Author Topic: Forumite spotting (Read 596493 times)

Karla · « **Reply #1800 on:** 07 March, 2012, 06:50:37 pm »

Quote from: CrinklyLion on 07 March, 2012, 06:35:28 pm

Bunbury, waiting at the lights on hospital fields road, as I turned right into it. I think.

Yes, you got me this time. I didn't spot you, so well done.

alexb · « **Reply #1801 on:** 08 March, 2012, 10:04:42 am »

Quote from: alexb on 07 March, 2012, 04:19:10 pm

Saw Little Miss Mac this morning. First time I've seen her for ages!

and again this morning, although she didn't spot me this time.

clarion · « **Reply #1802 on:** 08 March, 2012, 11:15:09 am »

She's normally a blur...

little miss mac · « **Reply #1803 on:** 08 March, 2012, 11:19:24 am »

Quote from: clarion on 08 March, 2012, 11:15:09 am

She's normally a blur...

Didn't spot you today, alex... but Wascally Weasel found me this morning and we had a nice ride in together. Don't see anyone for ages, then three spots in one week!

clarion · « **Reply #1804 on:** 08 March, 2012, 11:21:36 am »

Glad to know you're riding the commute, but sadly I don't think I cross paths with you at any point

Wascally Weasel · « **Reply #1805 on:** 08 March, 2012, 11:26:15 am »

I rarely see LMM even though we share about 5-6 miles of our route, as she tends to get to work before me and leave later than me, was nice to have a wee chat firs thing, especially as this is my first proper week back commuting since January.

alexb · « **Reply #1806 on:** 08 March, 2012, 02:20:14 pm »

Quote from: Wascally Weasel on 08 March, 2012, 11:26:15 am

I rarely see LMM even though we share about 5-6 miles of our route, as she tends to get to work before me and leave later than me, was nice to have a wee chat firs thing, especially as this is my first proper week back commuting since January.

Saw you both in Battersea Park this morning.
I was riding at right angles to you and you were just clearing the gate entrance to the Park, so unless you had both looked to your right as you came through the gate, you wouldn't have spotted me anyway!

Nice socks Alex!

Valiant · « **Reply #1807 on:** 09 March, 2012, 02:00:10 am »

So jealous of you lot.

eck · « **Reply #1808 on:** 09 March, 2012, 10:21:41 pm »

feanor, again: t'was I who flashed you from the blue Honda Jazz, as you were just starting the descent of the Cairn o'Mount this afternoon. This secret training for the Snow Roads is quite unsporting don'cha know?

jogler · « **Reply #1809 on:** 09 March, 2012, 10:24:23 pm »

Going DOWN ain't training.Even I could ride down it

Feanor · « **Reply #1810 on:** 09 March, 2012, 10:37:22 pm »

Quote from: eck on 09 March, 2012, 10:21:41 pm

feanor, again: t'was I who flashed you from the blue Honda Jazz, as you were just starting the descent of the Cairn o'Mount this afternoon. This secret training for the Snow Roads is quite unsporting don'cha know?

Yes, I thought that was you

I vaguely managed a feeble wave before we passed.

I wasn't training, I was 'just riding home from work'. I didn't go fast. Honest. Actually, that's true, it was quite windy.
Am I going to have to do a punishment exercise for my bridies?
Like getting to the top, and having to go back down to the Clatterin Brig and do it again?

You prolly didn't spot this, but I had some new chain-rings ty-wrapped to the frame, up at the front between the head-tube / down-tube /top-tube.
These had been delivered to my work, and I needed to get them home.
They were too big to fit in any pockets, so I hung them from the frame in an alarming way that would have been pointy-metal-in-the-legs gruesome if I'd come off.

TimC · « **Reply #1811 on:** 10 March, 2012, 12:42:13 pm »

Seen today, a black YACF jersey in Henny Street, northbound toward Sudbury. Being blind as a bat, I didn't notice but CMinor, with whom I was out for a little ride, did and told me about it too late to give chase. We were southbound, me on my Ti Ritchey, wearing an old red C+ 'CakeStop' LS jersey.

CrinklyLion · « **Reply #1812 on:** 10 March, 2012, 02:16:46 pm »

Rich Forrest and Miss Silverback, in the CrinklyDen! They broke off from their wander round the walls to pop in for a coffee

Although I failed totally by having no caik in the house

Auntie Helen · « **Reply #1813 on:** 11 March, 2012, 09:33:58 am »

Saw Bloomers100 running down East Hill in Colchester as part of the half marathon. Well, he saw me and hailed me, he was just one of a sea of sweaty-looking runners. I was a sweaty-looking cyclist going uphill the other way.

Adrian · « **Reply #1814 on:** 11 March, 2012, 10:33:05 am »

Quote from: TimC on 10 March, 2012, 12:42:13 pm

Being blind as a bat, I didn't notice

Are you sure that you should say this sort of thing?

bloomers100 · « **Reply #1815 on:** 11 March, 2012, 05:12:13 pm »

Quote from: Auntie Helen on 11 March, 2012, 09:33:58 am

Saw Bloomers100 running down East Hill in Colchester as part of the half marathon. Well, he saw me and hailed me, he was just one of a sea of sweaty-looking runners. I was a sweaty-looking cyclist going uphill the other way.

Haha saw AH looking serene as usual plugging her way up east Hill. That was the easy bit for me.

I've been wined and dined since then, and been in a hot tub so happy days.

L CC · « **Reply #1816 on:** 11 March, 2012, 06:41:46 pm »

We were cheered into the arrivee this afternoon by Jonah & Gadget who were enjoying a well deserved pint after the Invicta Grimpeur today. Don't think this really counts as forumite spotting as we had ~~seen~~ been passed by them earlier in the day. But it was great, none the less.

Torslanda · « **Reply #1817 on:** 12 March, 2012, 04:50:44 pm »

Excellent bike ride with Tiermat to the Fox n Hound where NOTHING HAPPENED on the climb up the hill to the pub. NOBODY fell off, scraped their elbow and knee and trashed the bar tape or scuffed brake lever, pedal etc. The lady of the house, having seen that NOTHING WAS HAPPENING, came out to check that no one had been injured as a result of NOTHING HAPPENING and that no one was leaking vital fluids over her driveway. No photographs exist of NOTHING HAPPENING.

Sossidge n mash for lunch before a rapid descent down the hill where NOTHING HAPPENED. Great day out, now looking forward to France.

NOTHING to see here, back to your lives, citizens . . .

RichForrest · « **Reply #1818 on:** 12 March, 2012, 06:18:05 pm »

Quote from: CrinklyLion on 10 March, 2012, 02:16:46 pm

Rich Forrest and Miss Silverback, in the CrinklyDen! They broke off from their wander round the walls to pop in for a coffee Although I failed totally by having no caik in the house

Great day for a walk around York, and as you weren't far from the wall it was rude not too

eck · « **Reply #1819 on:** 13 March, 2012, 05:34:14 pm »

Feanor, we can't go on meeting like this.

That's twice in one day: this morning, just by the humpy bridge at Fasque, then this afternoon when you were whizzing down off the Cairn. I'm commuting up to Deeside for a couple of weeks, not every day, so might see you again.
PS, if anyone has a right to wear a polka-dot jersey, it's got to be someone who commutes over that road.

Feanor · « **Reply #1820 on:** 13 March, 2012, 05:44:59 pm »

Didn't spot you this morning, but did this afternoon!

Re: the jersey... It was delivered to my work this morning, and what better way to get it home than to wear it!

Andrij · « **Reply #1821 on:** 13 March, 2012, 07:25:21 pm »

αdαmsκι... without a bike and dressed for work

At first I wasn't sure it was him. Considering how often I pass through his neck of the woods, we were bound to cross paths sooner or later.

clarion · « **Reply #1822 on:** 13 March, 2012, 07:27:52 pm »

Wascally Weasel!

Butterfly · « **Reply #1823 on:** 15 March, 2012, 08:29:52 pm »

I think I saw Adrian riding up Brixton Hill at about 7pm today, whilst I was waiting at the lights on Elm Park. He'd already zoomed past before I realized that it looked like him, so I ended up shouting 'ADRIAN' to an empty gap

. I would have at least tried to get close enough to say hello, but the lights took ages

.

Feanor · « **Reply #1824 on:** 15 March, 2012, 09:07:45 pm »

Mr. Eck, inna car, twice. And my bottom bracket bearing collapsed on the climb just after I passed him @ clatterin brig this evening

Went from click-click to clickety-groan to groan-groan to sound of broken bolts over the course of 3.35k.
Inspection at top reveals a fair bit of wiggle in the BB axle.
Gently ride for the remainder of the way home.

So fettling required tomorrow.