What winds you up about cyclists you may see when driving

[Milzy]

Big fat middle aged guys in tight pro kit from china.

 

[Drago]

Skinny whippets on carbon bikes with high end groupsets who cant keep up with a large, heavy commuter wearing a rucksack on a sportive bike with mudguards.

Time trial'ers with no road sense.

Groups of club riders with less roadcraft skills than the squashed badger they've just passed.

Everyone on a bike except me.

 

[screenman]

Cyclist who do less than 10,000 miles a year.

 

[screenman]

Ooops! That's me I dislike.

 

[Justinslow]

Nothing. Don't care what anyone else does, so long as it doesn't affect me directly.

Skinny whippets on carbon bikes with high end groupsets who cant keep up with a large, heavy commuter wearing a rucksack on a sportive bike with mudguards.

Time trial'ers with no road sense.

Groups of club riders with less roadcraft skills than the squashed badger they've just passed.

Everyone on a bike except me.

You've changed your tune, had a bad experience or two over the last couple of days?

 

[Drago]

Yeah, i slept on it and woke up grumpy. I'll change my mind again after a few cups of Nespresso

 

[Flyboy]

Cyclist who do less than 10,000 miles a year.

10,000 ha ha , I ride MTB only , prob get 2 to 3000 a year but 95% off road , I class myself as a cyclist , or do we have another name .

 

[PaulSB]

There's a number of things which wind me up but one in particular is when I'm a pedestrian.

I live within a quarter mile of the Leeds Liverpool canal and its popular with cyclists and walkers.

When walking I would estimate 90% of riders approaching from the front make no effort to slow down and simply expect walkers to step aside. Of those approaching from behind 100% never give any warning of their presence until they are so close the noise makes one turn to look.

Inconsiderate to say the least.

When riding solo I would always shout "cyclist" and with a club group a loud shout of "out" would go up from the lead rider.

 

[nickyboy]

Time was, driving was a fraternity, including the women. Drivers did use to wave to each other. The MG wave survived long after it died out amongst other drivers in general.

Go to The Netherlands now, and try getting a wave off other cyclists. You would struggle.

I didn't get a single wave from the hundred or so cyclists when I was on my Boris Bike in London last weekend. Unfriendly metropolitan nobbers

 

[Illaveago]

The ones that manage to ride in the dark with no light's or light coloured clothing on

Camouflage is even worse!

 

[Illaveago]

Four in two hours? Not a massive problem then.

Depends on the size of the cyclist?

 

[Accy cyclist]

Male cyclists who don't wear pink because they think it's a bit camp.

 

[smutchin]

IME it's not so easy to find anything in common with cyclists who don't see cycling as a mode of transport.

It often isn't.

 

[Vantage]

Team branded lycra. That's one thing I detest.
Another is more to do with how many there are nowadays.
20 years ago, I could ride all day and see a few fellow cyclists. We'd great each other.
These days I can go half a day, see loads of team branded lycra clad tw#ts and not one of the f###ers will wave back or say "hi" back. They'll push past to get to the lights first. They'll overtake within inches. They're motorists with bikes. Bas###ds. Hate them.
Done venting.

 

[ianrauk]

Team branded lycra. That's one thing I detest.
Another is more to do with how many there are nowadays.
20 years ago, I could ride all day and see a few fellow cyclists. We'd great each other.
These days I can go half a day, see loads of team branded lycra clad tw#ts and not one of the f###ers will wave back or say "hi" back. They'll push past to get to the lights first. They'll overtake within inches. They're motorists with bikes. Bas###ds. Hate them.
Done venting.

Wahay!!!!