The Snooty Brigade

[jonny jeez]

Well these people probably are better than you, fitter with more money and probably better looking. Whether they should jeer and laugh at you because of this is debateable. Personally i dont see the problem it should motivate you to work harder so you dont have to shop in asda.

Fantastic!!....coffee actually came out of my nose when I read that one.

your not related to Simon Cowell by chance?

Back to the topic.

Sneering, ignoring etc is something I have yet to experience...most the commuters in London seem pretty cool, hybrids, roadies, MTBers, fixes, tandems, recliners, tribikers, tri-harder bikers...all seem pretty much out of the same mould.

that said, i dont make a massive effort to wave at anyone on my route, as I am generally distracted a little by the zillion ton trucks, busses, cars, vans and other delights.

Memo to me...must try harder to Wave more.

Do occasionally get a nod or a semi-wave (ie fingers raised from the grips) and occasiaonally have a short chat at lights along the lines of ...Grmph headwind...grmph taxi...grmph RLJers...I just kinda nod and agree then set off again to meet up at the next lights and "repeat as necessary".

Once had a genuinly pleasant chat with a big old fella who looked pretty worldly

 

[Wheeledweenie]

Ha! You want sneery bitchy backbiting go into amateur dramatics. After my experiences in several societies the rudest cyclist seems polite!

Oh and thanks Blazed, comedy value as usual.

 

[jeltz]

Just bought a road bike but its a triple rather than a compact, and don't yet have matching team coloured Lycra kit, does that exclude me from having to ignore people or should I start practising flipping the finger at Apollo owners now

 

[XmisterIS]

If i get a puncture however far away from home i carry the bike over my back and run the rest of the course. Never under any circumstances would i return home without finishing.

Of course not!

And neither would I.

When this happens to me, in fact, I deliberately tie rocks to the bike to make it heavier and I beat myself with a stick while I run, just because it makes me tougher.

Did I forget to mention that I sleep on a bed of broken bricks, outdoors, all year round?

 

[blazed]

Of course not!

And neither would I.

When this happens to me, in fact, I deliberately tie rocks to the bike to make it heavier and I beat myself with a stick while I run, just because it makes me tougher.

Did I forget to mention that I sleep on a bed of broken bricks, outdoors, all year round?

You dweeb i was sleeping on broken bricks when i was 2 months old. Now i sleep on hot tarmac when i wake my skin has melted into it and i walk with a mound of tar attached to my back like some sort of diseased turtle.

 

[jonny jeez]

You dweeb i was sleeping on broken bricks when i was 2 months old. Now i sleep on hot tarmac when i wake my skin has melted into it and i walk with a mound of tar attached to my back like some sort of diseased turtle.

Tarmac...TARMAC!...what I wouldnt give to be allowed to sleep the night on tarmac.

you soft northerners wouldnt last a night down here in the big smoke!!

 

[mickle]

If you think it's hard for us pity the poor motor-cyclists;
Sports bike riders may acknowledge other sports bike riders, 'street fighters' and race replicas but not Choppers or Customs.
Classic bike riders may acknowledge other classic bike riders except those riding Harleys.

Harley riders may only acknowledge other Harley riders. The accidental acknowledgement of a 'Hardly Davison' such as Yamaha Virago must be avoided at all cost.

BMW riders are ignored by everyone else.