Hate that question and young people.....

he's 80.

it is a boring question and the boring answer is; more that that.
but now i do none!!!!

wicked!!

More in a day than i did in a week commuting to the office; christ my old legs are tired tonight

'Is it still raining?'

'Do you ride fixed?'; never used to get asked that a couple of years back.

'Is that a PDA in your pocket or are you just pleased to see me?

'What's it like being a failure in life?'

'You're a very lonely man really, aren't you?'

'What's Buffalo Bill really like?'

500 miles give or take 500 miles Zack?

Wow.

Cross people,bored people, divisive people.

For me it's been only 11 years riding but I don't mind questions - apologies for assuming the same.

One love.

Lumpy.










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Hi Lumpy, I am not cross, bored or divisive, just curious. When you say 'riding for eleven years' do you mean as a messenger?
A friend of mine once counted the exact number of miles he did in one week, he just got depressed. Miles does not always add up to money, sometimes it's indicative of bad controlling.

No - I mean riding as a mountain biker,roadie,commuter and general pedal head.
Most people ask the same questions to commuters and known bike geeks at places I have worked and always they come to you for advice,mending punctures...the usual.

Before that I was in to motorbikes for many years and worked for a while as a courier at West 1 on my 400/4.

Bore off?

^yep thats an average day at city sprint!

You wouldn't have to be a genius to win a "Spot The Company" competition by looking at that, would you?

No-one does 500 miles - not even Metro.
When I had a computer on my bike, was in pretty decent shape and worked at a top circuit covering the West End and City sides, I usually got close to 80 miles a day - but that included 10 or 11 in and another 10 or 11 home again.

count basie is a tit!! he is one of them old moody donkeys that hates everything and rides f*cking slow.

i think the runs to the west of the kingsway look better!

I had a clock on for a while at Creative. I was averaging 50/60 miles, normally actually on the bike for 5 hours out of the 10.

when i used a cycle computer my average speed was about 11mph, 50 work miles or so. which sounds easier than it is, as we all know.

forget it - I just clicked on....

Spirogiro, are you taking the piss?
I've worked at the despatch industry's equivalent of McDonald's several times. I should think I know almost all of their top riders....well, those of them who speak English.
I'm so effectively banned by the twats that I reckon everyone in the office has heard of me. (Even though I've never actually left them on bad terms, my disagreements with other companies seem to have spooked them.) A few years ago an acuaintance went to re-start at McDonald's. Hans produced a "blacklisted ex-riders" file to check him out. Allegedly, the Kraut Crossdresser opened the front cover and page one had a picture of me with "Do not re-employ under any circumstances" written by it. Personally I don't believe him. McDonald's wouldn't be well-enough organised to have a "blacklisted ex-riders" file.

As for you, Red Rum.....well, you're a decent bloke and a decent rider (even if you did work for McDonald's for ages), so I'm not taking your comment seriously. Good luck with whatever you're doing.
At the moment I ride really slowly, as I'm stuck in an office. 83 days 'til I go back on the road. Can't come soon enough. See all you tossers at the start of September.

@Count Basie, I've been a controller at Security Despatch/Citysprint for 10 years plus 7 yrs as a rider and I haven't the faintest idea who you are, nor have my colleagues who have been on the road/controlling since the ark. I suppose it's possible that you've worked for us over the years but you obviously didn't make much of an impression.

You come across as a very sad, embitterred man and I take exception to your zenophobic comment abour our riders. We have a large fleet, comprising all nationalitys, all of whom it its my pleasure to work with regardless of their 1st language.

when i worked at sd/sprint i found them all to be charming.
i also know a guy called miles. i don't know if this pushes the argument on though.

Oi Basie I found out who you are.
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