London Calling - Lucas Brunelle
06-08-07, 08:07 AM
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é wot?
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Originally Posted by dudezor
The best argument for driving on the left that I can think of is gear shifting. It seems more logical to me to have your dominant hand on the steering wheel as you gear down to take a corner.
It's all a bit subjective though, I guess -- especially for left handers.
Anyway, I'm gonna watch this kick arse vid again.
It's all a bit subjective though, I guess -- especially for left handers.
Anyway, I'm gonna watch this kick arse vid again.
06-08-07, 08:16 AM
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Great video, and yeah the last few seconds are damn fine. As much as I love watching skilled riders duck and weave through traffic, it's the emergency situations that really show how amazing they are at handling their bikes.
06-08-07, 08:35 AM
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Little more info for you. This link was posted over in the London forum.
https://www.movingtargetzine.com/arti...ysis-by-walshy
https://www.movingtargetzine.com/arti...ysis-by-walshy
06-09-07, 10:27 AM
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Originally Posted by TheBrick
Little more info for you. This link was posted over in the London forum.
https://www.movingtargetzine.com/arti...ysis-by-walshy
https://www.movingtargetzine.com/arti...ysis-by-walshy
06-09-07, 12:57 PM
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Originally Posted by MasterHalco
that was a bad call there. though i guess thry got through...
06-09-07, 01:04 PM
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Did anyone see Lucas Brunelle's couch bike video? Where they ride it on the freeway? Crazy ****, Lucas is just insane... And than the Mexican highway on the road bike when he's passing all the cars was balls out insanity as well. Anyways something about the London video seemed like a lot more crisp, realistic filming as compared to the sort of hazy, detached NYC "Bike Messengers Are On Crack" video and some of the others... maybe it's just me though.
06-09-07, 01:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Kinjo
I was in London in March and flew my Gazelle track out there to ride. I've been riding fixed for years but riding on the "wrong" side of the road was scary the first day. Taking a right turn was hard to do at first but then it's fine after a couple of close calls. The doubledecker buses definitely don't give you any slack! Oxford road during rush hour was fun and I recommend flying your bike there for sure. Amazing people and the London messengers were the nicest I've met yet.
Sunset on the Thames:
Sunset on the Thames:
06-09-07, 03:38 PM
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YAY! I've been waiting for more Lucas Brunelle videos forever!
"waanker!" Hahaha!
"waanker!" Hahaha!
06-09-07, 06:45 PM
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Man, the skitching at the end of the Mexico video is INSANE! Its hard to judge speed in MPH from a video, but its clearly fast enough that one minor pothole and the guy would have been instant roadkill.
06-10-07, 05:53 AM
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Originally Posted by MasterHalco
Nice try. You joust going down the right side of the track. The weapon crosses your body.
Look:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jousting
As far as driving is concerned, the fact that you carried a weapon in the right hand is important, but there were many other factors: the right hand is used for greeting people, size of carts, where drivers prefer to sit in their carts, papal edicts, etc.
Wikipedia has some decent references: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Driving..._left_or_right
That medieval history minor just paid off big time.
Look:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jousting
As far as driving is concerned, the fact that you carried a weapon in the right hand is important, but there were many other factors: the right hand is used for greeting people, size of carts, where drivers prefer to sit in their carts, papal edicts, etc.
Wikipedia has some decent references: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Driving..._left_or_right
That medieval history minor just paid off big time.
06-10-07, 09:30 AM
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did they close oxford street esp for that alley cat?
...never seen it so free from traffic.
...never seen it so free from traffic.
