yes! and squeaky botton brackets.HammerHead said:No one has brought it up yet, so -
Squeaky chains!
I had one of those yesterday. When the guy saw me coming up behind him, he pulled over and coasted almost to a stop. Then about thirty seconds later I see his shadow coming up behind me. He stayed on my wheel for five miles ignoring repeated gestures to get off his lazy ass and take a pull. I dragged him over a couple of pot holes, but they weren't big enough to get the point across. Then we got up to a red light and he pulled up next to me in the turning lane. "Thanks for letting me draft.", he says. I would have beaned him with my water bottle if I wasn't so thirsty.Ruff_Ryder said:Hates:
Wheel suckers who use you to get home quickly. I really really hate these people and try my best to ride them off my wheel (never works).
artmichalek said:I had one of those yesterday. When the guy saw me coming up behind him, he pulled over and coasted almost to a stop. Then about thirty seconds later I see his shadow coming up behind me. He stayed on my wheel for five miles ignoring repeated gestures to get off his lazy ass and take a pull. I dragged him over a couple of pot holes, but they weren't big enough to get the point across. Then we got up to a red light and he pulled up next to me in the turning lane. "Thanks for letting me draft.", he says. I would have beaned him with my water bottle if I wasn't so thirsty.
If someone wants an easy ride, they can slow down. It would have been different if the guy had come up to me and said something like, "I'm really tired, mind if I hang for a bit?" When I said hello as I passed the first time, he didn't even respond.Eldron said:What's with the wheel sucker hatred? Maybe the guy's knackered, maybe he just wants an easy ride.
Makes zero difference to your ride whether there is a guy on your tail or not. Dragging him through potholes is just poor form...
Eldron said:What's with the wheel sucker hatred? Maybe the guy's knackered, maybe he just wants an easy ride.
Makes zero difference to your ride whether there is a guy on your tail or not. Dragging him through potholes is just poor form...
I should have been a bit more clear on that. I would never do anything to intentionally put another person in danger. I didn't take the guy over anything that would have brought him down.hombredesubaru said:...but dragging someone through dangerous road? Thats no good.
How about road rage against a cyclist coming from a cop? Yes, it happened to me!scotty72 said:Cops who think that road rage or vehicluar violence is not serious if it is directed at a cyclist (yet they will race with sirens to a simmilar prob with a car).
Scotty
A lot of you seem to train on multi-use paths. I always avoided these paths unless I was running. At over 20 mph, these narrow, congested paths are dangerous. It's downright rude for a cyclist (serious one, travelling at serious speeds) to train on these trails. Perhaps it's location dependent though and in some places you have no other choice for training?Kazoo said:Roller Bladers who take up both sides of the lane and don't acknowledge other people around them.
The fact that most drivers don't know how to use a blinker.
The fact that I've eaten too many bugs already.
As for people who follow me I don't care I'll just adjust my speed a bit so they have more trouble following.
Wow, where do you live and when are you moving?jyeager said:How about road rage against a cyclist coming from a cop? Yes, it happened to me!
Or how about the semi that tried to take me out on the highway? He drifted on to the shoulder at 55mph and actually touched my thigh.
Or the rednecks that passed me, pulled over on to the gravel shoulder and then shot gravel at me with the accelerator as I approached.
Or the other redneck that pulled past, got out, and wanted to fight.
There was never the slightest provocation in any of the above incidents.
How about vicious biker-eating dogs that live at the top of a half mile 10% climb? Can't outsprint them. I survive by spraying water at them.
Those were all from the old-days when I lived and trained in Minnesota. I now live in TN and the man-eating dogs are prevalent around here (It's rural).friedmikey said:Wow, where do you live and when are you moving?
I just moved to TN and it seems like they're everywhere around here.jyeager said:I now live in TN and the man-eating dogs are prevalent around here (It's rural).
Oh yes.hombredesubaru said:6. rednecks who scream at you for no reason as they pass in their pickups or DUkes of Hazzerd GTO
Couldn't agree any more. I ride alone more times than not. Would actually welcome folks to ride with. I'd consider it a honor if some unknown bloke wanted to draft me.Eldron said:What's with the wheel sucker hatred? Maybe the guy's knackered, maybe he just wants an easy ride.
Makes zero difference to your ride whether there is a guy on your tail or not. Dragging him through potholes is just poor form...
Good Lord, where do you live? Arkansas or something?jyeager said:How about road rage against a cyclist coming from a cop? Yes, it happened to me!
Or how about the semi that tried to take me out on the highway? He drifted on to the shoulder at 55mph and actually touched my thigh.
Or the rednecks that passed me, pulled over on to the gravel shoulder and then shot gravel at me with the accelerator as I approached.
Or the other redneck that pulled past, got out, and wanted to fight.
There was never the slightest provocation in any of the above incidents.
How about vicious biker-eating dogs that live at the top of a half mile 10% climb? Can't outsprint them. I survive by spraying water at them.
All of those, except man-eating dogs was when I lived in MN. I did most of my riding about 20 miles north of St. Paul in mostly rural areas or what you might call a bedroom community.Catabolic_Jones said:Good Lord, where do you live? Arkansas or something?
I resent that remark! I've got a GTO and the Dukes of Hazzard drove a Charger. Mopars are definitely more red-neck than Pontiacs!hombredesubaru said:6. rednecks who scream at you for no reason as they pass in their pickups or DUkes of Hazzerd GTO
They don't even make it mandatory to be able to drive from what I can tell around here!FrankBattle said:I think local governments should make it mandatory to learn how to share the road with cyclists as a part of the process of getting your driver's license.
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