Helping hand

[s7ephanie]

Whilst huffing and puffing up a hill today a group of cyclist went flying past me, one guy put his hand on my back and pushed me up the hill ! Could have done with it later as well xxx

 

[vickster]

Did you know them? Personally I'd find such rather patronising if not offensive!

 

[s7ephanie]

I thought it was funny x being a little old lady i need all the help i can get xxx! And he was a bit of alright , shame about 30 years too young

 

[Drago]

Oh, that was you? No need to thank me.

 

[Slick]

Excellent, lucky you took it the right way as I'm sure it was meant.

 

[cyberknight]

Nice, good bike handling from the pusher too as its a case of trying to push and balance at the same time too .

 

[mcshroom]

About 2 miles from the end of our ride on Friday one of our group put his derailleur into his rear spokes and sheared it off. We took the chain and mech off, then pushed him like that all the way to the pub

 

[Slick]

[QUOTE 5355177, member: 9609"]we push my mum up hills cause shes so slow - here's my brother giving a helping push
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Don't be so tight and buy her an electric bike.

 

[Fonze]

I say good on him ..

 

[Julia9054]

Did you know them? Personally I'd find such rather patronising if not offensive!

And destabilising as well if i wasn't expecting it.

 

[MikeG]

Unfortunately, I can see a judge being asked about this sort of thing one day in relation to a sexual harassment charge.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

You must have good bike skills @s7ephanie, I would have wobbled allover while having a mini heart attack for the surprise
I know a young (and fit) ride leader, she does this sometimes with, ahem, more mature ladies.

 

[Slick]

[QUOTE 5355201, member: 9609"]we did, but we had to take it back as she likes to pedal and keeps count of her miles. You have to secretly push her up hills.
she regularly knocks out 2-300 miles a month doing 2 or 3 miles at a time. hope I can still manage that in my 80s.[/QUOTE]
Good on her, I wish the same for me being honest but can't think of anyone who would secretly push my bulk up a hill.

 

[Globalti]

I don't know why anybody could find this offensive unless it was done improperly. It's one cyclist giving support to another less fit cyclist, I used to do the same for GtiJunior if he was flagging on the way home. It's a sporting gesture and I get impatient with the competitively PC who are determined to take offence whenever they can.

Have a look at the excellent short film Two Broad Arrows on Vimeo for a good sporting gesture.

 

[Globalti]

Touching somebody on the buttocks would be inappropriate for either sex but a push on the saddle or the small of the back is fine. You're ignoring the joyful comradeship of cycling and the spirit of friendly cooperation it engenders and reducing it to a miserable, small-minded exercise in political correctness. There should be no place in sport for that kind of negative attitude.

Two mountain bike clubs I know of in Lancashire were attacked by someone of that ilk, it went to Court and I'm delighted to say that the Court threw the case out and awarded costs against the plaintiff.