloth in your saddle bag

Why ? Well this morning while cycling at around 20mph i got hit by bird shite .. initially it was funny as i thought it had only just skimmed my knee.. after passing a few people and seeing the disgust on there faces it was clear my initial thoughts were wrong. Got to work and i was pebbledashed all over my back shoulder bag helmet trousers the lot .. absolute vermin creatures!!

So tell your stories of the "its lucky you been shat on"
 
That's horrible!!! You able to wash them before you set off for home?
 
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nazzurro19

Active Member
Location
norwich
Yeah straight into work washed all my clothes washed my leg etc haha

Really ruined my commute , and it kind of stung my knee too was a big load
 

Profpointy

Legendary Member
my dad had a hint of stuffing a rag under your saddle - for things like cleaning your hands if chain comes off. I pooh-poohed this, but he went on and on about it in his stubborn way so in the end I left he rag he insisted on stuffing under the seat.

Not long after, it fell out, jammed itself into the chain pulling the wheel till it rubbed the frame - unridable bike, no spanner - luckily a chap helped me out, so avoided a 12 mile push.

Moral - (1)don't store a a handy rag under the seat.

(2) Ignore suggestions from your Dad - as even the plausible sounding ones can bite you.

(3) always carry tools

My room-mate in uni had an even more daft "dad-advice" incident. when buying a bike (for the son) the dad got them to remove the front derailleur because "10 speed is too complicated, 5 speed is best" - thus "proving" it was Dads in general, not just my Dad who talked bollocks.

For those of you who are now Dads, I assume all the knowledge you've built up over the years suddenly turned into nonsense
 

Amanda P

Legendary Member
At this time of year, birds are jettisoning faecal sacs from nestlings. They're like little water bombs, staying intact until they hit something - like passing cyclists - and then they burst somewhat spectacularly.

This is unlike regular bird crap, which tends to disperse to a mist as it falls so you don't notice it so much - although gulls and corvids can dispense enough volume, and gloopy enough stuff, that it can stay in one bolus in free fall. In fact there's some evidence that they can do this deliberately to use as a weapon.

Please don't ask me for too much detail on how I know this.
 

Cheddar George

oober member
At this time of year, birds are jettisoning faecal sacs from nestlings. They're like little water bombs, staying intact until they hit something - like passing cyclists - and then they burst somewhat spectacularly.

This is unlike regular bird crap, which tends to disperse to a mist as it falls so you don't notice it so much - although gulls and corvids can dispense enough volume, and gloopy enough stuff, that it can stay in one bolus in free fall. In fact there's some evidence that they can do this deliberately to use as a weapon.

Please don't ask me for too much detail on how I know this.

You do talk a load of s***.

Quite interesting though.
 

Amanda P

Legendary Member
You do talk a load of s***.

Yeah, thanks for that George....
 

welsh dragon

Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
When I lived and worked in brum i always carried an umbrella with me and used it especially when I was on my way to the bus stop after work in the winter time. Pigeons and starlings by the million would roost on all stores and would poo a humungous amount. It was like rain sometimes. Bloomin awful.
 
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