idiot cyclist!

rattyc5

just had a head on collision with another cyclist. went round a blind bend and he was on my side of road. luckily I had slowed down, smash! straight over the handlebars, completely destroyed his carbon front wheel. luckily my bike only has scratches. these h s sons archtype rims are solid! he tried to say it was not his fault but my tyre had left a wet trail which showed I was only a foot away from side of verge. he did not even apologise. there are some arseholes on the road.

MountainMonster

Yup, humans suck.

chrisgal

He's only lucky it was you, a car would have done more than damage his rim.

ugo.santalucia

rattyc5 wrote:

completely destroyed his carbon front wheel... these h s sons archtype rims are solid!

Nick Cod

Yes there are. I stopped to help a guy who looked like he had a puncture, but he just asked if I had a pump. I gave him the pump to borrow but he couldn't figure it out so I said would you like me to do it

I pumped his tyre back up and he just said right I'll be on my way. Not a thank you or a cheers for your help and just rode off. I always try to stop and help people out on the road if I see they are trying to repair something, but this guy deserved his flat

However we're not all a bad bunch

rickeverett

lots of a-holes out there in the rodie world im afraid.

djhermer

rickeverett wrote:

lots of a-holes out there in the world im afraid.

FTFY

jgsi

More info.. what was his excuse for such ## bike handling?
Did he seem experienced or newish and caught out by a sharp bend that turned in more than expected maybe?
Sounds like he got away with it.. and looking to find fault other than his own inabilities.
Did you call him a ...?

on-yer-bike

ugo.santalucia wrote:

rattyc5 wrote:

completely destroyed his carbon front wheel... these h s sons archtype rims are solid!

solid but made out of cheese

ugo.santalucia

on-yer-bike wrote:

solid but made out of cheese

The thing with ageing is that we brake more often and we moan more often too...

rattyc5

he said he was not on my side of the road but in the middle. I turned round and saw a wet tyre mark where I had been. he could not argue with that. I couldn't swerve either cause there were other cyclists there.i didnt swear as my bike was ok.
go on then, whats the cheese mean?

chris_bass

rattyc5 wrote:

he said he was not on my side of the road but in the middle. I turned round and saw a wet tyre mark where I had been. he could not argue with that. I couldn't swerve either cause there were other cyclists there.i didnt swear as my bike was ok.
go on then, whats the cheese mean?

i thought you were only a foot from the verge, how can there have been more cyclists there?

was this a normal road (single track or single carriageway?) or a cycle path?

rattyc5

it was a narrow country lane, there was a cycling event on. lots of bikes about. when I went round the bend the whole road was full of them.

dilatory

Chris Bass wrote:

i thought you were only a foot from the verge, how can there have been more cyclists there?

was this a normal road (single track or single carriageway?) or a cycle path?

Swerve does not imply direction. Perhaps swerve out, more into the middle of the road, where the second cyclist would have been in normal scenario. Or aforementioned cyclist's buddy. Why do people always have to be such arses.

patrickf

Reminds me of a near miss on a shared use path across a bridge not too long ago. The track is barely wide enough for two-way traffic.

I'm sticking to my left and see a cyclist in the distance on the other side. He then slowly starts veering to my side while looking to his side over the river.

He got the fright of his life when I shouted (rather loudly) at him when he got a little too close and I realised he wasn't paying any attention.

Be aware peeps. The nodders (and lemmings) have come out of their hiding holes.

sloppyschleckonds

rattyc5 wrote:

it was a narrow country lane, there was a cycling event on. lots of bikes about. when I went round the bend the whole road was full of them.

Sportive?

rattyc5

cyclists against cancer in stratford on avon. mostly normal cyclists. tbh I did feel sorry for him till everyone rallied round him to make sure he was ok. not one person asked if was ok! lmao. doesn't matter now. I am sure he will think about which side of road he is on next time he is on a blind bend.

chris_bass

dilatory wrote:

Why do people always have to be such arses.

welcome to the Internet :-)

LegendLust

I'm afraid as cycling get even more popular then just by the law of averages there are going to be more idiots, dickheads and tossers on bikes

rattyc5

Chris Bass wrote:

dilatory wrote:

Why do people always have to be such arses.

welcome to the Internet :-)

its because they are sat at pc and cant be get at. keyboard warriors! in the real world, if we had been sat down pub and chris had challenged my honest I would of chinned him. no offence chris

chris_bass

rattyc5 wrote:

Chris Bass wrote:

dilatory wrote:

Why do people always have to be such arses.

welcome to the Internet :-)

its because they are sat at pc and cant be get at. keyboard warriors! in the real world, if we had been sat down pub and chris had challenged my honest I would have chinned him. no offence chris

so if I had questioned a detail which I had misunderstood you would have punched me? rather than just say the other cyclists were coming towards me and I meant I couldn't go onto the other side of the road?

good to know!

CXrider

It is very easy to misjudge fast descents if you are new to the hill.
Bottom line is always keep the speed down where you are unsure or unsighted. Just like driving a car around country bends or skiing on black/red runs.
Nothing worse than coming up to a corner knowing you are going to fast and having to make the 'do I jam the brakes on and slide/catapult or swing out a bit possibly hitting an object' decision. I did that once, never again. I now ride well within myself and keep my ego at home... my mate though.. he never learns despite me shouting at him.

I hope you managed to get compensation from him - if only to make him realise this is not a game.

Mikey23

I'm a descent wimp... Usually coming down with smoking brakes. Can't quite understand the mentality of not touching brakes but that's me. I get through more brake pads but stay alive...

goonz

Nick Cod wrote:

Yes there are. I stopped to help a guy who looked like he had a puncture, but he just asked if I had a pump. I gave him the pump to borrow but he couldn't figure it out so I said would you like me to do it

I pumped his tyre back up and he just said right I'll be on my way. Not a thank you or a cheers for your help and just rode off. I always try to stop and help people out on the road if I see they are trying to repair something, but this guy deserved his flat

However we're not all a bad bunch

Sorry next time I'll say thanks! :P

chrisaonabike

LegendLust wrote:

I'm afraid as cycling get even more popular then just by the law of averages there are going to be more idiots, dickheads and tossers on bikes

Yes, and a fcuking peloton of them came thundering past me yesterday, nearly had me off.

They swarmed past me and several of them cut in so close I had to slam the brake on.

Cnuts. Sometimes I really can't stand the self-absorbed club riders. No wonder the drivers hate us...

paul2718

You're obviously aware of what's going on around you, so when this is about to happen accelerate, jump on a wheel and get a free ride. If people get too close then give them a shove. If you want people to give you a wide berth then find a way of sending the message from a distance, either in apparel or stance.

Paul

DavidJB

ChrisAOnABike wrote:

LegendLust wrote:

I'm afraid as cycling get even more popular then just by the law of averages there are going to be more idiots, dickheads and tossers on bikes

Yes, and a fcuking peloton of them came thundering past me yesterday, nearly had me off.

They swarmed past me and several of them cut in so close I had to slam the brake on.

Cnuts. Sometimes I really can't stand the self-absorbed club riders. No wonder the drivers hate us...

Smack them on the leg. 'Giving them a shove' is not advisable as most people will wobble about like they are made of jelly and take out everyone.

chrisaonabike

DavidJB wrote:

Smack them on the leg. 'Giving them a shove' is not advisable as most people will wobble about like they are made of jelly and take out everyone.

I did try shouting some abuse at their disappearing backs. It was a little unsatisfying though. And strangely none of them seemed interested in dropping back to continue the discussion.

Brant

Noticing a lot more arrogance out there on the roads these days from riders, soloists and groups.

buzzwold

In a similar vein, when I commented in another forum that I tended to nod/gesture/say hello to other cyclists I and others like me got a bit of a pasting from those that don't. As a society we've become more self absorbed and self obsessed and this comes across on the roads from cyclists and other road users.

Mikey23

One of those red plastic things sticking out the side of your bike would do it...