What has irked you today ??

[Biff600]

I thought I'd start a new thread of what in your cycling world has annoyed you.

For me, it was doing 30 miles this morning and hoping to capture 30 miles of time lapse with my GoPro fitted to the rear of the bike.

Only to find when I got back that I hadn't switched it on !!!

 

[ianrauk]

A cycle commuter twit with a strobe light aimed too high.... in bright sunshine. Twit.

 

[Joffey]

How long my C2W application is taking - I want my new winter bike and I WANT IT NOW!!!!!

 

[Fab Foodie]

Being in Heathrow airport .....

 

[User33236]

The young man walking slowly across the road with his full attention on his mobile phone screen and not a care in the world that traffic of any sort was bearing down on him.

 

[400bhp]

Titting about trying to get someone to make the bike racks more secure.

 

[vickster]

That it's a bright day out but I have to work and can't cycle

 

[mjr]

People dissing stuff they've not tried.

 

[fossyant]

That it's a bright day out but I have to work and can't cycle

Weather not too fab here. Not cycling as need to 'try' and pack two teenagers off to the caravan in Wales for a few days - not going too well as they aren't even up.

 

[Sixmile]

A laminated anonymous sign in work.

A few months ago, my work finally made progress and got a shower installed in an existing toilet block in our rather big building. I managed to get a few lockers put nearby for the few of us who cycle/run in work. The odd day one or two of us would hang a piece of clothing, maybe a base layer or trousers over the radiator in the toilet to dry them out after getting a soaking or to save putting on a damp base layer in the evening. Now a sign saying 'do not leave clothes here' or something along those lines has been put up because someone has complained about the apparent smell. By the way, this is the toilet in work that all self-conscious males walk well out of their way to drop the kids off because its down a back hall and not a shared restroom like the others. The very same people have gurned none stop about the lockers too and have no understanding or willingness to accept that some people choose to cycle to work even with no C2W incentives or cycle parking facilities. Our carpark is overflowing, with cars waiting every morning, sometimes for hours, on a space wasting public money but encourage cycling? No chance.

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

Getting soaked on the way to work this morning. Roughly halfway into the ride a bit of insignificant drizzle suddenly turned into a cloudburst.

Didn't rain at home or at work - just where I was.

 

[Shut Up Legs]

CC members who post annoying animated images, or borrow memes from elsewhere to post, instead of actually posting some English text.

 

[screenman]

Repairing about 30 dents on a car, putting the tools away and writing the invoice, only then did I notice the dent in the middle of the roof. Only a 10 minute job, but it is still getting me how I missed it.

 

[steveindenmark]

A laminated anonymous sign in work.

A few months ago, my work finally made progress and got a shower installed in an existing toilet block in our rather big building. I managed to get a few lockers put nearby for the few of us who cycle/run in work. The odd day one or two of us would hang a piece of clothing, maybe a base layer or trousers over the radiator in the toilet to dry them out after getting a soaking or to save putting on a damp base layer in the evening. Now a sign saying 'do not leave clothes here' or something along those lines has been put up because someone has complained about the apparent smell. By the way, this is the toilet in work that all self-conscious males walk well out of their way to drop the kids off because its down a back hall and not a shared restroom like the others. The very same people have gurned none stop about the lockers too and have no understanding or willingness to accept that some people choose to cycle to work even with no C2W incentives or cycle parking facilities. Our carpark is overflowing, with cars waiting every morning, sometimes for hours, on a space wasting public money but encourage cycling? No chance.

What a bunch you must work with. I have a 20km ride to work and my gear is always all over the radiators in the changing rooms. Isnt that what changing rooms are for? Nobody ever complains.

acouple of years ago I asked for a bike shed. I was the only one that cycled to work. Within a month they had built a big bike shed and now half a dozen of us ride to work every day.

I must work for the right company.

 

[davidphilips]

some nit in a car overtook me then turned braked hard for a left turn very nearly had me hit into his car and if i had run into the back of his car i am sure i would have been blamed, got home and a bike i bought of ebay arrived only to find it is not as good as described but will order some bits and fit different wheels so nothing really bad until i had a call and a friend passed on, puts minor upsets in perspective.
now what will tomorrow bring fun or upset.