Is it time to start calling out bad cyclists?

ah,bless. all of you.

man i cant even be botherd, irl just be a twat :) but atleest im having fun being a twat!

its like you poeple are just looking for an argument

People on the interwebs looking for an arguement? Surely not! Aren't there rules about that sort of thing?

He doesn't need to follow the rules.

You just sound irresponsible again now.

The Highway Code applies to all road users. Adhering to it doesn't necessarily preclude fun.

haha sound like a politician

haha sound like a politician

I'd love to see BMMF on question time. BMMF vs PAXMAN. That would be one battle. With long words.

Can I just ask people to stop fishtailing in close proximity to me. Yes i ride a Mash but I don't want to see your amazing fixie-skidder skills.

Hello all! Thought I'd jump in this topic. I love cycling and I cycle to work, shopping, back to me parents, everywhere, I do try to ride ethically and and emphathise with other beings in traffic but I'm not perfect, sometimes I get carried away cycling like my dad owns the streets but that is not nice.
I like to be corrected if I have done something wrong defos but in a direct and not in a patronising way. Im leaving now for a journey on the blue highway to Aldgate from Barking.

peas peeps

I like to be corrected too.

Correct me. Punish me.

Do you like to be spanked? ;-)

yes i have dyslexia

But no spell checker?

unfortunately i met a bad cyclist yesterday. first thing I knew about it he struggled to ride up alongside me then started unloading some abuse which ended with him calling me 'Mr. Grumpy Pumpy' I kid you not. He was upset that he nearly ran into the back of me while i was going around a bus in a perfectly normal road manouvre. He was obviously watching my back wheel instead of ahead anticipating what was coming. Then he tried to speed off and when he realised we were going to meet again at traffic lights he jumped a couple and nearly caused accidents involving cars and peds. When we did draw level further down the road he started spitting at the floor and pretending to be all nonchalant. I didn't speak to him but just gave him the eye so he told me that I should have put my hand up and said 'sorry' I told him that I had no problem with that but he needed to change the tone of his voice if he was talking to me. Then he darted off a left turning shouting 'Fuck you' . Yo often encounter this type of 'Am i the only person in the whole world who knows how to do anything properly' character behind the wheel of an automobile but if you do see him he'll be riding a dawes with paniers on the right reer and on the handlebars. Other distinguishing features would include the edginess of a man whose medication has run out. Fear not though , absolutely no trousers, 100% mouth.

I thought you and Jonny were mates, going back a long way?

now im actualy volenteering in a bikeworkshop/charity called action 21, all about being green, im learning loads from older dudes, its grate! basicly saying im no hipster or numpty using a mtb on the road who never even thinks what hes doing, i take riding very seriusly, my freinds say im actualy obcessed

i quite often ride in the middle instead of the gutter, signal when i tern, always have bike lights, i dont ride like a idiot, so as i sed dont be so quick to judge...

I regularly ride a 45 mile round trip commute on my MTB, does that mean i'm a numpty? Or that i'm not a serious cyclist?

Well, 18, 19, when you get to my age you young people all look the same.

When you get to your age, you're lucky if you can see them, full stop.

I regularly ride a 45 mile round trip commute on my MTB, does that mean i'm a numpty? Or that i'm not a serious cyclist?

didt realy discribe who i ment, i mean them dudes who think mountainbikes are made for the road, ride once maybe twice a month but think there gnarly, abit of a poser, dont ride unless its sunny, abit chavvy, think there bike is awsome becouse it has disc brakes, suspension and to many gears, basicly most they know is what the dude in the bikeshop told them, but most offroad they do is the canal...

not sure that type is around london but there always around here!

You get idiots on any sort of bike. No point trying to say that all cyclists who ride a certain type of bike are idiots.

Except for people who ride with skinny and/or flouro risers.

Sorry for offending 80% of the forum with that last comment.

Actually i'm not, you're all a load of dickheads anyway.

You get idiots on any sort of bike. No point trying to say that all cyclists who ride a certain type of bike are idiots.

i only discribe so much becouse i talk to them now n then when im out and about, confused to why i have no gears and one front brake :P also the bike shop loves to go on about how anoying they are becouse they go in ask about parts then just get them off the internet cheeper

Empty Cans - Action21 that i know of are in Leamington Spa (i know Laura who runs it for now at least, i understand she's moving on). I don't know of any other action21 bike projects nationwide so i'm gonna assume that's where you volunteer.

I'm trying to think of routes around there with 3 mile straights. Longest would be the road out to Warwick maybe. Nowt there a trained cyclist couldn't deal with. Neither in Stratford, Cov, Southam, Kenilworth or any of the other surrounding towns.

Can you post a map link to the junction in question please, or just name road names or landmarks, i'll be able to work it out.

Oh, and next time i'm down that way i'll give you a shout for an hour of riding tips gratis if you can get over to Cov. Lemme know if you're willing to learn.

are you on the pull Andy?

Park Lane north bound.

Correct. You don't see many cyclists on that for some reason!

and the reason is...

hyde park

Actually i'm not, you're all a load of dickheads anyway.

thanks, what ho fixie skidders