Is it time to start calling out bad cyclists?

Can pedestrians/drivers continue rubber-necking/checking out my wobbling behind please? just because you're on the pavement or behind a wind-screen doesn't mean I'm not incredibly flattered by the attention.

Can male cyclists stop rubber necking/checking out women pedestrians please? It's really obvious and pathetic. Just because you're on a bike doesn't make you anonymous.

What about mutual checking out? Is that permissible? Or is it ladies-first? DAMMIT I NEED PROTOCOL.

To the lady going westbound at Spital Square at this morning, who rode INTO the parking spot of an Addison Lee van as he was backing in...

Just.

Can male cyclists stop rubber necking/checking out women pedestrians please? It's really obvious and pathetic. Just because you're on a bike doesn't make you anonymous.

Have you been following me again?

Can I still check my wobbly bum out in shop windows as I speed past?

Can pedestrians/drivers continue rubber-necking/checking out my wobbling behind please? just because you're on the pavement or behind a wind-screen doesn't mean I'm not incredibly flattered by the attention.

Ha! Two of my most embarrassing moments in life were as a result of this and the ensuing crash

Did it turn out to be a bloke with long hair?

Nope
First time in the park when I was about 12 showing off on my BMX, I caught the eye of a pretty girl a little bit too long and ended up in a bed of roses. Literally

Second time, some years later, lessons not learned I ended up doing an endo into the back of a white van after he braked suddenly and I only had time to pull the front brake after averting my gaze from a beauty on a hot summers day.
It was like a scene from the cartoon as I slid down the back of it with said beauty looking on with a bemused look. Luckily the guys in the van had also spotted her and when they got out to see what the hell was going on they understood.

Disclaimer: This is probably a sexist post. it's hard to tell nowadays

What about mutual checking out? Is that permissible? Or is it ladies-first? DAMMIT I NEED PROTOCOL.

Don't bring Dammit in to this!

On my ride home I actually called a guy out for once (well I said "you know you ride like a dick bro?" anyway) but he ignored my voice of reason much as he ignored the horn of the truck that nearly crushed him. He had also nearly been flattened about 20 seconds earlier during a particularly stupid rlj atempt. We were on the same stretch of road for less than a minute so not bad going.

I don't bother usually but I'm fairly sure he was "racing" me so I felt like I should say something.

On my ride home I actually called a guy out for once (well I said "you know you ride like a dick bro?" anyway) but he ignored my voice of reason much as he ignored the horn of the truck that nearly crushed him. He had also nearly been flattened about 20 seconds earlier during a particularly stupid rlj atempt. We were on the same stretch of road for less than a minute so not bad going.

I don't bother usually but I'm fairly sure he was "racing" me so I felt like I should say something.

But did you check him out?

Yeah I hoped that if I mercilessly objectified him to his face he might be shocked into riding sensibly

actually I just remembered I rode into a pothole this afternoon because I was looking at a girl, shit

Remove that comma and it becomes a good story.

Foffa thread

I called out two cyclists, one last night and one this morning, both of whom I think are probably on here.

To the guy on the Dolan who tried to outdrag me last night from the junction of Balls Pond Road and Mildmay Park to turn left into King Henry's Walk, I ask again, could you not have waited? If you had been in my position and a car had done that to you, how would you have felt? What would have been so hard about riding behind me until the left turn? It's not even 50 metres from the junction.

And to the guy on the gray single speed bike this morning wearing the cycling hat with some sort of hackney cycle based motif, yes you did cut me up. There was clearly a very large obstacle in the form of an articulated transporter with a military vehicle lashed to it. Did you think I was just hanging around for the LOLz? If you understand how rear wheel steer works you'd know that the back of the trailer moves outwards in the opposite direction of the turn, hence me choosing not to ride along side the back of the trailer. You clearly decided you're more important than everyone else and decided to cut in between me and the trailer, what would have been so hard about staying behind me? I had to alter my path and slow down to compensate for you struggling to push your track sized gearing round enough to get some sort of acceleration. If you hadn't done that I would have accelerated with the truck and not had to deviate. So yes, you did cut me up. Try a lower gear and pulling your head out of your arse.

Was going to call out someone for RLJing on Norwood Road last night but there was a police van 2 cars back that did the job instead

^^Second guy, He didn't have a beard by any chance??

Can male cyclists stop rubber necking/checking out women pedestrians please? It's really obvious and pathetic. Just because you're on a bike doesn't make you anonymous.

Seriously, you're coming onto a forum to call out men for looking at women? That's like being annoyed by the tide 'yesterday the sea was just here, now it's all the way out there, da fuq?'

Seriously, you're coming onto a forum to call out men for looking at women? That's like being annoyed by the tide 'yesterday the sea was just here, now it's all the way out there, da fuq?'

If it takes chastisement for people to act with basic decency, then that chastisement being 'on a forum' is the least of our problems.

^^Second guy, He didn't have a beard by any chance??

I think so. Know who it is?

I think so. Know who it is?

Sounds like an AC Hackney member :(

Based on the absurdly high gear, hackney cap, grey bike and possibly beard...

Spent most of the ride to work yesterday getting cut up by some dickhead nodder girl on a roadie with clipless pedals (wearing trainers). Counted four times in a two mile stretch.

Set off for my return commute and the same retard is ahead of me again doing the exact same thing all the way from London Bridge to Liverpool St.

Having a look at the website, the cap seems the same. Tell him he's a dick for me.

If it takes chastisement for people to act with basic decency, then that chastisement being 'on a forum' is the least of our problems.

So basic decency is to keep your eyes pointed dead ahead at you at all times, never glancing at a lady? Are you a Mormon? Basic decency is not looking at women; be sure not to invite me to any of your parties.

You London lot are severe danger of disappearing up your own arses. Thankfully here in the sticks no-one minds if you look at ladies. Mental.