Small world

[Ivor]

It's getting crowded on the roads up and down to London.... cyclists everywhere.

As I was pootering along near home last night drifting away in one of my M.P. daydreaming moments, a chap on a Bianchi pulled along side for a chat. We got the pace back up to something sensible and nattered away.
Chap called Austin, rides with the Old Ports, used to be in ACC about 20 years ago apparently.
Says hello to mrPVT, let you know he's doing the etape this year and hasn't thrown the towel in yet!
Asked if I knew (the legendary) Michelle and Keith.

Was a really nice change having a bit of a chat to someone rather than the normal solo run. Certainly a lot more agreeable than the miserable bunch of London Dynamo riders who crowded around me at a junction at night a few weeks back, and continued to have their conversation to each other through me without so much as a single hello. They got a double strength Paddington stare.

[adrian]

They're weird, aren't they? I see them everywhere, whether commuting to London Bridge or Richmond, but have never once had so much as a flicker of contemptuous acknowledgement out of them. I was starting to think it was just me

[kieran]

didn't want to say this, but its 'cause you both smell.

[Andrew G]

Why should they acknowledge you two, they often don't acknowledge each other .

[-Adam-]

[quote="Andrew G"]Why should they acknowledge you two, they often don't acknowledge each other .

[Andy E]

[quote="-Adam-"]They often don't even know each other!

[adrian]

Good points, well made, Andy.

[Ivor]

Just writing down my experience. I'm sure there are lots of fluffly friendly dynamos about.
I was just reminded of the incident after my pleasant nee agreeable ride last night.

[mrP(Boonen)VT]

Austin is from the dim and distant past who along with Chas and Rory made an awesome road racing team.

Remember Marco???

He was out at the ACC road race, but not been seen since. Good to know he's still out there.

I know a few LD riders who are very friendly and even let me sit on their wheel into a headwind the other day (nice people) but I think the whole setup lends itself to a lack of communication and they don't get the "old school" club ethos....but at least they're riding bikes and with a bit of education, who knows