Why Are Cyclists So Hated...

That's murtle on the left then?

I've got to the point where I am no longer ashamed to admit that I love those guys, Andrea's acting in a play next week at the Old Vic theatre.

That's just around the corner from where I work. I shall keep an eye out for Irish midgets and, if I see one, will pop her into my bag for you mccarthy.

Very nice of you, beers will be heading your way.

I've got to the point where I am no longer ashamed to admit that I love those guys, Andrea's acting in a play next week at the Old Vic theatre.

Wanting to have sex with and loving are two different things. You will learn this with time.

When I said love I was talking about their music =P

We've all got it pretty good in london you know. Drivers here actually aren't too bad when you compare them to some other places. At least they (drivers) are used to seeing cyclists on the road.

I'm from Perth, Western Australia and the flak cyclist get over there is down right shameful. People yell abuse, throw beer bottles and McD's drinks at you, don't see you and pull out on you on a regular basis and if they knock you off your bike you'll "be firmly in the wrong" as far as they are concerned. I stayed firmly on the tracks and trails back home because of this as i'd heard far too many stories and seen first hand my old man (now in his mid sixties and still competitive mind) get knocked off on a regular basis - about 6 years back he got knocked off bad - someone tried to overtake him and then turn left!! Over the bonnet and a somersault between 2 signposts later he gets a cracked hip, a mangled bike and no sympathy from the driver at fault. He now only rides on the street rarely, as do his cycling mates and does more organised racing and track events.

Seriously, london is sweet for cycling - mainly because there are so many of us about - we can't be ignored.

I must says I quite agree, I have the same mindset about Peru as well, an incredibly unsafe city to cyclists (and corruption mean you can drive without even a license there), however it's by European standard (Amsterdam, etc.) London is shit.

but then, if my girlfriend can ride around London on her bike without making me sweat with worried, then London is safe.

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.

oooh I got all worked up by the comments on the Evening Standard article...

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.

Melon - you hit the nail on the head. The undermining you talk about is also similar within the car enthusiast world itself. Back home I had an old 6cyl banger that built up for quick street set-up - rapid off the lights. I used to dust off all sorts of flashy new expensive V8 stuff - the look on their faces was priceless. People who i knew with the new flash cars couldn't understand why I would even want a car like mine.

[quote=melon;528885]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.

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Does this not happen with bikes - Unipack etc?

but the chavs don't have the moral high ground

Do cyclists?

Do pubs?

am I following this....?

Do cyclists?

it was intended as sarcasm

i think drivers hate cyclists because theyre scared of hitting us and the lawsuit that comes after...

it was intended as sarcasm

Noted.

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23645630-details/Cyclists+call+for+car-free+Sundays+in+the+capital/article.do

I have a mental image of Sarah Bradshaw as a wagon wheel munching, 15+ stone, daily hate reader...

with hairy nipples...

She must be on here as she got a gag in at Sano's expense.

Sano of London... Maybe because as a cyclist your little legs cannot get you as far as my nice, warm, fast car could.

;-)

have you not caused enough trouble on here today?

You started it.

I started the other thread, you started the hatecrimes.
Shit, even the French got fired up over it.

Hey Sano - wanna lift?

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@BRM - I feel so very bad. Odd that the French waded in, you don't see that everyday.

Careful, I think VV is still lurking :)

its a status sysmbol and a massive extension for thier cock.

Clearly, the more massive the extension, the smaller the phallus.