Cyclists cause an accident :(

[jrandom]

pass when its safe, there is far too much stupid behaviour on our roads...

Bugger off and stop hijacking our mountainbiking thread.

[Fishy]

You wouldn't believe (well, perhaps you would) the pain and suffering that I went through with a certain Mrs Fish as she vacillated between i-Drives and Epics. She ended up buying an i-Drive 4 1.0, and almost immediately started complaining that it was too slow.

Pfft.

I coulda done gone and bought a pretty nice motorcycle with that money.

Or a Cannondale Six-13 frame for my road bike.

Women, eh?

Yep know what ya mean mate, thats some expensive toy alright.

You seen this pic of a truely dedicated MTB rider.......

[Patrick]

Marty, your a retard, that simple. Marty you have allways been somewhat of a dickwad, I guess some things will never change...

and...

IL4 again..."You yet again show your personal calibre by getting upset over some constructive criticsm."

The above was constructive criticism???? WTF???

[jrandom]

You seen this pic of a truely dedicated MTB rider

Roffle. Pic duly forwarded.

We learned a while back not to sleep in the tent the night before a race. I could tell a little story about the Coro Intrigue and the band that played at the hotel opposite the campsite until 2am.

I ain't staying there for K2 this year.

[Fishy]

Roffle. Pic duly forwarded.

We learned a while back not to sleep in the tent the night before a race. I could tell a little story about the Coro Intrigue and the band that played at the hotel opposite the campsite until 2am.

I ain't staying there for K2 this year.

Poor bugger must have been a tough race!! Did you do Colville Connection this year? Me lady's parents have a house up at Port Charles which is a big bonus for me

[Patrick]

[QUOTE=Ixion;732741(Incidentally I wish one of the plod members could explain to me why driving can only be dangerous, as far as the law is concerned, if the speed limit is exceeded.)[/QUOTE]


Dunno where that one came from... speed is just one form of dangerous. There are many, like... passing cyclists on blind bends while crossing over yellow no passing lanes almost crashing head on into two innocent motorcyclists... just as an example, perhaps?

[Patrick]

but personally I think the blame is entirely on the car in this situation, he did not NEED to pass them, he CHOSE to pass them.

Unfortunately his choice was one made with very poor judgement.

Gotta agree with that call.

[Patrick]

Your original title was the correct one. We'll never know just why the cager chose that point to pass the cyclists. Maybe he was just ignorant, or maybe he misjudged his closing speed to the cyclists and realised that he would hit them if he stayed on his side of the road, but whatever the reason he was in the wrong.

Flag the rest Jantar... there is your own answer.

[jrandom]

Poor bugger must have been a tough race!!

Mm hmm. I was just support crew, mind you. About half the field dropped out this year, and the winning time was an hour or so slower than last year's. Mudville, it was. That clay is yucky. Sleep deprivation just made it a bit more surreal. The Intrigue is a dumb course that just doesn't work in bad weather. I don't dig this "hike a bike" shit.

Did you do Colville Connection this year?

Of course, old bean. It's the most civilised MTB race on the calendar.

Was a bit slow, though. At the start line I gave my entire Camelbak Picnic (tm) to the silly chap that travelled and rode with me, because he forgot to eat breakfast. Twit. Fast forward a few hours - he shot off into the distance, and I bonked with 20km to go. I also forgot to pack lube. Lots of squeaking. And the heel blisters I got at Karapoti three weeks earlier were killing me on the big hill.

I have decided that I prefer riding on the road.

[Fishy]

Of course, old bean. It's the most civilised MTB race on the calendar.

You must have gone past me while I was sitting out on the deck chairs drinking champagne cheering you lot on lol

I sat around and watched most people go past then went out fishing for the rest of the day.

[jrandom]

You must have gone past me while I was sitting out on the deck chairs drinking champagne cheering you lot on lol

Yeah, I do remember going past a bunch of folk woo-hooing at the riders and boozing it up in deck chairs at a house in Port Charles. I concluded that they were obviously far smarter than me.

You bastard.

If you saw a sorry-looking dude in a bright orange Scotty Browns jersey and matching Camelbak (sorry, Scotty) pedal past on a black hardtail, that was me.

[twinkle]

Maybe the cyclists weren't even riding three abreast. Maybe the third one was overtaking the other two, which would mean the guy in the car was overtaking an overtaking vehicle

[Fishy]

Yeah, I do remember going past a bunch of folk woo-hooing at the riders and boozing it up in deck chairs at a house in Port Charles. I concluded that they were obviously far smarter than me.

Haha yep that would have been us. Oh well at least you know now where you can have a quick pitstop next time....you will smell the alcohol as you come up the hill from little sandy bay.

[jrandom]

Maybe the third one was overtaking the other two...

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