Whats wrong with other cyclists

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  • dennisn
    dennisn Posts: 10,601
    Now, I'm not the fastest rider around, to say the least. But I always get a kick out of triathletes who come flying by me full bore on their areo bikes only to back off once they get a bit of distance between us. It's funny. They spend so much energy to catch and pass me that it's fairly easy for me to just shadow them for miles after it happens.
    They know I'm back there, yet can't lose me, and I do get a sort of perverse satisfaction out of doing it. :twisted: :twisted:
  • Jon_1976
    Jon_1976 Posts: 690
    I've had abuse from car drivers but only once from other cyclists. I use the term 'cyclists' very loosely as it was 2 clowns riding with no lights (at 10pm) on the pavement. Told em to get fucked and carried on my way. I actually wouldn't have minded them turning around and giving chase as I needed an incentive to speed up :mrgreen:
  • Jon_1976
    Jon_1976 Posts: 690
    AchillesLeftKnee wrote:
    iPete wrote:
    All I can conclude from this thread is that I need to buy a team sky kit, a pink bell and hoon it around not waving at anyone, leaving a trail of angry people in my wake...
    Ideally whilst riding a downhill MTB up Whitedown Lane shouting "I love Lance!".

    I'm doing that on tomorrows ride! :lol:
  • hipshot
    hipshot Posts: 371
    Ive heard from a motorcyclist friend that the traditional nod of acknowledgement is now dependent on engine capacity. In other words if you are on anything below a 125 you get ignored.

    Grown men are really f#kcn sad sometimes.
  • Neale1978
    Neale1978 Posts: 484
    Is it really that important to get waved at whilst passing someone on a bike.. whatever kind it is?

    NO. No its really not so quit this and just embrace it if it happens but dont expect it every time and DONT judge anyone just because you dont get attention as that is pretty pathetic tbh

    Enjoy your next ride out x
    Grown men are really f#kcn sad sometimes.

    Does happen oh yes
  • DavidJB
    DavidJB Posts: 2,019
    graememacd wrote:
    passout wrote:
    Roadies don't count MTBers as cyclists, so in 99.99% of cases they are treated just as pedestrians who dress like skateboarders...which may well mean that any abuse is well deserved come to think about it!

    I'm pretty open minded & treat MTBers as cyclist though, albeit cyclists who are too scared to ride on the road.

    That's not strictly true as a lot of roadies have come from MTB's, myself included!

    I was out with a friend on Sunday morning and we kept catching a bloke on a Pinarello wearing a team Sky jersey, every time we got near him he would accelerate away. the third time this happened I went with him and as i rode up behind him he swung to the right hand side of the road and glared at me! I went past an said 'morning' only to be ignored apart from receiving another glare. this went on for a few miles until we went different ways, not sure what his problem was but I've never come across that kind of attitude from anyone whilst out on my bike.
    As it's been said before on this thread, there are idiot's on every form of transport!

    Maybe it was wiggo!
  • graememacd
    graememacd Posts: 386
    DavidJB wrote:
    graememacd wrote:
    passout wrote:
    Roadies don't count MTBers as cyclists, so in 99.99% of cases they are treated just as pedestrians who dress like skateboarders...which may well mean that any abuse is well deserved come to think about it!

    I'm pretty open minded & treat MTBers as cyclist though, albeit cyclists who are too scared to ride on the road.

    That's not strictly true as a lot of roadies have come from MTB's, myself included!

    I was out with a friend on Sunday morning and we kept catching a bloke on a Pinarello wearing a team Sky jersey, every time we got near him he would accelerate away. the third time this happened I went with him and as i rode up behind him he swung to the right hand side of the road and glared at me! I went past an said 'morning' only to be ignored apart from receiving another glare. this went on for a few miles until we went different ways, not sure what his problem was but I've never come across that kind of attitude from anyone whilst out on my bike.
    As it's been said before on this thread, there are idiot's on every form of transport!

    Maybe it was wiggo!

    Maybe!? Although looking at his weight I'm guessing his Giro preparations haven't gone to plan.....
  • arthur_scrimshaw
    arthur_scrimshaw Posts: 2,596
    dennisn wrote:
    Now, I'm not the fastest rider around, to say the least. But I always get a kick out of triathletes who come flying by me full bore on their areo bikes only to back off once they get a bit of distance between us. It's funny. They spend so much energy to catch and pass me that it's fairly easy for me to just shadow them for miles after it happens.
    They know I'm back there, yet can't lose me, and I do get a sort of perverse satisfaction out of doing it. :twisted: :twisted:

    :) I've had this, but I'm never quite sure if they slow down or I unconsciously speed up? Probably it's a bit of both.
  • GGBiker
    GGBiker Posts: 450
    Perhaps he was making a joke about the stereotype of the arrogant roadie and the inferiority complex of the MTBer?

    Lighten up!
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,745
    graememacd wrote:
    DavidJB wrote:
    graememacd wrote:
    passout wrote:
    Roadies don't count MTBers as cyclists, so in 99.99% of cases they are treated just as pedestrians who dress like skateboarders...which may well mean that any abuse is well deserved come to think about it!

    I'm pretty open minded & treat MTBers as cyclist though, albeit cyclists who are too scared to ride on the road.

    That's not strictly true as a lot of roadies have come from MTB's, myself included!

    I was out with a friend on Sunday morning and we kept catching a bloke on a Pinarello wearing a team Sky jersey, every time we got near him he would accelerate away. the third time this happened I went with him and as i rode up behind him he swung to the right hand side of the road and glared at me! I went past an said 'morning' only to be ignored apart from receiving another glare. this went on for a few miles until we went different ways, not sure what his problem was but I've never come across that kind of attitude from anyone whilst out on my bike.
    As it's been said before on this thread, there are idiot's on every form of transport!

    Maybe it was wiggo!

    Maybe!? Although looking at his weight I'm guessing his Giro preparations haven't gone to plan.....

    That's why he;s so mad...
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • diy
    diy Posts: 6,473
    Nothing more pleasurable than toasting some roadies on an MTB.

    1. It shows you are much, much fitter than them due to the extra weight and resistance.
    2. It triggers all sorts of OCD behavior with your baggie clothes and noisy tyres.
    3. it is normally followed by the clang/ping of rapid gear crunching and chain jamming as they try to chase you down.

    I have to say I have experienced this myself when a roadie referred to my bike as a pogo stick. It does surprise some people that people can enjoy both, just as people can enjoy skiing and snowboarding, sailing and windsurfing etc. etc.
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  • Kerguelen
    Kerguelen Posts: 248
    moggymtb wrote:
    I was at Chicksands on Sunday, and while I was in the car park, a group of roadies came past and one shouted "F@#cking downhillers"!
    Nobody was in the way. What have we done wrong?

    Cool story bro.
  • Mikey23
    Mikey23 Posts: 5,306
    I'm expecting the other cyclist to stop and give me a big hug before exchanging telephone numbers and mementos of our meeting...
  • Mikey23
    Mikey23 Posts: 5,306
    Anything less will induce a state of uncontrollable rage in me ...

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