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What really grinds your gears?

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Red Squirrel Feb 2017 2:04pm, 15 Feb 2017 19,825 posts	Quote Pin Red Squirrel In the study with lead piping
Red Squirrel Feb 2017 2:05pm, 15 Feb 2017 19,826 posts	Quote Pin Red Squirrel Tom Ravenscroft - son of John Peel How can cyclists text while on a bike? I used to get calls from someone while they were cycling. I can't touch the ground from the saddle on my bike; I can't really stop suddenly one-handed.
tonyp2604 Feb 2017 2:10pm, 15 Feb 2017 528 posts	Quote Pin tonyp2604 Nick Knowles , on a bike , on the pavement, with no lights, in dark clothes - on his phone whist doing a show on Radio 2 -
Wriggling Snake Feb 2017 2:17pm, 15 Feb 2017 14,547 posts	Quote Pin Wriggling Snake reading his own cook book - on his phone
Wriggling Snake Feb 2017 2:19pm, 15 Feb 2017 14,548 posts	Quote Pin Wriggling Snake Actually I think Nick Knowles covers it.
Markymarkmark Feb 2017 2:34pm, 15 Feb 2017 4,736 posts	Quote Pin Markymarkmark [RS, whether they can text is obviously to do with how long their legs are..... In fairness, I could probably do it but it feels like a life-limiting option to me. It's the braking as you corner that becomes difficult. ;-)] [WS, I've got one of those. From a cyclist's viewpoint, it's absolutely marvelous. But it is rather like instant ophthalmic surgery if you're on the other side and a bit too close. I angle mine down when I'm not on the cross-country cycle path, and shade it when I see another cyclist/runner coming towards me. ]
Atonal Miserabilist (AFKA TRO) Feb 2017 2:59pm, 15 Feb 2017 14,375 posts	Quote Pin Atonal Miserabilist (AFKA TRO) [I saw a bloke cycling to school once, helmet cocked jauntily on his head with the chin strap dangling free/undone, riding no handed, busily texting. Impressive I thought]
Nicholls595 Feb 2017 3:01pm, 15 Feb 2017 10,597 posts	Quote Pin Nicholls595 Nick Knowles giving Sara Cox a lift on his bike
macca 53 Feb 2017 3:15pm, 15 Feb 2017 25,451 posts	Quote Pin macca 53 or on Ravencroft's bike
Wriggling Snake Feb 2017 3:35pm, 15 Feb 2017 14,551 posts	Quote Pin Wriggling Snake Nick Knowles, driving a BMW on the school, run with Sara Cox in the front seat, with Ravenscroft in the car, and his bike stowed on the back, with Zoe ball doing a radio 2 from the other back seat