Another totally reasonable cop...

[Gremlin]

I used to chase the girls teams down at Mission Bay every second Sunday, for the secondary schools team time trials... Diocesan and EGGS were always good eye candy

Lycra is not all bad. Worst morning I remember was our dads chuckling that we would catch the girls team that left before us, but not pass em... well... we never even caught them

[nico]

What about riding a pushy while drunk,is that an offence?

Last time i did it i forgot to put my foot down at a stop sign and proceeded to fall flat on my side.Hav'nt done it again since tho.

Personally i think you should be arrested for wearing lycra in public at any

time.

ahh lycra only looks goood on tight assed woman but
have been given a warning while riding a push bike down large hill 60 odd k and you can also get done drink driving riding a push bike that is tru i know

[Swoop]

Personally i think you should be arrested for wearing lycra in public at any time.

No! Let us have a rule that incorporates a "fat percentage of bodyweight" before being allowed out in public wearing lycra.

A "creature" that I saw in Onehunga would not have qualified... At least 20 stone, short, fat arse and legs... and wearing mumble pants... *shudder*

Went straight home and poured janola into my eyes. The image still remains and I plead for the new gubbinment to DO something about this horror in our society!

Perhaps a "Licence to Purchase Lycra" (LtPL) could be instigated?

[slimjim]

No! Let us have a rule that incorporates a "fat percentage of bodyweight" before being allowed out in public wearing lycra.

A "creature" that I saw in Onehunga would not have qualified... At least 20 stone, short, fat arse and legs... and wearing mumble pants... *shudder*

Went straight home and poured janola into my eyes. The image still remains and I plead for the new gubbinment to DO something about this horror in our society!

Perhaps a "Licence to Purchase Lycra" (LtPL) could be instigated?

...still laughing....bloody top' one..

[madbikeboy]

What would be even more interesting, would be if you could push a MTB or something such up to 80kph in a 30kph speed limit area (probably doable for one of the lycra-loonies) , would you lose your licence for 28 days? And what if you were disqualified ? The law says 28 day suspension, but you can't suspend a disqualified licence. But it's not an offence to ride a push bike when disqualified.

I've often been stopped for speeding on the pushie - we used to do interval training on tamaki drive - sit in behind a car at 60, then give it a good nudge to practise the sprint. The cops were somewhere between bemused and amused that such speed was possible from a skinny kid...

Top speed - 103kph. )

[davebullet]

I had the old L plate on doing 100 on the motorway with a police motorcyclist following me. Probably observed my following distance, indicating, looking over shoulder before changing lanes etc... Not a problem. As long as you are obeying the road rules and don't try Ghost Rider shit and show some maturity, they are good and reasonable. It's about what is safe not about the law me-thinks for most of the cops.

[vgcspares]

The Ginga cunt you speak of is a Myth...a vision of beauty to some and holigram to others, not seen by many, and those that do happen upon this mythical character, make nosie about it to keep the ledgend alive.

The Ginga C*#t inhabits the Mata Mata straight and he is without doubt both ginger and a c*#t - additional features include a mean little moustache and glasses if I remember rightly. Also he ain't that tall and deserves a good kicking by any that come across him.

[Bass]

The Ginga C*#t inhabits the Mata Mata straight and he is without doubt both ginger and a c*#t - additional features include a mean little moustache and glasses if I remember rightly. Also he ain't that tall and deserves a good kicking by any that come across him.

I often wonder if he reads these columns and chuckles about the effect he has. Perhaps we are just pumping up his ego and making him even more enthusiastic.

I picked up a nail in the back tyre on the motorway 2 weeks ago, found a spot where the shoulder was reasonably wide and pulled over. It was no big deal as I always carry a repair kit and so I set about plugging the hole. I'd been on the job for about 90 seconds when an HP car pulled up behind me. He was in full rescue mode and was actually enquiring as to who he could call on my behalf when he realised that I was OK.
He hadn't encountered a biker who could sort out his own punctures before and was interested in the gear I had. He stayed and chatted until I was ready to roll again, the patrol car covering my arse so that I wouldn't get taken out by some texting twerp.
He was an open and interesting guy to talk to.
So yeah, it's not all bad.

[madbikeboy]

Life has already dealt the harshest of blows. Imagine his parent's embarrassment bringing home a Ginga. His school years. The years of angst, trying to get laid, only finding some respite with the trannies. And then, the boy, bullied all his life, dons the blue uniform to get some respect. Even that failing, his peers laughing behind his back, his boyfriend only with him for the group sex on offer.

We should all spare a thought, after all, it's not easy being ginga...

[madbikeboy]

I often wonder if he reads these columns and chuckles about the effect he has. Perhaps we are just pumping up his ego and making him even more enthusiastic.

I picked up a nail in the back tyre on the motorway 2 weeks ago, found a spot where the shoulder was reasonably wide and pulled over. It was no big deal as I always carry a repair kit and so I set about plugging the hole. I'd been on the job for about 90 seconds when an HP car pulled up behind me. He was in full rescue mode and was actually enquiring as to who he could call on my behalf when he realised that I was OK.
He hadn't encountered a biker who could sort out his own punctures before and was interested in the gear I had. He stayed and chatted until I was ready to roll again, the patrol car covering my arse so that I wouldn't get taken out by some texting twerp.
He was an open and interesting guy to talk to.
So yeah, it's not all bad.

Do you carry a portable tire changing machine and a compressor?

[nico]

The Ginga C*#t inhabits the Mata Mata straight and he is without doubt both ginger and a c*#t - additional features include a mean little moustache and glasses if I remember rightly. Also he ain't that tall and deserves a good kicking by any that come across him.

The nasty left over from movember is it hahahaah.
could be worth a road trip to try capture a photo of the rear ginger in it's habitat.

almost sounds like the myth of the black panther of ashurst

[Bass]

Do you carry a portable tire changing machine and a compressor?

(Hmmm.......mild sarcasm........ probably best ignored.......treat it seriously, that'll piss him off.)

On the DR, yep, I do.
The tyre changing machine is a pair of levers, one of which has a ring spanner for the wheel nut.
The air compressor is a great little "slime" unit that I bought on the net ex the states. Plugs in to a power socket that I fitted.


The Trumpy runs tubeless tyres and so it's just a glue and plug kit, but if I'm going any distance I still take the compressor cos the CO2 bottles are 1 shot.
ST comes standard with a power socket

Your question is well off topic you know, but I guess you can hijack your own thread if it pleases you

[MarkH]

We should all spare a thought, after all, it's not easy being ginga...

Why should we care - it is not like Gingas have souls, screw them!

[Max Headroom]

Actually, that makes me think of a very interesting point. As you all know, if you get speeding demerits on your bike, and lose your licence, you also lose your 'car licence' (ie you only have "a" licence).

Now, what if you did get a speeding ticket on a pushbike? In theory there's no reason why a cop couldn't give you one. And , if you did also have a current driver's licence , would the push-bike speeding ticket attract demerit points on your drivers licence. Even though you don't need a licence for a push bike. I bet it would.

I vaguely remember a case in West Auckland some years ago involving a guy who was stopped by cops because he was "under the influence" and riding a bicycle erratically. As I recall it, the guy was booked, had to front the beak, and lost his car licence for three months. As I said, it was a long time ago (maybe 15+ years) but I remember it because I was working in West Auckland at the time and the topic was discussed back then.

[madbikeboy]

(Hmmm.......mild sarcasm........ probably best ignored.......treat it seriously, that'll piss him off.)

On the DR, yep, I do.
The tyre changing machine is a pair of levers, one of which has a ring spanner for the wheel nut.
The air compressor is a great little "slime" unit that I bought on the net ex the states. Plugs in to a power socket that I fitted.


The Trumpy runs tubeless tyres and so it's just a glue and plug kit, but if I'm going any distance I still take the compressor cos the CO2 bottles are 1 shot.
ST comes standard with a power socket

Your question is well off topic you know, but I guess you can hijack your own thread if it pleases you

I've used the CO2 bottles for years on the pushie, where do you get the levers from? Great tool. Portible compressor makes sense for touring...