- Apr 5, 2014
- 25,896
Sounds like an adult entertainment troupe at the Pretty Pink Pit.
I think that club has taken off pretty well.
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[Brighton] Rise of the Planet of the Cyclists
- Thread starter Chicken Run
- Start date
Sounds like an adult entertainment troupe at the Pretty Pink Pit.
I think that club has taken off pretty well.
Coalburner
Active member
- May 22, 2017
- 315
Chain your bike to the railings, block the pavement, buggering things up for pedestrians and other carriage users. Still, never mind, as long as we can chain our bikes where we like, to hell with everybody else. Hurrah for the Militant Cyclists League - world domination will be yours.
swindonseagull
Well-known member
The delights of city centre living......NOT
In fairness this is the easiest 'problem' to sort:-
Parking for 10
Or
Parking for 1.
Parking for 10
Or
Parking for 1.
Palacefinder General
Well-known member
- Apr 5, 2019
- 2,594
Cycled Seaford to Brighton last year on a low rent but decent enough looking Giant hybrid, got to North Street, placed it against the bike racks opposite Barclays to lock it up, realised I'd left my lock at home, gambled on it, went and did some shopping, was away about 30 minutes and....here ends the yarn.
maffew
Well-known member
See there's only 7 bikes in that space for 10. Selfish parking, or actually it doesnt look like its space for 10
Live by the sea
Well-known member
- Oct 21, 2016
- 4,718
Think they should ban bikes on busy roads , they are dangerous to car drivers , and it’s dangerous for the cyclists .
portlock seagull
Well-known member
- Jul 28, 2003
- 17,776
Big assumption here that cycles are used daily. Not so. Many will be left chained and forgotten about for years possibly, causing a nuisance. Ask anyone in Amsterdam, Copenhagen etc. Ironically it seems bike owners want the same as car owners. To park outside own property, using a mode of transport immediately available and quicker than walking. You’re in a city. Get over it. Or walk, get the bus, a cab etc. Blimey, as if everything isn’t delivered anyway!!
vegster
Sanity Clause
- May 5, 2008
- 28,272
I like that term, just needs adjusting to Cy-Clits and that's a winner for a colloquialism .
vegster
Sanity Clause
- May 5, 2008
- 28,272
Now, where did I leave my steamroller ?
Garage_Doors
Originally the Swankers
You can fit 7 passengers in a people carrier.
Not every car has just one passenger.
Algernon
Well-known member
Not wanting to come across as a smart arse but there are ten bikes in that space.
OzMike
Well-known member
Entitled twats, biggest hazard on any road in any country.
Bevendean Hillbilly
New member
A little homily from me for you. brother.
I was a penniless student when this tale is told.
I’d saved my money tirelessly for about six months for why? I had my eyes on a shocking pink US import diamond back mountain bike...back when shimano interlocking 18 gear matrices were VERY rare in the U.K. this bike was my north...my south...my steed.
Then one day I had to stop for about 5 seconds under the Preston park viaduct and, whilst my back was turned...someone had it away.
Anyway. I’m well, well pissed off but...two days later...my ex was driving up Dyke Road and spies some lad on..a bright pink rare U.S import diamond back mountain bike and follows it to an address off Preston Drove.
She comes home and tells me where it is, what he looks like and....off I go!
I get there, knock...no reply...through the letterbox I spy...MY FVCKING BIKE.
I call OB. Two CID come to my flat...off they go...about 15 minutes later they come back. Apparently the lad claims he’s never had a bike officer...who me? A thieving ****?.. no no no.
There’s nothing the cops can do. No warrant...no entry...no bike.
Sorry sir...we can’t help you..we agree you saw your bike inside this address...we agree the guy is dodgy...sorry...not interested.
I festered. I grew more aggrieved...I went round there 7 or 8 times knocked the guys door “where’s my bike you twat”
No answer.
Two weeks later. I’ve checked that the guy is still at that address because I’ve seen him going in.
Darkness falls.
I bricked the dickheads windows. His bay..his front door...his side window.
,
The police came that night. I’m arrested. No evidence. 5 hours at John St. no confession.
Worth every fvcking second.
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You better hope Sussex Police Cold Case team aren’t on NSC tonight [emoji23]
Blue&WhiteSea
Well-known member
The biggest hazard on any road is people, doesn't matter what mode of transport. There are idiot car drivers, cyclists, lorry drivers, pedestrians, the one thing they have in common is that they are people and are idiots, absolutely nothing to do with their chosen mode of transport.
The sooner people realise this the sooner we can start having sensible conversations without resorting to name calling and sweeping he generalisations!
Bevendean Hillbilly
New member
attila
1997 Club
As someone who used to drive 10k plus miles a year for gigs/Albion games until Covid and cycles about 80 miles a week on average I can confirm that the majority of car drivers AND cyclists are sensible, there are some absolute idiots about on both sides and that's that basically.
nwgull
Well-known member
Yeh, a soft 80kg vehicle that generally travels at around 20 mph is far more of a hazard than a 1-2 t vehicle that accelerates to 30-40 mph in seconds.