Cyclists in lycra

[munterk6]

What is it with cyclists on the back roads? Was riding back from Akaroa today and on the piece of road between Gebbies Pass and the Wheatsheaf I came across 2 female career cyclists all dressed up with nowhere to go. As I came up behind them at 100ish kmh, one of them decided the left side of the lane was not enough space to ride in, and swerved out to about 1 mtre to the left of the centreline. UNBELIEVABLE!
I actually had to swerve to the wrong side of the road to avoid a rearender, checked my mirror and she was giving me the finger!!!!!!
anyone else struck similar attitudes with cyclists?

[Blackshear]

Generally pretty good with me, but then again i'm not in many backroads.
I think they can hear me at 50k's, nd it gives them enough time to know when to hug the kerb.

You, however, may have been quiet, and fast. Quiet, most probably not, but still fast :lol:

[weekendwarrior]

:niceone:
Share The Road

[JimO]

cyclists are cnuts

[jrandom]

cyclists are cnuts

This is true.

[BMWST?]

i think its funny how you guys get all wound up at cyclists who do the same sort of thing motorcyclists do to cages....THAt move however was stupid.

[Fly_boy]

had the same thing on the same road exept they were spread out over the whole road and round a blind corner if i was in cage there would be a couple less cyclists as i wouldnt have been able to get out of there way (they coming toward me)

[JimO]

i think its funny how you guys get all wound up at cyclists who do the same sort of thing motorcyclists do to cages....THAt move however was stupid.

the difference is motorcycles travel at the same speed as the rest of the traffic on the road, cyclists travel 2 or 3 abrest at 15 to 20 ks

[Tony W]

Isn't there some law against riding 2, or more, abreast ?

[Blackshear]

motorcycles travel at the same speed as the rest of the traffic on the road

Oh you! :lol:

[SpeedyGirl]

They are really bad on that road. its not wide enough for a car and a bike side by side so for some reason they tend to try to take up the whole road thus stopping them from having a car beside them. you would think they would ensure that they didnt force cars onto the wrong side of the road.

[merv]

there really bad on that road. its not wide enough for a car and a bike side by side so for some reason they tend to try to take up the whole road thus stopping them from having a car beside them. you would think they would ensure that they didint force cars onto the wrong side of the road.

So there's the clue, slow down right in behind them and just follow right up behind their sweet lycra clad arses working away until they might get the message and give you room (or something like that) :2thumbsup.

[gatch]

Last time I saw a bunch of lycra clad road warriors in Palmy they were in a big ass group hogging most of a lane, most of the tin top traffic were swinging into the other lane to avoid them, which made it pretty dodgy for me with 2 lines of traffic in 1.5 lanes and me in the gutter (going in the other direction to them on my MTB).. they passed some kids who were abusing them (which I found rather hard case), the kids shouted to me "you are going the wrong way, your mates are back there", "fuck that" I says, "those guys are homos".

Which they are.. Fuckin roady's.

[Blackshear]

Isn't there some law against riding 2, or more, abreast ?

Anything more than 2.

[McJim]

Isn't there some law against riding 2, or more, abreast ?

Nope - they're a vehicle so they are entitled to a full lane like any other vehicle.

Unless of course you think they are not in which case they are pedestrians so people should stop whining about them running red lights. :Pokey:

[EJT]

the difference is motorcycles travel at the same speed as the rest of the traffic on the road

Now thats the first time I've heard that on this site:rolleyes: Only time I travel at the same speed as the rest of the traffic is when I'm stuck behind them:devil2:

But I know what you mean.

[Oakie]

Yeah I guess I see cars having to cross the centre line a couple of times a week on my daily commute along Port Hills Road / Centaurus Road.

Worst thing about them though is when you come up behind a nice lycra clad girly bum and having admired it for a few seconds realise when you get beside them that the girly bum actually belongs to a boy. Man that pisses me off!

[Mikkel]

Cyclists haven't yet come to realise the wisdom of the saying: "Own your lane but never defend it."

As someone said in an earlier thread, the problem is that a lot of them have their raceface on. They are going flat out and since they aren't breaking the speed limit (all the time) it's thought to be ok. Traffic isn't paper rocks & scissors. Motorbike beats bicycle. Car beats bicycle and motorbike. Truck beats bicycle, motorbike and car. It's really not that difficult to grasp and it's a game worth playing with an aim just not to loose.

[AllanB]

Yep - getting seriously dangerous around Christchurch - the bastards have taken over the hills in the weekends. It's not uncommon to come around a blind corner to find a car overtaking a bunch of cyclists riding 3 - 4 abreast

The only good thing is when they are riding towards you on a hot day, they tend to have their fronts unzipped - a lot :niceone:

[zzzbang]

The horn was invented for a reason. Use it. :mega:

[merv]

Guff on cycling rules here http://www.landtransport.govt.nz/factsheets/01.html

[zzzbang]

Oh.. and this might be relevant too

[inorganic]

no running red lights.... no travelling at dangerously slow speeds (an offence).. no wearing silly clobber... no riding on public highways(you guys have that rail trail thingy whatever)... and no bicycle carriers on cars!!!... if you love your cycle ... ride the stupid thing!!!

[Robbo]

Mmmmm!!! Shapely female cyclists in lycra. Now that could be Very Distracting in itself and possibly cause me to run off the road or run wide on a corner.
Ban them i say. :sweatdrop

[madbikeboy]

the difference is motorcycles travel at the same speed as the rest of the traffic on the road, cyclists travel 2 or 3 abrest at 15 to 20 ks

That's abreast.

15-20k's is what you would do. I'm old and slow and I cruise all day at 30-35, and when I'm on my time trial bike, I do more like 42 kph.

This country is fucked. Taxes are stupid, I'm supporting bludgers like skidmark, people keep trying to steal my shit, I get abused if I ride my motorcycle, and when I'm riding the pushie to help the traffic problem and global warming, we get the bash literally and figuratively from the likes of you lot.

I've been knocked off and hospitalised 7 times. I take up about 1 meter of road space. I don't take up your parking spaces, and I'm not the one who's in the car in front slowing your fat ass down.

I pay road tax for a car (1.6l), and for 2 motorcycles. I pay my dues.

I'm going to ride across Europe on the pushie later this year, I can almost guarantee I won't have a single incident (never have in cycling mad Belgium, Holland, or Germany) - there are more people sharing congested roads - the difference, they're not aggressive assholes who think they own the road.

[Oakie]

Queen ... Bicycle Race

[jrandom]

Fuckin roady's.

Mm, rightio. So, ignoring the apostrophe crime, what are you, some form of hardcore downhiller? Got any Fat Airs recently?

:lol:

Or did you go to a bike park once with your fully-suspended five-ton Warehouse Special, hear someone say "roadies", and think you'd found an anti-something to fit in with?

Fuck me, I don't think I'll ever understand why people can't just ride their bikes and be happy.

[Oakie]

- the difference, they're not aggressive assholes who think they own the road.

The cyclists?

[gatch]

Mm, rightio. So, ignoring the apostrophe crime, what are you, some form of hardcore downhiller? Got any Fat Airs recently?

:lol:

Or did you go to a bike park once with your fully-suspended five-ton Warehouse Special, hear someone say "roadies", and think you'd found an anti-something to fit in with?

Fuck me, I don't think I'll ever understand why people can't just ride their bikes and be happy.

Nope, I'm no hardcore downhiller, getting Fat Air is not something I would regard as a pastime. My bike is not from the Warehouse and I can find enough reasons to call road cyclists dick heads without hanging around silly bike parks.

I ride the push bike out of necessity rather than want.

You make fun of me for insulting your brethren, did I touch a nerve ?
I remember a thread on here not long ago specifically about you running a red light.. This kind of dumb shit is why I will continue to stereotype fuckin roadys :)

[SMOKEU]

[QUOTE=Oakie;2003610]Yeah I guess I see cars having to cross the centre line a couple of times a week on my daily commute along Port Hills Road / Centaurus Road.

I know what you mean, there always seem to be big cycle gangs riding down Centaurus Rd holding up traffic.

[MarkH]

female and she was giving me the finger!!!

Hmmm, not too sure on that one, on one hand I don't generally go for being fingered, but if she was hot, maybe I'd let her? Sometimes getting out of your comfort zone is kinky, but OK.

[MarkH]

Nope - they're a vehicle so they are entitled to a full lane like any other vehicle.

I thought the law required that any vehicle travelling slowly travelled as far to the left as practicable?

[swbarnett]

I'm going to ride across Europe on the pushie later this year, I can almost guarantee I won't have a single incident (never have in cycling mad Belgium, Holland, or Germany) - there are more people sharing congested roads - the difference, they're not aggressive assholes who think they own the road.
The other difference is there (at least in Switzerland where I lived) the car (or motorcycle) is legally assumed to be at fault if a collision with a bicycle occurrs. This is probably a big part of why the motorised drivers are not aggressive assholes.

In NZ I think there is fault on both sides - cyclists do treat the roads as if they have the right to hold everyone to their speed and the motorised fraternity don't respect the right of slower traffic to use the road. In short, Kiwis don't share well.

[jrandom]

I remember a thread on here not long ago specifically about you running a red light.. This kind of dumb shit...

Go back and read it again. More carefully this time.

[munterk6]

ok ok already, this was never meant to cause a shitstorm between certain members. Play nice boys, we are all on the same team, remember?
Quote..." If you're riding with other cyclists, don't ride more than two abreast. Ride in single file when you're passing other vehicles - including parked vehicles, or when you're impeding traffic behind you."
I guess rules like that are made to be broken....but sheesh! the consequences can be devastating :no::Police::nono:

[Swoop]

Cyclists in lycra?

I believe a lot of the problem is a cyclist wearing a "safety vest" which appears to empower the wearer with mythical abilities to make them immune to any hazard... as the hazard will see them first.
I have some bad news, sunshine...

[madbikeboy]

The other difference is there (at least in Switzerland where I lived) the car (or motorcycle) is legally assumed to be at fault if a collision with a bicycle occurrs. This is probably a big part of why the motorised drivers are not aggressive assholes.

In NZ I think there is fault on both sides - cyclists do treat the roads as if they have the right to hold everyone to their speed and the motorised fraternity don't respect the right of slower traffic to use the road. In short, Kiwis don't share well.

Culturally, Europeans deal with congestion better, there is more patience and care given. I occasionally host international riders, most of whom ride in NZ once, then go back to whatever civilised country they live in, vowing to never ride here again.

I don't ride much in NZ, but I ride lots in the states, Aus, Europe - hell, even Malaysia is safer to ride than here in God's own.

Cyclists are allowed to ride 2 abreast. Out of interest, it has been proven empirically, that if a cyclist is slightly in your way, you will tend to see it and actively move around it - if the cyclist is against the curb, because it's smaller than a car, and therefore it presents no danger, you're more likely to ignore it and hit it. It meaning him or her, that future or current NZ representative, world champion, or your workmate's son or daughter.

I think a large part of the problem is that car drivers (meaning you lot who are anti-cyclists) treat cyclists like a thing, an "it", dangerously depersonalising them. What if it was your daughter, your brother in law, your wife, your dad on that bike - would you give them room?

I once had an argument with a guy who I worked with, he was telling me how he'd run a "fucking cyclist homo" off the road on the way to work. About 6 months later, his son got bowled on the way to school, text book perfect Kharma situation, his son got pushed off the road and into a sign. Son recovered eventually, after 9 months of rehab. The guy came and apologised to me about 6 months after that.

[discotex]

Having seen the stupidity of the cyclists that ride the Port Hills I'm shocked more don't get squished every year. Especially on the way up to Sign of the Kiwi.

Fair enough to share the road but to ride two abreast on that particular road is just stupid. Even more stupid is how many I've seen deliberately try to block people passing by swerving out.

Then again the motorcycles I've seen haven't been much better. Tailgate through the straights when it's clear to overtake then save the overtaking for the blind corners :blink::shit:

Is there free P at the bottom of the hill or something?

[batboy]

personally i hate cyclists, why should they be able to own a lane? they dont pay for rego/ruc or anything which would entitle them to that.
Secondly they should be banned from certain roads altogether, such as on the penisula, there is barley enough room for a car and a truck on some areas, having wankie cyclists in the mix is dangerous especially when the flout the rules as they do.
They are a scurge to the akaroaGP for sure :third:


oh and as to the women in lycra part...i am so temted to slow down and give them a wee pat on the behind as i go past...only problem as stated before its not easy to see if they are guys

[pritch]

This whole thread is a bloody repost.

[discotex]

This whole thread is a bloody repost.

Word for word?

[madbikeboy]

personally i hate cyclists, why should they be able to own a lane? they dont pay for rego/ruc or anything which would entitle them to that.
Secondly they should be banned from certain roads altogether, such as on the penisula, there is barley enough room for a car and a truck on some areas, having wankie cyclists in the mix is dangerous especially when the flout the rules as they do.
They are a scurge to the akaroaGP for sure :third:


oh and as to the women in lycra part...i am so temted to slow down and give them a wee pat on the behind as i go past...only problem as stated before its not easy to see if they are guys

You prove my point exactly, you think that only you should be able to own the road. Also, I pay three lots of registration - the laws around RUC and registration come from old fashioned common law, the idea is that the vehicles that make the most damage to the roads should pay the highest levy. Even if you got a bike and hammer the road with it, I'm sure the road would suffer little damage. How about the other car users pay me for the lack of CO2 emmissions? Or to the local businesses where I stop and eat?

So, given that you own that particular road, where would you have cyclists ride?

[batboy]

You prove my point exactly, you think that only you should be able to own the road. Also, I pay three lots of registration - the laws around RUC and registration come from old fashioned common law, the idea is that the vehicles that make the most damage to the roads should pay the highest levy. Even if you got a bike and hammer the road with it, I'm sure the road would suffer little damage. How about the other car users pay me for the lack of CO2 emmissions? Or to the local businesses where I stop and eat?

So, given that you own that particular road, where would you have cyclists ride?

Many countries around the world actually charge bicycle liscensing for cyclists, its not something new, if you wish to use the road you pay....plain and simple.
Cyclists ESPECIALLY on the akaroa hills cause sometimes massive congestion as they pedal at no miles an hour two abreast up the hills, there are very little passing oppertunities, which leads to frustrated drivers and riders making dangerous passing manouvers on blind corners.
Im not saying ban all cyclists from MY roads, im just saying they should not be allowed on certain roads for saftey reasons.

[The Pastor]

You prove my point exactly, you think that only you should be able to own the road. Also, I pay three lots of registration - the laws around RUC and registration come from old fashioned common law, the idea is that the vehicles that make the most damage to the roads should pay the highest levy. Even if you got a bike and hammer the road with it, I'm sure the road would suffer little damage. How about the other car users pay me for the lack of CO2 emmissions? Or to the local businesses where I stop and eat?

So, given that you own that particular road, where would you have cyclists ride?
have a flipping cry mate. if i have to pay rego PER VEHICLE why dont you?

the road wasn't made for pedestrians or cyclists. you don't belong there.

[madbikeboy]

have a flipping cry mate. if i have to pay rego PER VEHICLE why dont you?

the road wasn't made for pedestrians or cyclists. you don't belong there.

Look here bitch, the road was made for me, and me alone...

Good work supersleuth. Can you work out who popped JFK? Oh, and can you find the fucker that ripped off my house three years ago, I want my Snap On test light back so I can stab the fucker.

[madbikeboy]

Many countries around the world actually charge bicycle liscensing for cyclists, its not something new, if you wish to use the road you pay....plain and simple.
Cyclists ESPECIALLY on the akaroa hills cause sometimes massive congestion as they pedal at no miles an hour two abreast up the hills, there are very little passing oppertunities, which leads to frustrated drivers and riders making dangerous passing manouvers on blind corners.
Im not saying ban all cyclists from MY roads, im just saying they should not be allowed on certain roads for saftey reasons.

List those countries. I can't name one. And I've ridden in a lot of countries.

I understand your point. It's really tough on a motorcycle to ride past.

[McJim]

have a flipping cry mate. if i have to pay rego PER VEHICLE why dont you?

the road wasn't made for pedestrians or cyclists. you don't belong there.

A well known fact is that most roads are paid for from Local Authority rates. So if you rent and don't pay rates GET OFF MY FUCKEN ROAD BLUDGER!!!!

[batboy]

List those countries. I can't name one. And I've ridden in a lot of countries.

I understand your point. It's really tough on a motorcycle to ride past.

Many states in the US such as milwaukee, detroit, nebraska, canada
and im sure a few countries in europe do too, and southern africa.....guess you have not been everywhere yet mate.

Yeah may not be so tough for me on a bike, but how about if you came round the corner knee out looking all cool and shit cause ur trying to be a star on your gsxr and some cage is passing a bicycle on a corner across the center line, how tough would you be then?

[madbikeboy]

Many states in the US such as milwaukee, detroit, nebraska, canada
and im sure a few countries in europe do too, and southern africa.....guess you have not been everywhere yet mate.

Yeah may not be so tough for me on a bike, but how about if you came round the corner knee out looking all cool and shit cause ur trying to be a star on your gsxr and some cage is passing a bicycle on a corner across the center line, how tough would you be then?

How stupid would I be? Very. GSXR's are stars on the track, not on the road.

Haven't ridden in Nebraska. And Canada hasn't been a state within the US when I've been there... It's a county north of the US, notible for draft dodgers and people who say hooose (instead of house) and abooot (instead of about). My favourite place to ride in the US (aside from SF, is Minneapolis, they have 40 odd miles of cycling lanes which seldom cross roads. Never been asked for tax on any of my adventures. Haven't ridden in Southern Africa, nor do I plan to.

[MarkH]

So if you rent and don't pay rates

How is renting not paying rates? I pay rent and I am pretty sure that the money goes into rates, a mortgage and maintenance. Do you really think that landlords don't use the rent money to cover the rental properties expenses?

I have no problem with cyclists, as long as they do what the road rules say and keep as far to the left as practicable and ride single file when there are motorists coming up behind them. If they do that then getting past them on a motorcycle is pretty damn easy!

[McJim]

How is renting not paying rates? I pay rent and I am pretty sure that the money goes into rates, a mortgage and maintenance. Do you really think that landlords don't use the rent money to cover the rental properties expenses?

I have no problem with cyclists, as long as they do what the road rules say and keep as far to the left as practicable and ride single file when there are motorists coming up behind them. If they do that then getting past them on a motorcycle is pretty damn easy!

'smy road mkay? Gerroffit and we'll say no more about it.

[MarkH]

'smy road mkay? Gerroffit and we'll say no more about it.

I'm nowhere near your road! But how do I get all these cars off MY road?

[kiwifruit]

He's me in lycra. I like how it feels against my skin.

[Dschubba]

Often it's difficult to hear a car/bike approaching from behind. Most cyclists appreciate a polite toot on the horn from 100M behind and will move over.
A blast on the Stebels from 1M behind will probably have the opposite effect.
Be kind to our 2 wheeled bretheren, when we run out of oil, we'll all be riding them.

[slofox]

He's me in lycra. I like how it feels against my skin.

AAAAugh!! Shit! me EYES!!

[swbarnett]

A well known fact is that most roads are paid for from Local Authority rates. So if you rent and don't pay rates...
Indirectly, I do pay rates. Some of my rent does go to reimburse the landlord for their rates bill on the property I live in.

[swbarnett]

List those countries. I can't name one. And I've ridden in a lot of countries.
Switzerland does, albeit a nominal fee of 5Fr (at least they did when I was there in '97). This pays for 2million Fr of personal liability insurance.

(I am in no way trying to support BatBoy's point however)

[McJim]

Indirectly, I do pay rates. Some of my rent does go to reimburse the landlord for their rates bill on the property I live in.

Good. Now you know how cyclists feel when fucktards say "you don't pay car registration so you shouldn't be on the road" (say this in a really whiney namby pamby voice for full effect).

Now gerroff my road! :rofl:

[swbarnett]

Good. Now you know how cyclists feel when fucktards say "you don't pay car registration so you shouldn't be on the road" (say this in a really whiney namby pamby voice for full effect).

Now gerroff my road! :rofl:
I think some here have the wrong impression of me. I'm a firm believer in the need to share the road, no matter what you pay to use it. We all pay to use the road through income tax and rates anyway.

I used to be a commuting cyclist so I fully understand the problems cyclists have. I gave up, not because of what happened to me on the road, but because of who I became when it happened - :angry2:.

[madbikeboy]

Switzerland does, albeit a nominal fee of 5Fr (at least they did when I was there in '97). This pays for 2million Fr of personal liability insurance.

(I am in no way trying to support BatBoy's point however)

I'm going there in July (well, passing through), thanks for that.

[rastuscat]

Isn't there some law against riding 2, or more, abreast ?

Ah, this old chestnut.

It's legal to ride 2 abreast. It's illegal to ride 3 abreast.

If 2 people are riding next to each other, and a 3rd overtakes, that's when people think cyclists are riding 3 abreast.

I have lots of years of experience of cycle bunch riding, and I have never seen a bunch ride at 3 abreast, except when passing. However, I hear all sorts of people who complain about cyclists riding "3 or 4 wide". Bullshit. It's just that people love to exaggerate when making a complaint.

Mostly those who complain just don't like having to share the road. Guess what, it's not compulsory to travel at 100, so get used to having to allow for those who can't.

So there. Getting off soapbox.

[kevfromcoro]

THEY ARE A PAIN IN THE ARSE

dont move with the traffic flow

hit ya back brake and then the horn

that makes there lycra light up

[rosie631]

THEY ARE A PAIN IN THE ARSE

I totally agree...

[Oakie]

Having seen the stupidity of the cyclists that ride the Port Hills I'm shocked more don't get squished every year. Especially on the way up to Sign of the Kiwi.

Mrs Oakie was coming down from the hill one day on her old (admittedly not very fast Eliminator 250) when she got passed by a cyclist who was hurtling down the hill.

[Oakie]

I reflected today and thought that perhaps I was only remembering bad incidents and that perhaps cyclists were generally good and I was being unfair. Alas within 6 minutes of leaving work today I came across three lycra clad Mr Indestructables cycling up Centaurus Road three abreast and had to watch as a four wheel drive, in order to pass them safely, dipped his right wheels over the centre line into the oncoming traffic.
I don't begrudge cyclists space on the road at all but just wish they'd keep themselves (and me) safe.
I should admit that it is personal for me as I once came across a cyclist in the countryside who had just been hit from behind by a sheeptruck. Spent 40 minutes doing CPR with another passerby but she died of her injuries. I don't want to be involved in anything like that again. I can still see her empty eyes and hear her partner's voice screaming her name 18 years later...

[weekendwarrior]

Last time I saw a bunch of lycra clad road warriors in Palmy they were in a big ass group hogging most of a lane, most of the tin top traffic were swinging into the other lane to avoid them, which made it pretty dodgy for me with 2 lines of traffic in 1.5 lanes and me in the gutter (going in the other direction to them on my MTB).. they passed some kids who were abusing them (which I found rather hard case), the kids shouted to me "you are going the wrong way, your mates are back there", "fuck that" I says, "those guys are homos".

Which they are.. Fuckin roady's.

lmao, fuckin roadies! love it

[AllanB]

Is there free P at the bottom of the hill or something?


I'm pretty sure we put in in the water! That would explain my mind popping in and out of reality :whistle:

[munterk6]

Often it's difficult to hear a car/bike approaching from behind. Most cyclists appreciate a polite toot on the horn from 100M behind and will move over.
A blast on the Stebels from 1M behind will probably have the opposite effect.
Be kind to our 2 wheeled bretheren, when we run out of oil, we'll all be riding them.
Now THAT is the most intelligent comment on this thread so far! :calm:

[Mr Skid]

Im not saying ban all cyclists from MY roads, im just saying they should not be allowed on certain roads for saftey reasons.Before all you lycra clad homo's start whining, I think there is some merit in this suggestion.

I think we should ban motorcycles from certain sections of road for saftey[sic] reasons as well.

There seems to be quite a high crash rate for motorbikes on SH25/SH25A around the Coromandel. A ban on motorcycles would be an excellent idea around here.

[Mr Skid]

He's me in lycra. I like how it feels against my skin.I like how you feel against my skin.

[kevfromcoro]

Before all you lycra clad homo's start whining, I think there is some merit in this suggestion.

I think we should ban motorcycles from certain sections of road for saftey[sic] reasons as well.

There seems to be quite a high crash rate for motorbikes on SH25/SH25A around the Coromandel. A ban on motorcycles would be an excellent idea around here.
who pushed

your button

[Mr Skid]

who pushed

your buttonLook, it's about saftey, ok?

[fergie]

Can we go back to harley bashing now please?

[Mr Skid]

Can we go back to harley bashing now please?I'm not quite sure this horse is dead. Continue flogging.

[kiwifruit]

THEY ARE A PAIN IN THE ARSE


A good saddle / bike fit goes a long way to helping the "pain". Also pays to build up to the big rides which builds up your strength / endurance. If you're tired you'll tend to sit on the saddle more increasing the PAIN IN YOUR ARSE.
Are you doing the K2 this year?

[Fudmucker]

I have marshalled a number of cycle races and can confirm that some of the 'more competitive' riders are a real PITA - aggressive, foulmouthed and totally uncaring of the rights of other road users, including their fellow cyclists.
At one point, I was escorting a group on the outward run when a bunch on the backward run came into view. I positioned my motorcycle 1m inside the centre line and called my group to stay left of me. An oncoming cyclist trying to 'overtake' the six abreast bunch cut in between me and my group and gave me the one-finger salute.
:shit:
Once we had passed, I U-turned and rode up behind him - still on the wrong side of the centre line - and ripped his race number off his back, thereby disqualifying him. WAS HE PISSED! :mad: He lodged an appeal and accused me of trying to deliberately run him down from behind with my motorcycle. Other riders in the group endorsed my version and the disqualification stood.
:niceone:
I no longer help out with cycle races - I don't need that stress.:done:

[phoenixgtr]

I came across 2 female career cyclists all dressed up with nowhere to go.

We seem to be missing the real issue here!!!...did they have nice arses?

[madbikeboy]

I have marshalled a number of cycle races and can confirm that some of the 'more competitive' riders are a real PITA - aggressive, foulmouthed and totally uncaring of the rights of other road users, including their fellow cyclists.
At one point, I was escorting a group on the outward run when a bunch on the backward run came into view. I positioned my motorcycle 1m inside the centre line and called my group to stay left of me. An oncoming cyclist trying to 'overtake' the six abreast bunch cut in between me and my group and gave me the one-finger salute.
:shit:
Once we had passed, I U-turned and rode up behind him - still on the wrong side of the centre line - and ripped his race number off his back, thereby disqualifying him. WAS HE PISSED! :mad: He lodged an appeal and accused me of trying to deliberately run him down from behind with my motorcycle. Other riders in the group endorsed my version and the disqualification stood.
:niceone:
I no longer help out with cycle races - I don't need that stress.:done:

Within any population, you will get a range of people and personalities from super nice, to super fucktard. Brush, tar etc.

I know one young guy who threw away his chance to win a second Tri world champs because his mate had an off, and he waited with him at the side of the track while the Ambo's were on their way.

Then you get the Jeremy Y**** of the world, drug taking aggressive assholes. 95% of cyclists on the road are normal people, look to your eft and your right as you sit in your office / workplace - likely 1 or 2 people that you see in the office are cyclists (and I'm betting you get on okay with them).

[swbarnett]

in order to pass them safely, dipped his right wheels over the centre line into the oncoming traffic.
This must be a new definition of the word "safely" that I wasn't previously aware of.

[Oakie]

This must be a new definition of the word "safely" that I wasn't previously aware of.

Hah, yeah. Safe for the cyclists I meant.