Things you hate about cycling!

[Ming the Merciless]

Cycle signage that directs you towards a railway station or town centre. Then just dumps you on an industrial estate and no more signage. Where you are are now expected to guess the last couple of miles to where you were following the signs to.

 

[youngoldbloke]

'Cyclists dismount' signs. Advisory of course, but only cyclists know that.

 

[Jenkins]

Cycling infrastructure clearly designed by someone who's never ridden a bike in their life.

 

[a.twiddler]

Poor signposting is something that applies to all modes of transport but it's worse at present with Sustrans rejigging their cycle routes. I think they've even renumbered some of them. So I suppose that's a pet hate at the moment. Crucial signs missing or re numbered from what's on the map. Also, since I posted earlier about hating people who moan about cycling, I must obviously be hating myself too!

 

[geocycle]

Wind and ice from me as others have said, I’ll add trying to work out the bike carriage rules for each operator, it shouldn’t be that difficult and we shouldn’t be treated as a nuisance.

 

[DCBassman]

Cycling infrastructure clearly designed by someone who's never ridden a bike in their life.

THIS! Even Sustrans don't seem to have a clue...

 

[CharlesF]

Generally, that the UK doesn’t have the easy going cycling found in Europe.

Specifically, not being able to cycle at all due to health problems.

 

[cougie uk]

Maintenance. Especially things that you think will only take a few minutes. Tends to end up taking hours and needing the LBS to fix something or other. Grrr.

 

[numbnuts]

People on “posh bikes” with all the gear who will not stop at a red light, that really pisses me off

 

[Venod]

People on “posh bikes” with all the gear who will not stop at a red light, that really pisses me off

All people who do not stop at a red light piss me off, are you more tolerant if they are on a BSO in normal clothing?

 

[rockyroller]

complicated, multi directional, road crossings

 

[rogerzilla]

Ah yes. Sustrans. Routes that are dusty in summer and muddy in winter, generally unsuitable for any lightweight bike. There are a few honourable exceptions, but very few.

 

[Hover Fly]

One near where I used to live, goes along a nice quiet country lane, but the sustrans bod spotted a potholier, steeper, longer, track, so diverted the route down it, trouble being it went past a school and wasn’t wide enough to get a bike past a 4x4...

 

[Milzy]

The local rivalries are annoying, you put in more hours & get faster so the locals notice & put in even more hours so they can be the fastest in the area. Also pot holes & the expensive equipment is a rip off.

 

[CharlesF]

Pavement riders on narrow pavements; especially those in hi viz, helmet, gloves and all the gear.

And then don’t slow down, reckoning their speed gives them right of way.