horse riders two-a-breast on bridleways
amt27
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as title, have come across this twice in the recent weeks,
firstly 2 young ladies chatting on their horses forcing walkers off the wide track and not letting me pass until one of the horses noticed me and paniced, got told off for not have a bell,
second, on a fast downhill confronted by 2 riders galloping towards me, had to brake sharply and get off the track,
are they allowed to ride two-a-breast?
firstly 2 young ladies chatting on their horses forcing walkers off the wide track and not letting me pass until one of the horses noticed me and paniced, got told off for not have a bell,
second, on a fast downhill confronted by 2 riders galloping towards me, had to brake sharply and get off the track,
are they allowed to ride two-a-breast?
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Personally, meeting 2 young ladies on horses doesn't sound too bad
That said, I never would, not with other people/vehicles around.
Of course, the prevailing 'rule' is to not cause obstruction. So, that would depend on the road/route. And of course, that applies to horse-riders as well.
Possibly one of those instances where a bell would actually be some use. (Did you ask if they had a bell on their geegee?
I've bought a new bike....ouch - result
Can I buy a new bike?...No - no result
I always try to use a bell and show some consideration for other trail & bridle path users, all you can do is try & treat others as you would like to be treated. Some people are ignorant you will never change that, but the majority I come across will treat me with respect if I do the same for them
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Just get Hope Pro II hubs!!
Works a treat for me.
:P
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There's no bell on my Stumpy (with the Pro II's), as that's only used on MTB-specific trails. I never have to warn anyone on the 'up', as everyone is faster than me. And on the 'down', everyone/thing hears the Pro II's and moves.
However, I get through a bell every 3mths on my Rockhopper - I use it that often to warn people I'm coming. They don't make clangers like they used to.
Agreed. My bike has one of those tiny ones that just goes PING! What ever happened to those with a long lever and all manner of internal gubbins that went BRING-BRING!? They were much better.
Riding in Scotland means you can ride on any footpath or public right of way, so a bell is a must really. Plus, there's nothing wrong with a bit of consideration for your fellow trail users. If we can purge ignorance from all trail users threads like this wouldn't come up.
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I took my bell off me mtb when i got it but have had many occasions where it would have come in handy may have to dig it out :roll:
it has a proper ring!
and most of em are girls!
H.G. Wells.
And why not?! If they show consideration to others and a bit of common sense, then what's the problem? Same as saying that people shouldn't cycle downhill, as 'it's dangerous.'
Oh, and my bells the best of the lot. When used, it goes 'OI! GERROUT OF THE WAY!' with more or less volume depending on the gradient at the time.
Theres no need for it, and it just creates a traffic jam if the traffic is heavy, if they were behind one another traffic would flow straight past them safely.
Whenever me and the missus are riding along the road and she comes up beside me I either brake to get behind her quick or shout at her for being a numpty.
I sort of agree... I don't mind cyclists riding two a breast, same as horses... As long as they notice traffic and get in line if traffic approaches..
What is annoying is when they look back, see you're there, then carry on riding two a breast, this is usually roadies (the odd few) and the odd horse n rider too.
Although its not illegal.
A lot of cyclists enjoy company when riding, and riding along side means you are able to talk, all you gotta do is get the person on the outside to check for traffic, and get inline if traffic comes up.
She's a woman, you expect her to watch for traffic? :P
For both horse riders & cyclists there is also using assertive road position to prevent numpty drivers trying to squeeze past too close on risky sections of road.
Will go & duck behind the parapet again now..........! 8)
Good point, thats why it should be you on the outside.
I went past 4 sets of horses yesterday, i said "hello" to all of them, only 2 out of the 4 sets said "hello" or gave a response and 1 of those 2 said thank you; as I slowed right down when going past them (oncoming).
No wonder some bikers have a problem with horsey people.. Some think they above everyonse else.. One person even turned his head away as I said hello, next time I see him, I wont be slowing down at all, see how he likes a bike zooming past him at 20+mph rather than a 5mph crawl.
In general I dont have a problem with horses, only the people that give off the impresson of being above you, just because they are riding a horse. Its almost like white van man syndrome.
You get ignorant people in all walks of life, there are ignorant cyclists aswell, all we can do is try to be patient and not lower ourselves to their level. As you say the majority are ok, let's see if we can influence the minority, next time you see the ignorant one go out of your way to be even more polite
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