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i have a bunch of regulars at the pub i work, who are basically middle aged chavs with fairly nice cars. not boy racers, but they dont have ferraris or porsches, im talking BMWs, audis, that kind of shit. they fairly nice blokes apart from being ideologically polar opposit to me, but they rag on me being a cyclist all the time.
it seems to me that they hold these posessions as some kind of indicator of success, its a status sysmbol and a massive extension for thier cock. i think they find it hard to understand that i dont give a fuck about having a car, which undermines all the effort they go through. after working hard to buy cars they cant afford, it annoys them im quicker across town, not a fat unhealthy fuck, rule the road, and that i slow traffic down. they have to deal with shitty traffic jams, road works, taxes, expensive matenance/repair. i get to roll about and have a giggle.
there are very few occasions where i would say i slow traffic down, somtimes on a tight road its unavoidable, but most of the time im riding fine and its the shit driver whos too scared to pass me. im prepared for cars to pass me for fucks sake, do they think i want to be killed? them driving unpredicatbly is the problem.
road rage is problem for most people, i get it and i ride a bike. i hate van drivers becuase they are so fucking inconsiderate, i guess its the same for them and cyclists. i also think its fairly true that most males dislike other males unless they know them.
when the cyclist bashing has gone on for a while, i normally just close with telling them i have loads of fun, weigh less than thier beer gut and the ladies love my cut legs. there is a certain way to handle pub blokes.