Things you hate about cycling!

[Ming the Merciless]

Wheelsuckers

 

[SpokeyDokey]

The getting ready faff.

 

[Bollo]

But they would have only been doing up to 15 mph with assist. Should have caught them quickly at 25 mph.

I did wonder that. This was a couple of years ago when Amazon specials were a bit more common out and about, so I suspect this was of doubtful legality. I haven’t come across a genuine wrong ‘un for a while now that more mainstream brands seem to have filled the market.

That’s just reminded me of an ex-neighbour who had a converted BSO that could hit close to 30mph. He was a massive two hats but his wife was one of the nicest people you’d meet - never could understand that.

There was also this other guy who I’d occasionally see on what looked like an old-skool petrol derny. He had the air of a man who would not tolerate an intervention, so I guess he either stuffed it, moved on or eventually came to the attention of the feds.

 

[Bollo]

Riders who overtake you then immediately slow down , likely as they burnt their matches catching you. If you are going to overtake, do it properly, once past do not slow down to slower than I’m going.

Oh Christ I can’t believe this wasn’t on page one. Rule fecking number 1 - make it stick!

 

[lazybloke]

Riders who overtake you then immediately slow down , likely as they burnt their matches catching you. If you are going to overtake, do it properly, once past do not slow down to slower than I’m going.

Riders who speed up after you've overtaken them.

 

[ricknmorty28]

I hate it when the roads are too busy and im having to dodge cars and people, really annoying !

 

[mustang1]

I have to wear bike shorts to ride a bike. If I do it in jeans/tracksuit/etc, they bunch up. Therefore changing clothes just to ride a bike is a pita unless it's an upright bike but I don't have one of those.

When people call upright bikes a "sit up and beg" position. It's not begging is it? It's just being upright.

 

[youngoldbloke]

I have to wear bike shorts to ride a bike. If I do it in jeans/tracksuit/etc, they bunch up. Therefore changing clothes just to ride a bike is a pita unless it's an upright bike but I don't have one of those.

When people call upright bikes a "sit up and beg" position. It's not begging is it? It's just being upright.

Maybe sitting upright with raised hands on the bars mimics a dog sitting on it's hind quarters begging for a dog biscuit?

 

[Andy in Germany]

Headwinds, and their even more annoying cousins, the bidirectional headwind

 

[Badger_Boom]

must be why I don't remember ever seeing a runner looking as if they were enjoying it. Can't imagine anyone mid-run ever thinking "hello birds, hello trees, hello skies" either. Or pausing a while if they see something interesting.
So I assume they are into pain.
Interesting folk maybe.

I find running hard work but also enjoy it. I also stop to photograph interesting or amusing things on my route, so not quite the full Forherington-Thomas but close enough.

 

[mustang1]

Maybe sitting upright with raised hands on the bars mimics a dog sitting on it's hind quarters begging for a dog biscuit?

but then a road bike would be called a crouch-down-and-pray bike, no?

 

[Andy in Germany]

but then a road bike would be called a crouch-down-and-pray bike, no?

Depends where I'm riding...

 

[fritz katzenjammer]

Sharing the road with cell phone owners… regardless of how they are getting around.

 

[mustang1]

Chipseal road surfaces.

 

[Alex321]

Sharing the road with cell phone owners… regardless of how they are getting around.

Why?

Cellphone "users" I can understand, but what have you got against cellphone "owners"? That is by far the majority of the population nowadays.