Tom B
Guru
- Location
- Lancashire
One from last week...
Took the nipper to nursery, part of the route follows the NCN. Midway along a nice tarmac section which is used by dog walkers cars and vehicles accessing the houses (as wel as those following sat Nov to oblivion) a 60yr old dude on an eMTB just popped it out from a footpath at 90degrees to the road, didn't look just popped out and got on with his ride. Cutting me up and causing me to have to anchor on. Little lad shouted from the back. "DADDY, THATS A SILLY MAN" he gave a surprised look and wave of acknowledgement.
Deciding I'd rather have him in front and that he'd probably get away from me up the next hill with his ebike and lack of passenger, I sat behind. After about half a mile the track turns to half tarmac half lumpy bumpy stuff. I stayed on the tarmac and gathered a bit of speed. He stayed on teh bumpy stuff. After about a quarter of a mile there is a barrier to stop cars in the centre of the way. Bikes can freely go either side. I wrongly assumed he'd take the wide open muddy side and drew along side... But nope he decided he'd swing it left without looking and chop me off again.
He was given words of advice, mostly about looking and not being the only person in the world.
Dropped number 1 off then went to work. Just crossing a major X roads on a green filter for me approaching straightening up as I entered my road when some lycra clad loon presumably in a starve segment mission blasted up my inside having spanked the red light opposite. Apparently that was my fault.
On the up side the motorists have been great!
Damn cyclists.
Took the nipper to nursery, part of the route follows the NCN. Midway along a nice tarmac section which is used by dog walkers cars and vehicles accessing the houses (as wel as those following sat Nov to oblivion) a 60yr old dude on an eMTB just popped it out from a footpath at 90degrees to the road, didn't look just popped out and got on with his ride. Cutting me up and causing me to have to anchor on. Little lad shouted from the back. "DADDY, THATS A SILLY MAN" he gave a surprised look and wave of acknowledgement.
Deciding I'd rather have him in front and that he'd probably get away from me up the next hill with his ebike and lack of passenger, I sat behind. After about half a mile the track turns to half tarmac half lumpy bumpy stuff. I stayed on the tarmac and gathered a bit of speed. He stayed on teh bumpy stuff. After about a quarter of a mile there is a barrier to stop cars in the centre of the way. Bikes can freely go either side. I wrongly assumed he'd take the wide open muddy side and drew along side... But nope he decided he'd swing it left without looking and chop me off again.
He was given words of advice, mostly about looking and not being the only person in the world.
Dropped number 1 off then went to work. Just crossing a major X roads on a green filter for me approaching straightening up as I entered my road when some lycra clad loon presumably in a starve segment mission blasted up my inside having spanked the red light opposite. Apparently that was my fault.
On the up side the motorists have been great!
Damn cyclists.
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