Seemingly trivial things that annoy you
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bobmcstuff wrote:People on club runs who think descending like a lunatic is a good idea.
Personally I have no desire to die on a Saturday morning club run. Funnily enough it's usually the ones who are sh1t slow up the hills trying to make themselves feel better about it.
(nearly got taken out this morning....)
That would be me, except I'm not in a club (too intimidated, too slow). Is there a problem with descending like a loon if you leave everyone behind?
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SecretSam wrote:Minis. Not the Issigonis original, the post millennium ones.
Mini? No. They are not. Some are massive
Indeed, these "minis" remind of the old "Maxis", remember them? 1500 or 1750 engine options IIRC. And I wanted one.WyndyMilla Massive Attack | Rourke 953 | Condor Italia 531 Pro | Boardman CX Pro | DT Swiss RR440 Tubeless Wheels
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bobmcstuff wrote:People on club runs who think descending like a lunatic is a good idea.
Personally I have no desire to die on a Saturday morning club run. Funnily enough it's usually the ones who are sh1t slow up the hills trying to make themselves feel better about it.
(nearly got taken out this morning....)
Although not in a club, at 17st I tend to find going up is an issue, but coming down is somewhat aided by my mass
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SecretSam wrote:bobmcstuff wrote:People on club runs who think descending like a lunatic is a good idea.
Personally I have no desire to die on a Saturday morning club run. Funnily enough it's usually the ones who are sh1t slow up the hills trying to make themselves feel better about it.
(nearly got taken out this morning....)
That would be me, except I'm not in a club (too intimidated, too slow). Is there a problem with descending like a loon if you leave everyone behind?
No, I have no problem with you descending however you like provided you don't cause hazard to other road users likr me by cutting me up on a blind corner. Also I'd prefer you didn't crash in front of me as I'd be morally obliged to stay with you and take you to A&E, but I guess I'd be a bit more charitable about that
I'm also definitely not the fastest uphill! We usually have an A group and a B group, the A group is usually quite relaxed descending but on Saturday we had the B group with us and a couple of those guys were descending very aggressively. I descend pretty confidently, but when I'm descending in a group I give people space, take it easy through blind corners etc. - I don't really get the mentality.0 -
Tashman wrote:bobmcstuff wrote:People on club runs who think descending like a lunatic is a good idea.
Personally I have no desire to die on a Saturday morning club run. Funnily enough it's usually the ones who are sh1t slow up the hills trying to make themselves feel better about it.
(nearly got taken out this morning....)
Although not in a club, at 17st I tend to find going up is an issue, but coming down is somewhat aided by my mass
Again I'm 11st and can definitely out-descend the best climbers in the club (one of the guys looks like he weighs about as much as my left leg), I just don't see the point in descending like it's a race and taking those kind of risks. On Saturday we were coming to a blind corner, I left a gap to the guys in front because it was a fast descent and you never know what's going to be the other side of a corner like that (I've had to brake hard for an oncoming car before and my mate ran into the back of me, he went flying). As I was just coming into the corner this guy shot past on the white lines and cut across my front wheel to hit a "racing" line through the corner (then ran over the white lines on the way out - it was a tight corner).
Like I say, no problems with descending fast, but when it puts other people at risk it's not worth it. Also the impression I got, which might be wrong, is that they were taking more risks than they might usually because they'd been dropped on the way up.0 -
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Drivers wearing driving gloves. I'll put up with it if they are driving a classic open top sports car but the guy behind me in traffic this morning was driving a Honda Civic and wearing them with a short sleeved shirt. He wasn't even very old. For some inexplicable reason it really wound me up (as did the person in front of me at that time who was rolling backwards down the slip road towards me and only realised when I hit the horn for the third time).0
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Women doing their make up while behind the wheel of a car0
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Kingstonian wrote:Women doing their make up while behind the wheel of a car
Even worse if they are driving0 -
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I did, it was a long time ago and the Maxi, other than the Mini, was one of very few front wheel drive cars back then. Something to do with it being a bit "odd". Much like me then.WyndyMilla Massive Attack | Rourke 953 | Condor Italia 531 Pro | Boardman CX Pro | DT Swiss RR440 Tubeless Wheels
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The Maxi had some impressive features for the time - 5 speed gearbox for example - but its USP was, of course, the way all the seats could fold down to make a double bed. I actually slept in one once.0
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A friend had one many moons ago and that was a major plus as far as he was concerned, his girlfriend at the time was rather 'keen' and the suspension was tested vigorously and enthusiastically.bompington wrote:The Maxi had some impressive features for the time - 5 speed gearbox for example - but its USP was, of course, the way all the seats could fold down to make a double bed. I actually slept in one once.0 -
People who claim they've just done their first century ride when in fact its only 63 miles.WyndyMilla Massive Attack | Rourke 953 | Condor Italia 531 Pro | Boardman CX Pro | DT Swiss RR440 Tubeless Wheels
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That's nothing, my commute is over 380 furlongs!0
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Pross wrote:Drivers wearing driving gloves. I'll put up with it if they are driving a classic open top sports car but the guy behind me in traffic this morning was driving a Honda Civic and wearing them with a short sleeved shirt. He wasn't even very old. For some inexplicable reason it really wound me up (as did the person in front of me at that time who was rolling backwards down the slip road towards me and only realised when I hit the horn for the third time).
I know what you mean... that is kind of annoying for some reason. Is it because the person in question has a special bit of kit for something that is quite everyday, giving the impression that they take themselves and their run of the mill activitiy too seriously? Before anyone says, this is not like wearing cycling gear, unless it is for a trip to the shops.0 -
Alex99 wrote:Pross wrote:Drivers wearing driving gloves. I'll put up with it if they are driving a classic open top sports car but the guy behind me in traffic this morning was driving a Honda Civic and wearing them with a short sleeved shirt. He wasn't even very old. For some inexplicable reason it really wound me up (as did the person in front of me at that time who was rolling backwards down the slip road towards me and only realised when I hit the horn for the third time).
I know what you mean... that is kind of annoying for some reason. Is it because the person in question has a special bit of kit for something that is quite everyday, giving the impression that they take themselves and their run of the mill activitiy too seriously? Before anyone says, this is not like wearing cycling gear, unless it is for a trip to the shops.
A disabled driver wearing fingerless gloves they use with their steering contraption/wheelchair?0 -
People who believe in completely mental conspiracy theories but otherwise seem to be perfectly rational human beings.
Admittedly that is probably not trivial...0 -
Drivers who's car seems to travel at 45mph (72.4kmh) regardless of the road they're travelling on. Totally frustrating to be caught behind yet you hit a 30 limit and slow as you should and they disappear in to the distance, only for you to catch them swiftly when you leave the restriction!!!0
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Waiters / waitresses asking you if everything is OK with your meal after your first mouthful. Conversely, when they ask you just as you are finishing.0
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Cars with the name/model badges in non conformist 'whacky' places that make it look like the owner stuck them on.
The other new 'doing it because we can' car trend for bizarre shaped lights that merge weirdly into bodywork.0 -
Garry H wrote:HaydenM wrote:People who believe in completely mental conspiracy theories but otherwise seem to be perfectly rational human beings.
Admittedly that is probably not trivial...
Like all religious people you mean?
Personally I agree but I guess religion has a different public image to blatantly mental theories, probably due to the number of followers...
However, I did meet a friendly man at work who was a Jehovah's Witness and believed in literally every conspiracy on the internet then rammed them all into a story about how there will be a battle between Jesus and demons very soon. Supposedly all the people who run the world are demons and are trying to stop you repenting so you can't take part in the battle (chemtrails altering your DNA, muslims waiting for the go ahead to kill people en masse). Apparently the more like a demon you become the more homosexual and interested in kids you become. Where would you split religion from being really bloody mental? :roll:0 -
Do you work with David Icke?
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Carbonator wrote:Cars with the name/model badges in non conformist 'whacky' places that make it look like the owner stuck them on.
The other new 'doing it because we can' car trend for bizarre shaped lights that merge weirdly into bodywork.
Matt 'wraps'.
Most of the time on fairly expensive cars making it look absolutely dreadful.0 -
Are those the ones that make it look like they forgot to paint it? So many cars in that "primer" shade of grey nowDinyull wrote:Carbonator wrote:Cars with the name/model badges in non conformist 'whacky' places that make it look like the owner stuck them on.
The other new 'doing it because we can' car trend for bizarre shaped lights that merge weirdly into bodywork.
Matt 'wraps'.
Most of the time on fairly expensive cars making it look absolutely dreadful.0
