Hi all - am a 36 year old London rider, mostly found in either Central or NW London on an 05 Tmax mk2. I’ve been riding about 10 years, started in 96 on a Vespa ET4 to commute from Finchley to Wimbledon. A couple of ET4s and Runners later (125 and 200) I did my direct access (in 1999) and rode a Fazer 600 for a few years. Great bike, but for London the convenience and comfort of an auto was what I was after…so I got a mk1 tmax (eBay, rode it down from Sheffield) and loved it…and have been on one ever since - about 4 years now. I do somewhere between 6000-8000 miles a year, riding daily in inner London gridlock in all weather, year round…loving every single mile.
For me, the tmax is the ultimate London bike - if you’re tall it’s amazingly comfortable, it’s easily quick enough for any London/city situation (keep up with me, I dare you 
), and narrow enough to weave through stationary traffic.
I’ve been recording quite a few of my rides over the past year or so using a helmetcam setup. Videos are on YouTube at : http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=56343DCDEAC1D74E
NB: I’ve had it with people giving me a bollocking for the way I ride. The videos are for enjoyment/entertainment, not to give the opportunity to analyse my riding and give me sh!t for it…(two other forums have really p!ssed me off with the holier-than-thou attitude, from sunday riders living in the countryside).
Am hoping that fellow London riders will appreciate the different challenges that riding in a congested city like London bring on a daily basis, and the skills/awareness required to handle it safely…
Anyhow, that’s me 
N
p.s. Photos of my bike at http://www.nickster.com/tmax/ (when it was one day old) and these taken this afternoon when I fitted some clear indicators : http://www.nickster.com/tmax/lights
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