Don't ride in groups or we will be stopped cycling completely.

[roubaixtuesday]

Well, I did 60k this morning, though never more than ~20k from home. That's the longest ride I've done this this kicked off.

Hardly anyone around first thing, though did meet a group of 4, which is the largest group I've seen since the lockdown. I treated them to a stern shake of the head.

On the way home, on more popular roads, absolutely loads of cyclists out, many obviously less experienced than your typical roadie. Brilliant to see and everyone very distant from one another.

I really hope a positive lasting legacy of cycling popularity can come from this.

 

[pawl]

Plenty of people here ready to bend the rules to suit themselves. It's the British disease. Me me me.

Not able to remember which thread it was or who posted it we should all boo this coming Thursday against what he sees as the governments ineptitude to provide tests etc.Perhaps we should protest against all these idiots who see exercise as having barbecues in parks and seem unable to understand what 6meters apart is.

I wonder if these people have after ignoring the rules have caught the virus if so I hope they think about the consequences of their actions.

Not much hope of that I suppose if they cannot understand the basic guidelines

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

Well, I did 60k this morning, though never more than ~20k from home. That's the longest ride I've done this this kicked off.

Hardly anyone around first thing, though did meet a group of 4, which is the largest group I've seen since the lockdown. I treated them to a stern shake of the head.

On the way home, on more popular roads, absolutely loads of cyclists out, many obviously less experienced than your typical roadie. Brilliant to see and everyone very distant from one another.

I really hope a positive lasting legacy of cycling popularity can come from this.

A group of 4 from the same household would be quite unlikely unless some sort of house share arrangement but on a similar note, my sister commented that she'd spotted two women out cycling together last week, no reason other than conversation making. She's cycle positive and happy to see riders out.

It's possible in this day and age that two women live together, much like two blokes

 

[matticus]

He cycles and runs right? Corbyn loves his bike, Michael Gove loves a run

Boris is in charge.

 

[lane]

There's a theory it was a wind up and the guy running the group has an agenda. I have no idea, never heard of the group until today.

Wind up

 

[Kevfm]

We had a dog who, sadly, died a couple of years ago. He was lovable but pretty stupid to be honest, but he was able understand the commands "sit" and "stay" from a young age.

What is it about the phrase "stay at home" that people find so hard to grasp?

 

[matticus]

On the way home, on more popular roads, absolutely loads of cyclists out, many obviously less experienced than your typical roadie. Brilliant to see and everyone very distant from one another.

I really hope a positive lasting legacy of cycling popularity can come from this.

I hope so too. But I do fear that we are trying to harpoon it by joining the media frenzy against cyclists.

 

[srw]

A group of 4 from the same household would be quite unlikely unless some sort of house share arrangement

Two parents, two children. One parent, three children. Married couple and two lodgers. Two couples renting together.

It doesn't require a huge stretch of the imagination.

 

[T4tomo]

Just posted this in another thread but seems more appropriate in here. It took the police to make this group reconsider their ride out today.

As if the guidance wasn't clear enough.

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Backs up the old saying, there’s alway one c##t in Scunthorpe.

 

[pawl]

True, lets go out to a place with hundreds of others 😭😂

Preferably on a remote island ew have never heard off .

 

[matticus]

We had a dog who, sadly, died a couple of years ago. He was lovable but pretty stupid to be honest, but he was able understand the commands "sit" and "stay" from a young age.

What is it about the phrase "stay at home" that people find so hard to grasp?

For those who can read more than 3 words:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publi...avirus-outbreak-faqs-what-you-can-and-cant-do
1. When am I allowed to leave the house?
You should only leave the house for very limited purposes:

• shopping for basic necessities, for example food and medicine, which must be as infrequent as possible
• one form of exercise a day, for example a run, walk, or cycle - alone or with members of your household
• any medical need, including to donate blood, avoid or escape risk of injury or harm, or to provide care or to help a vulnerable person
• travelling for work purposes, but only where you cannot work from home

 

[T4tomo]

I was out today, saw mainly single riders, but quite a few pairs, predominantly two blokes. So either a lot of people live with their riding buddies or there is quite a big gay cycling scene.

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

Two parents, two children. One parent, three children. Married couple and two lodgers. Two couples renting together.

It doesn't require a huge stretch of the imagination.

The point is, nobody really knows, clever editing of the quote to leave out that bit

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

I was out today, saw mainly single riders, but quite a few pairs, predominantly two blokes. So either a lot of people live with their riding buddies or there is quite a big gay cycling scene.

Cycling under rainbows is better than cycling in rain 🌈

 

[lane]

I really haven't seen any criticism of cyclists in the news. It all seems be about people in parks and young people in particular. Sine cycling is a clearly allowed activity I don't think it's seen as an issue.