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Points: 28 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 04 May 2005 at 11:10am
Originally posted by rob gillions rob gillions wrote:

you can get home before dark (very scary in Hackney - you're braver than I am)


Nope, it was just a case of plain ignorance ;-) But now that I've been there after dark, I don't think I need to repeat it..

Cheers for the route suggestion Legs, I'll try that next time.

I'm not sure I'll make it on Saturday, but I'll try!

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Points: 28 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 04 May 2005 at 11:12am
Originally posted by AlanGoodman AlanGoodman wrote:

I get a surprisingly positive response from kids around here (Hemel Hempstead) in the mornings when I go out on my old Kingcycle.

Oh I usually do too. Kids shout and laugh "LOOK MUM LOOK!" and "I want one too!" Adults are usually more reserved, but I've made quite a few plugs for Bikefix and London Recumbents.. (wonder how many people actually went to check it out?)

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Points: 1977 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 04 May 2005 at 12:43pm
Back when I used to do a regular bike commute I found that kids on their own would say positive things but the same ones in a group would be derisive. As they get older they just seem to get more dangerous.
Maybe we could do some t-shirts in the manner of the Wychwood Hobgoblin Lagerboy ones ref http://www.wychwood.co.uk/wychwood_hobgoblin.htm

What's the matter pikeyboy? Scared to have some style?

Or maybe not
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Points: 2433 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 04 May 2005 at 5:12pm
It's safest to always ride with an MP3 full of very loud rock'n'roll. That way you can't hear the shouts so aren't tempted to look round, answer back, or make any other response that will likely be met (in Notty anyway) with a blast from a BB gun. Just make sure you resist the urge to yell out lines like "And we don't care" (Sex Pistols, 'Pretty Vacant') at inappropriate moments.
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