Is it time to start calling out bad cyclists?

A biker tried to run me off the road by undertaking me when with a bus directly in front when I shouted he told me to F off. Nice guy! I am quite enjoying the mild weather but I'm looking forward to when all the fair weather cyclists F off themselves until next April when they will be pushing to get in front of me at the lights.

I thought this until the realisation that the fair weather riders who are a total liability on the road, have now packed away their bikes and have got in their cars, just to make my cycling even more fun..some people just shouldn't be on the road full stop, bike, car, even walking.

I find idiot drivers easier to deal with.

I've got to get me one of those Boardman bikes, they sound awesome.

Just cracked up in the middle of the office. Lucky i'm leaving or tehy would probably think I was mad... :)

Was 'flying' down the south circular on Clapham common this morning. Overtaking, right hand side of the stationary traffic. All well and Good and proper Road-Theory-Test-A-Grade-Student mofo when some Twunt tries sneaking up and undertaking me - almost forcing me into the oncoming traffic before I manage to speed up and glide my way back into the lane in fron to f the offensive underling....

Only problem was that this twunt was on a bloody moped!!!! Raaarggh! motorised nodder b*stard!!!!-

Must be a hybrid thing...

hybrid/mutant = same thing

the round about outside the gatehouse pub in highgrot village the other morning. I was in position to take a left on the roudabout to take the road down to spaniards and some cock on a mtb thing decides to under take me as im going around. He went the same road as me but then stopped half a mile down with what looked like a puncture.
I did not stop.

Back on thread, To the Doris riding a blue Emmelle 'squeaker', no, in answer to your rather shocked face, no, I feel no shame whatsoever in calling you out in several groups of riders for being completely dangerous in the saddle....... swerving in narrow bike lanes, trying to sprint and puffed out after 20 strokes and swerving ever wider, (I would saying running RL's here, but running is the last thing you were capable of), for berating a ped for crossing on THEIR green light, for shouting at a bus for ACTUALLY being in the bus lane and, shock, stopping at a bus stop - no, you cannot claim 'murderer' because you decided to head up Kerb side of the bus, simple logistics should have taught you that you stood no chance..... Then, at Dalston Junction when, admittedly on my part, asking rather sarcastically if you had a balance issue, why did you feel it reasonable to drop your bike and point a wagged finger at me......had you lost the skill of voice? were you so cross that words failed you? or was it the realisation that lights had gone green, and said 'shout at' bus driver was laughing his tits off at the sheer lunacy of your very existence....... You ARE ridiculous, as I clearly stated..... do not ride again, ever...... I'm still giggling my nuts to a paste as I type about an insane image....... retardo!

Banshee

Dude on white vigorelli RLJ'ing & undertaking like a boss around 6 this evening near Bloomsbury/holborn. can't really expect nodders to behave any differently when they see 'cool' guys like you setting that as an example

Young guy with red turbo saddle, red hubs with toe straps?? One of the very worst cyclists I've seen in London.

Struggled out of the saddle past me a few times up Camden a week or so ago. Nearly hit the back end of a car near Camden tube, went around without looking into pedestrians. Constant RLJ's of the worst kind.

Later overtakes me (again - a theme was definitely occurring yet I was the only one not RLJing) only to seriously cut up a dropped, tinted, beastly sounding VW GTi (not the kind of car to give you any leeway), get honked at by said driver, obligatory turn round for standard disapproving look whilst jumping Red at Morrisons to then narrowly avoid a big head-on with a Lexus who was turning at that green.

Anyway, he jumped reds, I caught 2 and still beat the little bitch up Haverstock Hill where our protagonist put a foot down at the Hill presumably because it was too steep for him.

Hint: See a rider in club gear don't bother racing especially if your as shit a rider as you are as you will definitely get yourself killed. Your helmet will do nothing for you.

She's still out there, and no screams (I'm guessing) means she's still swerving all over......

Banshee

Hint: See a rider in club gear don't bother racing

Challenge accepted

It's Dynoblow gear though, isn't it? I carry trapped wind for this eventuality.

Challenge accepted

I didn't mention the club intentionally. I knew it'd have some comeback! ;)

#ifmyclubgeardoesn'tblindyouithasn'tworkedproperly

Learned tonight that you can almost run people over on pedestrian crossings by a very helpful guy on a Brompton. It was handy because two of us were waiting for two slow-walking pedestrians to cross in front of us but we didn't realise that you could just plough straight across forcing them to stop sharply and look shocked.

When it was mentioned to him at the next set of lights that he nearly hit two pedestrians he informed us that he was an 'advanced cyclist' and that we should get a copy of the Highway Code. Think it's definitely worth getting a copy as it's been a while since I've read it and I must have forgotten that part.

So to the ignorant guy on the Brompton (nothing against Brompton riders at all) thank you for teaching us cyclists about advanced riding and thank you for keeping those pesky pedestrians in their place!

^ what's an advanced cyclist and what qualifications do I need to tell people I am one?

A GCSE in ignorance with advanced ineptitude studies, or a whimsical attitude to the safety of man, woman and teenage delinquent

^ what's an advanced cyclist and what qualifications do I need to tell people I am one?

I think you just need a cape or something...

Or a huge decadent scarf.........

^ what's an advanced cyclist and what qualifications do I need to tell people I am one?

If you have to ask, then clearly you are not one of the chosen few..

I'm with bethandr, best get a cape.

Learned tonight that you can almost run people over on pedestrian crossings by a very helpful guy on a Brompton. It was handy because two of us were waiting for two slow-walking pedestrians to cross in front of us but we didn't realise that you could just plough straight across forcing them to stop sharply and look shocked.

When it was mentioned to him at the next set of lights that he nearly hit two pedestrians he informed us that he was an 'advanced cyclist' and that we should get a copy of the Highway Code. Think it's definitely worth getting a copy as it's been a while since I've read it and I must have forgotten that part.

So to the ignorant guy on the Brompton (nothing against Brompton riders at all) thank you for teaching us cyclists about advanced riding and thank you for keeping those pesky pedestrians in their place!

I wish I was 100% sure this wasn't my dad...

If you have to ask, then clearly you are not one of the chosen few..

I'm with bethandr, best get a cape.

I'm thinking some sort of Stonecutters type thing, initiating tests & at the end a unique tattoo / handshake to know one another.

I openly admit that I was'nt the sharpest this morning, a diversion on my normal route thanks to a driver deciding to park in the front of a dry cleaners (How they managed that I'll never know)...... anyway..... To teh Trek Hybrid rider, If you decide to attempt drafting someone, you really should look at what's ahead of that rider aswell as what's ahead of you...... In traffic, expect that some braking round buses and vans at traffic lights are inevitable, and you should be prepared to back off......as opposed to riding into the back of me on 3 separate occasions. The look on your face when I berated you, granted with choice language but did you really expect me to say it was alright........ Your quick release has left me with a cut on my leg, surface to be fair, but my ankles just don't look as pretty as they did when I awoke this morning........ and even though you were clearly warned about undertaking in tight traffic, the fact you persisted and were then shocked when I pulled your front brake causing you to bail at short notice should hardly have been a surprise either........... Do that again, and I'll do the same again....... one further thing, your bike squeaks like fuck because the chain needs oil on it, the inch of brown stuff should give that away you arse........... climb into your panniers and light a match, I'll stand and watch........

I openly admit that I was'nt the sharpest this morning, a diversion on my normal route thanks to a driver deciding to park in the front of a dry cleaners (How they managed that I'll never know)...... anyway..... To teh Trek Hybrid rider, If you decide to attempt drafting someone, you really should look at what's ahead of that rider aswell as what's ahead of you...... In traffic, expect that some braking round buses and vans at traffic lights are inevitable, and you should be prepared to back off......as opposed to riding into the back of me on 3 separate occasions. The look on your face when I berated you, granted with choice language but did you really expect me to say it was alright........ Your quick release has left me with a cut on my leg, surface to be fair, but my ankles just don't look as pretty as they did when I awoke this morning........ and even though you were clearly warned about undertaking in tight traffic, the fact you persisted and were then shocked when I pulled your front brake causing you to bail at short notice should hardly have been a surprise either........... Do that again, and I'll do the same again....... one further thing, your bike squeaks like fuck because the chain needs oil on it, the inch of brown stuff should give that away you arse........... climb into your panniers and light a match, I'll stand and watch........

http://www.angermanage.co.uk/anger-help/anger-and-stress-clinic.html

You're welcome.

I pulled your front brake
Woah!

I pulled your front brake

Really not called for no matter what the provocation.

Much appreciated, not my finest morning......and not usual behaviour either.......calm restored.......

http://www.angermanage.co.uk/anger-help/anger-and-stress-clinic.html

You're welcome.

I know...... even standing still I know I was wrong........even taking a diverted route he would'nt get from behind me....... shocking on my part.......

Woah!

Absolute shitstorm of knobheads out there this morning. From Angel down Roseberry into Holborn. I just don't get why buying yourself 2 minutes to RLJ when you could get destroyed from either side by the oncoming traffic is a valid idea. I'm not knocking RLJ, but there has to be a conscientious approach to it.....Thats a can of worms which doesn't need to be opened for the 14,000th time though.