Cycling hates

tehpr3chr

i've got a couple things

1.yesterday's ride, a dog got after us aggressively. one of the guys who hit a dog recently and broke many bones gets off the bike and goes after the dog. the owner (woman) comes running over and yells at him with some choice words and he says that he was recently severely injured and asked her to leash her dog (county law anyways). she says i own 55 acres and my dogs are free-roaming. i'm not going to put them on an f-ing leash. she then says can't u just spray them with something to get rid of them. our guy said ya, a 4x4 chevy pickup!

2.people that buzz you when there's no oncoming traffic

3.rednecks that yell at you as they go by

4.riders that will let you go a little ways on a group ride where half the group went one way and they went the other, then tell you they want to ride alone(was two guys) and tell you to catch the other guys.(one of the two was my teammate)

5.shifting problems, especially on long climbs

11ring

Why should we stay on the side of the road when people overtake so recklessly and people randomly open doors. Much Much safer to take the whole lane and make the cars change lanes.

Oh year and people who have to overtake to get to the next lights first- dickheads.

steve

Good point, take a look at: http://www.police.nsw.gov.au/news/r...hp?MediaID=6412

regards,

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Eilert Pilarm

auto drivers with either NO situational awareness and drivers who are out to f*ck with any cyclist they see, just cause they're asshats.

springtime in alaska means lots of dust from the winter and dry month of march, and some drivers dust you on purpose while others don't realize what they're doing, cause they're on the phone, eating, chattin', puttin' on makeup, acting catatonic, etc.

also drivers who sneak up on you and lay on their horn and scare the bejeezus out of ya

f*ck em all, let Satan sort em out

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mikesbytes

A good source of protein

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HectorM52

That's crazy, really???


Nice one!


Really???


By far my favorite - why does this always happen at the top of that hill???

Eilert Pilarm

why oh why does it happen.
Earl would say it's Karma

anyway, so many times I had to re-plan my return route so that I didn't have to run the doggy gauntlet a second time!

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hombredesubaru

This is my new favorite story:

I was nearly knocked off my bike when I was riding in a bike lane, going down this town street. I approach an intersection with a stop light and the light had turned green. A Mercedes SUV was second in line at the light and was waiting behing the car in front of it as the first car was turning left at a stop light. The Mercedes SUV just couldnt wait for the car in front to turn left, and suddenly accelerates from a dead stop, and turns violently to the right going around the car stopped at the light, swerving into the bike lane without looking or checking, nearly knocks me of my bike as I slammed on the brakes and swerve to avoid the rear of the SUV.

I sprint down four blocks to catch the car and it had turnd down a side street, I catch it as it turnd and pulled up along side and waved it down. The window rolls down and it is two friends of mine who looked like I was crazy, had never seen what happened, could not recall what I was talking a bout and even the next day when I saw the guy at a coffee shop he asks me "Which way were you going on such and such street?" Worse yet, they LIVE on that street and know theres a bike lane there.

Even after explaining the whole situation the guy did not understand what had happened...and I think still thinks I was crazy.

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stepone

You know, some of us "noobs" are just out enjoying the weather on our bikes -- we dont need to put on full gear to go riding. Yes I agree that it is incredibly annoying when people take up the entire path, but it is just as annoying when people like you think you are more important because you are wearing your bike shirt, helmet, and man-junk pants.

bktx1

That makes about as much sense as saying, "I am not going to wear my seat belt because I'm just going to the store." Protect yourself always with helmet and appropriate gear - accidents don't discriminate.

stepone

I am just getting into this sport, and I have been reading this thread this morning thinking --- Maybe I dont want to get into this.. Seems all bikers are douchbags that are going to get angry with me because I don't know what I am doing. Then I see a post like this. Thanks!

Bigbananabike

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UNFRIENDLY ROAD RIDERS!!

I try to be friendly to people, my wife says I'm a friendly person, I have some good friends, I'm a teacher with good rapport with children/work mates but I've nearly given up with the people I race with and come across training.

In the past 4 years I've regularly ridden with 2 groups;
Before we set off & while riding beside someone I'll say hello etc, ask about them, offer some info re me and offen all I'll get is more of their crap or silence.

Its the same racing; in a small group, the pace may have slowed or someone is struggling, I'll ask how their doing; I get a "ok", "lousy", etc and that's it.

Or days like today; out for a training ride. I went into town to a local area where lots of folk road ride. I was on my SingleSpeed so had a few(not many get past me when I don't want them to!) riders managing to get past me - do they have a greeting - no.

I can understand their lack of response when I came past them and say hello; there I am on a full steel bike with mudguards, heavy wheels(3 cross) and only 1 gear beating them on a multispeed. It wouldn't do their ego much good!

I have a few friends who ride/race and their are(I hope) some sociable, likeable, non shallow, thinking, fun people out there on roadies but I can't say I come across them very often