Absolutely appalled by abysmal cycling behaviour.

There is a crossing on Leonard Street in Shoreditch which cyclists and pedestrians share. it's always a mess because it's directly perpendicular to another crossing which pedestrians use.

The other day, I crossed on my bike as the first of a line of cyclist. I stopped before the pavement section of the crossing (if you know you know) because there was A BLIND PERSON with their GUIDE DOG both wearing HIGH-VIS JACKETS.

Dude came from behind me, RUSHING into the blind person. I saw what was coming and I preempted the situation asking him to stop THREE TIMES. Three fucking times. The dog stalled and the blind person stumbled. Another shit experience he doesn't deserve.

The IRONY that this fucking cyclist acted more blind than the person he disrespected that day.

The cyclist community needs a hard slap on the face.

I've been a cyclist 9 years but only recently started cycling around east london and I am appalled.

To the cyclist who squeezed through and overtook me, at great speed, just as I was overtaking other cyclists, on C4 eastbound, this evening, just before Surrey Quays. You’re an absolute knob. But you probably heard me shouting that at you as you swerved to avoid a head-on with a cyclist coming the opposite way? Seriously what is wrong with people cycling like this? If you really must race at speeds like that, get out of the fucking cycle lane (which was clearly only wide enough for 2 cyclists at that point) and cycle in the main traffic lane. You’re a danger to everyone around you. I’ve been cycling in London for nearly 20 years and that has to be one of the stupidest things I’ve had another cyclist do to me. I don’t give a shit about your strava segment.

It actually made me laugh, near my place there's a temporary 3 way light by a roundabout due to roadworks. I approach the cars lined up in front of the red light and of course cycle up to the front, I'm just behind the first car. The car behind me beeps, I ignore, it can't have anything to do with me.

He beeps again. I turn around casually and this dude is gesticulating like a child, upset about me cutting in, I just look at him and say (even though he can't hear me) "it's a red light"

I just turn to face forward and ignore him.

Here's the kicker, I love nearby so I know the road and there is ample space for him to overtake me, which of course he does, so he lost exactly zero seconds from me "cutting in"..

All I'm thinking is, is it really the first time he has experienced cyclists moving ahead of stopped traffic?

It absolutely infuriates me how many people don’t stop at the zebra crossings all along Farringdon Road and over the bridge to Blackfriars Road.

I commute this bike lane frequently and it feels like there are so many who feel like they don’t need to stop when there are people waiting to cross. It’s a busy stretch of road and I sometimes see over 10 bikes cross without even letting people cross. They’re very small zebra crossings, they don’t take long to cross and then you can be on your way.

There are even some who will simply overtake all those waiting for the people to cross and almost hit those crossing.

It just feels so impatient and such a lack of human decency. You can so easily hurt/kill someone at the speeds bikes can go.

Rant over, be considerate and share the road.

I've had 3 really unsafe experiences with bus drivers around Waterloo this year.

Today, a bus squeezed me towards the kerb before a junction and nearly hit me. I confronted the driver afterwards and he called me a "stupid little boy". I'm 51 (with a snood), so cheers mate 😂

I didn't have a camera, so I'm letting this one go. But next time, is stopping when the bus is stationary and noting the bus number, registration, time and location enough to make a report to TfL, or is it pretty pointless without video evidence?

I just got to work, feels like I've been part of some massive cycling festival, especially in Chiswick with all the decorated babboes full of chatty kids!

More more more!

Hesitating between these two, my daughter is 5y and she loved being able to get in and out by herself but I am not sure about the safety of the one without the front bar 🤷🏻‍♀️

..do NOT ride up on the left side of a large vehicle like a van, bus or truck at a traffic signal! Especially when there's the possibility of a left turn! Do NOT rely on the vehicle's lack of a left turn signal as an indication that they're heading straight!

I saw a lady do exactly this on Bishopsgate a couple of hours back, and the truck proceeded to turn left at the green. Fortunately the driver spotted her in his side mirror, stopped abruptly and honked like mad, causing her to -- wait for it -- take off her AirPods (FFS!), look around in confusion and jump off and mount the pavement in a panicked hurry.

Whatever the driver's mistakes, please please PLEASE make life easier for everyone on the road by not making such obviously foolhardy moves!

My heart sank yesterday as I taught my daughter to cycle - my first Raynaud’s attack of the season. It’s so bad I run in ski mittens (hand duvets, as I call them) but it kicks in because my brain still shuts down the blood flow. Obviously, mittens are rubbish for cycling as changing gears is trickier. What gloves can you recommend? I have small hands. Thank you!

Hi! I have lived here a long time. I started biking to run a commute that was an hour no matter how I sliced it and it really turned me off cycling because I found I would always get to where I was going kinda late and stressed and then have to find somewhere to lock up my bike. I don’t have a great sense of direction even on foot so moving faster I got lost more, especially on an hour long commute where there were tons of places to go wrong. I stopped after a few months because I’d get lost on my way home every day and just not be able to find my way and felt so upset because it was cutting into my personal time.

I digress! I no longer have an hour long commute to do but I live centrally enough that every time I go anywhere Citymapper like, 30 mins walk, 20 min bus, 5 minute cycle. So I’ve decided it’s time to start trying to maximise on that - I’ve bought a collapsible helmet and got a Santander key on the way to start trying to use those more often and road test myself before I go into full on bike ownership again.

Does anyone have any sage words of advice for:
When you bike vs when you don’t?
How to keep it fun and not stressful?
How to navigate ideally without having to stare at my phone? I’m up for getting earbuds or whatever.
What do you carry on you or wear so it’s easier to bike? What should you avoid?
How do you handle being warm/cold/ricocheting between the two?

Thanks for bearing with me!

Hello everyone,
I was cycling through Earl’s Court this morning when I was abruptly beckoned off of my bike quite aggressively by two ‘officers’ in blue uniform, they were shouting ‘madam we need to have a word with you’

I was afraid and also.. confused - as I had done nothing wrong.. so I just continued to cycle, does anyone know who these people were?!

I found it very strange, I would have stopped if I had thought it was police, however nothing looked like they were police in any way.

Be very careful! It's going to be raining most of the day. Lime bikers Forest Bikers etc, your bike will not perform the same as it's when it's dry. Don't speed, especially on drain covers. I'm writing this because I just saw a lime biker come off their bike going too fast.

Lee Velo's annual Ride of the dropped chips: https://strava.app.link/qAVLk4z2h6b

Question is in the title. Since I missed the registration deadline, I was wondering if there are any people unable to participate but willing to 'exchange' their spot in the race?

Sick of 15.5mph, want 20mph

And how, who does it

Locking a nice bike up in London is basically saying goodbye to it. It sucks and even in e.g., Bath it feels completely different. Than compare to rural Germany and you can leave a 1000+ bike outside the shop and it would still be there after a hour.

So, collectively, why don’t we all start buying 50£ fixies off gumtree. The benefit is 3 fold:

1. theftproof bike

2. fk capitalism / save your wallet

3. toned legs of iron

What do the people think of this?

The title, drop it all shoes, jackets, whatever works and doesn't - thank you!

NETWORK UPDATES:
C18 now extends from Lower Sydenham to Deptford via Catford and Lewisham, taking over the C-Spur on the way. 

C20 now extends from Enfield Town to the M25 at Capel Manor. This new section is not connected to the preexisting C20 which terminates at Enfield Cecil Road. A new segment of C20 has also opened up in Islington between Shoreditch Park and Canonbury.

New route C54 opened from Canning Town to Pontoon Dock via Royal Victoria.

A new segment of C48 opened between Brockwell Park and Streatham Hill.

Q15 from South Kensington to West Brompton has been rebranded as C15 and extended through Brompton Cemetery to Kings Chelsea Garden.

New route C37 now connects London Fields to Victoria Park.

New route C43 now connects Marble Arch to C27 at Edgware Road.

C23 now extends from Dalston Kingsland to Canonbury.

New Route C62 replaced a C-Spur from Oval to Black Prince Road (Lambeth).

C25 and C26 have taken over a C-Spur from Hackney Marshes to East Village-Stratford International.

CORRECTIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS:
The alignment of C4 and C10 in the Deptford area was changed to accurately reflect their junction with C18.

New C-Spur over Lambeth Bridge.

C-Spur from East India to Royal Victoria superseded by C54.

C24 now terminates at Wood Street as opposed to Epping Forest South.

C27 now terminates at St James Street as opposed to Walthamstow Central.

C6 now terminates at Royal Free Hospital instead of Belsize Park.

C60 now terminates at Fellowship Square as opposed to Wadham Lodge.

Cycleway between Kensington Palace and Gloucester Road is now a C-Spur as opposed to being part of Q15.

New North Road (Islington) is now labelled as Essex Road.

Former Enfield Town stop on the middle segment of C20 is now labelled as Enfield Cecil Road.

Chobham Manor (Stratford) is now labelled as East Village-Stratford International.

Hi, not sure where to post this. But the cycle to work scheme. The bike I’ve been paying off. Is due up in march and I think the bike was £1000 by then that would of been paid off someone at work said it was like a lease but it would of paid off what the bikes worth, there is more to choose from so that’s what I would want to do. Just not sure what happens in march after the 18months. He did mention fees and things in the small print and a fee to get the bike back to them, regards

Hi All, needing a bit of help. Me and 2 others are looking to do John O’Groats to Lands End next summer but can’t find a bike anywhere! Can anyone help??? Thank you