Klaus

I've lost count of the number of accidents involving cyclists at the junction by the Rye Hotel. I live opposite this junction and it's always the same scenario: cars turning left in to Scylla Road plough into cyclists carrying up the eastern part of Peckham Rye. I've seen ambulances there at least 3 times. In my opinion, the cycle lane that separates cyclists from traffic (for a few yards) does more harm than good. It appears to make motorists forget that the cyclist thery've just overtaken is there. With regards to cars getting caught out at the entrance to Rye Lane: the less cars that use Rye Lane the better. It should be purely for shoppers and buses.

I heard it's going to be a Bob Hoskins theme pub.

It's all here: http://www.vcl.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=category&sectionid=6&id=24&Itemid=54 I think the training sessions start slow, then get faster, so people drop out when the pace gets too high.

The gradient is a too steep to cycle up without getting out of breath. Could the council flatten it a little?

Hawton Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > ...and remember Princess Margaret coming to Peckham to open Troy Town. Troy Town... as in the tiny little street by the old people's home? Princess Margeret came to open it!? Care to explain more, or indeed why it's got such a strange name?

True enough! However, he was riding through a park that i cycle through regularly and i've never seen any no cycling signs there. It's just like the big path around the outside of Dulwich Park really. He had a right to be miffed imo.

I don't think anyone has moaned about being caught have they? I imagine most cyclists welcome the current clamp down because it should help reduce the number of incidents that winds people up so much (yet not that much of a problem statistically). Longer term this should help to reduce the vehement anti-cyclist feeling that crops up so easily whenever cycling is discussed by the general public.

They appeared to be coming in abnormally low on Sunday morning to avoid the particularly dense cloud. The cloud then reflected the noise back to ED resident's bedrooms. (Like most of the posts in this thread, this is pure speculation, with no scientific basis.)

The route i use everyday into Soho goes down Bellenden Road, through Warwick Gardens, down Camberwell Groove, up Camberwell New Road, turn right at the cricket ground, then through back streets to Lambeth Bridge, across it, then back streets up to Horse Guards Parade, under Admirality Arch and in to Soho. It's the best combination of speed, safety and pleasantness that i've found in three years of trying. It also avoids the black spots of Elephant & Castle, Walworth Road and Whitehall.

I could waffle about this all day but i reckon the bike i commute on is quicker, easier and safer than a fixed or single speed model. I have enough gears to get me up any hill in London easily as well as accelarating without effort, disc brakes to stop me in emergencies, front suspension to absorb potholes and speed bumps ...and a weight under 22lbs. I also own a single speed bike which i use for trips to the shops or pub and i love it dearly! I can think of no reason why i'd choose to ride it with a fixed wheel though. I totally understand the point about maintainance but i stand by the point that fixies are a fad. (Metal) horses for courses etc!

The bicycle is one of the best (possibly the best) inventions ever made and as such their beauty comes from their functionality. The way they look is important but they shouldn't be suseptible to the vagueries of fashion and style. You've not going to ride it round to show off as the driver of a beautiful classic car might choose to criuse up and down the Kings Road... you'll ride it because it's a classic design that still feels like a great bike today. Practicality should rule every bike decision! So, er, spray it.

I love fixed wheeled bikes too... mainly for the amusement they give me whilst watching their owners attempt to climb hills. lol Any gear that allows you to get up Denmark Hill will limit your speed on the flat and be unpractical (even dangerous) going downhill. They're a fad... like BMXs in the 80s and full suspension mountain bikes in the late 90/00s. Good at what they were designed for and popular with enthusiasts but a poor choice for most people. If your route to work involves hills, hub gears are the way forward imo.

It was one of those lorries that delivers bricks. The crane on the back got wedged under.

ratty Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > "Incidentally, the secondary school i attended in > a village just outside Portsmouth has confiscated > a number of knives in the last couple of years." > > Pray tell where Klaus... I too attended a > Secondary School in a Village outside just outside > Portsmouth! Swanmore. Despite most of the pupils coming from very 'nice' middle-class backgrounds lots of the boys feel it's neccessary to carry a knife because the bad kids do. Whether for self-defence or not, this is certainly not a problem restricted to big cities.

BJL Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > snoozequeen1 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > jumpinjourno Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > What on earth is going on and how do we > tackle > > > this. > > > > > Stop buying cocaine > > > > Stop buying cannabis > > > > Stop buying tamazepam and modafanil (stolen > from > > the NHS) for "recreational use" > > > > Stop tolerating the use of drugs all around us > > > > Ostracise drugs sellers and optional drug users > > > > That might help. > > > Ted Max Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > BBC Radio has just reported > > the Bellenden Road stabbing was the result of > an > > argument between a man and a woman who had been > > drinking together for much of the day. > > Snoozequeen1: what are your views on alcohol? Indeed. As booze appears to paid a large part in this tragedy, would you add alcohol to that list? Incidentally, the secondary school i attended in a village just outside Portsmouth has confiscated a number of knives in the last couple of years.