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

[dirtydog]

It's hardly being over sensitive when someone says that I'm a danger to everyone around me when I ride as I choose to ride only in nice weather or that because they ride all year round they are superior to me.
As I said I used to ride in all weathers even snow if I needed to, I used to rack up something like 10-12k miles a year commuting.

[G]

It is being over sensitive, if it doesn't apply to you then forget about it and move on. The sad fact is all of those crashes yesterday probably involved people that have not been on their bikes since well into last year... So summer riders. Same thing happens every year hence the stereotype. If you feel the need to get wound up as you 'technically' fall into the stereotype then your being over sensitive.

well yesterday me n mand went out on the bike first time since.. gosh I dont know.. September maybe ..

just nice slow n steady and stopping to look at views and drink tea (and eat pies)

it was noticeable how it took a good hour to get back into it and "feel" the bike again.. but I knew that would be the case as I always take my first and second first ride very very steady ... after all, we all want to be here to enjoy the summer..

I think it is just general idiots on bikes that are idiots in life that fly past on blind bends and do us bikers no favours with car drivers..

Originally Posted by G

The sad fact is all of those crashes yesterday probably involved people that have not been on their bikes since well into last year... So summer riders.

The real sad fact is you know nothing of those riders, the circumstances in which they crashed or what weather/season they choose to ride in, yet you feel qualified to make a claim like this.

[yorkie_chris]

But he's probably right.

Any f***er is qualified to give their opinion on a probability.

[Bibio]

each to their own and all that. biking means different things to different people, if we all like the same thing the world would be a pretty boring place.

i must admit though i sometimes see riders and think ''ooohhh look there goes more spare parts for ebay''.

[21QUEST]

I can see Lozzo's point of view but on balance is more than probable(lol) YC is on the ball with his previous post.

For sure, on certain days of the week and/ time of the day(early morning and evening rush hour), it's quite a ball ache sharing the road with all the summer/weekend warriors(plenty who couldn't observe their way out of a wet paper bag) that've come out of hibernation

For sure, each to their own but that doesn't make any alleged stereotyping less true...err probable. If I were to become a weekend warrior tomorrow, I'd not suddenly believe otherwise

[G]

Exactly, lozzo love his opinions and assumptions, however qualified or non qualified... Acting a **** and disagreeing is a sport for him.

[dirtydog]

The thing is riding like a moron isn't just restricted to fair weather/weekend warriors. Yes I agree that if they get back on to a bike and try and ride as fast as they did when they mothballed their bike months ago then they are a liability to themselves and others but to generalise that we're all like that is just as stupid IMHO.

[yorkie_chris]

No it's not, but people who have bikes as transport not toys are not likely to ride on luck. Catching the bus is damned inconvenient.

Generalise/stereotype whatever, people moan about women drivers, taxis, 'stanis, white vans, buses, it doesn't mean they're all bad either. Though the fact that I was nearly knocked off 3 times by taxis in a MILE the other night suggests they should all be killed.

People are complaining about "people who ride dangerously and/or inconsiderately who may or may not only ride their bikes for leisure purposes"... but it's a mouthful and it's much easier to say weekend warriors, so fackin deal with it


Edit: and by the way I have a million and one stereotypes and prejudices, and holding any one of those is nowhere near as stupid as riding round the outside of blind bends in heavily policed areas!