Kaipaith said:
I never realised that Bollo was so close to me (I'm a Winchester cyclist too)... can't say that I have most of the issues he does, but then I think I cover different parts of the area than him, especially judging by his Little Ms. Sunshine video (Basingstoke... not Winchester by a long stretch...)
Yeay, Winchester Massive! Whereabouts are you? If you see a stout gentleman riding a yellow kiddyback tandem with his daughter on the back, s'me! Give a wave!
If you look at the vids, I've only had the one exceptional and serious incident over the year that I've had the camera. There are two other majorly annoying ones (the head-on chicken with the driver outside the school and the close taxi overtake). The other couple are 'moans' and 'Little Ms Sunshine' is just funny. Compared with some others, I'll live with those odds.
Despite the 'reputation', I find that Basingstoke is generally an easier cycle than Winch. Winch's hills, narrow roads, traffic and cycling-unfriendly central one-way system can make it hard work.