Gripe of the day - What is yours?

[Nutsinatin]

Drivers who can't overtake a cyclist, not the sensible ones that wait for a safe place then go by, the ones that just sit there behind a cyclist doing 15mph on a straight road with a clear line of sight and oncoming lane clear waiting for I don't know what.

[kaivalagi]

Originally Posted by Matt-EUC

Be nice if it was the same as the pub.
"Same again please guv"

Actually quite a bit cheaper this year, but you have to work at it with them all...went with BikeSure in the end, after all the faffing that seem alright enough...time will tell if I need to make a claim though aye! Good thing is they are based 45 miles away from me so I know where I can go if I need to sort things out face to face

[DarrenSV650S]

Originally Posted by Nutsinatin

Drivers who can't overtake a cyclist, not the sensible ones that wait for a safe place then go by, the ones that just sit there behind a cyclist doing 15mph on a straight road with a clear line of sight and oncoming lane clear waiting for I don't know what.

+1

But also, cyclists who ride on the narrowest, busiest roads, at rush hour, where it actually is impossible to overtake. Please FUP OFF

[Matt-EUC]

Cyclists.

Red and green, learn the bloody difference.

[kaivalagi]

Originally Posted by DarrenSV650S

+1

But also, cyclists who ride on the narrowest, busiest roads, at rush hour, where it actually is impossible to overtake. Please FUP OFF

What should they do then? I appreciate it's annoying at times but that cyclist is trying to get from A to B and the route they're on is likely the only sensible one for them on their commute

Blame the roads not the cyclists

[DarrenSV650S]

Grow up and get a real vehicle!!

[kaivalagi]

Lol, that's one option I suppose

[ManMango]

Cyclists who think roads are the only way to get from A-B!

If yo bike cant off-road it needs scrapping and made into something useful like paperclips or beer tankards!

(I don't feel that strong on this one I just wanted to join in! But still offroad>>>>>>>road cycling)

[maviczap]

Originally Posted by Nutsinatin

Drivers who can't overtake a cyclist, not the sensible ones that wait for a safe place then go by, the ones that just sit there behind a cyclist doing 15mph on a straight road with a clear line of sight and oncoming lane clear waiting for I don't know what.

Agreed

Originally Posted by DarrenSV650S

+1

But also, cyclists who ride on the narrowest, busiest roads, at rush hour, where it actually is impossible to overtake. Please FUP OFF

Probably because its their route home?

Originally Posted by Matt-EUC

Cyclists.

Red and green, learn the bloody difference.

Agreed Matt

Originally Posted by ManMango

Cyclists who think roads are the only way to get from A-B!

If yo bike cant off-road it needs scrapping and made into something useful like paperclips or beer tankards!

(I don't feel that strong on this one I just wanted to join in! But still offroad>>>>>>>road cycling)

Re the above anti cyclist rants, you all need to chill and understand that everyone has the right to use the roads, and we all pay for them through general taxation. If a few more people got out of the one up cars and onto a bike then the roads would be far less congested. Too many 4 wheeled vehicles in spaces not designed to carry that amount of traffic.

I bet if you asked 100 car drivers they'd wish all the motorcyclists would FUP Off the roads so they can get home quicker.

See below

Originally Posted by Bibio

i have come to like cyclists riding 2 abreast as you can get past them quicker, same with large groups all bunched up instead of in a single line. its safer for them and me. think about it for a moment before you start slagging off the cyclists and think of those numpties driving at 30mph round corners on country roads looking at the scenery, they take up more room and are harder to pass as they usually put the foot down on the straights.

as mav says we all need to chill and let others get on with their lives just as much as we do. everyone has a right to use the roads.

as for horse riders its the same i always wait and give them plenty room.

Originally Posted by maviczap

Yes, but unless you were going somewhere in an emergency, having to hold back for a little bit to overtake some cyclists isn't going to stop you getting where you want to get to. Everyone is always in way too much of a hurry these days.

I agree with being considerate & as I pointed out we do go into single file, some of my 2 wheeled friends don't and do think they own the road, which I don't agree with.

To make the roads a more peaceful place folks need to accept they don't own the road, be considerate & just accept that sometimes you won't get where you're going without some form of minor delay.

[DarrenSV650S]

Originally Posted by maviczap

Probably because its their route home?

No because it was in the morning