Must Get In Front (of the bike)
@MGIFOTB
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Adventures from the roads on my commute by bike in London.
London
Joined December 2023
Cycling through Belgium and the Netherlands with the family this week. Brussels airport has a bike service center just outside arrivals for tourists to build their bikes. Such a great welcome! They took our bike boxes to reuse for departing cyclists. Next stop: Antwerp 🇧🇪 🚲
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MGIF or Must Get In Front is a syndrome many people suffer from when driving. It's a condition which overrides any rational thinking the driver may have and is often triggered by slow moving vehicles, horses and cyclists. https://t.co/dv22OhJTkb
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How dare I use the road that goes to where I am going… 🙄
@MGIFOTB Why are you on a 40mph road when you know youre gonna inconvenience and slow multiple people down? Seems slightly selfish imho
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Can you help cycling twitter ? Currently looking for this - 11-speed 105 5800. Part FD-5800.... Either second hand or new, never new the world of old bike front derailleur's could be so complicated - mind you 105 came oot twice. - old version - For a 2015 Boardman Pro Carbon Ta
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I don't think I've reported anyone so quickly. 40mph road. How they didn't hit me I don't know. Great start to the day...
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New bike day! 🙌🏻🙌🏻 But it’s not for me 😩😩 It’s for the 8yo 🙌🏻🙌🏻 But it means he can nick my wheels 😩😩 He’s going to love it 🙌🏻🙌🏻 But I need build it first 😩😩
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Really glad I wore my best, most visible protection items today, which consisted of a bright yellow top, reflective backpack, white helmet and a daytime light. They had absolutely no clue I was there. A glance to the left may have helped...
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Pro tip: If you aggressively honk your horn as you dangerously overtake a cyclist for a good old MGIF at a roundabout, making them & oncoming cars swerve & slow to avoid you, then fail to give way safely, at least make sure your car’s taxed—because that’s going in the report too.
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Trying to prove a point about unsafe cycling whilst simultaneously uploading themselves holding a mobile phone & driving a HGV🤷♂️ Whilst I also hate cyclists that ride through red lights. I'd say that 'pedaltwat' was sensible to get as far away from you & your lorry as possible.
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Double whammy with the u-turn on the zebra crossing zigzags, too 🙈
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I love great drivers like these... I'm so happy they share the roads with me.
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24 hours on from my last post, here is what happens when I moved into primary position at the road-narrowing refuges: they overtake anyway 🤷♂️ on Zig-zags for good measure, as well. This one went straight to the police. So fed up of shit driving. ( https://t.co/OpuGisV6X7)
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Here's the rear view - this one has my back wheel in. I'd say his mirror was about 15cm from my handlebars. To be fair to the driver, they were probably very angry that I'd waited at the traffic lights. Drivers hate it when cyclists do that.
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24 hours on from my last post, here is what happens when I moved into primary position at the road-narrowing refuges: they overtake anyway 🤷♂️ on Zig-zags for good measure, as well. This one went straight to the police. So fed up of shit driving. ( https://t.co/OpuGisV6X7)
Had I not looked this driver directly in the eye and pointed out the traffic island, whilst moving to a more primary position, I genuinely think they would have continued to try and squeeze their massive vehicle through here. It's as if these islands come by surprise to some. Gah
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Had I not looked this driver directly in the eye and pointed out the traffic island, whilst moving to a more primary position, I genuinely think they would have continued to try and squeeze their massive vehicle through here. It's as if these islands come by surprise to some. Gah
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Today it happened for the first time… A wasp flew into my helmet and stung me on the head a load of times. Thought that type of thing was folklore. Litltle yellow and black bastard - must admit that there was a little squeal… 🐝
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