Is it time to start calling out bad cyclists?

Megaman?

white shaft?

The photo crops that bit off.

To the dickheads in Dulwich Paragon kit this morning on Fountain Drive: a little more courtesy towards runners would be appreciated.

Is it just me who makes a particular effort not to ride like a dick when in club colours? Its not just you it reflects badly on if you ride like a dick!

Paragon are, individually lovely people, but in a pack they can be a little socially challenged.

Very much like a typical LFGSS's London ride then

He said "a little".

To the dickheads in Dulwich Paragon kit this morning on Fountain Drive: a little more courtesy towards runners would be appreciated.

Let the club know, they love the feedback. Can throw some relevant email addresses at you if you want.

First time calling someone out this morning.

I don't mind you jumping lights or any of that but if you could be aware of what's going on around you it's be good. Checking that a car isn't turning left when you pull up the inside of it is how you get yourself injured. Please stop it.

I didn't call out a bad cyclist this morning but I keep thinking about it and wish I had :(
stopped behind a bus at the lights going northbound on Brixton Road at the junction with Camberwell New Rd, just as the lights change a bike sweeps around me and along the kerbside of the bus, bus moves off, going straight ahead but that involves a slight bend to the left to get to the next lights, and bike is squeezed pretty tight. at the next lights 50m ahead I tried to think of something constructive to say to him... hopefully he realises his error, he definitely noticed as he had to slow right down into that tiny gap.

That doesn't answer the question of whether I was a pious arsehole or not for calling him out. All I wanted was for someone to tell me I was right.

It does when you realise the cockpunch™ was meant for them.

The guy on the red and white Cannondale at the junction of Camberwell New Road and Brixton Road, just before Oval tube station this morning at about 7:15.

First you skipped the lights and put yourself out in the yellow hashed box in the junction. Then you stuck two fingers up at a bus driver who had the temerity to beep at you to warn you he was coming wide to avoid a car on his left that you couldn't see, and finally you jump the lights altogether to turn right just as the traffic from the left starts moving, cutting up another cyclist in the process.

You sir, are a cunt.

this should be the new 'morning commute/spotted' thread, seriously

If anyone see's a guy on a Cube Hybrid (grey with a blue and white top tube), wearing a green tee, black baggy shorts and a pannier......

After having seen him undertake a column of cyclists, push through a crowd of people at the cross roads from City Road through to Roseberry avenue, then almost take pedestrians out at cross roads on a red, and finally clattered into the side of a lady on a pashley........ I stopped at a red on Tavistock Place, he pulled along side, and in most most polite of voices - 'Excuse me, do you mind if I ask you a question?'..... he looked quizzical but said go on - 'Does the sun make you ride like an absolute cunt?'....... he jumped a red and nearly got taken out by a cab....... the gene pool needs to be reduced!

It does when you realise the cockpunch™ was meant for them.

Apologies. I shall use patented cockpunch™ next time I see him. many thanks.

If anyone see's a guy on a Cube Hybrid (grey with a blue and white top tube), wearing a green tee, black baggy shorts and a pannier......

After having seen him undertake a column of cyclists, push through a crowd of people at the cross roads from City Road through to Roseberry avenue, then almost take pedestrians out at cross roads on a red, and finally clattered into the side of a lady on a pashley........ I stopped at a red on Tavistock Place, he pulled along side, and in most most polite of voices - 'Excuse me, do you mind if I ask you a question?'..... he looked quizzical but said go on - 'Does the sun make you ride like an absolute cunt?'....... he jumped a red and nearly got taken out by a cab....... the gene pool needs to be reduced!

jesus wept

called out a girl at the north of waterloo bridge today. I was behind a taxi in a line of traffic going past some stopped buses. she wobbled up to the buses and pulled out to go round without looking or signalling. the taxi was so close to clipping her. I shouted some advice and she looked miffed. massive leopard print headphones to match her outfit. she avoided me at the traffic lights. I wanted to explain how she could ride safer

Absolute clusterfuck of twats at the bottom of Regents Park this morning.

The lights were red for a good 60 seconds while I was waiting behind the offside of a left-indicating Sainsburys van, during which time fucking loads of completely self-absorbed 'me first' cretins attempted to get as close to the lights as possible, despite the ASL being obviously full, and access to it blocked by motorbikes and scooters.

The van driver showed remarkable patience, first allowing the half-dozen clueless idiots who'd stopped on his nearside to get ahead of him, and then still waiting while people continued to ride up his nearside after the lights had changed and he was trying to turn left.

I'd like to think that cyclists with a bit of common sense might stand out against such incompetence, but sadly I reckon we're more likely to be associated with it. Summer hasn't even started yet.

called out a girl at the north of waterloo bridge today. I was behind a taxi in a line of traffic going past some stopped buses. she wobbled up to the buses and pulled out to go round without looking or signalling. the taxi was so close to clipping her. I shouted some advice and she looked miffed. massive leopard print headphones to match her outfit. she avoided me at the traffic lights. I wanted to explain how she could ride safer

Yes, she should have checked and signalled, but surely the taxi driver should have been anticipating her to pass the stopped buses, why did he/she almost clip her?

The van driver showed remarkable patience, first allowing the half-dozen clueless idiots who'd stopped on his nearside to get ahead of him, and then still waiting while people continued to ride up his nearside after the lights had changed and he was trying to turn left.

I'd like to think that cyclists with a bit of common sense might stand out against such incompetence, but sadly I reckon we're more likely to be associated with it. Summer hasn't even started yet.

If you were to pull up behind the van on the left and idiotblock, the driver might notice you and remember you with a degree of fondness.

I watched a dude on a shitty single speed with red deep section rims very nearly t-bone himself on one of those little campervan things because he didn't notice it was turning left across a bus lane to access a property, even though it had been indicating and also turning very slowly for at least 2 or 3 minutes. He just kept on going! Eventually he slammed on the anchors when the van was practically in the property but still taking up some bus lane, almost fell off his bike in a flounce of hi-vis, and then shouted "YOU FUCKING CUNT!" at the driver. Baffling.

Yes, she should have checked and signalled, but surely the taxi driver should have been anticipating her to pass the stopped buses, why did he/she almost clip her?

wing mirror nearly clipped the handlebars.

If you were to pull up behind the van on the left and idiotblock

This is such a great idea!

Douchevalve
Cretincork
etc

I did this on OKR once and a bloke literally pushed me out of the way to squeeze down the inside of me then inside a bus.