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theclaud

Openly Marxist
Location
Swansea
HE S BEHIND YOU ! Sorry a bit early but could nt resist :tongue:

Eeek!


Behave. You're spoiling my fun.
 

Andy_R

Hard of hearing..I said Herd of Herring..oh FFS..
Location
County Durham
Further, regarding your point about taking up too much space: I read a few days ago that the Internet is nearly full!

Utter tosh, It has been publicly announced that t'interweb spiders have plenty of wool and will carry on knitting t'interweb for as long as necessary. Tis so cos David Cameron says so.
 

Bicycle

Guest
Guys... Seriously...

You know that sound you get when filling a bottle from a tap?

The pitch rises as the bottle fills...

Well I'm getting that now as I type!!

Seriously, the Internet is nearly full.

Please, no inane posts from anyone and no unnecessary gaps between lines of text.

Also, if you're going to post on a thread, please get to the point in the first line or so.

Under no circumstances should you just waffle on and on.

I did warn you!

Once the Internet is full, you'll be sorry!
 

Andy_R

Hard of hearing..I said Herd of Herring..oh FFS..
Location
County Durham
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it is a very long bit of paper that just seems to go on and on and on


















































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































Thats about 32 foot on my machine

nooooo.......stop wasting t'interweb. The knitting spiders can't keep up....

(By the way that was an awful lot of invisible filler...where did you find it all, B&Q?)
 

gambatte

Middle of the pack...
Location
S Yorks
HE S BEHIND YOU ! Sorry a bit early but could nt resist :tongue:
He's not, he disappeared up his own..........He's not here anymore.......


Not got this 'ave you?:rolleyes:



Ooooh No He Isn't!!:biggrin:
 

goo_mason

Champion barbed-wire hurdler
Location
Leith, Edinburgh
I daresay all taxi drivers are well versed in the mysterious 'palm pushing sign.'......I just see a gesture and I guess he (the taxi driver did to). As you seem intent on pushing this perhaps you can explain, on the OP's behalf, why he feels the need for so much confrontation.

If by 'pushing it' you mean countering someone posting blatant untruths, then yes, I think I am. However, if you really want to know why Magnatom does what he does, why not ask him on his blog? He's the best person to explain it all.

I was commuting when he was in nappies yet can count on one hand the number of confrontations I have had. Could it be I dont have a camera on my head and the need to reach 1 million youtube hits.

What makes you think he has a 'need'? You're projecting your own interpretation as fact again.

You strike me as blind follower of his antics..and antics they are. If he felt the taxi driver was to close for example, why did sit in the middle of the lane and raise the ante and antagonise him? ...you are commenting on what you cant see.I also liked the way you ignored his position prior to the confrontation, a gesture and 'your not passing me' road position would rile any motorist.
Blind follower? Well, you can believe what you want; that's your perogative. I'm sure if you search hard enough on here you'll find that I don't always agree with his videos. However, I'd prefer if you watched the video again and paid attention as you seem to have missed the point once again - Magnatom's road position had nothing to do with it. The driver plainly states the bizarre reason behind his behaviour was because Magnatom had pulled out on a car whilst on the roundabout earlier.

As for comment about the ban, read the posts earlier....the Glaswegian accent ? My family are from Motherwell...so try another one, poor effort.

Therefore I still don't understand your cryptic comment. I've been following the thread since the beginning, and don't see why a CC shirt in a video should mean you may get banned if you weren't careful. I wear a CC shirt, as do many of the members here. Does that mean you should be careful around us in case you get banned?

Anyway, there doesn't see to be much point continuing this discussion - if you want the answers you need, ask the OP via his blog. I'm sure he'll be delighted to engage with you.
 

doog

....
His position is perfectly fine on this road, perhaps you should have a read about road positions and what to do when you are approaching a serries of parked cars.

Hi Gaz, 40 years commuting and haven't read a book on it or road positions. I currently commute down the busiest road in Dorset, a major trunk road linking the South East to the South West, also links a major ferry port and have done so for the last 3 years without incident or confrontation. I cycled from Spain back to the UK in June- the French love cyclists but they drive like nutters all the same.

I guess Im qualified to post on the subject without someone telling me to go and read a book on it!

The thing is Gaz, you can read all the books in the world about road positions but unless motorists read those same books....it means nothing.

How have I survived...? I go by the old adage that if there is a vehicle behind me I will move over slightly and let it pass. It doesnt slow my journey and why should I slow or obstruct the traffic flow?

The difference between me and the angry ninjas on here is that I ride defensively and am courteous to other road users, waving , nodding, making eye contact and riding within my capabilities.

I am friendly cyclist, not an aggressive cyclist looking for confrontation or the slightest excuse to lecture a motorist because he may have pulled out in front of me whilst I hurtled down a row of traffic at 28.5 mph like a loose cannon. I have my moments but have never caused a reaction like the OP has encountered again and again.

I wonder why?

If everyone was like me the world would be a better place Gaz
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(right where's my egg to suck)
 

gaz

Cycle Camera TV
Location
South Croydon
Hi Gaz, 40 years commuting and haven't read a book on it or road positions. I currently commute down the busiest road in Dorset, a major trunk road linking the South East to the South West, also links a major ferry port and have done so for the last 3 years without incident or confrontation. I cycled from Spain back to the UK in June- the French love cyclists but they drive like nutters all the same.

I guess Im qualified to post on the subject without someone telling me to go and read a book on it!

The thing is Gaz, you can read all the books in the world about road positions but unless motorists read those same books....it means nothing.

How have I survived...? I go by the old adage that if there is a vehicle behind me I will move over slightly and let it pass. It doesnt slow my journey and why should I slow or obstruct the traffic flow?

The difference between me and the angry ninjas on here is that I ride defensively and am courteous to other road users, waving , nodding, making eye contact and riding within my capabilities.

I am friendly cyclist, not an aggressive cyclist looking for confrontation or the slightest excuse to lecture a motorist because he may have pulled out in front of me whilst I hurtled down a row of traffic at 28.5 mph like a loose cannon. I have my moments but have never caused a reaction like the OP has encountered again and again.

I wonder why?

If everyone was like me the world would be a better place Gaz
wave.gif
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(right where's my egg to suck)
Hahaha you really do think you are better than everyone else.
Perhaps you should look at the dates of the videos uploaded and see the gaps between the uploads. Understand that he cycles everyday to work and rarely uploads a video.
You don't see everything that happens on his commute, you don't see where he is courteous to other road users. Just because the only videos you see are of situations you don't find your self in, doesn't meant that he goes around shouting at people all the time or making trouble.
 

400bhp

Guru
Well, I've just look on his blog and guess what story is on his front page.

"Magnatom Bashing", with a link to this thread (capital M and B too).

That's a bit pathetic IMO.
 

Origamist

Legendary Member
Why is it that the people who claim to be models of affability when cycling and have hardly any confontations with other road users, seem so antagonistic and confrontational when posting on a cycling forum?
 
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