Cycle Rage

This all most took me out this morning as it failed to see me already negotiating a round about.
he was not too happy at being called a cunt. I told him to get over it and carried on about my business.

Those kids are wasted! That looks fun.

...I hate fucking assholes...

Tried lube? Or just doing the front bum instead?

I'm usually relatively chilled out riding, I normally shout or gesture but nothing too agro.
BUT, on Saturday I was riding home, a little tired and hung over when I came to some lights on Bethnal Green Road.

I did what I normally do and filter through to the front, down the middle of the two lanes. As I got to the front, the lights went green and I pedaled to get infront of a car coming up on the inside. (Most time people let me across to the curb) but this prick accelerated up behind me as I moved over to the left, he then over took me very closely beeping his horn and shouting through his window. I then shouted something and stuck my middle finger up.

Now I was pretty pissed off at this point because I don't think I was at all in the wrong, so, I saw him stopped at the next lights, I rode up quite fast and ripped his wing mirror off. I then cycled off towards my house thinking there might be a possibility he might catch me up / follow me. Which he did.

At the lights on the junction of Grove Rd and Roman Rd, I looked behind to see him waving his fist at me, beckoning me over and beeping his horn, at this stage I was pissing myself laughing, I then waved at him, crossed the road and nearly got hit as I was laughing so much and rode into the park.

Now I don't think this was an over reaction, the guy was a prick, but I can see why he was pissed off.

Tried lube? Or just doing the front bum instead?

Is this the best stuff to use?? (LINK)

The name made me laugh!!

The VAT man usually doesn't use anything when he's F&%$in me from behind!

I'm usually relatively chilled out riding, I normally shout or gesture but nothing too agro.
BUT, on Saturday I was riding home, a little tired and hung over when I came to some lights on Bethnal Green Road.

I did what I normally do and filter through to the front, down the middle of the two lanes. As I got to the front, the lights went green and I pedaled to get infront of a car coming up on the inside. (Most time people let me across to the curb) but this prick accelerated up behind me as I moved over to the left, he then over took me very closely beeping his horn and shouting through his window. I then shouted something and stuck my middle finger up.

Now I was pretty pissed off at this point because I don't think I was at all in the wrong, so, I saw him stopped at the next lights, I rode up quite fast and ripped his wing mirror off. I then cycled off towards my house thinking there might be a possibility he might catch me up / follow me. Which he did.

At the lights on the junction of Grove Rd and Roman Rd, I looked behind to see him waving his fist at me, beckoning me over and beeping his horn, at this stage I was pissing myself laughing, I then waved at him, crossed the road and nearly got hit as I was laughing so much and rode into the park.

Now I don't think this was an over reaction, the guy was a prick, but I can see why he was pissed off.

I envy you lads in central London, you can do a bit of nice damage to the offending driver and escape through the traffic!!

I always wonder after I've smashed the mirror off/dented the bonnet if they will ever recognise me in the future and run me over!!

Has anybody ever had any come back from their past deeds??

I'm usually relatively chilled out riding, I normally shout or gesture but nothing too agro.
BUT, on Saturday I was riding home, a little tired and hung over when I came to some lights on Bethnal Green Road.

I did what I normally do and filter through to the front, down the middle of the two lanes. As I got to the front, the lights went green and I pedaled to get infront of a car coming up on the inside. (Most time people let me across to the curb) but this prick accelerated up behind me as I moved over to the left, he then over took me very closely beeping his horn and shouting through his window. I then shouted something and stuck my middle finger up.

Now I was pretty pissed off at this point because I don't think I was at all in the wrong, so, I saw him stopped at the next lights, I rode up quite fast and ripped his wing mirror off. I then cycled off towards my house thinking there might be a possibility he might catch me up / follow me. Which he did.

At the lights on the junction of Grove Rd and Roman Rd, I looked behind to see him waving his fist at me, beckoning me over and beeping his horn, at this stage I was pissing myself laughing, I then waved at him, crossed the road and nearly got hit as I was laughing so much and rode into the park.

Now I don't think this was an over reaction, the guy was a prick, but I can see why he was pissed off.

I tend to avoid any retribution of this sort within a 3 mile radius of 'my house' - the guy may want his wing mirror back

Just ride away from your house until you've lost the pursuer, then resume your travels using a different route.

I still have a bit of a foxtons mini that came off the back of their car when they cut me up at a zebra crossing.

The worst incidents I've had are when something happens that makes me so angry that I nearly lose control. I tend punch my handlebars or shake them angrily then nearly fall off, and get even more angry and have to get off my bike and punch a wall and scream for a bit.

I still have a bit of a foxtons mini that came off the back of their car when they cut me up at a zebra crossing.

The worst incidents I've had are when something happens that makes me so angry that I nearly lose control. I tend punch my handlebars or shake them angrily then nearly fall off, and get even more angry and have to get off my bike and punch a wall and scream for a bit.

What are you like with people then ? :)

Just ride away from your house until you've lost the pursuer, then resume your travels using a different route.

ha, I did. I rode into the park but as I got to where I would come out to get to my house, I could see him at the lights outside so I hung out in the park for 5 mins till he'd definitely gone then ran across the road to my house,

What are you like with people then ? :)

I tend to eat them.

I'm usually relatively chilled out riding, I normally shout or gesture but nothing too agro.
BUT, on Saturday I was riding home, a little tired and hung over when I came to some lights on Bethnal Green Road.

I did what I normally do and filter through to the front, down the middle of the two lanes. As I got to the front, the lights went green and I pedaled to get infront of a car coming up on the inside. (Most time people let me across to the curb) but this prick accelerated up behind me as I moved over to the left, he then over took me very closely beeping his horn and shouting through his window. I then shouted something and stuck my middle finger up.

Now I was pretty pissed off at this point because I don't think I was at all in the wrong, so, I saw him stopped at the next lights, I rode up quite fast and ripped his wing mirror off. I then cycled off towards my house thinking there might be a possibility he might catch me up / follow me. Which he did.

At the lights on the junction of Grove Rd and Roman Rd, I looked behind to see him waving his fist at me, beckoning me over and beeping his horn, at this stage I was pissing myself laughing, I then waved at him, crossed the road and nearly got hit as I was laughing so much and rode into the park.

Now I don't think this was an over reaction, the guy was a prick, but I can see why he was pissed off.

The biggest problem here mate, it's likely that he'll be more aggressive toward other cyclists after this incident.

that why I try and avoid doing something like that.

i still find it amazing that you can practically whisper in someone's ear as you ride past. my personal favourite, inexplicably, is to shout 'DING-DONG' and hopefully scare the shit out of the offending pedestrian.

it's staggering to me that people walk out into roads without looking.

I own possibly the best high-vis vest EVER. Stolen one drunken night from outside a tube station where they were doing work. I give you:

The condom was my addition. I did a joke.

The biggest problem here mate, it's likely that he'll be more aggressive toward other cyclists after this incident.

that why I try and avoid doing something like that.

+1 to that. Think about the next poor sod that he comes up against. He beeped you and swapped insults. Next time he might just be angry enough to use his car a bit more aggresively.

The biggest problem here mate, it's likely that he'll be more aggressive toward other cyclists after this incident.

that why I try and avoid doing something like that.

Well thats why I don't usually do it. As I said I was pretty hung over / tired. I don't like the fact that someone can try and scare the shit out of you because they're simply in a bigger vehicle than you. I think people should be made aware of making dickhead maneuvers in cars, okay, in your eyes, maybe I took a step to far this time, but the amount of run-ins I've had before and only shouted or done nothing, it's not something I'm going to make a habit.

Tried lube? Or just doing the front bum instead?

It's all pink inside!

Ewwww.

What are you like with people then ? :)

Estate agents are not people.