mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
If only the weather was better. I've only once been as wet.
Non cyclists look upon cyclists as weird
- Thread starter johnnyb47
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In fairness I cycle really quickly when I'm in Bridgeton as well
I come out of Glasgow Green and go along London Rd . Not one of our city's more scenic bits.
Then there's the crazy unfinished cycle lane from the cross up to the Velodrome.
" Shared path "......on the way to a match , doesn't really work.
Threevok
Growing old disgracefully
- Location
- South Wales
I regularly get belittled by someone who goes chasing Pokemon
Go figure
Go figure
snorri
Legendary Member
- Location
- East coast, up a bit.
Yebbut I was giving a possible reason for people who do go into the gym, why they drove there and back home
. I don't go in, well I did go in last month for my flu injection and told the clerk that I felt most uncomfortable there as the place brought back memories of school gym classes
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snorri
Legendary Member
- Location
- East coast, up a bit.
Yeah, that bit of infra is bizarre, I can't imagine it gets much use as it doesn't neatly join up with NCN74 or go anywhere in particular.
Judging by Strava's heatmaps it gets about half as much usage as London Road (though the velodrome looks amazing on the heatmap)
Kudos for braving match night traffic - do you ever get any bother? If I'm in the office when there's a game on I'll usually wait a few hours to let the area clear up a bit.
Milzy
Guru
It’s same with running. People don’t get it. They wonder why people bother to do it and some take p1$$. You are physically very fit, running a sub 3 hour marathon and people shout run forest run etc. The chavs like to lift weights and take steroids. Complete knuckle draggers don’t respect cardio athletes.
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
It is weird state of affairs where people think to cycle 5 miles you have to be extremely fit or even walking a mile is crazy.
I had tried cycling to games once or twice before. But this season I've done it for all the home games. 7:5 miles door to door on Strava. If it's a nice day I'll go down the Kelvin and along the Clyde which is a bit longer.
Midweek it's straight through the city centre.
No hassle whatsoever. Bike rack at the shop and it's about 20- 30 minutes quicker.
deptfordmarmoset
Full time tea drinker
- Location
- Armonmy Way
I don't think my family think I'm any weirder for riding a bike. They give me strange looks whether I'm on or off the bike.
Moodyman
Legendary Member
I'd never thought of it like this but now you've mentioned it, the weights section of my local gym does attract a certain type.
mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
If no joy with the managers, complain to the council. In my borough, no cycle parking would normally be a breach of planning permission conditions, especially if the car park has expanded in the last 12 years. We don't have enough parking but to provide none is shocking.Yes, in writing to the management. It is operated by some splinter group on behalf of the local authority .
I made representations about ten years ago and the car park has doubled in size since then but cycle parking ...no change
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
Well just respond "At least when you are not driving the roads are safer"
