Followed by a gang of youth cyclists

[screenman]

Was this them ?

That is exactly the style of what I see often in Boston. I am sure some see it as just kids having fun, I do not.

 

[Salty seadog]

That is exactly the style of what I see often in Boston. I am sure some see it as just kids having fun, I do not.

It's a challenge.....'who has the power here' thing. Might seem harsh but he earned it.

 

[Adam4868]

If you expect teenage boys to conform and behave your gonna have a long wait.

 

[Slick]

If you expect teenage boys to conform and behave your gonna have a long wait.

Probably just as well there weren't so many cameras back in the day.

 

[Banjo]

I had a smallish group of them around me on a long ride.Got chatting and they were genuinely impressed that an old grey haired fart like me could do hundred plus mile rides.In return I told them I wished I had their bike handling skills.

I have seen bigger groups that would be quite intimidating.Mass hysteria is a powerful force .

 

[Jimidh]

A group of these youths who follow the craze to cycle in a dangerous manner in the middle of the road whilst pulling wheelies started following me the other day. Just being generally annoying and shouting stuff. I smirked to myself and put the hammer down, quickly leaving them for dust on my high-end road bike. Quite satisfying to show them up like that.

Don’t really see how you were showing them up?

Grown man on a road bike, and a high end one at that ( how impressive) beat some young lads on probably MTBs and Jump bikes. Let’s run and tell everyone.

Be glad there are lads out there learning to love riding bikes and by the sound of it pretty skilful too.

 

[Jimidh]

I had a smallish group of them around me on a long ride.Got chatting and they were genuinely impressed that an old grey haired fart like me could do hundred plus mile rides.In return I told them I wished I had their bike handling skills.

Agree with this attitude - my 14 year old is so skilful on his MTB and I can’t do half what he does. It’s great the lack of fear they have at that age and when he falls off he just gets up and tries again. It also won’t be long before he is faster than me up the hills.

 

[Randombiker9]

Kids do stupid stuff so they need to humbled asap. Adults also do stupid stuff and they should be treated appropriately. Kids putting themselves in danger is bad enough but when they put other people in danger, I'm all for showing them up for the idiots they are.

Wrt your phone playing up, see my thread on how new technology is rubbish yet still sells well. It sucks.

The most impressive wheelie I saw was me riding along and this kid zooms past doing a wheelie for the longest time, this guy was clocking it. The stretch of road he done it on was clear of traffic at the time.

I know

Kids do stupid stuff so they need to humbled asap. Adults also do stupid stuff and they should be treated appropriately. Kids putting themselves in danger is bad enough but when they put other people in danger, I'm all for showing them up for the idiots they are.

Wrt your phone playing up, see my thread on how new technology is rubbish yet still sells well. It sucks.

The most impressive wheelie I saw was me riding along and this kid zooms past doing a wheelie for the longest time, this guy was clocking it. The stretch of road he done it on was clear of traffic at the time.

yeah exactly when kids put thereselves in danger there engdangering everyone else round them especially in towns, buses, cars, taxi, pedestrians, other cyclists etc... I dont get if kids want to do something stupid why don't they go to a park where there's not as many people round compared to a busy town centre.

I know phones are annoying sometimes

 

[alecstilleyedye]

saw a lad doing a long wheelie ahead of me riding home one night. caught him up and just said ‘good tekkers fella’ before plodding on...

 

[Dan B]

yeah exactly when kids put thereselves in danger there engdangering everyone else round them especially in towns, buses, cars, taxi, pedestrians, other cyclists etc... I dont get if kids want to do something stupid why don't they go to a park where there's not as many people round compared to a busy town centre.

Will you listen to yourself?

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Yeah agree about engaging with them. They are on bikes you are on a bike, use that connection. You might just fire up a few to develop a lufe long love of cycling.

 

[jefmcg]

A few days ago, I found myself "surrounded" by 3 or 4 youffs popping wheelies on a side street. I did a bit of an "uh-oh". Not that I felt threatened, I just didn't want to be taunted. Anyway,, one of them said to me - perfectly nicely - "do a wheelie". Damn, I wish I could! I gave my excuse - I was 28 when I learnt to ride and I just can't do one. And that was it. They went their way, and I went mine.

Fake edit: Oh sorry, no. I mean to say that I "put the hammer down, quickly leaving them for dust"

 

[Adam4868]

A few days ago, I found myself "surrounded" by 3 or 4 youffs popping wheelies on a side street. I did a bit of an "uh-oh". Not that I felt threatened, I just didn't want to be taunted. Anyway,, one of them said to me - perfectly nicely - "do a wheelie". Damn, I wish I could! I gave my excuse - I was 28 when I learnt to ride and I just can't do one. And that was it. They went their way, and I went mine.

Fake edit: Oh sorry, no. I mean to say that I "put the hammer down, quickly leaving them for dust"

Could tell it was a lie as its "pop a wheelie"

 

[jefmcg]

Could tell it was a lie as its "pop a wheelie"

OMG. I made it sound like a drug reference!

"They were popping poppers"

More seriously, it's proof I was nearly 30 when I learnt to ride a bike.

Real edit: what's the plural of "pop a wheelie"?

 

[Adam4868]

OMG. I made it sound like a drug reference!

"They were popping poppers"

More seriously, it's proof I was nearly 30 when I learnt to ride a bike.

Real edit: what's the plural of "pop a wheelie"?

A penny farthing ? Pop some wheelies .....