Biking on the mind a little too much...

[Glenben92]

Although most people (including me until today) would say that biking can never be on your mind TOO much. But I've found the closest thing to it.

Today I was standing in New Look with the girlfriend who was debating on whether or not to buy a necklace. As a part of her decision she glanced over to the checkouts and said "hmm have you seen the size of the queue!?" at this point, I turn, look at the rather lengthy queue and blurt out "It's fine, we'll just filter through it" then I immediately realised what I had said and fell shamefully into silence. Anybody had similarly stupid moments?
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[imanupstart]

Brilliant

[nathandenniso...]

There goes the pot noodle all over my keyboard, thanks

[Curtmeister]

Unfortunately I can top that. At a set of lights I pulled up on the outside of a car so I could burn him off on green. Trouble was I was on my push-bike. . . :/
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[MarkJ]

Blindspot checks whilst shopping is a common one of mine.

[Digitalize]

Going to check my mirrors while on a push bike, AND trying to change gear using my feet, and pulling the front brake as if its a clutch....

But then, its the closest you can get to a bike without it being a bike.
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[warped one]

I've done the filter one and got a few weird looks.

Most memorible was in Tesco with the GF and filtered with a trolly up the queue, even squeezing past and old lady, checking the sides as not to scrape the paint work. Then realising my stupidity, having to reverse out of the line.
Making a beeping noise and saying "Warning, Warning, Vehicle reversing" Hid my shame slightly.
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[hornetmike]

I've filtered in my car, to the front of a que
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[Howling TerrorOutOfOffice]

Had to use the g/f's car.
Got to the car....returned to house and removed helmet
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[pinkyfloyd]

[Frost]

[Dazbo666]

Gave the biker nod to a 'busa rider that was passing me... and I wasn't on my bike, just standing next to the car washing it

...and trying to knock the bike into neutral and put the side stand down when I pulled up outside the house ... on my mountain bike.
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[Howling TerrorOutOfOffice]

^^^Yep, i have been known to let on to bikers, yet i wasn't on my bike.
Senility they call it.
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[Glenben92]

Yes, can completely identify with the passenger seat lifesavers in the car, the lifesaver when walking down the street and mostly with the lack of mirrors on the push bike. my GOD is that annoying or what! it feels so... so... LOW having to actually turn your body and upset your balance to look behind you. also, try going for a ride on the bike (motor) then coming in, jumping straight on the push bike and going back out within a minute or two. it feels REALLY strange "why all this effort for such little motion"
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[Paxovasa]

I have to admit to nodding at bikers while not on my own bike.

I done it on Saturday

Seen a bike heading towards me while I was walking down the footpath and they nodded so I returned the nod and I then realised that he was nodding to the bike coming from behind me.

So just to save face I did the stiff neck thing
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[Stelmer]

Countersteering in the car....Fun for me, scary for the passengers...

Forgetting cars don't rev as high.....

[Frost]

Dodging white lines and manhole covers in the wet when on foot & in a car. Changing down sequentially in the car. Driving the car in the gutter so my body is int he middle of the late. The list goes on

[L4Isoside]

Ive done a few including the blindspot checks etc

weirdist for me was probably feeling naked when driving the car because i had no gear, ive yet to wear a helmet in the car but i recon i will do one day

Oh and so many times have i gone to filter then remembering im in the car

[N cee thirty]

nodding to bikers while on the tractor,fail on my behalf
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[johnsmith222]

I was walking through East Kilbride shopping centre the other day. I had parked my bike in the multistory and I was going to maplin which was at the other end. I HATE shopping centres so I power through them as quickly as possible doing as many "overtakes" as possible.

I heard some ned behind me say "Hawwwww speedin' oan da moaterbikk and speedin' in da shoppin' centre" and he repeated it a couple of times. I couldn't tell if he was trying to take the rip out of me or if it was just some observational humour. It wasn't really offending, I just found it funny.

[Ol]

I forever find myself doing lifesavers whilst shopping, life would be so much easier if they fitted mirrors to the end of the handlebars on trolleys! Theres a few times i've gone to pull the clutch in on my mountain bike whilst stopping and have nearly fallen off.. and also when in the car i've almost started filtering by edging out to the middle of the road before realising i wasn't on the bike - it's all good fun !
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[deleted111]

Anybody who has noticed my few posts is probably aware that for the time being, I'm a cyclist.

I'm forever doing lifesavers but I'm really considering a pair of them bicycle mirrors from halfrauds. And I'm a tw*t for racing people off traffic lights and filtering.

Feels good, man.

[Redoko]

Sometimes when I'm out or even riding shotgun I'll do my lifesavers...


Shocking, especially when you're down Tescos and it actually did stop me from cutting up some old woman pushing her trolly.
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[Bubbs]

Nodding while walking I do often, have to really stop myself when I see a bike... My head really wants to nod and I have to fight the urge. Nodding in the car and getting a little pissed off that I'm not getting a response then realise I'm in the car.

Lifesavers pretty much everywhere.

Never filtered down a queue though ha ha that's a funny one.
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