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Also don't be tempted to go too thin on the tyres. If you think the roads are bad on a motorbike, try riding in the gutter on a push bike! Thanks to the buses there are loads of jumbo pot holes, dodgey ironworks and road markings. In traffic you can't always avoid them or dive round them. I also run Michelin puncture proof tyres. They are a bit heavier, but never punctured and means I don't have to carry any tools.

Bretty, many thanks for your last post. As a cyclist who regularly rides in London you have highlighted my biggest gripe with London cyclists - UNPREDICTABILITY !


We all know the pot holes etc will not be fixed overnight if at all in the future....it's London.


However when you and others are cyling along at say 15 - 20mph and "dive around" pot holes etc you always tend to dive to the right.........in front of traffic from behind travelling at 30-35mph...or even faster.


As I hope you understand, this unpredictability of cyclists is extremely dangerous and life threatening. What grinds me the most is that when this "diving around" occurs and the biker, car driver etc. slams on the breaks and hits the horn (quite rightly) the vast majority of cyclists take offence and quickly flick the finger and mouth off, oblivious as to what they have done considering they are the only road users who apparently use the roads correctly at all times. I've lost count of the number of rows I've had and have been tempted countless times to just kick the cyclist into the gutter.


Now if I was Mayor of London, I wouldn't demand all cyclists pass a proficiency test, have insurance or even a bar code tatooed on the back of their necks (although this would be helpful).


What I would do is ban all cycles with skinny wheels that are not up to the job of riding in London with it's road surface obstacles. In it's place I would allow only fat bikes to be used in London - this would allow any pot hole to be taken without the need to "dive around". Picture of fat bike below with suitable tyres for London and even the electric option.