http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/categories/broom-wagon/feed.rss Sat, 12 Sep 15 15:56:44 +0000 Broom Wagon - Moving Target Forum en-CA http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/3627/emily-chapell Sat, 27 Dec 2014 07:37:09 +0000 Kirk-from-Alaska 3627@/forum/discussions http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/3626/metro-gear-pac-bag-goretex-shorts-all-must-go Mon, 14 Jul 2014 18:38:40 +0000 zerothree 3626@/forum/discussions Original Metro issue, right shoulder strap
biggest model, (black with Metro embroidery), handmade in Canada, waterproof codura, 3 layer construction yadda yadda yadda - you know the score the original and still the best
brand new and unused £200

red goretex Jacket £80 (size L) Winter will be here before you all know it!
Pearl Izumi - black baggy cycling shorts with padded insert £30 (size S)
Zoic - black baggy cycling shorts 100% cotton w 100% coolmax lining £30 (size L)
All brand new and still in packaging]]> http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/3624/london-calling Wed, 11 Sep 2013 01:23:11 +0000 Kirk-from-Alaska 3624@/forum/discussions http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/3613/sarah039s-green-bullitt-cargo-stolen Fri, 19 Jul 2013 03:28:31 +0000 24tee 3613@/forum/discussions
Sarah's Bullitt was stolen from Walworth last week, please keep an eye out, it's been seen in the area.

Dark green frame, Brooks saddle, Rohloff rear hub, Alfine Dynamo front hub, yellow-green-red coloured spacers on steerer tube.

Reward of £100, see http://24tee.wordpress.com/2013/07/16/stolen-bullitt-cargo-bike/

If seen, contact Brixton Cycles 020 7733 6055, or myself, phone number is in the above blog post.

Thanks a million.

Fingers crossed.]]> http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/3581/who-wants-to-moderate-this-forum Mon, 03 Jun 2013 16:17:36 +0000 Buffalo_Bill 3581@/forum/discussions http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/3588/whats-citysprint-like-to-work-for-doing-van-work Tue, 11 Jun 2013 03:48:44 +0000 3588@/forum/discussions http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/2577/city-squintan-apology Wed, 20 Feb 2013 17:35:02 +0000 overdrive 2577@/forum/discussions This guy used to post on here and was a bike courier back in the 90's or something.I was also told that another rider,who shall remain nameless,had to post a retraction of the disparaging comments he'd made on the aforementioned CS thread before he could go back there.Pikey Wayne did exactly that.The idea,I suppose,was that if I were to ride for them I'd have to do something similar.I just could'nt bring myself to do it.
I have been a bit of cunt to some people over the years and there are one or two that I don't care for much but I still retain some fucking integrity.Anyway,had a trawl through the site and found a little gem.

It's a City Sprint Ting
Ooh,d'wanna be a high roller?
Ooh,cuz I'm the controller
ooh,ooh ba-by
Ooh,I'll send you down to Bermuda
I'll be your batty intruder
ooh,ahh ba-by
(chorus)
It's a City,it's a city,
it's a city Sprint ting
Move your body
In your blue and white bling
It's a City,it's a city,
It's a City Sprint ting
You make the most
You are the courier King.


I'm gonna wear down
your sprocket
Put lot's of cash in
your pocket
Ooh,yeah baby
I'll make sure you
wont get shat on
By this geezer
called Pat-ton
Ooh, now ba-by
(chorus)x2"]]> http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/3510/dear-god-please-make-it-stop- Wed, 29 May 2013 00:37:31 +0000 Kirk-from-Alaska 3510@/forum/discussions http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/2590/first-they-came-for-the-nyc-messengers- Wed, 24 Apr 2013 02:50:18 +0000 zero cc 2590@/forum/discussions http://animalnewyork.com/2013/if-you-ride-a-bike-for-work-these-new-rules-will-make-your-life-suck/]]> http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/3580/still-fucked- Sat, 01 Jun 2013 02:54:27 +0000 pornomike 3580@/forum/discussions http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/3067/wtf-has-happened-here Fri, 24 May 2013 11:23:43 +0000 bum 3067@/forum/discussions http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/2581/are-you-know-about-the-scoopler Thu, 07 Mar 2013 02:07:58 +0000 2581@/forum/discussions Using Scoopler is quite simple,enter a search term and you'll find result from all four of those services,Results are sorted into two columns,"live"which provides the most recently shared links and "popular" which is based on the number of times a link has been shared.the incredible burt wonderstone download
Scoopler and other real-time search engines are good for finding new engines are good for finding news or popular teaching resource.
]]> http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/2569/biccc-liverpool-march-15th18th Sat, 26 Jan 2013 11:27:53 +0000 bum 2569@/forum/discussions http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/2580/we-need-kostas-back- Sat, 02 Mar 2013 17:16:42 +0000 pornomike 2580@/forum/discussions
I have to agree with Darrenger as I have witnessed 2 accidents (luckily minor) where female cyclists have gone up the inside of a HGV indicating to turn left and have been forced off their bikes. I have no idea what they are thinking pulling manuevours like that when lights are turning green but my female friends view of cycling is very different to mens.

Judgement of traffic speed and spatial awareness aren’t a part of this, rather I feel its being less confident in their own physical abilities and fear of the traffic on the roads (side effects being they are slower and stay too close to the kerb).

A few of my friends have had near misses when starting out and been too scared to get back on their bikes when they just need to add this to their experience and learn from it which is a real shame.

— Pixi 20 December 2009, 21:58 #

Sorry Bill.You might be right there and deserve a more thorough answer. A little food for thought :Why the majority of ppl who are pilots/drivers are still overwhelmingly men?Why dont you see more often even nowadays woman racing drivers? slower reflexes ,physically inferior, emotionally more fragile? ,these are just some of the facts due to the biological nature we humans are built.Nothing to do with being sexist.Maybe as some said before statistically the sample is not big enough to give you a safe spread over the population , but i am not surprised of the relation the data showing of No of deaths versus sex of riders.So it is either completely random or there has to be a reason due to the nature of simply being female .I dont see any other common factor you can derive from these samples, as age or type of bike or time in the day,location etc , to determine or to attribute to ,the reason of the accidents. For these factors to reveal themselves as true or false reasons for the accident ,i think you need a much larger sample data.Perhaps even some how to take into account non fatal accidents too.
At least you didn’t call me miserable.Thank you.

— Kostas 21 December 2009, 17:48 #

Kostas, do you not think that there might be a few important social reasons why women don’t feature in these elite professions, which might be the same reasons that women don’t feature in the other elite professions, such as banking, medicine, surgery, higher echelons of politics etc etc where physique is not any kind of a factor?

Also, I am not sure that there is any convincing evidence that women’s response times are inferior to men’s.

If you reread the article, you will see that one of the surprising trends is the decrease in number of men killed by lorry collisions. What is that men have started doing differently and why?

— Bill 21 December 2009, 18:32 #

Social reasons is a valid point and to an extend i could accept it as part of the reason why they get excluded .But i think its only a small part and in specific professions that have to do more with social status and educational opportunities of men and women .Get nowadays vs 30 years ago for example ,rather pure abilities .How many MP’s are women in todays parliament vs 30 years ago? Now ask the same for racing drivers.Why still the difference in racing ?For example, to become a special unit operative (army, police etc) you will see that women are far and few , always were, always will be.The reason is obvious ,no mystery there.Has to do mostly with the physical limitations if anything.So in some professions women will always be in a disadvantage no matter how good the individuals are.I have read a few articles , not conclusive 100% but showing strong indications why women fail more often than men in certain experiments and vice versa.Generally speaking men are superior to women not only in strength but also in speed, accuracy , coordination , especially when they come under pressure etc.This has nothing to do with mental capabilities ie being stupid or clever.
‘‘If you reread the article, you will see that one of the surprising trends is the decrease in number of men killed by lorry collisions. What is that men have started doing differently and why?’‘
Not drive into the inside of a lorrie.Simple.The question needs answering is why men realize that fact and potential threat for their safety faster than women?

— Kostas 22 December 2009, 14:14 #

Bill. I think there are people who do not deserve a voice.

— michael toivonen 23 December 2009, 06:50 #

Mike the true philosopher.Couldnt keep your nose out could you?
Let us marvel at your insults once again then.You have so much to teach the rest of us.You condescending pompous little shit.Mind your business for once.
Whats the matter? too cold for you outside?

— Kostas 23 December 2009, 10:46 #

Says it all really.

— michael toivonen 23 December 2009, 23:08 #

Keep this forum to your self and the likes of you Mike.Since all i get is irony and sarcasm i dont see why i should be wasting my time here anymore.And yes , this is a wasted forum now thanks to ppl like you.In case you haven’t noticed all the threads are pointless and the remarks too.Nothing engaging, nothing intriguing in the slightest .A lot of ppl stopped posting here due to lack of stimulus and there is just going to be another one shortly. And all that largely thanks to 2 things, a)complete lack of moderation b)People like you , with nothing interesting to say or add apart from insults, irony, etc.This is boring at best.
I guess you going to have to find someone else to hurtle abuse at now , and make yourself feel a bit better.

— kostats 24 December 2009, 16:43 #

Thank you Santa! Now he’s gone, no need for any of that braindeadness. Just a shame we never got to know where his stats came from. I.E how many people stopped posting and where that was recorded. The “articles” he read on a wide variety of subjects. Was he a true scholar or just a complete nugget? I’ve cast my vote. Happy days.

— michael toivonen 24 December 2009, 18:31 #

Jeeze, what a miserable bastard. Merry xmas everbody, even you Overcelerbratingxmas.

— Zack Speedfast 25 December 2009, 12:14 #

Kostas,where have you been abused on this thread?Alright,I called you miserable but that’s hardly a crime is it?You have overreacted and it’s not the first time.As you know not much is taken seriously on the forum but don’t you think that might be because most couriers want to have a bit of a laugh?London couriers are renowned for this.Happy xmas and new year to you,sir!
Waaaaheeeyy!!!!]]> http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/2560/xda-screens- Sat, 05 Jan 2013 05:25:38 +0000 2560@/forum/discussions
I have been lurking here for a little and the time has come for my first post...

I had a little incident that involved my XDA screen and was just wondering how people have dealt with this in the past. Are there any good repair shops? Ever fixed it yourself? Basically how to get my machine up and running again in the my cost effective manner!

Thanks,

MaNu]]> http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/2529/17t-sprocket Tue, 04 Sep 2012 02:40:20 +0000 overdrive 2529@/forum/discussions Cheers.
OD]]> http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/2570/tower-bridge-incident-cyclist-involved Wed, 06 Feb 2013 05:41:33 +0000 maurycy 2570@/forum/discussions http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/2573/red-hot-wank-machine Sun, 10 Feb 2013 07:47:32 +0000 bum 2573@/forum/discussions http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/2575/looking-for-a-room Mon, 11 Feb 2013 12:57:50 +0000 akeley 2575@/forum/discussions
I was a rider a few years back in this venerable burgh, forced to quit & cast out by some unpleasant real-life circumstances.

Now returning for one last stab at this - got my job back, a bike and few bob for 1 month`s rent/deposit. It`s just that renting from abroad is even more impossible than looking while in London (it was always a nightmare and I think during 10 years there I only once had a room through an ad).

So, thought I`ll try here even though I know it`s a long shot. But, any help would be most appreciated - even for a day or two, so I don`t have to hostel it when off the plane. PM me or post here for any details please.

Regardless, all the best out there in 2013.]]> http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/2564/veteran-bike-courier-can039t-get-crank-arm-off- Thu, 10 Jan 2013 17:15:45 +0000 overdrive 2564@/forum/discussions http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/2567/no-business-like-slow-business- Thu, 17 Jan 2013 15:05:26 +0000 overdrive 2567@/forum/discussions http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/2526/bbc-london-calling-alleycat-footage Fri, 24 Aug 2012 06:05:43 +0000 Walshy 2526@/forum/discussions Apparently the BBC will be tracking down some of you who raced in order to do an interview. BE CAREFUL. There is no way this footage can benefit the London messenger community through the eyes of the BBC. There is no way you'll be seen as a hero by going on TV and telling the world how many road laws you make have broken. Save it for the pub.
I consider alleycat races to be underground. I admit that youtube is hardly underground, but at least there's no BBC finger-pointing going on.
Laters,
Walshy]]> http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/2565/freecycle-build-lcef-donation Sat, 12 Jan 2013 06:07:48 +0000 papillon 2565@/forum/discussions
Link here: http://www.lfgss.com/thread99506.html

]]> http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/2559/this-thread-is-now-deleted- Fri, 04 Jan 2013 14:04:31 +0000 johnsatisfaction 2559@/forum/discussions http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/2557/learning-street-names Mon, 17 Dec 2012 10:52:26 +0000 2557@/forum/discussions So any help on how to remember street names would be great or can you get away with just knowing where your drops are and how to get there and just look up new delivery addresses on the map as they come up. I was in London for a week at the start of the year and by the end of the week I could navigate pretty well through china town and soho and Whitehall so I pick up my breakings well once I physically see where I'm going.]]> http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/2552/we-lost-one Sat, 24 Nov 2012 04:30:44 +0000 Kirk-in-AK 2552@/forum/discussions https://picasaweb.google.com/107978283164498414145/Maui#5507035422322085394]]> http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/2551/london-cunts Fri, 23 Nov 2012 19:14:17 +0000 Festerban 2551@/forum/discussions https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/575242_10151222423003046_1520135007_n.jpg]]> http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/2533/need-room Mon, 10 Sep 2012 17:16:55 +0000 pornomike 2533@/forum/discussions http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/2548/emily-looking-for-a-contact-in-tokyo Thu, 01 Nov 2012 14:22:22 +0000 24tee 2548@/forum/discussions
This from Emily "thatmessengerchick" who's on her way around the world and just about to reach Tokyo:

- - -

Was wondering if I might ask a small favour: - - - I was meaning to ask the good people of Moving Target if anyone
had a mate in Tokyo who might be able to lend me a truing stand. (I
could either use it in situ or pick it up and deliver it when I'm
done, and one day should be enough.)

(I would also LOVE it if someone could lend me a 52-53cm fixie while
I'm there (could leave my touring bike with them as security), but
that's mostly just wishful thinking.)

- - -

Anyone...? Probably best get in touch with her through her blog, or reply on the thread here - I'll be away from tomorrow, too, and won't be able to pass on the info.

http://thatemilychappell.com/

Thanks a million, again.

T.

]]> http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/2543/unpaid-jobs-ecourier- Sun, 07 Oct 2012 10:19:45 +0000 2543@/forum/discussions
I've only been shafted for around 40 quid and there are quite a few people who have lost around the same amount. There's someone (I don't know who) who hasn't been paid for more than 50 jobs.

This is going back to the Olympics now so quite a while ago and I don't have records of specific jobs that I did. But the company would (should) have the records as job dockets were sent through the XDA as normal

Any possibility that this could be legally taken up at all? Who would I contact? I have no money]]>