attitude on my commute home from work!!!

welshkev

RANT: i was riding home tonight up an unlit cycle path, i had my magic shine on so i could see the way. some dick head rode straight towards me shouting " turn your light down!!" making me swerve into a bush - i shouted after him and called him an effing dick head but the big man kept on riding - knob head!!!

RANT OVER

projectsome

should have made train noises and shouted get off the track

cat_with_no_tail

To be fair to him, what sort of angle was your magicshine at?

Having come across people with magicshines pointing straight forward before (and having the retina scars to prove it) I can see why he *might* have been irritated.

From his pov:

There I was, riding home along an unlit cycle path when some twunt comes the other way with a tousand suns strapped to his bars pointing right at me and blinding me.
I shouted for him to turn his lights down and he stops and goes and calls me an effing dick head.
Figured I'd better not respond and just keep riding because I think he was a bit unhinged to be honest.

cooldad

Seems reasonable, you would dip your headlights.

cooldad

Or what CWNT said, obviously a serious speedy typist type.

welshkev

Cat With No Tail wrote:

To be fair to him, what sort of angle was your magicshine at?

Having come across people with magicshines pointing straight forward before (and having the retina scars to prove it) I can see why he *might* have been irritated.

From his pov:

There I was, riding home along an unlit cycle path when some twunt comes the other way with a tousand suns strapped to his bars pointing right at me and blinding me.
I shouted for him to turn his lights down and he stops and goes and calls me an effing dick head.
Figured I'd better not respond and just keep riding because I think he was a bit unhinged to be honest.

i see your point, it was angled down slightly but could've been shining in his eyes, but he had a bright light on his bars aswell!!! just don't look at the light....and does it justify him trying to knock me off my bike?

unhinged..moi? :P

like i said..just my rant

Gazlar

projectsome wrote:

should have made train noises and shouted get off the track

6 weeks time, he might have a lost and useless train driver heading at him

cat_with_no_tail

Gazlar wrote:

projectsome wrote:

should have made train noises and shouted get off the track

6 weeks time, he might have a lost and useless train driver heading at him

If said train driver has not stopped half way down the road, got off his bike, and decided to go on strike.


Ooooooooo, no he di'en!

Kaise

any for popcorn

Stevo_666

Shouldn't this be in the Commuter forum, where whingey threads about hard done by cyclists usually go?

Gazlar

Cat With No Tail wrote:

Gazlar wrote:

projectsome wrote:

should have made train noises and shouted get off the track

6 weeks time, he might have a lost and useless train driver heading at him

If said train driver has not stopped half way down the road, got off his bike, and decided to go on strike.


Ooooooooo, no he di'en!

Bike? I meant I'd be coming down the path in a train!!

welshkev

Stevo 666 wrote:

Shouldn't this be in the Commuter forum, where whingey threads about hard done by cyclists usually go?

nope, i was on a proper mountain bike and everything.... :P

Stevo_666

welshkev wrote:

Stevo 666 wrote:

Shouldn't this be in the Commuter forum, where whingey threads about hard done by cyclists usually go?

nope, i was on a proper mountain bike and everything.... :P

You were commuting on a mountain bike

welshkev

Stevo 666 wrote:

welshkev wrote:

Stevo 666 wrote:

Shouldn't this be in the Commuter forum, where whingey threads about hard done by cyclists usually go?

nope, i was on a proper mountain bike and everything.... :P

You were commuting on a mountain bike

yeah i live in wales, we all live in the mountains here

El Capitano

welshkev wrote:

RANT: i was riding home tonight up an unlit cycle path, i had my magic shine on so i could see the way. some dick head rode straight towards me shouting " turn your light down!!" making me swerve into a bush - i shouted after him and called him an effing dick head but the big man kept on riding - knob head!!!

RANT OVER

I had the same the other day, riding through Sophia Gardens in the dark. The twunt was wearing black, with no lights in the pitch black. He got a mouthful of abuse in response...

RevellRider

I've had a bloke riding the opposite way down the canal with no lights, on a black bike and in camouflage clothing.

Scared the shit outta me!

bails87

I've seen a few unlit cyclists in the last few days, on unlit country (60mph!) roads too. Lunatics! One guy had a torch hanging from a lanyard thing round his neck. He was lighting up the road in front of him (or trying, it was about as bright as a little keyring LED from Poundland!) then when a car started catching up with him he swung it over his shoulder so it was facing backwards!

Kev: There's a fair chance you completely blinded him! I've seen a couple of people with second sun's on their bars when I've been driving, and if they're not angled down they're properly blinding.

And Gaz can't go on strike, tories aren't allowed to join unions! Itz da rulez!

Gazlar

bails87 wrote:

I've seen a few unlit cyclists in the last few days,

And Gaz can't go on strike, tories aren't allowed to join unions! Itz da rulez!

You mean their spliff was out? Blooming pot smoking liberal
.

bails87

Gazlar wrote:

bails87 wrote:

I've seen a few unlit cyclists in the last few days,

And Gaz can't go on strike, tories aren't allowed to join unions! Itz da rulez!

You mean their spliff was out? Blooming pot smoking liberal
.

At least it reduced the risk of road rage. "just calm down maaann"....