What is your least favourite part about cycling?

clive's thighs talk

Angry Sea Lion - YouTube

seat posts that gradualy slide down
saddles that suddenly become uncomfortable after riding the same one for years
creaking noises from the handle bars

^ two of these sound like installation issues.

There were comments on the forum at work (a FTSE 100 company) about cyclists paying road tax. One chap was cut up by a "helmetless tawt"- his words. I pointed out helmets weren't compulsory and I don't wear one. The chap's response was "I hope a car runs over your head and scrapes your face off". I complained to the forum moderators, they said "Well, the thread got heated". I complained to HR, the chap had to sign a form saying he wouldn't behave like that again. There were other comments about running cyclists over and about how cyclists using helmet cams were "entrapping" drivers, I gave up.

Whenever anyone mentions road tax and cyclists I get killy.

'killy' love it, I'm having that!

Fucking idiots, now I'm all killy:

http://www.bikebiz.com/index.php/news/read/confused-com-stirs-up-cyclist-hate-debate/012239

That's just inciteful and irresponsible.

Falling off.

Or more specifically: Recovering from falling off.

Cold wind tears.

Cold wind tears.

I get this but for some reason its only ever on this one street...cool story.

Obligatory commute races after an overtake by a fellow cyclist.
RLJ'ers. Especially those at big junctions. Especially during a commute race.

That i can't fit all my tools on my bike so have to sit in traffic in a van (cuntish)

^

I was actually considering getting a trailer and fold up step ladders, but getting my tools stolen would be as bad as gettin my bike pinched.

Chalk Pit Lane.

There's a short cut I won't be taking again in a hurry.

Sorry, this is a bit rank:

Getting really snotty, especially in a cold headwind. Sometimes I even choke on my mucus. Is this because of lack of water intake, or is it generally due to poor fitness?

^ two of these sound like installation issues.

all of them do :P

Sorry, this is a bit rank:

Getting really snotty, especially in a cold headwind. Sometimes I even choke on my mucus. Is this because of lack of water intake, or is it generally due to poor fitness?

In my esteemed position as a Medikal Doktah I suggest that rhinitus or other similar allergy could be at play.

Chalk Pit Lane.

There's a short cut I won't be taking again in a hurry.

Ouch.

It's just the cold air , the air has a sort of drying effect on the airways. So your body responds by producing mucus to reduce water loss. Also the cold air irritates the muscles in the airways causing them to contract , therefore it is harder to breathe.

I think. please correct if im wrong.

Sorry, this is a bit rank:

Getting really snotty, especially in a cold headwind. Sometimes I even choke on my mucus. Is this because of lack of water intake, or is it generally due to poor fitness?

...erm

...nothing springs to mind

Loads of snot recently too, nice patches on my shoulders where I miss time the hold-one-nostril-and-blow technique

...nothing springs to mind

Loads of snot recently too, nice patches on my shoulders where I miss time the hold-one-nostril-and-blow technique

That's known as a Dockers Omelette

Being oi-ed by obnoxious Rapha clad fixie twats when trying to negotiate heavy traffic.