The hate towards cyclist is growing

[50000tears]

Yes 2 courses but spread over 2 days so 1k total per day. I left at a fairly busy time, and apart from cars having to wait longer to pull out onto the roads we were on I cannot see that any major inconvenience was caused.

 

[stu9000]

I also think that a large proportion of NIMBYs are retired teachers

This is exactly the kind of dismissive throw away comment that gets everyone going for each other's jugular.

 

[Globalti]

Why? Which one of the two are you?

 

[Dragonwight]

We had a similar incident last year and we are just over the water from the New Forest. The loons are certainly about.

 

[ufkacbln]

I loved the nutter who claimed that New Forest Ponies should be segregated from the road in fields!

 

[fribbleblib]

Was a pleasure to see so many taking part last weekend.
We did have an incident, but it was a motorist that caused it - just past the Cuckoo Inn at Hampworth, had to emergency stop my car as a driver was overtaking cyclists on a bend.
My wife swore, then commented, as she was glaring in the side mirror, "That idiot has just overtaken, and is now turning off the road to the golf club - what a twit (rhymed with hat).

May download the route and give it a go one weekend. It passed about a mile away from where I live - (a village called Downton - three pubs but no abbey).

 

[stu9000]

Why? Which one of the two are you?

I am a cyclist and a teacher. A father of three and a canoeist.
So I'm used to getting some bad press.
If its any conciliation teachers are not really allowed to retire any more so your difficulty should diminish over time.

 

[slowmotion]

Am I stupid? I don't seem to be aware of this hatred of which you speak. On the rare occasions when I get into my motor, I get a whole lot more aggression than when I'm on the bike.

 

[ComedyPilot]

I find this sort of stunt (drawing pins) a bit hypocritical. Being that the person doing it is seemingly protesting about bicycle riding in some way, they don't seem to be as militant against cars that kill around 2000 people in the uk every year......

 

[Globalti]

May download the route and give it a go one weekend. It passed about a mile away from where I live - (a village called Downton - three pubs but no abbey).

Eeek! My Mum lives in Downton, watch out for her on her bike, she's 84 and rides a Specialized hybrid.

 

[the_mikey]

I find this sort of stunt (drawing pins) a bit hypocritical. Being that the person doing it is seemingly protesting about bicycle riding in some way, they don't seem to be as militant against cars that kill around 2000 people in the uk every year......

They don't also care that the drawing pins may cause injury to animals or people, it completely undermines all of their arguments.

 

[Leodis]

I wonder which villager they will pin this on...

I'll get my coat.

 

[fribbleblib]

Eeek! My Mum lives in Downton, watch out for her on her bike, she's 84 and rides a Specialized hybrid.

Will do! And well done to her!

 

[doog]

something odd going on down in that New Forest. Dogs getting poisoned by some unknown 'substance'
http://travel.aol.co.uk/2014/03/03/dog-14th-to-die-poisoning-new-forest/

and cyclists being targeted, year on year.

 

[jayonabike]

With the new forest thing the easiest answer is don't go cycling there. Don't stay in any hotels or b+b's, don't spend money in any of their cafés, restaurants, pubs, garages or bike shops. Let the nimbys win. I bet a lot of them own, run, or work in local businesses and long term it will affect them, not you the cyclist. There are plenty of great places in this country to cycle so f*** 'em I say.