The summer riders were out in force today in the Peak District!

I`m a fair weather rider n i dont care if i get abused for it. I dont commute, dont use the bike daily, I`m not a quick rider but my obs are right and if I see someone trapping on i`ll give them the road they need without inconveniencing myself. I bought the bike for pleasure and thats it. I can go hard when i feel the need and the conditions are right for me. I see too many bikers who are possibly alot worse than me thinking they are alot better than me struggling with their road position on bends and so on. It makes me laff watching them. I`ll plod on and finish my ride at my pace and not have something abruptly stop it for me. It would be nice to take the bike to its limits but not on a road and a track day on my bike is a no no coz i would have a lowside due to me knowing that i would have to know the feeling of going past the limit which you cant know if you havent past it lol.

Originally Posted by Lozzo

Sorry, but I have a real problem with these "summer riders are out in force" posts. Most of the org only rides when the roads are dry and the sun is shining - doesn't make them all bad riders, just mean they don't like getting cold and wet. Obviously you'll get a few who couldn't ride a rocking horse, but in my experience there are a fair few of those who've been riding all year round since god was a teenager and still can't get it right.

We're none of us that good, if we were we'd all be earning millions riding MotoGP bikes and banging supermodels, so reel your necks in and just appreciate the fact that we've still got people who want to share our pastime with us before it gets legislated off the roads.

+1,
One of the best posts for a while. I have done 30k miles a year on a bike in all weathers when i was younger. I now only use the bike when i want to and in nice weather. I also wear leathers and have all the gear etc. However i still have my years riding behind me and know when to go fast and when to go slow. It really irks when people who have been riding through the winter decide that any one else is a liability and they know it all.
I do not see many racers commuting through the winter but last time time i looked they could ride a bike far better than me!!

Just be happy that we are all riding !!

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Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

Derbyshire is overpoliced and the roads aren't that great. Far better to go somewhere else for the stupidity and leave places like that to the sensible sightseeing types.

This is very very true.

I drive through the Peak Distrct every week from home to Manchester airport. But I do it at 5am on a weekday when the roads are empty, it's immense.

This weekend reminded my why I actually hate to ride in the peak district on a weekend, speeds were rarely over 35 - 40 there was just so much traffic, even in area where people choose not to take a close up of the foliage.

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Nobody is slagging off ALL weekend riders, just the inconsiderate adrenaline junkie kn*bbers who don't have the balls to take it to the track.

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I should probably have used the term weekend warrior instead of summer rider... narrows the stereotype down a bit more for the people that take offence way to easily.

Nope that still includes me G lol
I couldn't give a rats ass tbh, I know I'm not one of 'them' so don't care.

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I am pretty much one too... it wasn't meant to be a bitch fest that people decided to turn it into after getting overly sensitive lol

Purely that the summer only riders/weekend warrior riders are coming out and causing carnage as usual... hopefully I'll not be one of them causing carnage this year lol

I can see why the police crack down in derbyshire though so much, crazy costs involved yesterday with at least two air ambulance call outs and however much chaos associated to the local road network and police time.

feel the love people

I wasnt having a bitch, just saying how i ride and nothing will change my enjoyment

A bit of sunshine and the Peak is a totally different place. Four weeks ago, I hardly saw another bike and there were few 'tourists', but yesterday there were loads of both about (and yes, some of the bikers rode like idiots). Matlock was the usual bottleneck.
Sunny weekday evenings are the best time to ride in the Peak.