Is it time to start calling out bad cyclists?

^ But which stupid do you mean?

All around stupid.

Jumping the light.
Riding into oncoming traffic in a single lane.
Not slowing down enough (or stopping) when he ran out of road and switched onto the (very slim) pavement.
Hitting a wheelie bin.

Can't beat the classic Cheese and Onion in my opinion.

All around stupid.

Yeah, not disagreeing. Just saying, and not having seen the pavement, I think there's not too much wrong with riding a bit bandit style in such circs, but you do need to get your basic skills sorted out first.

Can't beat the classic Cheese and Onion in my opinion.

Well, by the time I got there they'd sold out. So I had to buy some Wotsits with some change I found in the wheely bin I crashed into.

So not entirely a lost morning.

Yep animals and children as they say, unpredictable, it can be fine but also a disater depending on the dog.

Nice looking hounds there Jimmy. My mums got 5 lurchers and my sister has 1, fast as fuck but quickly tired, and also bored, they are genuinely shit at stick fetching, they run whilst its in the air but as soon as its landed the thrill of the chase ends and indifference quickly sets in.

And luckily for that rider that dog is a total scrawny rat, cycling through a park with a dog on a lead with the whiff of literally 100's of arseholes and other doggy scent marks to distract it would be trouble with any normal sized dog, my sister cracked her ribs doing a comedy dismount from her bike whilst doing the same with hers.

The comedy thing about lurchers is that people think they need loads of exercise: they don't. Stick them in a field, let them hoon about for half an hour and then enjoy a calm rest of the day as they curl up on the sofa like giants cats. Unlike little terriers which need almost constant exercise and stimulation.

Riding with dogs does require constant attention, espeicially keeping a weather eye for cats, but mine are well conditions and haven't come close to taking me down yet. Again, there is no better bike than fixed gear for walking, given your control and lessened need to keep your hands near the breakes.

Collies and other working dogs are beasts, would love to take dogs like that out on a mountain bike ride. Reckon my Saluki would be ok for an hour or two, not much longer.

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dm5B_pyPd20"]Downhill
mountain biking at The Lookout (Swinley Forest) with Amber the Downhill Dog filmed on GoPro - YouTube[/ame]

amber knows the shortcuts !

how fucking cool is that

Collies and other working dogs are beasts, would love to take dogs like that out on a mountain bike ride.
I love running with springer spaniels (in general - some are crap on leads) - They can go for hours.

ok so pets thread >>

sorry for the derail

My cat just bounces along behind me, never complains afterwards.

cats are a good sort

ok so pets thread >>

sorry for the derail

Don't apologise, that was ace, already on my facebook wall. Reckon my Saluki would do the same

In fact I really should put my MTB back together

Near Victoria; someone with bullhorns and gold hubs riding fixed and TEXTING as you cruised through the red light. Fucking amazing skills, congrats. At least you're ultimately enriching the earth's collective gene pool.

4 cyclists today really worth my mention:

1 & 2. On Old Kent Road heading towards Elephant, I saw 2 people cycling slowly, not my business, I over took them safely, they caught up with me at the next red light, they start talking behind me. The guy: "what's the point of cycling so fast if you are going to stop at the the red light." The woman mumbled in response. They obviously wanted to have a chat with me about why I stoped at the red light and why I was going so "fast". (I was going no faster than my usual speed, they were, however, going probably 5mph). The guy they came up next to me and said "I am sorry to cycle so slow, it's my first bike... Sorry if we were in your way." I paid no attention because I couldn't care less and they weren't in my way. A the green light came on, he turned 45 degree to cut right in from to fame and slowed down even further. A message to this awesome gentleman : you might have all day but I don't.

1. I was cycling on the CS8, stopped at the red light at the junction of, I think, the end of Millbank, beginning of Cheasea Embankment, it was about half 4, rush hours had began, busy junction, sunny weather, I was amoung maybe half a dozen of cyclists waiting patiently at the red light, this lady on a Brompton was about half a meter next to me, we were both happy. All of a sudden, this twat roadie fucker zoomed up from nowhere, forced half his bike into the gap between myself and the Brompton lady. He gave me bike and my fashion sense that "look". Yes I wear jeans and t-shirt when I cycle, so what? A the green light came on, instead of waiting for both myself and the Brompton lady to go first, he took a swerve at me, practically pushed me out of the blue lane. I know the is a reason why I hate roadies.

2. On my way back from West London, heading pass Elephant, took the back street CS7 lane, was waiting amoung about 12-15 cyclists at that forever waiting crossing Newingtom Butts, I was amoung one of the last in the queue, and everyone in front of me took a right turn, but I needed to go straight ahead, red ought was coming on, I was stuck behind a queue, there wasn't much I could do, red light was coming on for us, green light wasnt quite on yet from traffic on Newington Butts, and there was this twat who decided to pedal straight into me, luckily I managed to remain balance on my bike, but it was close. His action resulted in many shocked faces on th road...

My award goes to number 3 - yes you do know how to cycle, no you are not slow and no I don't doubt you have excellent cycling skills, but have some manners.

where is number 4?

I counted the first one as two. So 2 (1) + 1 (2) + 1 (3) = 4

I counted the first one as two. So 2 (1) + 1 (2) + 1 (3) = 4

That's right! Gonna renumber them as 1&2, 3, 4 to avoid further confusion.

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No, 2(1) + 1(2) + 1(3) = 7. Basic arithmetic, cuz.

I know the is a reason why I hate roadies

1 black guy barged into me today, this is why I hate black people...

Don't tar us all with the same brush, if that guy's a dick, then he's a dick. But don't draw all other road cyclists into that category.

Sexist.

http://road.cc/content/news/83496-slow-down-or-else-sustrans-warns-cyclists

I grumbled about Strava segments on links2schools routes when I worked for the mighty charity, think I was politely ignored back then.

Near Victoria; someone with bullhorns and gold hubs riding fixed and TEXTING as you cruised tehrough the red light. Fucking amazing skills, congrats. At least you're ultimately enriching the earth's collective gene pool.

Crazyjames and ICMFP.

1 black guy barged into me today, this is why I hate black people...

Don't tar us all with the same brush, if that guy's a dick, then he's a dick. But don't draw all other road cyclists into that category.

Don't worry, some of extra's best friends are roadies.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEc-I-Zw_EA