Followed by a gang of youth cyclists

[TreeHuggery]

used to run a lot...and would get a load of youths come running by the side of me, told em I was planning on doing 30 miles or so, and then they'd mutter something about no f-ing way, and leave me to it ;-)

 

[jefmcg]

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

the plural of "pop a wheelie" is "a penny farthing"?

God, you have to try harder.

 

[Dan B]

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

Bunnyhop?

 

[Welsh wheels]

You ran away then.

Yep

 

[Welsh wheels]

Would he admit he lost?

Haha me lose? I've won as many races as I've entered

 

[Welsh wheels]

By the look of what? Did I miss some photos?

Young guys hang out together. They ride bikes. Nice guys do this as well as thugs.

On the basis of the OP, I can't tell which they were

Not thugs, just gobby 14 year olds who think they're hard and could keep up with me. They have now learnt some valuable physics lessons.

 

[Welsh wheels]

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.[/QUOTE

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.

They had it coming after they nearly hit me by not looking where they were going. Also, not fond of young lads who swear at me so I think I'm justified to get a little satisfaction out of it.

 

[classic33]

Haha me lose? I've won as many races as I've entered

None!

 

[classic33]

the plural of "pop a wheelie" is "a penny farthing"?

God, you have to try harder.

 

[snorri]

.. 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.

Your teenage years must have been quite exceptional.

 

[Slick]

Your teenage years must have been quite exceptional.

She is still enjoying them.

 

[Welsh wheels]

None!

Exactly

 

[vickster]

I had to chivvy a couple of lads across Kingston bridge this morning. Think they were probably a bit embarrassed to be told to get a move on by an overweight middle aged woman they couldn’t get out the way quick enough as soon as they got a chance

 

[Ming the Merciless]

I used to be able to ride a wheelie a long way down the road. I could also ride sitting on the handlebars. Mind I had the right type of bike for it when I was a kid.

 

[jarlrmai]

It's really hard to wheelie on a road bike, the geometry is totally wrong for it. You need to be going slow or stopped then put it in a big gear (it helps to be going up hill) feather the rear brake lean lean over the bars then sharpley pedal forward and jerk your body weight backwards and down (your saddle isn't going to help here, that's why the kids all have low saddles) it helps to be heavier and have good upper body strength which is why Sagan finds it easier.