If it is any consolation, when I went to retrieve my bike from the bike shed yesterday after work it was mysteriously in 1st gear (I never use 1st gear) and the chain was all rubbing against stuff, and the gear shifting was buggerd. Much like some cnut had given it a good boot. Posts: 2793
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Any saddle fortunate to be in such close proximity to Ringo's area would be honoured indeed.
That's how you know it's summer, you know, when the men sound the siren call of 'LUCCCCCKKKKKEEEEEE SADDLE!'. Fuck seeing swallows or tasting your first strawberry: the season begins the second a bloated man in a stained vest winds down his car window to bellow 'LUCKYSADDLE LUCKYSADDLLLLLLLLLLL' right into your face as he zooms past. Ah, the joys of urban cycling.
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Now all the fsking bike repair shops are full until the 23rd of August! So I tried to fix it myself and made it much worse. Posts: 2793
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It's all these twats who are only taking up biking because they're scared of bombs. Surely the chances of getting blown up on the tube are still marginal compared to the chances of falling off your bike and getting squashed by a truck because some **** in a vest yelled LUCCCCCKKKKKKYYYY SADDDDLLLLL at your face?
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Last night I was a bit pissed, running for a bus by Islington Green. A twat in an Arsenal shirt shouted 'Run faster. They'll joggle better that way' in reference, I imagine, to my jugs.
Imagine his surprise, and mine, when I turned round and shouted "Fuck off. TWAT." in his face. He looked all embarrassed and shuffled off. It was ace.
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quote:Originally posted by London: Any saddle fortunate to be in such close proximity to Ringo's area would be honoured indeed.
That's how you know it's summer, you know, when the men sound the siren call of 'LUCCCCCKKKKKEEEEEE SADDLE!'. Fuck seeing swallows or tasting your first strawberry: the season begins the second a bloated man in a stained vest winds down his car window to bellow 'LUCKYSADDLE LUCKYSADDLLLLLLLLLLL' right into your face as he zooms past. Ah, the joys of urban cycling.
I don't understand. Why would someone yell Lucky Saddle at you? I even googled this, to see if it's some sort of weird british expression, but all I could find was stuff about horse saddles Sorry, I realize this topic is a year old, but this really piques my curiousity!
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Quite bizarrely, I was at a party with a mate of mine who picks locks for a hobby (he is the number 4 lock picker in the netherlands), and in a drunken haze at 3am, me, him, his missus and a mate just sat around opening barrel locks and padlocks using his assortment of lock picking tools. It is surprisingly easy, and with practice can be done in seconds, even when trolleyed. Obviously it might be cheaper to just get an angle grinder to it than pick up specialist tools, learn the trade etc. Although should you be so inclined you could visit http://www.toool.nl/index-eng.php which may offer some help.
Scarily, one padlock I was offered which are regularly sold do not even have a locking mechanism - they just turn with a turn of a piece of metal in the lock - what make of lock is it AMP?
quote:Originally posted by Waynster: It is surprisingly easy, and with practice can be done in seconds, even when trolleyed.
This is true... I can pick most locks (save those that need specialised keys like tube locks or skelton locks) with just a ground down arm from some eyeglass frames.
Picks are expensive (to get a decent variety, though you can usually pick up 7-11 piece kits for around £20) though if you get questioned by police and you have them on you, if you aren't a registered locksmith, you'll get done for "possession of burglery tools".
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Well that's me buggared then, as I bought a set for 35 euros - mind you I am carrying around a set of barrel locks as well for practice reasons. Apparently in this country it is not illegal to carry such things as a lck can be opened by a screwdriver or a saw, and it is not necessarily illegal to carry those.
Don't know if you saw the Bump key thing on B3ta or I may have posted around here, but the guys in the video were teaching me the other night how to pick locks - it is a recognised 'denksport' here, much like chess or sudoku (a puzzle sport if you will). I find it quite relaxing actually.
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there's a film to be made about competition lock breaking. Or maybe just a documentary about the club itself. You could layer in lots of metaphors and symbolism.
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quote:Originally posted by Waynster: Ooh yes please - my mate who introduced me is the number 4 in Holland, so any chance of a quick catch up would be most hand
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