Got any other cute nicknames for ethnic groups you don't like?AmpedCycle said:Oblivious women... I've seen so many. "Crazy Ivans," too... a crazy ivan is an asian on a bicycle steering eratically (I live in a town so full of asians it isn't even funny) (("crazy ivan" is a reference from the movie "A Hunt for Red October").
I can spot these women from at least a 1/4 mile -- I don't even slow down, anymore -- they look like fishing lures, from behind... arms swinging wildly, head in the clouds, a swerving gait,... trust me, I know. I'll tell you the truth, I'd like to stick out my arm and closeline one of them, or use my frame pump like a night stick. I'll bet I'd get away with it, too.
And good idea about clotheslining or beating women. Unlike large men, they're less likely to be able to chase you down and beat the **** out of you.
I agree that rollerbladers and other oblivious people are really annoying on the trails...about as annoying as bicycles are to motorists on the roads. You've got the exact same mentality as the jerk in an SUV who throws things at cyclists.
Motorists have a responsibility to share the road. Cyclists have a responsibility to share the trail.