stroppy in kent

Anonymous

I was out Tuesday morning, beautiful day and going nicely up a 5-6% long climb up a valley. Saw a rider in the distance where it begins to level off, dug some more and caught up to him. pulled alongside and said, "hello mate, been out long?"

He turned to me, looked at me then my bike and sneered " Bloody show off".

I was a bit shocked at this, so I just pulled away, got 10ft on him, gave him "The Look"tm,
and carried on.
Why was he so stroppy ? If roles were reversed, I would have said hello and said something along the lines of, "going well mate" or comment on the great weather etc.

Rant over, but it does test your cycling faith a little doesn't it ?

markyboy2005

Some people are just D$%ks.........

Don't waste time thinking about them, they have their own problems.


Unless of course you missed out the part when you caught him up you slapped him on the back shouted "caught ya" and "look at my bike, it's much better that yours" and "this cost me a bloody fortune, could buy 5 of your crappy bikes for this" or something like that.

However, if the above did not happen

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he is a D$%k as first suspected.....

volvicspar

Maybe he didn't mean it in a bad way

APIII

Some people's egos are too fragile to deal with being caught on a climb.
Good effort with 'the look' but once you were ahed you should have just sat up and ridden no handed for a bit, perhaps route around in your jersey for an energy bar or something, just to show him how little effort you wre making

STEFANOS4784

He might have meant it tongue in cheek but was to knackered to express it this way?
Or he might just be a n0b, either way just revel in your glory 8)

term1te

I overtook a guy at the crest of a gentle, but long hill on Monday. On the descent a car started to reverse out of a drive in front of me, so I had to brake quite hard, driver saw me and pulled back in. By now I've lost most of my speed and the guy I overtook shoots past me out of the saddle. When the road levels out and we turn onto a cycle path I soon catch him up and sit a good 10 foot behind him. He keeps looking back and trying, I guess, to loose me. He gets into a rhythm of about 10 seconds out of the saddle then 20 seconds sitting then looking behind before getting out of the saddle again. After a few cycles I sit up no hands just as he looks back. I'm back on the hoods as soon as he looks ahead again. This went on at least 3 times. He must have seen me laughing the last time before he pulled off and went off down a different road. Does this make me a bad person?

ride_whenever

yes it does, a bad person but an awesome one.

feltkuota

DMC Lite, perhaps the fella was being sarcastic or perhaps he meant it, either way, what does it matter. He's not part of your ride but you made him by "digging in" why? Surely not to pass the time of day with him but simply to prove to yourself that you were "better" than him.. You have no idea how many miles he'd already done or what state of health he was in... Giving him "the look" you're kidding right?

Term 1, same to you, what does it matter?

My view on this, if I'm going past someone either uphill, downhill or on the flat I'll not speak to them, unless they talk to me, for fear for being smug. Always nod though to someone going the opposite direction.

Too many ego's out there. I've got the same view on all the cock talked on the SCR thread

nicensleazy

some people are just born COCKS!

Mothyman

i bombed past a fella on a lead weight bike recently and shouted..'I'm going for my record !' in an attempt to acknowledge him without being smug...when i looked back he was grinning so i didnt give him 'the look'.

hopper1

feltkuota wrote:

DMC Lite, perhaps the fella was being sarcastic or perhaps he meant it, either way, what does it matter. He's not part of your ride but you made him by "digging in" why? Surely not to pass the time of day with him but simply to prove to yourself that you were "better" than him.. You have no idea how many miles he'd already done or what state of health he was in... Giving him "the look" you're kidding right?

Term 1, same to you, what does it matter?

My view on this, if I'm going past someone either uphill, downhill or on the flat I'll not speak to them, unless they talk to me, for fear for being smug. Always nod though to someone going the opposite direction.

Too many ego's out there. I've got the same view on all the fool talked on the SCR thread

I think you must be kidding, mate! :?
I attack anyone I see in front of me... always... it's just natural, I think.
But, as I've passed each rider, and said "hello" etc, I've always been greeted politely in return.

Am I wrong? :twisted:

Mothyman

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we're all very polite people in Norfolk....unless you're in an Ipswich shirt

STEFANOS4784

feltkuota, you only acknowledge people who 1st acknowledge you? That kinda attitude wont win you many friends on here

Anonymous

feltkuota wrote:

DMC Lite, perhaps the fella was being sarcastic or perhaps he meant it, either way, what does it matter. He's not part of your ride but you made him by "digging in" why? Surely not to pass the time of day with him but simply to prove to yourself that you were "better" than him.. You have no idea how many miles he'd already done or what state of health he was in... Giving him "the look" you're kidding right?

Term 1, same to you, what does it matter?

My view on this, if I'm going past someone either uphill, downhill or on the flat I'll not speak to them, unless they talk to me, for fear for being smug. Always nod though to someone going the opposite direction.

Too many ego's out there. I've got the same view on all the fool talked on the SCR thread

Aww, you are new on here aintcha?

You don't have "The Look"tm ?

Are you crazy fool ?

Chrissz

I occasionally pass other cyclists - they always get a cheery "Morning" or "Alright?" as I pass. The problem is I'm rarely around long enough to hear their reply

feltkuota

Hopper,

I'm not saying it isn't natural to attack anyone you see out there, all I'm saying is why do you expect them to be all cheery when you pass them and the only reason you're saying hello was because, in my view, after having chased them, DMC was bigging himself up by saying hello to the poor fella he'd just passed.

As for winning friends on here Stefanos, you think we're going to start swapping spit just because we exchange a few e-mails?

The only reason I don't say hello as I pass someone is because not many folks like to be passed and rubbing their faces in it by acknowleding their discomfort is, in my view, not good sportsmanship. If they are happy to chat then so am I.. As I said I always acknowledge folks going the other way. if someone comes past me I'll always say hi.

hopper1

I say 'hi', or whatever, regardless of direction, the response is up to the other rider, I'll do my bit for being polite, though...

Anonymous

feltkuota wrote:

Hopper,

I'm not saying it isn't natural to attack anyone you see out there, all I'm saying is why do you expect them to be all cheery when you pass them and the only reason you're saying hello was because, in my view, after having chased them, DMC was bigging himself up by saying hello to the poor fella he'd just passed.

As for winning friends on here Stefanos, you think we're going to start swapping spit just because we exchange a few e-mails?

The only reason I don't say hello as I pass someone is because not many folks like to be passed and rubbing their faces in it by acknowleding their discomfort is, in my view, not good sportsmanship. If they are happy to chat then so am I.. As I said I always acknowledge folks going the other way. if someone comes past me I'll always say hi.

You are an angry little man aren't you feltkuota? Read the Op properly, try to understand (dig deep!) and ........oh I cant be arsed with this, say what you want.

martinwitnam

Just out of interest dmclite, where about in kent were you?

feltkuota

DMC

Nothing angry about me although I concede I may be little. My understanding of your original post: you were out on a ride and saw a fella in the distance, dug in to catch him, said hi and got a response back that you didn't like or didn't understand. You then gave him "the look" and rode off.. Well good for you. You dug in for your own satisfaction, nowt to do with the fella ahead. Why then give him the look? Frankly it's all bollocks. Ask yourself this, did you start together, on the same ride, looking for the same goal? So why so smug with "the look"?

By the way, I may be new to the forum but certainly not new to riding. Don't have "the look" and never felt the need to give it to some stranger to make myself feel better..

If you feel the need to go out and big yourself up by giving some stranger the look then ask yourself what's wrong in your life that you need to take comfort from that?

bagpusscp

Life is for passing ,and I get past regularly............



You can read alot into that statment

Rev\'d Gatlin

Dmc have you been pimping your ride by any chance?



It might explain the odd comments.

Anonymous

feltkuota wrote:

DMC

Nothing angry about me although I concede I may be little. My understanding of your original post: you were out on a ride and saw a fella in the distance, dug in to catch him, said hi and got a response back that you didn't like or didn't understand. You then gave him "the look" and rode off.. Well good for you. You dug in for your own satisfaction, nowt to do with the fella ahead. Why then give him the look? Frankly it's all bollocks. Ask yourself this, did you start together, on the same ride, looking for the same goal? So why so smug with "the look"?

By the way, I may be new to the forum but certainly not new to riding. Don't have "the look" and never felt the need to give it to some stranger to make myself feel better..

If you feel the need to go out and big yourself up by giving some stranger the look then ask yourself what's wrong in your life that you need to take comfort from that?

Ok, "the look" on this forum is a pi55 take, Lance Armstrong looking back on jan Ullrich after he dropped him on a climb. The use of it on cake stop is a mickey take of your own power. I did not give him "the look" it is only a standing and well understood joke, nothing more. Not smug in the slightest, rode up to another cyclist, not past and said hello, hoping to stay with him for a chat and he sneered at me "bloody show off", so I left him and carried on.

Would you have stayed talking to him ?

Why have you come to this forum and gotten so angry so quickly ?

I am a bit upset with myself for biting so badly, sorry if I have offended anyone but no malice was meant.

Anonymous

Rev\'d Gatlin wrote:

Dmc have you been pimping your ride by any chance?



It might explain the odd comments.

Oh dear, bandwagonesque.......... :shock:

Anonymous

martinwitnam wrote:

Just out of interest dmclite, where about in kent were you?

I was riding up from the A2, at Stone chapel up the Newnham valley through Newnham, Doddington, past the Ringlestone Inn to the top of Hollingbourne hill.

feltkuota

DMC,

Point taken re the look but still not angry..

I wouldn't have stayed and chatted to him because I wouldn't have said anything to him in the first place unless he talked to me first. Thought I'd said that already..

Anonymous

feltkuota wrote:

DMC,

Point taken re the look but still not angry..

I wouldn't have stayed and chatted to him because I wouldn't have said anything to him in the first place unless he talked to me first. Thought I'd said that already..

You have said too much already.

Anonymous

Why would you not say hello to anyone out riding ? I don't understand.

markyboy2005

A wise man said "don't argue with fools, for people from a distance can't tell who is who" - Dr Dre

feltkuota

DMC,

Talking to folks on a ride. As I said earlier, at least twice, I am happy to talk to folks but not if I'm going past them. They come past me yup I'll say hi, they're on the other side of the road always give a nod. Someone I go past wants to say hi then happy to engage. I will not initiate a conversation as I go past someone as do not wish to give the impression I'm
taking the mick.

One last thing, horaah I hear you cry, I believe this is a forum therefore it's a site for discussion. If you're going to get upset if someone disagrees with you then don't post.

Anonymous

feltkuota wrote:

DMC,

Talking to folks on a ride. As I said earlier, at least twice, I am happy to talk to folks but not if I'm going past them. They come past me yup I'll say hi, they're on the other side of the road always give a nod. Someone I go past wants to say hi then happy to engage. I will not initiate a conversation as I go past someone as do not wish to give the impression I'm
taking the mick.

One last thing, horaah I hear you cry, I believe this is a forum therefore it's a site for discussion. If you're going to get upset if someone disagrees with you then don't post.

Bad spelling is a telling sign. You've only posted 23 times on here. Perhaps from the tone of your posts so far and some of the responses to those posts have all been in the negative I suggest your manners may be a little off.

I've just had a thought, you aren't Surf-matt are you?